PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Ariyoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Arson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ariyoshi
vs
Arson

195 cm
26
285 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

190 cm
25
280 lbs
6 - 5 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Ariyoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Van Arson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Arson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Arson wants to control but Ariyoshi is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Arson is working for a submission of some sort.
Ariyoshi tries to get to full guard but Arson has control of the leg.
Ariyoshi is working hard here to advance position.
Arson works his way into side control.

Arson tries for a kimura but Ariyoshi is defending well.
Arson trying to control the action but Ariyoshi is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ariyoshi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ariyoshi content to control rather than advance.
Ariyoshi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ariyoshi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Arson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Arson wants to get back to his feet.
Ariyoshi stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of George Ariyoshi.
Arson fails with a takedown attempt.
Ariyoshi with a poor takedown

and Arson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Arson is working for a submission of some sort.
Ariyoshi controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Arson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ariyoshi is holding on to half guard well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ariyoshi tries to roll over but Arson keeps him under control.
Ariyoshi trying to hold on to Arson's head to control him but Arson postures up.
Ariyoshi is controlling Arson's trapped leg to prevent Arson from advancing to side control.
Ariyoshi wants to improve his position but Arson is controlling well.

That's four 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.
Ariyoshi is looking to control Arson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ariyoshi avoid being mounted?
Ariyoshi tries to roll over but Arson keeps him under control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Arson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ariyoshi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Arson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ariyoshi keeps working.
Ariyoshi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Arson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ariyoshi tries to get to full guard but Arson has control of the leg.
Arson is thwarting Ariyoshi's attempts to control the position.
Ariyoshi keeping hold of Arson's head, controlling as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Van Arson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Arson moves into the clinch.
Ariyoshi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Arson tries for a takedown. No joy.

Arson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ariyoshi is trying to keep an underhook but Arson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ariyoshi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ariyoshi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Arson is working away from the top position though.
Ariyoshi is not content to let Arson control the position.

Ariyoshi makes his way to full guard, as Arson worked for a kimura.
Ariyoshi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ariyoshi keeping full guard, as Arson tries to pass.

Arson drops back looking for a leg! Ariyoshi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ariyoshi manages to kick Arson off! Arson jumps back into Ariyoshi's guard.
Ariyoshi is trying to control the position but Arson postures up.
Ariyoshi keeping moving, preventing Arson from controlling successfully.
Ariyoshi seems keen to control Arson's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ariyoshi tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Arson shoots and misses

and Ariyoshi counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Arson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ariyoshi trying to control the action but Arson is working from the bottom.
Ariyoshi tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arson is looking to reverse the position.
Ariyoshi slows the pace down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Arson is looking to regain half guard here but Ariyoshi keeps moving and retains side control.
Ariyoshi is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Arson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of George Ariyoshi.

Arson 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.
Arson passes Ariyoshi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Arson prevents Ariyoshi from improving his position.
Ariyoshi wants to control but Arson is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Ariyoshi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Arson fails with the takedown

and Ariyoshi counters with a single leg into guard. Arson didn't expect that.
Ariyoshi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ariyoshi trying to control but Arson is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ariyoshi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ariyoshi trying to control but Arson is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of George Ariyoshi.
Arson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Ariyoshi counters with a single leg into guard. Arson didn't expect that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ariyoshi wants to control from the top but Arson keeps moving.
Ariyoshi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Arson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ariyoshi looking to sit in guard and control but Arson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Arson throwing strikes from guard but Ariyoshi blocks nicely.
Arson forces his way into half guard.

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.
Arson wants to free his trapped foot but Ariyoshi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ariyoshi is trying is best to control the position here.
Ariyoshi wants to control but Arson is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Arson is trying to work for a kimura but Ariyoshi is defending well.
Ariyoshi trying to control but Arson postures up.

Arson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Arson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Ariyoshi gets the takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ariyoshi has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Arson is squirming around, avoiding Ariyoshi's attempts to control the action.
Arson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ariyoshi controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Ariyoshi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ariyoshi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Ariyoshi!