PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Arkham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pizza Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arkham comes to the cage accompanied by Smooth Criminal. Pizza Slice is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Arkham
vs
Slice

190 cm
18
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
22
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 Helsinki, Nathan Arkham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pizza Slice!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arkham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arkham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Slice fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arkham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slice shoots in but Arkham avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Arkham is looking to clinch.
Slice just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arkham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arkham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arkham circles away from the clinch attempt

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arkham has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Slice is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Arkham comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Pizza Slice has been cut.
Slice is looking to break free of the clinch but Arkham has double underhooks.
Arkham blocks an elbow strike from Slice.
Slice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arkham lands a damaging elbow.
Slice wants to break free but Arkham has control.
Arkham lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Slice is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Slice is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nathan Arkham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pizza Slice.
Slice looks gassed!
Arkham misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Arkham lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Slice wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Slice looking to slow down the pace here.
Slice wants to break free but Arkham has control.
Slice tries to stall but Arkham uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Arkham connects with a knee to the head.
Arkham gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Arkham crunches a lovely knee into Slice's ribcage.
Arkham landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Arkham.

Slice is rocked!

That has opened up Pizza Slice's cut even more.
Slice is trying to break the clinch but Arkham has him pressed against the cage.
Slice is still on wobbly legs! Can Arkham finish him?
Arkham creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Slice! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Arkham.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan Arkham!