PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Kazarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin McArthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazarian comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - My Way. McArthur has chosen Breathing as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kazarian
vs
McArthur

165 cm
30
146 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

200 cm
21
144 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

SAVE A FIGHTER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Kazarian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin McArthur!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Kazarian with that takedown attempt.
Kazarian misses with a wild body shot.
Tony Kazarian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazarian shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McArthur as he jumps to the side.
McArthur is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McArthur slips a straight right by Kazarian.
McArthur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A cross from McArthur lands.
Kazarian just misses with a punch to the body.
McArthur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kazarian. Kazarian obviously looking to wear him down.
McArthur takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kazarian throws out a loose jab but McArthur uses good head movement to avoid it.
McArthur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kazarian connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by McArthur.
Kazarian throws a series of punches but McArthur avoids them all with ease.
McArthur thows a body shot but no joy.
McArthur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kazarian.
McArthur avoids a kick to the body.
Kazarian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kazarian with a poor takedown
and McArthur counters with a three punch combo that has Kazarian backing up. Kazarian nods at McArthur to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Kazarian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McArthur stuffs the takedown attempt from Kazarian. Kazarian gets slowly back to his feet.
Kazarian throws a jab but it's blocked by McArthur.
McArthur misses with an uppercut
and Kazarian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kazarian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McArthur missing with a left hand there. Kazarian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kazarian scores with a shot to the body.

Kazarian shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McArthur looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kazarian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McArthur works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McArthur tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McArthur wants to stand up but Kazarian is controlling him.
McArthur wants to sweep here but Kazarian controlling him for the moment.
Kazarian prevents McArthur from getting back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kazarian's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kazarian slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McArthur tries to escape but Kazarian is in control.
Kazarian moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kazarian grinds an elbow into McArthur's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian cracks McArthur with a big elbow.
McArthur wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
McArthur really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kazarian. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kazarian lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McArthur can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kazarian in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kazarian working the ground and pound.
McArthur managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kazarian.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kazarian landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

McArthur is rocked!
McArthur struggling a bit here.
McArthur tries to bench press Kazarian off him but Kazarian keeps the position.
Kazarian is working McArthur over with some ground and pound from side control.
McArthur tries to improve position but can't.
Kazarian scoring with punches and elbows.
McArthur is still in real trouble! Can Kazarian finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McArthur is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kazarian landing a few strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian cracks McArthur with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kazarian working the ground and pound.
McArthur is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kazarian connects with a decent elbow.
Kazarian looks up at the clock and then as McArthur takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kazarian smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
McArthur seems a little lost for a moment, as Kazarian dominates the positioning.
Kazarian in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kazarian working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
McArthur takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
McArthur tries to improve position but can't.
McArthur is trying to control Kazarian's posture but Kazarian avoids it.
Kazarian is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McArthur is trying to get back to half guard.
Kazarian looks up at the clock and then as McArthur takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kazarian smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Kazarian dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kazarian misses with a body shot.
McArthur seems to have recovered his senses.
Kazarian is looking to wear down McArthur with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kazarian shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McArthur but McArthur pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kazarian.
Kazarian fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Kazarian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McArthur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kazarian.
Kazarian fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kazarian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McArthur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kazarian closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kazarian missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McArthur is trying to stand back up but Kazarian is controlling him
Kazarian not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kazarian trying to control the pace.
Kazarian lands with a punch from half guard.
McArthur is trying to stand back up but Kazarian is controlling him
Tony Kazarian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kazarian with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kazarian lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kazarian prevents McArthur from improving his position.

McArthur kicks Kazarian off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McArthur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kazarian misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kazarian shoots in but no luck this time.
Kazarian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kazarian looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McArthur is fending him off so far but Kazarian persists. Nope, McArthur circles away and we're back to standing.

Kazarian throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. McArthur tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kazarian is in McArthur's guard.
McArthur is trying to control the position but Kazarian postures up.
Kazarian makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

McArthur is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kazarian defends well.
Kazarian lands a couple of digs.
Kazarian trying to control but McArthur is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McArthur's head.
Kazarian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McArthur wants to stand and escape but Kazarian is having none of it.
Kazarian connects with a couple of short punches.
McArthur preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McArthur avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kazarian preventing the sweep.
Kazarian throwing strikes but missing.
Kazarian controlling from the top position.
McArthur lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kazarian!
McArthur controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
McArthur looking for a sweep. Not yet McArthur, not yet.
Kazarian scoring with punches to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kazarian throwing strikes from guard but McArthur blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kazarian wants to control from the top but McArthur keeps moving.
Kazarian scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kazarian trying to control the position from guard on top but McArthur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kazarian with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kazarian landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Kazarian dominated that second round.
That's time! Kazarian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kazarian lands a body shot.
Kazarian avoids the body shot from McArthur.
Kazarian lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McArthur at a distance.
Kazarian fails with a takedown attempt.
Kazarian throws a leg kick but McArthur sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Horrible takedown by Kazarian or perhaps it was just good defense by McArthur which made him look bad.
Kazarian thows a body shot but no joy.
Kazarian misses with an uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kazarian.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Kazarian. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazarian shoots in looking for a takedown but McArthur manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kazarian's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kazarian misses the shot to the body.
Kazarian shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McArthur as he jumps to the side.
Jab, jab by McArthur - just one landing.
McArthur drops his hands momentarily and Kazarian takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kevin McArthur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Kazarian shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McArthur blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kazarian.
McArthur pushes Kazarian off looking to stand but Kazarian dives back in and keeps control.

Kazarian is looking for a kimura but McArthur is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kazarian to get the leverage.
McArthur looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian is looking to take a break and control but McArthur is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McArthur is trying to get back to full guard.
Kazarian working McArthur over with strikes.
Kazarian prevents McArthur from standing back up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazarian slips a nice elbow through McArthur's hands, connecting with McArthur's forehead.
McArthur pushes Kazarian off looking to stand but Kazarian dives back in and keeps control.
Kazarian scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kazarian working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
McArthur looks like he's trying to stand up.
McArthur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McArthur manages to get to full guard.
Kazarian 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.
Kazarian is working McArthur over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian connects with a couple of short punches.
Kazarian stands up over McArthur, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McArthur trying to keep a closed guard but Kazarian is proving a slippery customer.
Kazarian is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kazarian is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kazarian lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McArthur not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McArthur is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kazarian is controlling him.
Kazarian in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kazarian with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kazarian won't allow McArthur to get back to his feet.
Kazarian distracts McArthur with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McArthur working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kazarian.
Kazarian is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kazarian with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian throws a big elbow that misses.
McArthur throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kazarian is looking to work some ground and pound but McArthur has wrist control.
Kazarian landing some decent shots from guard.
McArthur looking to control.
Kazarian controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Kazarian drops back looking for a leg! McArthur is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McArthur manages to kick Kazarian off! Kazarian jumps back into McArthur's guard.
McArthur has control of Kazarian's left arm, preventing Kazarian from doing any damage.
Tony Kazarian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kazarian working some strikes from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kazarian trying to control the position from guard on top but McArthur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McArthur is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kazarian is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Kazarian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kazarian 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Kazarian!
Tony Kazarian decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.