PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Arrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ipu Fokislav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arrington comes to the cage accompanied by Look What The Cat Dragged In. Fokislav has chosen Links 2-3-4 - Rammstein as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Arrington
vs
Fokislav

180 cm
24
200 lbs
12 - 9 - 1

180 cm
25
196 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery

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 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lamar Arrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ipu Fokislav!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arrington thuds his right hand into Fokislav's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fokislav looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fokislav throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Arrington's waist but Arrington gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fokislav off to one side.
Arrington scores with a hook to the body. Fokislav takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arrington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arrington lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arrington lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Arrington.
Arrington throws a shot from downtown. Fokislav moves away and avoids it.
Arrington bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fokislav's head backwards.
Fokislav is looking to clinch.
Arrington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fokislav tries to clinch but Arrington moves out of range.
Fokislav is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arrington throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ipu Fokislav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arrington thuds his right hand into Fokislav's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Arrington fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fokislav takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrington misses with a wild combination.
Fokislav tries to clinch there but Arrington circles away.
Fokislav fails with a takedown attempt.
Arrington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arrington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fokislav throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arrington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fokislav throws a sloppy head kick and Arrington moves out of range easily.
Fokislav looks gassed!
Fokislav closes this distance looking for a takedown but Arrington circles away.
Lamar Arrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ipu Fokislav.
A big right from Arrington misses.
Arrington scores with a jab.
Fokislav throws a head kick that misses.
Arrington getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Arrington looks to land a combination. Fokislav sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Arrington lands a left and a right that send Fokislav crashing to the mat, dazed. Arrington thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Fokislav is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fokislav shoots in for a double leg but Arrington sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fokislav is still on wobbly legs! Can Arrington finish him?

Arrington lands a big uppercut and Fokislav crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Fokislav looks OK. Arrington waves Fokislav back to his feet!
Arrington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arrington fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fokislav takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Arrington misses with an uppercut.
Lamar Arrington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arrington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fokislav seems to have recovered his senses.
Arrington lands a two punch combo.
Arrington throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fokislav clinches but Arrington breaks the clinch
and Arrington counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fokislav thinking.
Arrington sizes up Fokislav with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fokislav closes the distance but Arrington moves to the side
and Arrington counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arrington is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arrington ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
No joy there for Arrington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fokislav needs to keep his hands up - Arrington had a free shot at his head there.
Arrington keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Arrington scores with a jab to the body.
Fokislav takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Arrington with a nice cross.
Fokislav takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Arrington goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fokislav dodges the punch combination from Arrington.
Arrington throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Arrington scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arrington cracks Fokislav with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Arrington scores with a punch to the head.
A right-left combo lands from Arrington.
Arrington lands a jab to Fokislav's midsection.
Arrington punishes Fokislav's body with a nice straight punch.
Arrington connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arrington throws a series of punches but Fokislav avoids them all with ease.
Arrington displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Arrington misses the shot to the body.
Fokislav throws a sloppy head kick
and Arrington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fokislav fails with the takedown.
Arrington scores with a jab to the body.
Arrington lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lamar Arrington dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Arrington's corner calls for a 1-2. Arrington obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Arrington blocks a head kick by Fokislav.
Arrington tests Fokislav's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fokislav tries to clinch but Arrington is having none of it.
Fokislav tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arrington takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
No joy there for Arrington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Fokislav.
Arrington jabs at Fokislav's body.
Fokislav throws a combination that misses
letting Arrington counter with a right hand.
Fokislav keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Arrington as Fokislav shoots in.
A nice combination there by Arrington.
Fokislav walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrington lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Arrington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lamar Arrington is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab lands there for Arrington.
Arrington lands a two punch combo.
Arrington throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Arrington fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fokislav uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arrington.
Arrington lands a nice hook to Fokislav's body. Fokislav takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fokislav takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Arrington keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fokislav is trying desperately to land a takedown but Arrington is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Fokislav.
Arrington scores with a jab. Fokislav acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Arrington lands a head shot.
Arrington throws a good cross that connects.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fokislav tries to clinch up
and Arrington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fokislav tries for a takedown but Arrington sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Arrington lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arrington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fokislav.
Arrington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fokislav can do to turn this around?
Fokislav wants to clinch
and Fokislav takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fokislav has his takedown stuffed
and Arrington counters with a straight right hand.
Lamar Arrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ipu Fokislav.
Danga de danga de dang - Arrington scores with a four punch combination!
Fokislav defending well as Arrington loads up on a big left hand.
Arrington lands a body shot.
Arrington throws the left hand but Fokislav avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fokislav tries to clinch
and Arrington counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Fokislav might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Arrington has got the better of the exchanges.
Fokislav takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Arrington throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fokislav stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fokislav walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fokislav throws a leg kick but Arrington sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Arrington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fokislav throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Arrington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arrington fails to land with a series of punches.
Fokislav tries to clinch but Arrington moves away
and Arrington counters with a right hand to the body.
Fokislav avoids the body shot from Arrington.

