PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Araujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and king kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that king kong was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Araujo
vs
kong

180 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

198 cm
19
191 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Araujo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, king kong!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kong slips under a jab.
kong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Araujo lands a two punch combo.
Araujo misses with an uppercut. kong saw that one coming.
A cross from Araujo lands.
kong drops his hands momentarily and Araujo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
kong slips a jab and a cross from Araujo.
Araujo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by kong.
Arthur Araujo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Araujo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
kong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Araujo misses with a wild combination.
Araujo tries to bum rush kong with a series of wild strikes but kong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Araujo does it's job there.
kong dodges the punch combination from Araujo.
Araujo fails to land with a series of punches.
kong missing with a left hand there. Araujo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Araujo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but kong circles away quickly and effectively.
Araujo is breathing heavily.
A combination from Araujo does no damage.
Araujo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but kong circles away quickly and effectively.
Araujo throws a shot from downtown. kong moves away and avoids it.
kong fails with the takedown.
kong throws a nice looking combination but Araujo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

kong gets a clinch.
Araujo is trying to break free.

kong breaks the clinch.
kong is looking to clinch but Araujo is avoiding it.
kong tries to clinch up.
A big right from Araujo misses.
kong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Araujo circles away.
Arthur Araujo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of king kong.
kong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Araujo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Araujo falls off balance throwing a combination
and kong counters with a leg kick.
kong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Araujo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Araujo keeps the fight on the outside.
Arthur Araujo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
kong fails in his attempt to clinch.
kong moves in looking to clinch but Araujo pushes him off.
kong tries to bum rush Araujo with a series of wild strikes but Araujo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Araujo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and kong counters with a head kick that drops Araujo to the mat! Araujo scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Araujo is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Araujo leaves kong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oh Araujo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

kong gets a clinch.
kong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Araujo seems to have got his legs back now.
kong taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Araujo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
kong drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Araujo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Araujo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
kong drops down looking for an ankle pick but Araujo pulls his leg out and moves away.

kong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Araujo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Araujo is trying to break the clinch but kong has him pressed against the cage.
kong has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Araujo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Araujo is looking to break free of the clinch but kong has double underhooks.
kong trying to stall but Araujo improves his position.
kong is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
kong leaning against his opponent.

kong breaks from the clinch.
kong doesn't manage to clinch there - Araujo circles away.
Araujo ducks right into an uppercut from kong.
kong moves in looking to clinch but Araujo pushes him off.
kong is looking to clinch.
kong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
kong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Araujo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Araujo keeps the fight on the outside.
Araujo circles away from the clinch attempt.
kong shoots in for a takedown but Araujo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

kong feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
kong is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Araujo wants to stand up but kong is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
kong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Araujo is keeping the position for now.
Araujo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
kong wants to control from the top but Araujo keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
kong stands and throws Araujo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

king kong dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

kong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Araujo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Araujo misses with a combination
and kong finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
kong lands with a thumping leg kick.
kong fails in his attempt to clinch.
kong is looking to clinch.
Araujo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

kong clinches up with Araujo and pushes him back against the cage.
kong looking for a takedown.
kong wants to break free but Araujo has control.
Araujo is trying to break the clinch but kong is controlling him.
kong taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Araujo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Araujo wants to break free but kong has control.
kong looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
kong stalling in the clinch but Araujo improves position.
kong is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Araujo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Arthur Araujo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of king kong.
kong tries to stall but Araujo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

kong has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Araujo uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
kong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Araujo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
kong wants to stand but Araujo is controlling the position.
kong trying to control the position.
Araujo postures up in kong's guard and throws a big left but kong blocks it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Araujo circles away from the clinch attempt.
kong fails with an attempt to clinch.
kong fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Araujo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and kong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
kong tries to clinch but Araujo is having none of it.
Araujo throws a left and a right that both miss
and kong counters with a three punch combo that has Araujo backing up. Araujo nods at kong to acknowledge the strikes.
kong is looking to clinch.
kong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arthur Araujo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
kong tries a head kick but it misses.
kong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Araujo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
kong moves in looking to clinch but Araujo pushes him off.
Araujo falls off balance throwing a combination

and kong counters by clinching up.

kong pulls guard.
Araujo postures up.
Araujo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Araujo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Araujo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
kong wants to stand but Araujo is controlling the position.
Araujo thows a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now kong is on top in guard.
kong passes into half guard.
kong wants to stand up but Araujo is controlling the position.
Araujo wants to get back to his feet.
kong seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Araujo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Araujo looks like he's trying to stand up.
kong trying to pass the guard but Araujo defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
kong is keen to just control but Araujo is a slippery customer.
Araujo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for kong on the ground.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
kong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
kong ducks right into an uppercut from Araujo.
kong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Araujo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Araujo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from kong.
Araujo scores with a decent looking hook.
kong fails with an attempt to clinch.
kong shoots in but Araujo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Araujo misses with a combination
and kong counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

king kong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Araujo fails to land with a series of punches.
kong is looking to clinch but Araujo is avoiding it.
Araujo keeps the fight on the outside.
kong defending well as Araujo loads up on a big left hand.
kong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Araujo misses with a combination
and kong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
kong is looking to clinch but Araujo is avoiding it.
kong is looking to clinch.
kong is looking to clinch.
kong doesn't manage to clinch there - Araujo circles away.
kong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Araujo as he jumps to the side.
kong throws a right and a left that Araujo avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - kong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
king kong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Araujo.
Araujo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
kong tries to clinch up but Araujo circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
kong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Araujo throws out the jab.
kong moves in looking to clinch but Araujo pushes him off.
No joy there for kong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Araujo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Some wild striking there from Araujo.
Araujo falls off balance throwing a combination
and kong counters with a left and a right that stings Araujo.
Araujo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
kong doesn't manage to clinch there - Araujo circles away.
Araujo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Araujo misses with a double jab
and kong counters with a big head kick but Araujo shrugs it off.
Araujo misses with a combination
and kong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
kong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Araujo clobbers kong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
kong wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araujo misses with a series of wild punches.
A right-left combo lands from kong.
kong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Araujo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Araujo misses with a combination
and kong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
kong blocks a jab.
kong fails with a takedown attempt.
Araujo with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by kong. That's going to slow Araujo down.

kong throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Araujo was covering up waiting for the punch and kong finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Araujo wants to stand up but kong is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
kong would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
kong is pushing down on Araujo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Araujo is fighting to maintain full guard but kong has managed to sneak the leg through.
kong is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
kong is looking to take a break and control but Araujo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
kong missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
king kong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Araujo pushes kong off looking to stand but kong dives back in and keeps control.
kong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Araujo keeps working.
kong might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Araujo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Araujo wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
king kong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well kong has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... king kong!