PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between MarkTwo Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lolo Zubiq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Zubiq's choice of entrance music: My fight. On his way into the cage it seems that MarkTwo Arona has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily MarkTwo Arona seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Arona
vs
Zubiq

185 cm
28
195 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

179 cm
25
187 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Intelligent

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, MarkTwo Arona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lolo Zubiq!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arona fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zubiq. That's going to slow Arona down.
Zubiq fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Arona is out of range.
Arona jabs Zubiq right on the nose. Zubiq blinks but takes it well.
Zubiq throws a leg kick which misses Arona's front leg but catches the back leg as Arona tries to avoid it.
Zubiq keeps Arona at a distance using the push kick.
Zubiq throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zubiq thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Arona if he has to take too many more of those.
Arona dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Zubiq misses.
Arona scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Arona throws a shot to the body.
Zubiq throws a nice inside leg kick.

Zubiq closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Arona tries for a takedown. No joy.
Arona is trying to break the clinch but Zubiq has him pressed against the cage.
Zubiq landing knees to the body.
Zubiq landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Zubiq.
Arona has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zubiq avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zubiq scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zubiq keeps control of Arona as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Arona tries to throw a body punch but Zubiq avoids it by throwing Arona back against the cage.
Zubiq lands a knee to the body.
Zubiq has Arona pressed against the cage, preventing Arona from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zubiq tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arona avoids it.
Zubiq throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arona blocks it with crossed arms.
Zubiq throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arona blocks it with crossed arms.
Arona is trying to break the clinch but Zubiq has him pressed against the cage.
Zubiq working aggressively here.

Arona turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Arona manages to end up in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Arona in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Zubiq is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). MarkTwo Arona!