PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlovski has chosen Pitbull-dont stop the party as his entrance music. Andrei Arlovski has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Roman
vs
Arlovski

191 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
26
245 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matheus Roman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrei Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Arlovski moves into the clinch.
Arlovski landing knees to the head.

Arlovski manages to break the clinch.
Roman is looking to clinch but Arlovski is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Roman.
Roman misses with the combination.
Arlovski fails with the takedown.
Arlovski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Arlovski darts in and clinches Roman up against the cage.
Roman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Arlovski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roman's efforts to push away.

Arlovski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arlovski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Roman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Arlovski somewhat.
Matheus Roman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Arlovski.
Arlovski blocks a head kick by Roman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Roman wants it to stay on the feet.
Roman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Roman swinging wildly here.
Roman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Arlovski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arlovski throws a head kick that misses.

Roman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Roman wants to get back to striking at distance but Arlovski won't allow it.
Arlovski is trying to break the clinch but Roman has him pressed against the cage.
Arlovski scores with a knee to the head.
Arlovski looks winded!
Arlovski misses with a knee strike.
Roman has Arlovski pressed against the cage, preventing Arlovski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Roman is trying to force a seperation but Arlovski has the dominant position.
Arlovski tries to break free but Roman pushes him back against the cage.
Roman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Arlovski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arlovski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Arlovski.

Roman has closed the distance and engaged Arlovski in a clinch.
Arlovski throws a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Roman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roman wants to break free but Arlovski has control.
Roman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice left hand lands by Roman.
Roman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Arlovski tries a knee to the head but Roman blocks it.
Arlovski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roman's efforts to push away.
Arlovski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roman blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arlovski has him pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Roman.

Arlovski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arlovski shoots in looking for a takedown but Roman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Arlovski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Roman closes the distance and clinches.
Roman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arlovski prevents Roman from breaking the clinch.
Roman tries to break free but Arlovski pushes him back against the cage.
Arlovski tries a knee to the head but Roman blocks it.
Roman tries to break free but Arlovski pushes him back against the cage.
Arlovski is trying to break the clinch but Roman is controlling him.
Roman wants to break free but Arlovski has control.
Roman slows down the pace here.
Arlovski prevents Roman from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Arlovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roman tries a head kick but it misses.

Roman has Arlovski up against the cage in a clinch.
Roman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Arlovski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arlovski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Roman can't break the clinch.
Roman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arlovski has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arlovski has Roman pressed against the cage, preventing Roman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Roman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matheus Roman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Arlovski shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Roman's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Arlovski being controlled here momentarily.
Arlovski won't allow Roman to sweep him here.

Arlovski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Roman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Arlovski has managed to get both his arms back between Roman's legs - danger averted.
Roman keeping moving, preventing Arlovski from controlling successfully.
Roman is trying to control the position but Arlovski postures up.
Roman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Arlovski is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Roman throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Roman keeping moving, preventing Arlovski from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Andrei Arlovski hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Roman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arlovski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A punch lands to the side of Arlovski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Arlovski fails with a takedown attempt.
Arlovski is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Roman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arlovski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arlovski shoots in and drives through. Roman sprawls well.
Matheus Roman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Arlovski.
Arlovski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Roman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Arlovski somewhat.
Roman throws a sloppy head kick and Arlovski moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman doesn't manage to clinch there - Arlovski circles away.
Roman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Roman misses with a leg kick.
Roman throws a head kick that misses.
Arlovski swinging wildly here.
Roman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roman tries to close the distance and clinch but Arlovski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arlovski.
Roman throws a head kick that misses.
Arlovski lands a head kick!
Matheus Roman is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arlovski keeps the fight on the outside.
Roman scores with a jab. Arlovski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Arlovski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Roman's waist but Roman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Arlovski off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman tries to clinch up but Arlovski circles away and keeps his distance.
Roman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Arlovski backs up against the cage.
Arlovski shoots for a takedown but Roman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Roman connects with a body shot.
Arlovski dodges the punch combination from Roman.
A punch lands to the side of Arlovski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Arlovski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roman is fending him off so far but Arlovski persists. Nope, Roman circles away and we're back to standing.

Roman takes the fight into the clinch.
Matheus Roman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Arlovski is trying to break free.

Roman breaks the clinch.
Roman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Roman wants it to stay on the feet.
Roman connects with a crisp jab.
Arlovski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman throws a series of punches but Arlovski avoids them all with ease.
Arlovski misses with a takedown attempt - Roman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Roman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Roman is looking to clinch but Arlovski is avoiding it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Roman.

Arlovski gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arlovski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arlovski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arlovski can't break the clinch.
Arlovski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roman's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arlovski tries to circle away but Roman has him pinned against the cage.
Arlovski keeps control of Roman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matheus Roman dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Arlovski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Roman throws a head kick that misses.

Roman drives through and clinches with Arlovski against the cage.
Roman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Roman tries to break the clinch but Arlovski is controlling the position.

Arlovski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Roman.
Roman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Arlovski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arlovski lands a head kick. Roman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Arlovski wants to clinch.
Arlovski slips a jab and a cross from Roman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arlovski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roman wants to clinch up but Arlovski keeps it at a distance.
Roman stuffs the takedown attempt from Arlovski. Arlovski gets slowly back to his feet.
Roman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Arlovski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Roman drives through and clinches with Arlovski against the cage.
Arlovski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arlovski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Roman working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Arlovski.
Roman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Arlovski scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman lands an uppercut.
Roman wants to get back to striking at distance but Arlovski won't allow it.
Roman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Arlovski scores with a knee to the head.
Roman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arlovski's efforts to push away.

Roman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Roman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Arlovski, pushing him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Arlovski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Roman forces Arlovski back against the cage and clinches.
Arlovski connects with a knee to the head.
Arlovski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Roman is trying to force a seperation but Arlovski has the dominant position.

Arlovski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Roman clinches up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Arlovski.

Roman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arlovski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Matheus Roman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Arlovski.
Roman doesn't manage to clinch there - Arlovski circles away.
Andrei Arlovski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arlovski.
Arlovski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Roman's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman doesn't manage to clinch there - Arlovski circles away.
Arlovski tries to clinch up.
Arlovski throws a series of punches but Roman moves out of range.
Arlovski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arlovski wants to clinch
and Roman counters with a three punch combo that has Arlovski backing up. Arlovski nods at Roman to acknowledge the strikes.
Matheus Roman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Roman has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roman tries to break the clinch but Arlovski is controlling the position.

Arlovski manages to break the clinch.
Roman slaps away a takedown attempt from Arlovski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Matheus Roman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Arlovski.
Andrei Arlovski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Arlovski.
Matheus Roman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roman lands with a right hand.

Roman rushes Arlovski and presses him up against the cage.
Roman is trying to break the clinch but Arlovski has him pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matheus Roman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Roman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matheus Roman!