PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Arroyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bane Croke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Croke has chosen erasus as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Arroyo
vs
Croke

188 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Javier Arroyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bane Croke!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arroyo scores with a spinning back kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for Croke.
Croke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arroyo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Croke checks it well.
Croke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Croke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arroyo lands a leg kick that knocks Croke off balance momentarily.

Croke clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arroyo.
Croke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arroyo avoiding damage as Croke throws knees to the body.
Croke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Croke breaks the clinch.
Arroyo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Croke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arroyo misses with an uppercut. Croke saw that one coming.
Croke checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Croke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arroyo.
Croke fails with an attempt to clinch.

Croke decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Croke is trying to control the action in half guard but Arroyo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Arroyo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Croke.
Arroyo tries to kick Croke off but Croke keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Arroyo trying to control but Croke postures up.
Croke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Arroyo tries to get to full guard but Croke has control of the leg.
Croke prevents Arroyo from standing back up.
Croke wants to pass the guard but Arroyo is defending well.
Croke is looking to take a break and control but Arroyo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arroyo looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Croke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Arroyo cracks the inside of Croke's front leg.
Croke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arroyo.
Croke tries to close the distance and clinch but Arroyo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Croke wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Croke misses.
Arroyo throws a sloppy head kick and Croke moves out of range easily.
Arroyo throws out a loose jab but Croke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Croke misses with a few strikes there.
Arroyo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Croke blocks the leg kick.
Arroyo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arroyo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Croke.
Arroyo misses with a low kick.
Good work by Croke as he checks the leg kick.
Croke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arroyo takes a swing at Croke's ribcage but misses.
Arroyo throws a leg kick

and Croke counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Croke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Arroyo trying to control from the bottom.
Croke 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.

Croke postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Arroyo to stand up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Arroyo enables Croke to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Arroyo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Croke looks winded!
Arroyo working a defensive guard but Croke passes into half guard.
Croke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Arroyo defending well though.

Croke looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Croke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Croke.
Croke passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Croke misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Croke avoids the attempt from Arroyo to control.
Arroyo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Croke unloads with some shots from mount but Arroyo bucks and avoids them well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Croke throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bane Croke dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Croke shoots for a takedown but Arroyo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab from Arroyo misses.
Croke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arroyo avoids the head kick by Croke.
Arroyo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Croke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arroyo throws out the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Croke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Arroyo slips a jab and a cross from Croke.
Arroyo misses with a looping right.
Arroyo takes a swing at Croke's ribcage but misses.
Arroyo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Arroyo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Croke checks it well.
Arroyo throws a body punch but Croke moves out of range.
Croke blocks a low kick nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Croke blocks the leg kick.
Arroyo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Croke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Croke looks for a takedown but Arroyo sprawls well.
Bane Croke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Croke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Croke tries to work over Arroyo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Croke gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Croke is breathing heavily.
Arroyo wants to control but Croke is keeping busy.
Arroyo wants to get back to full guard.
Arroyo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Arroyo is trying to control but can't.
Arroyo is looking for a sweep. Croke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Croke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arroyo keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Arroyo throws a head kick but Croke moves out of range.
Javier Arroyo is winning the standup battle so far.
Croke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Croke moves out of range as Arroyo strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Croke crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Arroyo - the referee stops the clock and Croke gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Arroyo. Croke manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arroyo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Croke.
Arroyo misses with a leg kick.
Arroyo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Croke blocks a leg kick.
Croke moves out of range of the body kick.
Croke on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Arroyo throws a body punch but Croke moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Croke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Croke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arroyo misses with a looping right.
Arroyo throws a leg kick
and Croke counters with a three punch combo that has Arroyo backing up. Arroyo nods at Croke to acknowledge the strikes.
Arroyo looks to land a combination but Croke avoids it well.
Croke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arroyo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Croke ducks under a wild hook from Arroyo.
Croke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arroyo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Croke is able to avoid easily.
Arroyo wants to land a leg kick but Croke is out of range.
Arroyo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Croke slips a straight right by Arroyo.
Croke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Arroyo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Croke misses with a series of wild punches.
Croke avoids the body shot from Arroyo.
Arroyo missing with a left hand there. Croke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arroyo stuffs the takedown attempt from Croke. Croke gets slowly back to his feet.
Javier Arroyo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bane Croke.
Some bone on bone action there as Croke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick misses from Croke.
The fighters circling - Arroyo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arroyo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arroyo avoids the body shot from Croke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arroyo looks to land a combination but Croke avoids it well.
Arroyo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Croke staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Javier Arroyo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Arroyo tries to land a front kick but Croke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Croke wants to slow Arroyo down by chopping away at his legs.
Croke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arroyo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Croke.

Croke forces Arroyo back against the cage and clinches.
Croke is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Croke is trying to break free.
Arroyo working aggressively here.
Arroyo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Croke is looking to break free of the clinch but Arroyo has double underhooks.
Arroyo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Croke blocking some punches.
Arroyo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Croke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arroyo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo is trying to force a seperation but Croke has the dominant position.
Arroyo can't find room to land a body shot as Croke controls the action.
Arroyo has a couple of punches blocked by Croke.
Croke has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Arroyo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Javier Arroyo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bane Croke.
Arroyo tries a body shot but Croke blocks it.
Croke misses with a knee to the head.
Croke is trying to force a seperation but Arroyo has the dominant position.
Arroyo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arroyo is trying to break the clinch but Croke is controlling him.
Croke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arroyo blocks it with crossed arms.
Arroyo working aggressively here.
Croke throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Arroyo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Croke backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Croke.
Croke blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Croke struggles to land a body shot inside as Arroyo controls his hands.
Arroyo swings wildly with an uppercut but Croke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arroyo managing to block the knees to the body from Croke.
Croke is trying to push Arroyo away but Arroyo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Croke blocking some punches.
Arroyo tries to work over Croke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arroyo.
Croke is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Arroyo is defending well.

Croke manages to break the clinch.
Croke checks a leg kick nicely.
Arroyo looks for the body kick but Croke saw that one coming.
Arroyo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arroyo misses with an uppercut.
Arroyo looks to land a body kick but Croke moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Arroyo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Croke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arroyo throws a hook to the side of Croke's head but Croke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Croke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arroyo throws a front kick aimed at Croke's knee but Croke avoids it well.
Croke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arroyo throws a leg kick that misses.
Arroyo misses with a straight left.
Croke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That kick from Arroyo tenderised Croke's leg. Croke is trying to keep his angry face on.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Croke checks a leg kick.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Croke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arroyo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Croke on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Arroyo lands a leg kick that knocks Croke off balance momentarily.
Croke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arroyo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Arroyo misses with a body kick.
Croke defending well as Arroyo loads up on a big left hand.
Croke ducks under a wild hook from Arroyo.
Javier Arroyo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arroyo is looking to chop away at Croke's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arroyo throws a push kick but Croke slaps the foot to one side.
Croke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Arroyo throws a series of punches but Croke avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Arroyo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Arroyo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Arroyo!
In defeat, Bane Croke stepped up to the mic, saying 'For Odin I fight!!'.