PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between marcus dexter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and andrei arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

dexter
vs
arlovski

225 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 Hilo, marcus dexter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, andrei arlovski!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from arlovski.
arlovski throws a series of punches but dexter avoids them all with ease.
Nice takedown defense from arlovski. No joy for dexter on that attempt.
dexter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
arlovski tries a head kick but it misses.
arlovski should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

dexter has taken the fight to the clinch.

dexter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

dexter instigates a clinch.
arlovski prevents dexter from breaking the clinch.
dexter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. arlovski just stands there and leans against the cage.
dexter wants to break free but arlovski has control.

dexter has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics arlovski uses from the top position.
arlovski controlling from the top position.
arlovski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of dexter's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
arlovski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
dexter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
arlovski trying to control the position from guard on top but dexter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
arlovski is looking to stand up but dexter won't let him.
arlovski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
dexter can't keep his opponent in guard - arlovski advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
dexter is pressing down on arlovski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
arlovski is looking to stand up but dexter won't let him.

arlovski stands up from dexter's guard - arlovski perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
arlovski throws a head kick that misses.
dexter shoots in for a takedown but arlovski shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for marcus dexter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from dexter. arlovski shrugs it off though.
arlovski looks gassed!

dexter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. dexter showed some decent athleticism there.
dexter uses his free foot to push down on arlovski's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for arlovski.

dexter is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. arlovski can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
arlovski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
dexter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, dexter cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
arlovski tries to hold on but dexter postures up.
dexter controlling from mount.
arlovski wants to try and get back to his feet.
arlovski wants to hold on but dexter pushes him away.
dexter landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
arlovski working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
dexter lands a big shot there that rocks arlovski but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
dexter landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by dexter.

dexter looking for a guillotine from mount but arlovski is having none of it.
dexter raining down shots from the mount!
dexter lands with some vicious ground and pound - can arlovski hang on?
dexter tries to control but arlovski wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

marcus dexter dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

dexter tries for a takedown but arlovski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
arlovski misses with a jab, cross combination.
dexter fails in his attempt to clinch.
arlovski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
arlovski is looking to clinch.
marcus dexter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dexter closes the distance looking to clinch

and arlovski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by arlovski.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
arlovski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from dexter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for marcus dexter. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

arlovski manages to break the clinch.
arlovski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
dexter blocks a head kick by arlovski.
marcus dexter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
dexter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and arlovski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in dexter's guard.
dexter is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
dexter keeping moving, preventing arlovski from controlling successfully.
arlovski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dexter keeping moving, preventing arlovski from controlling successfully.
arlovski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
arlovski postures up.
arlovski trying to control the position from guard on top but dexter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
arlovski stopping the sweep attempt from dexter.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
dexter wants to clinch

and arlovski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by arlovski.
dexter tries to break the clinch but arlovski is controlling the position.

dexter works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
arlovski trying to control the position.
dexter trying to control the position from guard on top but arlovski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
dexter stopping the sweep attempt from arlovski.
arlovski controlling dexter's posture.
arlovski is looking to stand up but dexter isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

arlovski is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

arlovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
dexter misses with a takedown

and arlovski counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends dexter down! arlovski is looking to finish but dexter is intelligently defending himself.

dexter is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
dexter has momentary wrist control but arlovski slips an elbow through the middle.

dexter looking for a guillotine here but arlovski defends easily.
arlovski wants to control from the top but dexter keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

andrei arlovski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

arlovski tries to clinch up.

dexter scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
arlovski tries to buck dexter off but dexter is having none of it.
marcus dexter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
arlovski is trying to control dexter's posture but dexter avoids it.
dexter advances nicely into full mount.
dexter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
arlovski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
dexter controlling from the full mount.
arlovski is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dexter cracks arlovski with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
arlovski is trying to stand up.
dexter avoids the attempt from arlovski to control.
arlovski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
arlovski is squirming around, avoiding dexter's attempts to control the action.
dexter fails to move to back control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
arlovski is trying desperately to improve position.
arlovski tries to lock up and control but dexter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
arlovski's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
dexter controlling the pace for now.
dexter looking to control but arlovski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
arlovski tries to lock up and control but dexter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
dexter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
arlovski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
dexter won't let arlovski get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
arlovski is in all sorts of trouble here.
arlovski tries to hold on but dexter postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
arlovski slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
arlovski trying to control here.

arlovski kicks off dexter and gets to his feet.
arlovski misses with a wild combination.
dexter tries for a takedown but arlovski circles away easily
and arlovski counters with a head kick.
dexter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and arlovski counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for dexter!
arlovski controlling from the full mount.
dexter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
dexter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
dexter gets back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
dexter is trying to stand up here but arlovski is controlling him well.
dexter tries to get to full guard but arlovski has control of the leg.
dexter gets full guard.
dexter trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
arlovski wants to control from the top but dexter keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to andrei arlovski.
Well arlovski 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... andrei arlovski!