PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aragorn Arathorm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heath Ledger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Arathorm might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Aragorn Soundtrack. Ledger has chosen Machine Head by Bush as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Arathorm
vs
Ledger

172 cm
29
196 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

200 cm
27
200 lbs
7 - 12 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aragorn Arathorm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heath Ledger!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Ledger. No joy for Arathorm on that attempt.

Ledger looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Ledger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Arathorm has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ledger has managed to get both his arms back between Arathorm's legs - danger averted.
Ledger trying to control but Arathorm is working from the bottom.

Arathorm looking for a guillotine here but Ledger defends easily.
Ledger trying to stand up but can't free himself from Arathorm's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ledger wants to control from the top but Arathorm keeps moving.
Arathorm keeping full guard, as Ledger tries to pass.
Ledger must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Arathorm is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ledger wants to control from the top but Arathorm keeps moving.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Heath Ledger hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Arathorm shoots in looking for a takedown. Ledger tries to sprawl out of it but Arathorm keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ledger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Arathorm shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ledger is trying to defend but Arathorm finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Arathorm lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arathorm missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Arathorm lands a nice short elbow.
Arathorm lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ledger keeping hold of Arathorm's head, controlling as best he can.
Ledger wants to improve his position but Arathorm is controlling well.
Arathorm looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ledger with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ledger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Arathorm.
Arathorm not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ledger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ledger pushes Arathorm off looking to stand but Arathorm dives back in and keeps control.
Ledger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ledger is refusing to be controlled, as Arathorm sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ledger trying to hold on to Arathorm's head to control him but Arathorm postures up.
Arathorm scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ledger is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Arathorm lands a nice short elbow.
Arathorm lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Arathorm scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Arathorm 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.
Ledger is pressing down on Arathorm's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ledger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ledger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ledger controlling Arathorm's posture.
Arathorm scoring with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ledger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ledger has Arathorm pulled in close to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Heath Ledger wasn't active enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Arathorm.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aragorn Arathorm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arathorm on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Arathorm fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ledger misses with a takedown

and Arathorm decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ledger's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aragorn Arathorm dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ledger shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Arathorm counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ledger is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Arathorm passes into half guard.

Arathorm wants to work for an arm triangle but Ledger is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Arathorm landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Arathorm maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Ledger could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Arathorm has cracked it and Ledger is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Arathorm!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aragorn Arathorm!