PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zod Arfel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Blaze has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Arfel
vs
Blaze

190 cm
23
199 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

179 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zod Arfel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arfel slaps away a takedown attempt from Blaze, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blaze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Arfel rushes Blaze and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Arfel lands a hook that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.

It looks like Johnny Blaze has been cut.
Arfel has had enough of the clinch but Blaze keeps him there for the moment.
A body shot lands from Arfel.

Arfel manages to break the clinch.
Arfel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arfel throws a right hand that Blaze ducks under and follows up with a left that Blaze also avoids with ease.
Arfel misses with a body shot.
Johnny Blaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Blaze - just one landing.
Blaze avoids the body shot from Arfel.
Blaze takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A combination from Blaze does no damage.
Arfel misses the shot to the body.
Blaze moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Blaze jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Arfel rushes Blaze and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blaze tries to break free but Arfel pushes him back against the cage.
Blaze tries to break free but Arfel pushes him back against the cage.

Arfel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Arfel.
Blaze looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Arfel forces Blaze back against the cage and clinches.
Arfel prevents Blaze from breaking the clinch.
Arfel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.

Arfel breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Arfel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arfel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaze.
Blaze looks to land a combination but Arfel avoids it well.
Blaze throws a right and a left that Arfel avoids nicely.
Arfel ducks under a wild hook from Blaze.

Arfel rushes Blaze and presses him up against the cage.
Arfel stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arfel scores with a hook to the body.
Arfel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blaze up against the cage.

Arfel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Arfel moves into range and clinches up with Blaze.
Arfel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blaze's efforts to push away.
Arfel lands a body punch.

Arfel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Arfel has managed to clinch.
Arfel has Blaze pressed against the cage.
Arfel gets through Blaze's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blaze can't break the clinch.
Arfel lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That has opened up Johnny Blaze's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Arfel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blaze connects with a nice looking jab.
Arfel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blaze throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Blaze takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Arfel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Arfel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Arfel presses Blaze against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Arfel.
Arfel stalling.
Arfel lands an uppercut.
Arfel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.
Arfel is working Blaze over against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arfel scores with a hook to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Arfel breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Arfel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Arfel manages to break the clinch.

Arfel forces Blaze back against the cage and clinches.
Arfel just leaning against Blaze, taking a breather.
A short right from Arfel.
A short right from Arfel.
Arfel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Arfel digs a right hand into Blaze's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blaze's gas tank.
Arfel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Arfel manages to break the clinch.
Arfel misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Arfel.

Arfel clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zod Arfel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Blaze's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Blaze ducks under a wild hook from Arfel.

Arfel moves into range and clinches up with Blaze.

Arfel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Arfel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blaze throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arfel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Arfel has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Blaze takes one to the chin there.
Blaze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Arfel rushes Blaze and presses him up against the cage.

Arfel manages to break the clinch.
Blaze throws a right and a left that Arfel avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Blaze misses its intended target.
Blaze looks to throw the jab but Arfel is out of range.

Arfel moves into the clinch successfully.

Arfel manages to break the clinch.
Blaze is breathing heavily.
Blaze looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arfel just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arfel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arfel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blaze moves away.
Zod Arfel is winning the standup battle so far.
Blaze misses with a double jab
and Blaze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arfel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Arfel closes the distance and pushes Blaze back into the cage.
Arfel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short uppercut from Arfel.
Good body shot from Arfel.
Arfel lands a shoulder strike.

Arfel breaks from the clinch.
Blaze misses with a series of wild punches.
Arfel lands a right hook to the body.
Arfel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blaze stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arfel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blaze can do to turn this around?
Arfel throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arfel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A punch combination from Arfel misses.
Some wild striking there from Arfel.
Blaze slips a jab and a cross from Arfel.
Arfel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Arfel misses with a double jab.
Blaze looks to land a combination. Arfel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Arfel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Arfel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blaze with a jab.
Arfel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Arfel throws a jab but it's blocked by Blaze.
Blaze throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Arfel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Arfel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arfel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blaze blocking some punches.
Blaze is trying to force a seperation but Arfel has the dominant position.
Arfel wants to get back to striking at distance but Blaze won't allow it.
Arfel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arfel prevents Blaze from breaking the clinch.

Arfel breaks from the clinch.
Blaze throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arfel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blaze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arfel.
Blaze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zod Arfel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Blaze does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Arfel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blaze throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blaze slips under a jab from Arfel.
Arfel loads up on a big right hand but Blaze slips the punch.
Arfel digs a good body shot into Blaze's ribs.
Arfel misses with a two punch combination.
Blaze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arfel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blaze misses the jab.
Arfel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arfel is looking to wear down Blaze with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blaze falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blaze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaze keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arfel.
Blaze swinging wildly here.
Arfel checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zod Arfel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Blaze's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Arfel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blaze tries to bum rush Arfel with a series of wild strikes but Arfel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arfel slips a jab and a cross from Blaze.

Arfel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Arfel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arfel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice uppercut lands for Arfel. That snapped Blaze's head back.
Blaze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Arfel pushes Blaze up against the cage in a clinch.
Arfel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blaze up against the cage.
Arfel lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Arfel.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arfel.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arfel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.

Arfel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zod Arfel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arfel looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaze is just out of range.

Arfel takes the fight into the clinch.
Arfel has Blaze pressed against the cage, preventing Blaze from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Arfel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blaze looks to land a combination but Arfel avoids it well.
Arfel avoids the body shot from Blaze.

Arfel rushes Blaze and presses him up against the cage.
Arfel is leaning against Blaze and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Arfel breaks the clinch.
Arfel slips under a jab.

Arfel has managed to clinch.
Arfel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Arfel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blaze misses with a few strikes there.
Arfel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blaze looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Some wild striking there from Arfel.
Arfel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arfel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blaze looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Arfel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Arfel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blaze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arfel.
Blaze falls off balance throwing a combination
and Arfel counters with a three punch combo that has Blaze backing up. Blaze nods at Arfel to acknowledge the strikes.
Arfel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blaze.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Arfel tries to avoid it but Blaze manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Arfel to the ground. Arfel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Arfel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blaze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Arfel moves into range and clinches up with Blaze.
Arfel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Blaze has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Arfel keeps control of Blaze as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Arfel.

Arfel breaks from the clinch.
Arfel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Arfel throws a series of punches but Blaze moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blaze shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Arfel defends it nicely.

Arfel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blaze, pushing him back against the cage.
Zod Arfel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Arfel keeps control of Blaze as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnny Blaze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arfel is stalling here.
Arfel digs a right hand underneath Blaze's ribcage. Blaze let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Arfel lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arfel.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arfel.
Blaze misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zod Arfel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arfel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zod Arfel!