PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jannis Arvanitidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Keonhothy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Arvanitidis
vs
Keonhothy

169 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
24
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jannis Arvanitidis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Keonhothy!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arvanitidis shoots and misses
and Keonhothy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arvanitidis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Keonhothy counters with a stiff right hand.
Arvanitidis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Keonhothy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jannis Arvanitidis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keonhothy fails to land with a series of punches.
Arvanitidis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Keonhothy sprawls well. Keonhothy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Arvanitidis gets slowly back to his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Keonhothy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keonhothy throws a sloppy head kick and Arvanitidis moves out of range easily.
Keonhothy scores with a jab to the body.
Arvanitidis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Keonhothy counters with a one-two to the body.
Arvanitidis shoots and misses
and Keonhothy counters with a good low kick that Arvanitidis was not able to check.
Arvanitidis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keonhothy can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keonhothy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Keonhothy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Keonhothy misses with the combination.
Keonhothy's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Keonhothy duly obliges.
Keonhothy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Keonhothy scores with a head kick.
Arvanitidis blocks a head kick by Keonhothy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keonhothy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Arvanitidis's head.
Keonhothy lands a head kick!
Keonhothy connects with a solid leg kick.
Arvanitidis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Keonhothy is fending him off so far but Arvanitidis persists. Nope, Keonhothy circles away and we're back to standing.
Keonhothy misses with a combination

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keonhothy crunches a lovely knee into Arvanitidis's ribcage.

Keonhothy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keonhothy lands with a slapping head kick.
Arvanitidis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Keonhothy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Keonhothy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keonhothy throws a leg kick which misses Arvanitidis's front leg but catches the back leg as Arvanitidis tries to avoid it.
Arvanitidis shoots and misses
and Arvanitidis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Keonhothy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Arvanitidis wants to clinch but Keonhothy slips to the side
and Keonhothy counters with a series of strikes. Arvanitidis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Arvanitidis shoots and misses
and Keonhothy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arvanitidis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Keonhothy tries to bum rush Arvanitidis with a series of wild strikes but Arvanitidis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Arvanitidis throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Keonhothy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Arvanitidis is in Keonhothy's guard.
Keonhothy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Arvanitidis.
Keonhothy is looking to stand up but Arvanitidis isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arvanitidis 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arvanitidis wants to control from the top but Keonhothy keeps moving.
Keonhothy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Arvanitidis is controlling him.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Keonhothy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Arvanitidis.
Keonhothy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Arvanitidis is controlling him.
Arvanitidis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two 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.
Arvanitidis working the head with strikes.

Keonhothy bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Arvanitidis blocks a head kick by Keonhothy.
Tommy Keonhothy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Arvanitidis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Keonhothy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Arvanitidis lands a decent elbow from side control.
Arvanitidis working the head and body with strikes.
Arvanitidis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keonhothy takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Arvanitidis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Keonhothy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Arvanitidis has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Arvanitidis landing strikes.
Arvanitidis wants to control but Keonhothy is keeping him busy.
Arvanitidis lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arvanitidis in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Arvanitidis taking a break here but Keonhothy is having none of it and regains half guard.
Arvanitidis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Arvanitidis trying to control the action but Keonhothy is working from the bottom.
Arvanitidis prevents Keonhothy from standing back up.
Arvanitidis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Keonhothy keeps working.
Arvanitidis throwing shots but Keonhothy is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jannis Arvanitidis 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!

Arvanitidis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Keonhothy counters with an outside leg kick.
Keonhothy misses the body punch

so Arvanitidis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Arvanitidis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Keonhothy's head.
Arvanitidis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Arvanitidis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Keonhothy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Arvanitidis is controlling him.
Arvanitidis postures up in Keonhothy's guard and throws a big left but Keonhothy blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Keonhothy has his feet on Arvanitidis's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Arvanitidis has his takedown stuffed
and Keonhothy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keonhothy throws a head kick that half lands.
Keonhothy cracks Arvanitidis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Keonhothy.
Arvanitidis ducks under a wild hook from Keonhothy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arvanitidis wants to clinch
and Keonhothy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arvanitidis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Keonhothy counters with a series of strikes. Arvanitidis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Arvanitidis misses with a takedown attempt
and Keonhothy counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jannis Arvanitidis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arvanitidis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Keonhothy throws a head kick but Arvanitidis moves out of range.
Keonhothy sizes up Arvanitidis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Keonhothy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jannis Arvanitidis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arvanitidis with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Keonhothy to counter with a crisp jab.
Arvanitidis takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keonhothy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arvanitidis misses with a takedown
letting Keonhothy counter with a right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Keonhothy.
Arvanitidis ducks under a wild hook from Keonhothy.
Arvanitidis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Keonhothy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Keonhothy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Keonhothy 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Keonhothy!