PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorma Arm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobe Bryantss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorma Arm is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Arm
vs
Bryantss

176 cm
25
168 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

180 cm
21
180 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jorma Arm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kobe Bryantss!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryantss attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Arm checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bryantss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bryantss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bryantss lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bryantss changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bryantss throws a one two combo.
Bryantss connects with the punch.
Bryantss tries to bum rush Arm with a series of wild strikes but Arm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab from Bryantss.
A jab from Bryantss misses.
Bryantss falls off balance throwing a combination
and Arm counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryantss misses with a kick to the body.
Arm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Decent striking displayed by Bryantss there.
Bryantss lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Arm has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Arm there as he acknowledges the shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bryantss.
Bryantss lands with a hook. Arm tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bryantss lands a two punch combo.
Arm tries to clinch there but Bryantss circles away.
Bryantss throws a right hand that Arm ducks under and follows up with a left that Arm also avoids with ease.
Arm tries to clinch there but Bryantss circles away.
Bryantss throws a right hand that Arm ducks under and follows up with a left that Arm also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bryantss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arm tries to clinch up but Bryantss circles away and keeps his distance.
Bryantss throws a right and a left that Arm avoids nicely.
Bryantss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bryantss misses with a double jab

and Arm holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bryantss prevents a body shot from Arm.
Arm managing to block the knees to the body from Bryantss.
Arm misses with some punches.
Bryantss stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Arm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arm is trying to force a seperation but Bryantss has the dominant position.
Bryantss looking to stall.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bryantss.
Arm managing to block the knees to the body from Bryantss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arm avoiding damage as Bryantss throws knees to the body.
Bryantss holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bryantss continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Bryantss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arm avoids it.

Bryantss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arm connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bryantss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bryantss tries to clinch there but Arm circles away.
Bryantss throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bryantss throws a left and a right that both miss

and Arm moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Arm.
Arm is trying to break the clinch but Bryantss is controlling him.
Bryantss avoiding damage.
Arm looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryantss putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Arm in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bryantss gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bryantss is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bryantss throws an elbow but it misses.
Arm blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bryantss crunches a lovely knee into Arm's ribcage.
Arm lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Bryantss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bryantss throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bryantss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kobe Bryantss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Bryantss.
Kobe Bryantss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryantss misses with a two punch combination.
A left and a right from Bryantss both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kobe Bryantss dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Arm avoids the head kick by Bryantss.

Bryantss moves into the clinch.
Bryantss presses Arm against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Bryantss breaks the clinch.
Arm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bryantss misses with a combination

and Arm counters with a takedown into side control.
Arm landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bryantss wants to get back to his feet.
Bryantss tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Arm trying to control but Bryantss is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryantss is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
You get the feeling that Bryantss really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Poor strikes thrown by Arm there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Arm has control of Bryantss's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bryantss regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bryantss wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Arm breaks from Bryantss's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bryantss is trying to stand.

Arm looking to secure an arm triangle but Bryantss defends it well.
Arm putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Arm has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Arm looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Arm jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bryantss is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bryantss and Arm has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Bryantss wants to get back to his feet but Arm drags him back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Arm in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Arm has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Arm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bryantss.
Arm closes the distance but Bryantss moves to the side
and Bryantss counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bryantss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bryantss fails to land with a series of punches.
Arm tries to clinch up
and Bryantss counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorma Arm dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bryantss scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bryantss misses with a double jab

and Arm counters by moving into the clinch.
Bryantss gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Arm.
Bryantss missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Arm wants a takedown but no success here.
Bryantss trying to land knees to the body.
Arm avoiding damage as Bryantss throws knees to the body.
Bryantss is struggling to control the position.
Arm is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bryantss pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorma Arm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryantss tries to land knees in the clinch but Arm avoids the damage to the body.
Arm avoids the elbow strike from Bryantss, against the cage.
Bryantss blocks an uppercut.
Bryantss wants to stall.
Bryantss lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arm effectively controlling the action here.
Arm drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bryantss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arm fails to pull guard.
Arm managing to block the knees to the body from Bryantss.
Bryantss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bryantss unloads a knee to the mid-section. Arm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bryantss is looking to control Arm's arms but Arm gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bryantss has his back to the cage.
Bryantss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arm.
Bryantss gets underhooks to prevent Arm's takedown attempt.
Bryantss with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bryantss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bryantss unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arm drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bryantss gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Arm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bryantss has him pressed against the cage.
Arm takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arm tries to score a body lock takedown but Bryantss shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bryantss blocks a body shot from Arm.
Bryantss has Arm pressed against the cage, preventing Arm from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bryantss landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Arm can't break the clinch.
Bryantss tries to land knees in the clinch but Arm avoids the damage to the body.
Bryantss manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bryantss gets underhooks to prevent Arm's takedown attempt.
Bryantss leaning against his opponent.
Arm wants to get back to striking at distance but Bryantss won't allow it.
Bryantss digs a right hand into Arm's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Arm's gas tank.
Bryantss lands a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Bryantss.
A nice left hand lands by Arm.
Arm drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A left hand lands to the body for Arm.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryantss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arm is defending well for now.

Bryantss breaks the clinch.
Bryantss throws a lazy right hand but Arm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jorma Arm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Arm shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Arm thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bryantss's head.
Arm throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bryantss looks like he's trying to stand up.
Arm is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arm looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Arm is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Arm decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kobe Bryantss.
I think Bryantss has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kobe Bryantss!