PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lon Sihanouk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Aracelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sihanouk 's entrance music is Traditional Thai Fighting Music. A fine choice. Aracelis is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by God's Gonna Cut You Down. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sihanouk
vs
Aracelis

192 cm
28
207 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

190 cm
27
220 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lon Sihanouk !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Angel Aracelis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aracelis wants to clinch but Sihanouk slips to the side
and Sihanouk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aracelis throws a right and a left that both miss.

Aracelis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aracelis throws a punch but it's blocked by Sihanouk .
Sihanouk tries to throw a body punch but Aracelis avoids it by throwing Sihanouk back against the cage.
Sihanouk misses with a body punch.
Sihanouk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sihanouk .
Sihanouk tries to throw a body punch but Aracelis avoids it by throwing Sihanouk back against the cage.
Aracelis throws an elbow but it misses.
Sihanouk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aracelis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sihanouk .
Aracelis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aracelis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aracelis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sihanouk misses with a punch on the inside.
Sihanouk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Aracelis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sihanouk misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sihanouk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aracelis.
Sihanouk has a couple of punches blocked by Aracelis.
Sihanouk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aracelis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sihanouk can't find room to land a body shot as Aracelis controls the action.
Aracelis taking a breather.
Sihanouk tries to work over Aracelis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sihanouk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sihanouk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sihanouk tries a knee to the head but Aracelis blocks it.
Nice elbow from Aracelis.

It looks like Lon Sihanouk has been cut.

Aracelis breaks from the clinch.
Sihanouk lets loose with a powerful body kick. Aracelis will feel that in the morning.

Aracelis moves into the clinch.
Sihanouk avoids a wild elbow strike from Aracelis.
Sihanouk avoiding damage as Aracelis throws knees to the body.
Aracelis avoiding damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Aracelis breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aracelis moves out of range of the body kick from Sihanouk .
Sihanouk swats away the attempt to clinch by Aracelis.
Sihanouk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sihanouk pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Sihanouk clinches up against the cage.
Sihanouk tries to work over Aracelis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Sihanouk .
Still in the clinch, Sihanouk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sihanouk struggles to land a body shot inside as Aracelis controls his hands.
Sihanouk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aracelis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sihanouk avoids it.
Aracelis tries to land knees in the clinch but Sihanouk avoids the damage to the body.

Aracelis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sihanouk connects with a leg kick. Aracelis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aracelis closes the distance but Sihanouk moves to the side
and Sihanouk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aracelis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sihanouk throws a punch but it's blocked by Aracelis.
A right hand to the body from Sihanouk .
Aracelis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sihanouk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Aracelis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sihanouk throws a wild body kick that Aracelis sees coming a mile off.
Sihanouk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sihanouk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aracelis. That did some damage!
Aracelis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aracelis tries to clinch up but Sihanouk circles away and keeps his distance.
Aracelis tries to clinch but Sihanouk moves out of range.
Aracelis wants to clinch up but Sihanouk keeps it at a distance.
Sihanouk misses with a head kick.
Sihanouk sizes up Aracelis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aracelis avoids the body shot from Sihanouk .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sihanouk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sihanouk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aracelis wants to clinch but Sihanouk slips to the side
and Sihanouk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sihanouk just misses with a punch to the body.
Sihanouk looks for the body kick but Aracelis saw that one coming.
Sihanouk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sihanouk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aracelis.
Sihanouk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sihanouk misses with an uppercut.
Sihanouk circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sihanouk counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aracelis is looking to clinch but Sihanouk is avoiding it.
Aracelis darts in trying to clinch
and Sihanouk counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lon Sihanouk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lon Sihanouk 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Aracelis throws a leg kick that misses.
Sihanouk swings for the body but Aracelis moves out of range.
Aracelis closes the distance but Sihanouk moves to the side
and Sihanouk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Angel Aracelis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sihanouk pushes Aracelis away with a front kick.
Aracelis wants to clinch but Sihanouk slips to the side
and Sihanouk counters with a head kick.
Sihanouk tries a head kick but it misses.
Aracelis ducks under a wild hook from Sihanouk .
Aracelis tries to clinch up
letting Sihanouk counter with a right hand.
Aracelis moves in looking to clinch but Sihanouk pushes him off.
Aracelis tries to clinch but Sihanouk moves out of range.
Aracelis wants to clinch.
Lon Sihanouk is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Aracelis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aracelis tries to clinch
and Sihanouk counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Aracelis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sihanouk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aracelis tries to clinch but Sihanouk is having none of it.
Sihanouk swats away the attempt to clinch by Aracelis.
Sihanouk just misses with a punch to the body.
Sihanouk thows a body shot but no joy.

