PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Arthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Houton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Houton has chosen Queen - I want it all as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Arthur
vs
Houton

182 cm
19
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

CageFrog

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joseph Arthur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nate Houton!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Houton clinches with his opponent.
Arthur works on Houton's body with a couple of short punches.
Arthur unloads a knee to the mid-section. Houton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Arthur stalls.
Houton tries to circle away but Arthur has him pinned against the cage.
Arthur landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arthur.
Houton has had enough of the clinch but Arthur keeps him there for the moment.
Arthur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Arthur manages to break the clinch.
Arthur throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Houton closes the distance and clinches up with Arthur, looking for a takedown. Houton pushes Arthur against the cage but Arthur circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Houton tries to keep at a distance but Arthur has taken the fight into the clinch.
Houton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Arthur walks away with a smile on his face. Houton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Houton tries for a takedown but Arthur circles away easily
and Arthur counters with a thumping low kick.
Joseph Arthur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Houton.
Houton looks gassed!

Arthur rushes Houton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Arthur avoiding damage.
Arthur landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Arthur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Houton's face.
The referee calls for Arthur to work.
Arthur with a knee to the head.
Arthur connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houton tries to circle away but Arthur has him pinned against the cage.
Arthur lands a good knee to the midsection. Houton won't want to take too many of those.
Arthur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Arthur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joseph Arthur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Arthur lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Arthur.
Arthur using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Arthur.
Arthur lands a knee to the body.
Arthur with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Arthur using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Arthur landing knees to the head.
Arthur pressing his opponent against the cage.
Arthur putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Houton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Arthur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Arthur using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arthur obliges.
A frustrated look appears on Houton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Arthur.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthur manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Houton is trying to force a seperation but Arthur has the dominant position.
Arthur lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Arthur on the inside.
Arthur unloads a knee to the mid-section. Houton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Arthur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Arthur scores with a knee to the head.

Houton has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Arthur uses from the top position.

Arthur gets to his feet - Houton follows without any prompting.

Arthur instigates a clinch.
Arthur keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Houton's efforts to push away.
Houton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Houton takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arthur works on Houton's body with a couple of short punches.
Houton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Arthur gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Arthur lands a nice elbow.
Arthur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Arthur works on Houton's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arthur has him pressed against the cage.
Arthur lands a body shot.
Arthur landing knees to the head.
Arthur landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Arthur using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Arthur putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Houton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Arthur with a knee to the head.
Arthur scores with a knee to the head.
Arthur taking a breather.
Houton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Arthur walks away with a smile on his face. Houton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Houton tries a head kick but it misses.
Joseph Arthur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Arthur moves into the clinch successfully.
Arthur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Houton's face.
Arthur stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Arthur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Arthur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Arthur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Arthur gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Houton wants to break free but Arthur has control.
The referee is keeping an eye on Arthur - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Arthur unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arthur is leaning against Houton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Houton tries to break free but Arthur pushes him back against the cage.
Arthur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch on the inside from Houton fails to land.
Arthur lands a knee to the head.
Houton takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arthur.
Arthur lands an elbow inside.

Arthur breaks the clinch.
Arthur throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Houton's head.
Arthur fakes the leg kick and cracks Houton in the body.
Jab by Arthur.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Houton tries a head kick but it misses.

Arthur closes the distance and pushes Houton back into the cage.
Houton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Arthur with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Arthur dominated that round.
That's time! Arthur's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Arthur throws a nice head kick!

Arthur pushes Houton up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Arthur - that landed with a thud.
Arthur lands a nice knee to the body.
Houton is looking to break free of the clinch but Arthur has double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arthur.
Arthur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arthur crunches a lovely knee into Houton's ribcage.
Arthur displaying some good clinch control by pressing Houton up against the cage.
Houton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Arthur avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Arthur lands a nice knee to the body.
Arthur is struggling to control the position.
Arthur unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Arthur manages to break the clinch.

Arthur moves into the clinch.
Arthur connects with a knee to the head.

Arthur breaks the clinch.

