PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Arnold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Myers
vs
Arnold

186 cm
22
181 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Myers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Arnold!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arnold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Myers.
Arnold tries to clinch there but Myers circles away.
Arnold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Myers misses with an uppercut.
Myers throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Arnold counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Arnold lands a nice uppercut.
Myers pressing his opponent against the cage.
Myers stalling in the clinch but Arnold improves position.
Arnold lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Martin Myers has been cut.
Myers swings wildly with an uppercut but Arnold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arnold lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Arnold lands a nice elbow.
Myers tries to throw a body punch but Arnold avoids it by throwing Myers back against the cage.
Myers working hard to break the clinch.
Myers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice elbow from Arnold.
Myers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Arnold is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Arnold breaks the clinch.
Myers misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers misses with the body kick

and Arnold holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Arnold takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Myers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arnold's elbow.
Arnold controlling the action here for a moment.
Myers tries to work over Arnold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arnold prevents a body shot from Myers.
Arnold controlling the action here for a moment.
Myers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Arnold creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Myers's defenses.
Arnold lands with a right to the head.
Myers misses with the head strike.
Arnold lands a shoulder strike.
Arnold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Myers backwards.
Myers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Myers trying to control the position but instead, Arnold has worked for underhooks and has pushed Myers into the cage.
Arnold landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arnold leaning his opponent against the cage.

Arnold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Myers fails to land with a series of punches.
Arnold blocks a jab.
Arnold ducks right into an uppercut from Myers.
Myers tries to work over Arnold's front leg with a kick but Arnold checks it.
Myers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Myers works the jab nicely.
Myers tries to land a leg kick but Arnold saw it coming and moves away.
A big right from Myers misses.
Arnold walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers throws an overhand right that lands on Arnold's shoulder, as Arnold tries to avoid the shot.
Myers misses with a double jab

and Arnold counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Arnold.
Arnold creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Myers lands with a left to the head.
Arnold unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arnold lands a shoulder strike.
Arnold using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Myers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Myers is trying to break free.
Arnold keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Myers's efforts to push away.
Arnold is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Arnold lands an elbow inside.
Arnold blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arnold.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Arnold.
Myers tries to circle away but Arnold has him pinned against the cage.

Arnold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martin Myers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Myers fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myers throws a right hand that misses
and Arnold counters with a left and a right that stings Myers.
Myers looks to land a right hand but Arnold moved out of range.
Myers throws a right hand that misses

and Arnold moves into the clinch.
Arnold lands a damaging elbow.

Martin Myers's cut is getting worse.
Myers working hard to break the clinch.
Myers swings wildly with an uppercut but Arnold uses good head movement to avoid it.
A knee to the head by Arnold.
Arnold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arnold taking a breather.
Myers takes an elbow to the temple.
Arnold scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Myers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arnold gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Myers looking to slow down the pace here.
Myers lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kevin Arnold will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Martin Myers'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.

Jab from Myers.
Arnold fails in his attempt to clinch.
Myers misses with a body shot.
Myers throws an off balance right hand
and Myers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Myers misses.
Myers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arnold.
Arnold moves out of range of the strikes.
Myers misses with an uppercut
and Arnold counters with a good low kick that Myers was not able to check.
Myers throws an off balance right hand
and Arnold counters with a head kick.

Arnold moves into range and clinches up with Myers.
Arnold lands a shoulder strike.
Arnold connects with a knee to the head.

Myers breaks from the clinch.
Myers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers throws a right and a left that Arnold avoids nicely.

Arnold moves into the clinch.
Arnold comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Myers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arnold has him pressed against the cage.
Myers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Arnold.
Myers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arnold backwards.
Arnold lands a nice knee to the body.
Myers takes an elbow to the temple.
Kevin Arnold seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arnold.
Arnold lands with a right to the head.
Arnold pressing his opponent against the cage.
Arnold lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Martin Myers's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Arnold comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Arnold lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arnold is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnold scores with a knee to the head.
Arnold lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Jeez, Martin Myers's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Myers has had enough of the clinch but Arnold keeps him there for the moment.
Myers blocks an elbow strike from Arnold.
Arnold tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Myers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Arnold creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Myers has a couple of punches blocked by Arnold.
Myers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arnold with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Myers fails to land.
Arnold connects with a nasty looking knee right to Myers's face.
Myers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Myers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Myers is trying to break free.
Myers swings wildly with an uppercut but Arnold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arnold lands a damaging elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Martin Myers's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kevin Arnold!