PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Lanz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Arlovski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pitbull-dont stop the party. Andrei Arlovski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Arlovski
vs
Lanz

193 cm
26
245 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

189 cm
20
267 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

KAISER

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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrei Arlovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Lanz!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lanz as he avoids it easily.
Arlovski tries to clinch up.
Arlovski has his takedown stuffed

and Lanz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Lanz stands up from Arlovski's guard - Lanz perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lanz fails to land with a series of punches.
Arlovski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lanz swats away the attempt to clinch by Arlovski.
Sloppy strikes from Arlovski. Those never looked like landing.
Arlovski fails with the takedown
and Lanz counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Arlovski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arlovski is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arlovski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Arlovski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Lanz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lanz is in close to Arlovski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lanz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Arlovski has momentary wrist control but Lanz slips an elbow through the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arlovski tries to strike from the bottom.

Lanz gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Arlovski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lanz's waist but Lanz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Arlovski off to one side.
Arlovski tries a head kick but it misses.
Lanz misses with a series of wild punches.
Arlovski with a lazy takedown attempt

and Lanz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Arlovski's guard.
Lanz works over Arlovski with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Arlovski 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.
Lanz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lanz won't allow Arlovski to sweep him here.

Lanz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Arlovski, up you get!
Lanz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arlovski.
Some wild striking there from Arlovski.
Lanz lands a jab-cross combination.
Arlovski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lanz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arlovski tries for a takedown but Lanz circles away easily
and Lanz counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lanz counters with a series of strikes. Arlovski will be more careful next time no doubt.
Arlovski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Lanz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Lanz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lanz throws a series of punches but Arlovski avoids them all with ease.
Arlovski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lanz's waist but Lanz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Arlovski off to one side.
Arlovski misses with a takedown
and Lanz counters with a one-two to the body.
Lanz scores with a three punch combo!
Lanz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Arlovski misses with a takedown attempt

and Lanz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Lanz gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Lanz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Arlovski.
Arlovski tries for a takedown but Lanz circles away easily
and Lanz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Arlovski with a poor takedown
and Lanz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Arlovski does no damage.
Lanz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Arlovski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Lanz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Arlovski doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Lanz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lanz.
Lanz scoring with punches to the head and body.

Arlovski is working an open guard so Lanz takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Arlovski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lanz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Andrei Arlovski has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lanz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lanz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arlovski.
Arlovski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arlovski is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lanz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Lanz.
Lanz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Arlovski tries for a takedown but Lanz circles away easily

and Lanz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Arlovski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lanz wants to stand but Arlovski has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Arlovski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Arlovski throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arlovski is looking to stand up but Lanz isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lanz gets to his feet. Arlovski looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Arlovski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lanz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arlovski slips a jab and a cross from Lanz.
Arlovski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lanz sprawls well. Lanz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Arlovski gets slowly back to his feet.
Lanz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arlovski shoots in looking for a takedown. Lanz tries to sprawl out of it but Arlovski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lanz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Arlovski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lanz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Arlovski with a lazy takedown attempt

so Lanz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lanz wanted to stand there but Arlovski had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanz throws a big right hand that misses.
Thomas Lanz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Arlovski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lanz manages to get himself to full guard.
Lanz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Arlovski is controlling him.
Arlovski passes Lanz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lanz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Arlovski performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lanz wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski is pressing down on Lanz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lanz is holding on for now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lanz tries to kick Arlovski off but Arlovski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lanz is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Arlovski performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Lanz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrei Arlovski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Arlovski tries to clinch up but Lanz circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas Lanz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arlovski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lanz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No joy there for Arlovski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arlovski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lanz tries to avoid it but Arlovski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lanz to the ground. Lanz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lanz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Arlovski with a poor takedown
and Lanz counters with a series of strikes. Arlovski will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Arlovski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lanz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lanz duly obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lanz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski throws a head kick but Lanz moves out of range.
Arlovski with a poor takedown
and Arlovski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lanz lands a really nice looking cross but Arlovski seems unphased.
Arlovski tries for a takedown but Lanz circles away easily
and Lanz counters with a one-two to the body.
Lanz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Andrei Arlovski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arlovski scores with a nice head shot.
Lanz avoids the head kick by Arlovski.
Arlovski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lanz counters with a three punch combo that has Arlovski backing up. Arlovski nods at Lanz to acknowledge the strikes.
Arlovski tries to clinch up but Lanz circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas Lanz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski misses with a takedown
and Lanz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arlovski misses with a takedown attempt - Lanz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lanz swats away the attempt to clinch by Arlovski.
Arlovski tries to clinch up
enabling Lanz to counter with a crisp jab.
Arlovski shoots and misses
and Lanz counters with a left and a right that stings Arlovski.
Lanz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Arlovski eats them both and turns towards Lanz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Arlovski throws a right and a left that Lanz avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Andrei Arlovski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arlovski shoots and misses
and Lanz counters with a one-two to the body.
Arlovski fails with an attempt to clinch.
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.
Arlovski tries to close the distance and clinch but Lanz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lanz scores with a decent looking hook.
Arlovski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lanz counters with a three punch combo that has Arlovski backing up. Arlovski nods at Lanz to acknowledge the strikes.
Arlovski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lanz circles away quickly and effectively.
Arlovski tries to clinch up but Lanz circles away and keeps his distance.
Arlovski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Arlovski clinches up with Lanz and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lanz is trying to push Arlovski away but Arlovski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Arlovski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lanz blocks it with crossed arms.

Lanz breaks the clinch.
Arlovski throws a sloppy head kick and Lanz moves out of range easily.
Arlovski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lanz.
Arlovski lands with a kick to the temple. Lanz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Arlovski fails with the takedown
and Lanz counters with a good low kick that Arlovski was not able to check.
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.
Arlovski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lanz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Arlovski tries for a takedown but Lanz circles away easily

and Lanz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Arlovski's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Lanz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lanz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Lanz!
Thomas Lanz gave a mention to KAISER in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).