PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matador De Puta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matador De Puta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Arlovski
vs
De Puta

190 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Arlovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matador De Puta!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Puta.
De Puta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Puta thuds a left hand into Arlovski's body.
A big right from De Puta misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Puta, as that shot connected.
De Puta fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arlovski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Arlovski closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming De Puta to the mat! De Puta manages to get full guard.
Arlovski wants to control from the top but De Puta keeps moving.
Arlovski content to stall in guard here.
De Puta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Arlovski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Arlovski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Arlovski throwing strikes but missing.
De Puta wants to get back to his feet but Arlovski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

De Puta is working an open guard so Arlovski takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Arlovski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Puta to score with a decent uppercut.
Arlovski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Puta pinned against the cage. De Puta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
De Puta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arlovski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Puta throws a body punch but Arlovski moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski slips a jab and a cross from De Puta.
De Puta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Arlovski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Puta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De Puta scores with a jab to the body.
De Puta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Arlovski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Arlovski is defended easily by De Puta.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Arlovski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arlovski is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Puta lands a nice hook to Arlovski's body. Arlovski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Puta works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Arlovski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Puta pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Arlovski back to the cage. De Puta follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
De Puta connects with a body shot.
De Puta works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Puta scores with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by De Puta.
Arlovski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Puta pinned against the cage. De Puta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Matador De Puta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arlovski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by De Puta!
Arlovski shoots in looking for a takedown. De Puta tries to sprawl out of it but Arlovski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Puta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Puta scores with a crisp jab that stopped Arlovski in his tracks.
Nice body punch from De Puta.
De Puta lands with a shot to the body.
De Puta lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Puta cracks a nice hook into Arlovski's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Puta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Puta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Puta scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matador De Puta dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice jab there from De Puta.
Arlovski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Puta.
De Puta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Arlovski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Arlovski dodges the punch combination from De Puta.
De Puta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Arlovski fails to land the takedown.
De Puta scores with a jab to the body.
De Puta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Puta scores with a jab. Arlovski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Puta feints a jab promting Arlovski to slip. De Puta then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Arlovski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
De Puta misses with a two punch combination.
Arlovski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice uppercut lands for De Puta. That snapped Arlovski's head back.
De Puta throws a series of punches but Arlovski moves out of range.
De Puta bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Arlovski's head.
Nice shot lands for De Puta.
Matador De Puta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Puta throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Arlovski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

De Puta is defending against the submission attempts here by Arlovski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arlovski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De Puta does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Arlovski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Arlovski throws a strike but De Puta avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Arlovski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Arlovski trying to control the position from guard on top but De Puta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arlovski is pushing down on De Puta's leg trying to pass to half guard. De Puta is fighting to maintain full guard but Arlovski has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Puta has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Arlovski is working away from the top position though.
De Puta is trying to stand up here but Arlovski is controlling him well.
Arlovski trying to control the action but De Puta is working from the bottom.
Arlovski works his way into side control.
Arlovski is putting a hurting on De Puta here, landing some big shots from side control.
De Puta is trying to buck Arlovski off.
Arlovski looking to punish the body of his opponent here but De Puta is avoiding damage well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski trying to control the position but De Puta is working away.
Arlovski lands a nice forearm strike.
Arlovski misses with the ground and pound.
Arlovski scores with a couple of short elbows.
Arlovski is working De Puta over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Arlovski tries for a kimura but De Puta is defending well.

Arlovski tries for a kimura but De Puta is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arlovski misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Arlovski dominated that second round.
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. 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.

Arlovski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
De Puta lands a nice hook to Arlovski's body. Arlovski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arlovski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Arlovski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Puta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arlovski circles away quickly and effectively.
Arlovski slips a straight right by De Puta.
Good exchange - De Puta coming out on top.
Good shot there by De Puta.
De Puta fails to land with a series of punches.
Matador De Puta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from De Puta both land. Nice combination.
De Puta connects with a body shot.
De Puta misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski moves forwards but De Puta connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De Puta punishes Arlovski's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Puta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Puta fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A right-left combo lands from De Puta.
De Puta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Puta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arlovski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Puta's corner calls for a 1-2. De Puta obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
De Puta throws an overhand right that lands on Arlovski's shoulder, as Arlovski tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De Puta throws a right and a left that Arlovski avoids nicely.
De Puta darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Arlovski fails with a takedown attempt.
De Puta fails to land with a series of punches.
De Puta swinging wildly here.
Arlovski looks for a takedown but De Puta sprawls well.
Arlovski shoots for a double leg takedown but De Puta sprawls well. He's pushed Arlovski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Arlovski. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Puta is fending him off so far but Arlovski persists. Nope, De Puta circles away and we're back to standing.
De Puta jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
De Puta lands with a hook. Arlovski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Puta goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
De Puta shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Arlovski eats them both and turns towards De Puta to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheers as De Puta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arlovski doesn't seem phased though.
De Puta works Arlovski's body with a nice hook.
De Puta stuffs the takedown attempt from Arlovski. Arlovski gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Puta lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Arlovski walks into a stiff left hand from De Puta.
De Puta connects with the punch.
De Puta lands a nice hook to Arlovski's body. Arlovski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Puta's corner calls for a 1-2. De Puta obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
De Puta works Arlovski's body with a nice hook.
De Puta uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Arlovski has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arlovski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De Puta lands with a nice body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matador De Puta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Puta 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matador De Puta!