PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Erasmo Francis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laszlo Arpad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Francis
vs
Arpad

154 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

170 cm
19
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Erasmo Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Laszlo Arpad!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arpad throws a left and a right that both miss
and Francis counters with a straight right hand.
Arpad throws a left and a right that both miss
and Francis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arpad falls off balance throwing a combination
and Francis counters with a series of strikes. Arpad will be more careful next time no doubt.
Francis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Arpad stuffs the takedown attempt from Francis. Francis gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Francis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erasmo Francis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arpad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Francis shoots in but Arpad avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Francis shoots in and drives through. Arpad sprawls well.
Arpad fails to land with a series of punches.
Arpad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Francis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arpad falls off balance throwing a combination
and Francis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Arpad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Francis could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arpad swinging wildly here.
Arpad throws a left and a right that both miss
and Francis counters with a right hand to the body.
No luck for Francis with that takedown attempt.
Arpad slips a jab and a cross from Francis.
Francis wants to clinch up but Arpad keeps it at a distance.
Francis looks to land a combination. Arpad sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Francis is breathing heavily.
Arpad throws a nice looking combination but Francis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arpad throws a left and a right that both miss
and Francis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Arpad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arpad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Arpad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arpad swinging wildly here.
Arpad slaps away a takedown attempt from Francis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Arpad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Francis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arpad misses with a series of wild punches.
Arpad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arpad defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Francis.
Arpad misses with a two punch combination.
Francis fails with a takedown attempt.
Laszlo Arpad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Arpad. Those never looked like landing.
Francis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Arpad defends well and Francis ends up having to push Arpad into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Arpad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arpad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Francis circles away quickly and effectively.
Arpad misses with a few strikes there.
Arpad throws a series of punches but Francis avoids them all with ease.
Arpad fails to land with a series of punches.
Francis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Arpad sprawls well. Arpad wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Francis gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arpad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Francis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arpad throws a series of punches but Francis moves out of range.
Arpad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Francis.
Arpad swinging wildly here.
Arpad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Francis.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Francis.
Francis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Arpad leaves Francis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Arpad swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arpad fails to land with a series of punches.
Arpad throws a combination that misses
and Francis counters with a series of strikes. Arpad will be more careful next time no doubt.
Arpad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Francis tries to clinch but Arpad is having none of it.
Francis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Arpad but Arpad pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Arpad throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Francis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Arpad misses with a combination
and Francis counters with a series of strikes. Arpad will be more careful next time no doubt.
Arpad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Francis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Francis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arpad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Francis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arpad.
Francis throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Laszlo Arpad 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.

Francis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Erasmo Francis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arpad throws a nice looking combination but Francis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arpad throws a combination that misses
and Francis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arpad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Francis tries to land a leg kick but Arpad saw it coming and moves away.
Francis lands a nice hook to Arpad's body. Arpad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arpad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arpad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arpad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arpad falls off balance throwing a combination

and Francis counters by moving into the clinch.
Francis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Arpad is keeping busy.
Arpad looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Arpad is breathing heavily.
Arpad is trying to break the clinch but Francis has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Arpad manages to break the clinch.
Arpad throws a series of punches but Francis avoids them all with ease.
Francis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch combination from Arpad misses.
Arpad stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Arpad wants it to stay on the feet.
Francis fails to land the takedown.
Francis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Arpad tries to avoid it but Francis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Arpad to the ground. Arpad escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erasmo Francis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arpad throws a nice looking combination but Francis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arpad misses with a combination
and Francis counters with a left and a right that stings Arpad.
Francis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Arpad as he avoids it easily.
Arpad misses with a two punch combination.
Francis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Francis is looking to wear down Arpad with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Arpad misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis slips a jab and a cross from Arpad.
Francis throws a head kick but Arpad moves out of range.
Arpad tries to bum rush Francis with a series of wild strikes but Francis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Francis goes for a double leg but Arpad avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Arpad continues to drive forward.

Arpad breaks the clinch.
Arpad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Francis counters with a three punch combo that has Arpad backing up. Arpad nods at Francis to acknowledge the strikes.
Arpad misses with the combination.
Arpad throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Francis to counter with a crisp jab.
Arpad falls off balance throwing a combination
and Francis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Francis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Arpad is fending him off so far but Francis persists. Nope, Arpad circles away and we're back to standing.
Arpad throws a series of punches but Francis moves out of range.
Arpad throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Francis counters with a stiff right hand.
Arpad throws a nice looking combination but Francis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arpad throws a combination that misses

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

Arpad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Arpad tries to keep at a distance but Francis has taken the fight into the clinch.

Arpad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arpad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck for Francis with that takedown attempt.
Arpad throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Francis to counter with a crisp jab.
Francis tries to clinch up.
Arpad misses with a combination
and Francis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Francis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Arpad avoids it really well and circles away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Arpad in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Arpad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Francis circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Francis shoots in but Arpad avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Arpad misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Arpad misses.
Francis shoots in for a takedown but Arpad shows good takedown defense.
Sloppy strikes from Arpad. Those never looked like landing.
Francis slips a jab and a cross from Arpad.
Francis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Arpad defends it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Francis fails with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arpad misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Laszlo Arpad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Francis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Arpad misses with a double jab
and Francis counters with a left to the body.
Francis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arpad.
Francis closes the distance and clinches up with Arpad, looking for a takedown. Francis pushes Arpad against the cage but Arpad circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Arpad throws a series of punches but Francis avoids them all with ease.
Arpad misses with a combination
and Francis counters with a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Arpad.
Arpad throws a series of punches but Francis avoids them all with ease.
Arpad misses with a jab, cross combination.

Francis forces Arpad back against the cage and clinches.
Francis tries a knee to the head but Arpad blocks it.
Francis tries to break free but Arpad pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Francis tries to pull guard but Arpad forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Arpad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arpad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arpad misses with a combination
and Arpad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arpad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Francis circles away quickly and effectively.

Francis pushes Arpad up against the cage in a clinch.
Arpad is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erasmo Francis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Francis has Arpad pushed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Arpad as Francis tries to tie him up.
Francis tries to break the clinch but Arpad is controlling the position.

Arpad breaks from the clinch.
Arpad falls off balance throwing a combination

and Francis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Arpad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arpad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Francis circles away quickly and effectively.
Francis shoots in and drives through. Arpad sprawls well.
Francis is looking to clinch.
Laszlo Arpad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arpad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arpad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Arpad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Francis.

Francis closes the distance and clinches.

Francis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Francis tries a head kick but it misses.
Arpad misses with a series of wild punches.
Laszlo Arpad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arpad fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis shoots in looking for a takedown but Arpad manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Francis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Arpad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arpad falls off balance throwing a combination
and Francis counters with a left and a right that stings Arpad.
Arpad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Francis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Francis dives in and grabs Arpad's left leg, looking for a takedown. Arpad pushes down on Francis's head and hops out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Francis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arpad displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Arpad falls off balance throwing a combination
and Francis counters with a nice uppercut.
Arpad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arpad misses with a double jab
and Francis counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis moves in looking to clinch but Arpad pushes him off.
Arpad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Francis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Arpad pinned against the cage. Arpad gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Francis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arpad.
Arpad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arpad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arpad throws a combination that misses
and Francis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arpad misses with the combination.
Erasmo Francis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arpad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Francis counters with a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Laszlo Arpad.
I've got Arpad 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laszlo Arpad!