PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Aldrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Arnold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldrin comes to the cage accompanied by Next Episode - Dr. Dre, Snoop Dog e Nate Dogg. Robert Aldrin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Aldrin
vs
Arnold

188 cm
22
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Aldrin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Arnold!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Aldrin tries to keep at a distance but Arnold has taken the fight into the clinch.

Arnold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aldrin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Arnold.
Arnold dodges the punch combination from Aldrin.
Sloppy strikes from Aldrin. Those never looked like landing.
Arnold tries to clinch but Aldrin is having none of it.
Arnold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aldrin throws a right and a left that both miss.

Arnold gets a clinch.
Arnold pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aldrin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aldrin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Arnold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aldrin misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldrin swats away the attempt to clinch by Arnold.
A punch combination from Aldrin misses.
Aldrin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aldrin throws a hook but Arnold avoids it easily.
Arnold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aldrin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arnold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aldrin misses with the combination.

Arnold clinches up against the cage.
Arnold is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Arnold manages to break the clinch.
Arnold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aldrin throws a combination that misses
and Arnold counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aldrin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arnold looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aldrin swats away the attempt to clinch by Arnold.
Arnold throws a head kick that half lands.
Arnold showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldrin.
Aldrin throws a combination that misses
and Arnold counters with a low kick, right behind Aldrin 's knee.
Aldrin throws a head kick that misses.
Arnold moves away from the strike by Aldrin.
Some wild striking there from Aldrin.
Aldrin misses with a double jab
and Arnold counters with a head kick. That will keep Aldrin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Arnold moves into range and clinches up with Aldrin.
Aldrin takes an elbow to the temple.
Aldrin avoids the elbow strike from Arnold, against the cage.
Arnold lands a right hand.
Arnold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aldrin backwards.
Arnold throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Arnold creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Arnold lands an elbow that stopped Aldrin in his tracks for a moment.
Arnold throws an elbow that misses.
Aldrin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arnold looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Come on Arnold - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Arnold creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aldrin's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Robert Aldrin has been cut.
Arnold throws an elbow that misses.
Nice elbow from Arnold.
Arnold is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aldrin is defending well for now.
Aldrin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Arnold throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arnold pushes off an throws an elbow but Aldrin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aldrin tries to break the clinch but Arnold is controlling the position.
Arnold lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aldrin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arnold scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arnold lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Arnold.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Arnold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Arnold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Aldrin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Aldrin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arnold counters with a head kick.

Arnold clinches up against the cage.
Arnold with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Arnold.
Arnold keeps control of Aldrin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Arnold lands with a right to the head.

Arnold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arnold slips a jab and a cross from Aldrin.
Arnold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aldrin tries to bum rush Arnold with a series of wild strikes but Arnold uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arnold walks into a stiff left hand from Aldrin.
Aldrin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Arnold.
Arnold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aldrin lands a nice shot that snaps Arnold's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldrin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arnold makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Aldrin circles away from the clinch attempt.
A low kick from Aldrin is predictable there
and Arnold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robert Aldrin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Aldrin. Those never looked like landing.
Aldrin throws a big shot that misses.
Aldrin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aldrin misses the jab.
Aldrin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aldrin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Arnold's head backwards.
Aldrin catches Arnold with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A combination from Aldrin does no damage.
Arnold dodges the punch combination from Aldrin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldrin throws a right and a left that Arnold avoids nicely.
Robert Aldrin is winning the standup battle so far.
Arnold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aldrin.
Aldrin throws a leg kick that is checked

and Arnold counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Arnold.
Arnold throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Arnold working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aldrin working hard to break the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aldrin.
Arnold gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Arnold lands a damaging elbow.
Arnold looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aldrin is trying to break the clinch but Arnold has him pressed against the cage.
Arnold misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aldrin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Arnold throws an elbow but misses.
Aldrin wants to get back to striking at distance but Arnold won't allow it.
Arnold pushes off an throws an elbow but Aldrin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short uppercut from Arnold.
Arnold lands a left hand.
Arnold will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Aldrin up against the cage.

Aldrin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arnold closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Aldrin counter with a right hand.
Aldrin tries to land a body kick

and Arnold holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Arnold lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold lands a left hand.
Aldrin wants to break the clinch but can't.

Arnold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arnold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robert Aldrin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arnold moves in looking to clinch but Aldrin pushes him off.
Aldrin misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Arnold tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aldrin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aldrin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldrin thows a leg kick but Arnold checks it
and Arnold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arnold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arnold tries to clinch there but Aldrin circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kevin Arnold will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Robert Aldrin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Aldrin falls off balance throwing a combination

and Arnold counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Arnold.
Arnold lands an elbow inside.
Arnold throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Aldrin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aldrin wants to break free but Arnold has control.
Arnold creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Arnold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arnold lands a nice elbow.
Arnold trying to control the position but instead, Aldrin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Arnold into the cage.
Kevin Arnold seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aldrin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aldrin managing to block the knees to the body from Arnold.
Aldrin tries to break the clinch but Arnold is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold lands with a light punch inside.
Aldrin blocks an elbow strike.
Arnold lands an elbow that stopped Aldrin in his tracks for a moment.
Arnold lands an elbow just above Aldrin 's eye.
Arnold effectively controlling the action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Arnold throws an elbow but misses.
Arnold lands with a light punch inside.
Arnold lands an uppercut.
Arnold unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arnold pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Arnold just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aldrin's brow.
Aldrin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aldrin blocks an elbow strike from Arnold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldrin dodges an elbow strike from Arnold.
Nice elbow from Arnold.

Arnold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldrin throws out a loose jab but Arnold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldrin ducks right into an uppercut from Arnold.
Aldrin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Arnold checks it well.
Aldrin just misses with a punch to the body.
Arnold fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aldrin misses with a combination

and Arnold counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Arnold.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arnold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Arnold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldrin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arnold throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aldrin blocks it with crossed arms.
Aldrin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aldrin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arnold lands a nice uppercut.
Aldrin working hard to break the clinch.
Arnold throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aldrin is trying to break the clinch but Arnold is controlling him.
Aldrin tries to break the clinch but Arnold is controlling the position.
Arnold's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Aldrin avoids a wild elbow strike from Arnold.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arnold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold lands a shoulder strike.
Arnold lands an elbow just above Aldrin 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Arnold throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Arnold throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Arnold throws an elbow but misses.
Arnold lands a nice elbow.
Arnold lands with a right to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Arnold just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aldrin's brow.
Arnold tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arnold comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldrin blocks an elbow strike.
Arnold looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Robert Aldrin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kevin Arnold is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Arnold has Aldrin pressed against the cage, preventing Aldrin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Arnold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Arnold winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Arnold!