Aracelis rushes Sihanouk and presses him up against the cage.
Sihanouk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sihanouk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sihanouk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aracelis lands an elbow inside that Sihanouk shrugs off.
Sihanouk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aracelis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sihanouk 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Aracelis missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sihanouk pushes Aracelis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Aracelis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aracelis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sihanouk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aracelis tries to land a leg kick but Sihanouk saw it coming and moves away.
Sihanouk misses the shot to the body.
Sihanouk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sihanouk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Aracelis swinging wildly here.
Aracelis tries to clinch up
and Sihanouk counters with a thumping low kick.
Aracelis walks into a stiff left hand from Sihanouk .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aracelis moves to clinch but Sihanouk breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sihanouk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aracelis can pounce on him.
Sihanouk misses with an uppercut.
Sihanouk misses with a right hand

and Aracelis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sihanouk tries to work over Aracelis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sihanouk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aracelis avoids it.
Aracelis tries to break free but Sihanouk pushes him back against the cage.
Aracelis is looking to control Sihanouk 's arms but Sihanouk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aracelis has his back to the cage.
Aracelis lands a nice uppercut.

Aracelis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sihanouk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aracelis tries to clinch but Sihanouk moves away
and Sihanouk counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Aracelis is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Aracelis is looking to clinch but Sihanouk is avoiding it.
Sihanouk scores with a head kick.
Sihanouk throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aracelis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aracelis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sihanouk is looking to wear down Aracelis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Aracelis clinches with his opponent.
Sihanouk misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Aracelis trying to stall but Sihanouk improves his position.
Sihanouk misses with a knee strike.
Lon Sihanouk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aracelis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aracelis lands a damaging elbow.
Sihanouk can't find room to land a body shot as Aracelis controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sihanouk lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aracelis.
Aracelis lands a knee to the body.

Aracelis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aracelis cracks Sihanouk with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lon Sihanouk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lon Sihanouk 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Aracelis tries to clinch but Sihanouk is having none of it.
Aracelis slips under a jab.
Sihanouk throws a head kick that misses.
Aracelis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Sihanouk closes the distance and clinches.
Aracelis misses with an elbow strike.
Sihanouk has a couple of punches blocked by Aracelis.
Sihanouk lands with a short shot to the head.
Sihanouk lands a left hand.

Aracelis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aracelis wants to clinch up but Sihanouk keeps it at a distance.

Sihanouk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aracelis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sihanouk misses with some punches.
Sihanouk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aracelis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sihanouk can't find room to land a body shot as Aracelis controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aracelis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sihanouk is defending well for now.
Sihanouk digs a right hand underneath Aracelis's ribcage. Aracelis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Aracelis blocking some punches.
Aracelis misses with an elbow strike.
Sihanouk blocks the elbow strike.
Sihanouk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aracelis is defending well for now.
Sihanouk missing with knees to the body.

Aracelis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sihanouk throws a body punch but Aracelis moves out of range.
Sihanouk circles away from the clinch attempt.

Aracelis moves into the clinch.
Sihanouk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aracelis's elbow.
Sihanouk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aracelis missing with knees to the body.
Sihanouk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aracelis's elbow.
Aracelis connects with a knee to the head.

Lon Sihanouk 's cut is getting worse.
Sihanouk trying to land knees to the body.
Sihanouk misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sihanouk working aggressively here.
Sihanouk working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aracelis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sihanouk misses with the head strike.
Sihanouk misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Aracelis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aracelis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sihanouk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aracelis moves to clinch but Sihanouk breaks away
and Sihanouk counters with a body kick.

Sihanouk drives through and clinches with Aracelis against the cage.
Sihanouk avoids a wild elbow strike from Aracelis.
Sihanouk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Aracelis.
Sihanouk pushes Aracelis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aracelis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aracelis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sihanouk 's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aracelis is stalling here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aracelis.
Aracelis lands a nice uppercut.
Sihanouk struggles to land a body shot inside as Aracelis controls his hands.
Sihanouk tries to land knees in the clinch but Aracelis avoids the damage to the body.
Sihanouk tries a knee to the head but Aracelis blocks it.
Sihanouk managing to block the knees to the body from Aracelis.
Aracelis lands with a left to the head.
Sihanouk digs a right hand into Aracelis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aracelis's gas tank.
Sihanouk tries a body shot but Aracelis blocks it.
Sihanouk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sihanouk avoiding damage as Aracelis throws knees to the body.
Aracelis trying to land knees to the body.
Sihanouk misses with a punch to the body.
Aracelis lands a nice elbow.
Aracelis prevents a body shot from Sihanouk .
Aracelis blocking some punches.
Aracelis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Angel Aracelis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sihanouk dodges an elbow strike from Aracelis.
Aracelis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Lon Sihanouk 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Aracelis lands a damaging elbow.
Aracelis prevents a body shot from Sihanouk .

Aracelis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aracelis tries to clinch but Sihanouk moves out of range.
Sihanouk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Angel Aracelis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aracelis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sihanouk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aracelis doesn't manage to clinch there - Sihanouk circles away.
Aracelis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Some wild striking there from Aracelis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Aracelis rushes Sihanouk and presses him up against the cage.
Sihanouk misses with a body punch.
Aracelis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Angel Aracelis.
Well Sihanouk 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Angel Aracelis!
After the fight, Angel Aracelis was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.