Fokislav closes the distance and pushes Arrington back into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Arrington.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Arrington.
Fokislav using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arrington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fokislav tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arrington avoids it.
A knee to the head by Fokislav.

Arrington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fokislav doesn't manage to clinch there - Arrington circles away.
Fokislav pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fokislav wants to clinch.
Fokislav misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body punch from Arrington.
Ipu Fokislav is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arrington blocks a head kick by Fokislav.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Arrington.
Arrington is working the combinations to good effect here.
Arrington lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fokislav at a distance.
Arrington lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lamar Arrington dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Fokislav doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big right from Arrington misses.
Arrington throws a hook to the side of Fokislav's head but Fokislav sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fokislav slips a jab and a cross from Arrington.
Arrington ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Fokislav.
Fokislav shoots in for a takedown but Arrington shows good takedown defense.
Arrington digs a good body shot into Fokislav's ribs.
Fokislav misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arrington misses with an uppercut. Fokislav saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arrington scores with a punch to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arrington throws a right and a left that Fokislav avoids nicely.
Fokislav looks to clinch
and Arrington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fokislav looks to score with a jab to the body but Arrington is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fokislav tries to clinch up.
Fokislav tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Arrington counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Arrington lands with a nice body punch.
Fokislav closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fokislav has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fokislav tries for a takedown but Arrington circles away easily
and Fokislav takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fokislav shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Arrington counters with a one-two to the body.
Lamar Arrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ipu Fokislav.
Fokislav takes one to the side of the head.
Arrington lands a nice shot to the body.
Arrington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arrington changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fokislav tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Arrington counters with a nice body shot.
Fokislav takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Arrington lands with an uppercut that bounces Fokislav off the cage and back into rage.

Fokislav rushes Arrington and presses him up against the cage.
Arrington is trying to break the clinch but Fokislav is controlling him.
Fokislav tries to land a knee to the head but Arrington blocks with his arms.

Arrington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fokislav takes a jab right on the kisser.
Arrington clobbers Fokislav with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Arrington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arrington scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fokislav in his tracks.
Fokislav steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arrington.
A big right from Arrington misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrington throws a big shot that misses.
Fokislav scoring well with a low kick there.
Fokislav darts in trying to clinch
and Arrington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fokislav wants to clinch but Arrington slips to the side
and Arrington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arrington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fokislav throws a sloppy head kick and Arrington moves out of range easily.
Fokislav moves forwards but Arrington connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Arrington scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fokislav wants to slow Arrington down by chopping away at his legs.
Arrington misses with a wild body shot.
Fokislav tries for a takedown but Arrington circles away easily
and Arrington counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arrington defending well as Fokislav loads up on a big left hand.
Arrington stuns Fokislav with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fokislav walks into a stiff left hand from Arrington.
No luck for Fokislav with that takedown attempt.
Fokislav has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Arrington finds it's way round the side to connect with Fokislav's head.
Ipu Fokislav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arrington looks to land a combination. Fokislav sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Arrington scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fokislav pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donk. Arrington catches Fokislav right on the button with a cross.
A left and a right from Arrington both land. Nice combination.
Fokislav tries to clinch up
and Arrington counters with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lamar Arrington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arrington, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lamar Arrington!