Arthur moves into the clinch.
Arthur stalling the fight.
Houton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Arthur walks away with a smile on his face. Houton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Arthur darts in and clinches Houton up against the cage.
Arthur with a knee to the head.
Arthur with a knee to the head.
Arthur stalls.
Arthur keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Houton's efforts to push away.
Arthur blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Arthur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Arthur closes the distance and clinches.
Arthur with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Houton tries for a takedown but Arthur manages to get underhooks.
Joseph Arthur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Houton.
Arthur crunches a lovely knee into Houton's ribcage.
Houton letting Arthur take a breather here.
Arthur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Houton's face.
Houton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Arthur smiles and moves away.
Nate Houton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Houton fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Arthur instigates a clinch.
Arthur just leaning against Houton, taking a breather.
Arthur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Houton can do to turn this around?
Knees in the clinch landing for Arthur.
Arthur with a knee to the head.
Arthur landing knees to the head.
Arthur with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Arthur unloads a knee to the mid-section. Houton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Arthur landing knees to the head.
Houton fails to pull guard.
Arthur connects with a knee to the head.

Arthur breaks the clinch.
Arthur throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Houton.

Houton moves into the clinch successfully.
Arthur with a knee to the head.
Houton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Houton tries to break the clinch but Arthur is controlling the position.
Arthur scores with a shot to the side of Houton's head.
Arthur connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arthur obliges.
Arthur lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthur unloads a knee to the mid-section. Houton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Houton fails to pull guard.
A knee to the head by Arthur.
Arthur stalling in the clinch.
Houton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Arthur prevents it.

Arthur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arthur wants to clinch.
Arthur tries to clinch up.
Nice body kick from Arthur.

Houton gets tackled into the cage by Arthur. Arthur maintains the clinch.
Joseph Arthur has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Arthur.
Arthur lands a nice elbow.
Arthur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Houton's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arthur.
Arthur gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Arthur.
Knees to the body from Arthur.
Arthur lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arthur is stalling here.
Arthur blocks an uppercut.
Arthur landing knees to the body.
Arthur landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Arthur with a knee to the head.
Houton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Arthur lands a nice knee to the body.
Arthur has Houton pushed against the cage.
Arthur with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Arthur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Houton working hard to break the clinch.
Arthur scores with a knee to the head.

Arthur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Houton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Arthur, pushing him back against the cage.
Arthur dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Houton takes a knee right on the jaw!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arthur.
Arthur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arthur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Arthur misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Arthur dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Houton misses with a double jab.

Arthur gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Houton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Arthur scores with a knee to the head.

Arthur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Houton shoots in for a takedown but Arthur shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Arthur lands a head kick!
Arthur throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Houton.
Arthur lands a high kick!

Arthur closes the distance and pushes Houton back into the cage.
Houton tries for a takedown but Arthur manages to get underhooks.
Joseph Arthur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Houton.
A bit of stalling here from Arthur.
Arthur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Arthur landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Arthur scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arthur utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Arthur scores with a knee to the head.
Houton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arthur is pressed up against the cage. Houton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Arthur down to the mat. Arthur avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Arthur moves into the clinch.

Arthur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arthur is looking to clinch but Houton is avoiding it.
No joy there for Houton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Arthur closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Arthur putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Houton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Houton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Arthur lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arthur pressing his opponent against the cage.
Houton jumps guard but Arthur stands there with Houton around his waist. Houton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Arthur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arthur obliges.

Arthur breaks the clinch.
Houton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Arthur instigates a clinch.
Arthur stalling the fight.
Houton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthur working Houton over with knees to the body.
Houton jumps guard but Arthur stands there with Houton around his waist. Houton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Arthur effectively controlling the action here.
Houton tries to break the clinch but Arthur is controlling the position.
Houton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Arthur lands a nice elbow.
Arthur with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Arthur.
Arthur lands a knee to the head.
Arthur lands a hook that snaps the head of Houton backwards.
Houton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Arthur lands with a short shot to the head.

Arthur breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arthur slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Arthur connects with a leg kick. Houton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Arthur gets tackled into the cage by Houton. Houton maintains the clinch.
Arthur scores with a knee to the head.
Arthur blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Houton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arthur has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthur is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Arthur with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Arthur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Houton's face.
Arthur landing knees to the head.
Houton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Arthur gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Arthur breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arthur scores with a jab to the jaw.
Arthur is looking to clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Arthur finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Houton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Houton tries for a takedown but Arthur circles away easily
and Arthur counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Arthur is looking to clinch.
Houton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Arthur holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Houton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Arthur stalling the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Arthur gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Arthur landing knees to the head.
Arthur with a knee to the head.
Arthur misses with an elbow over the top.
Joseph Arthur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee calls for Arthur to work.
Arthur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Houton wants to get back to striking at distance but Arthur won't allow it.
Arthur with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Arthur with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nate Houton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Houton misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Arthur with a knee to the head.
Houton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Arthur working Houton over with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Arthur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arthur has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Arthur!