PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xantos Aremis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramazan Temel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aremis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Infected Mushroom - Merlin. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Aremis
vs
Temel

178 cm
26
178 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

185 cm
26
180 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xantos Aremis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramazan Temel!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Temel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aremis slips under a jab from Temel.
Temel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aremis checks it well.

Temel shoots in and bounces Aremis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Temel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Temel lands a couple of digs.
Temel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Aremis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Temel manages to get to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aremis trying to control the position from guard on top but Temel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aremis wants to pass the guard but Temel is keeping the position.
Temel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Temel trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aremis throws a big elbow that misses.
Temel looking to control.
We've been hearing good reports from Aremis's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Temel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Temel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Aremis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Temel throws a low kick, looking for Aremis's leg but Aremis calmly moves out of range.
Aremis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aremis scoring well with a low kick there.
Temel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aremis's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aremis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temel throws a body punch but Aremis moves out of range.
Temel tries to land a leg kick but Aremis saw it coming and moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Aremis is defended easily by Temel.
Temel avoids the head kick by Aremis.
Temel cracks Aremis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aremis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aremis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Temel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aremis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aremis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Temels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aremis misses with a looping left.
Temel throws a lazy head kick
and Aremis counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Temel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Temel lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aremis is looking to land body kicks.
Temel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aremis.
Ramazan Temel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Temel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aremis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Temel dives in for a single leg takedown but Aremis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Aremis missing with knees to the body.
Temel looking to slow down the pace here.
Temel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aremis's elbow.
Aremis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aremis letting Temel take a breather here.
A short right from Aremis.
Temel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aremis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Temel misses with a punch to the body.
Temel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Temel tries to stall but Aremis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Xantos Aremis will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Temel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aremis looks to land a left hand but Temel moved out of range nicely.
Temel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Temel staying out of range there.
Aremis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Temel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aremis throws a low kick but Temel moves out of range easily.
Temel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Xantos Aremis has been cut.
Aremis avoids the head kick by Temel.
Temel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aremis throws out the jab.
Aremis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Temel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aremis is able to avoid easily.
Aremis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aremis checks a low kick from Temel.
Temel moves away from the strike by Aremis.
Aremis walks into a straight right hand from Temel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Temel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Temel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aremis's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aremis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Temel misses with a body punch
and Aremis counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Xantos Aremis is winning the standup battle so far.
Temel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aremis.
Temel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aremis circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Temel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Aremis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aremis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Temel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Temel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aremis throws out the jab.
Aremis avoids the body shot from Temel.
Aremis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Temel.
Aremis throws a hook to the side of Temel's head but Temel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aremis 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.
Aremis throws the kick towards the body but Temel avoids it.
Temel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Temel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Aremis digs a good body shot into Temel's ribs.
Aremis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Temel checks a low kick from Aremis.
Aremis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Temel drops his hands momentarily and Aremis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Temel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Temel tries to land a front kick but Aremis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Temel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Temel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Temel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aremis.
Nice defenses there by Temel.
Temel throws a push kick but Aremis slaps the foot to one side.
Nice body kick from Aremis.
Aremis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aremis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Temel misses with a body kick.
Aremis wants to slow Temel down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temel throws a leg kick but Aremis moved away.
Aremis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aremis jabs Temel right on the nose. Temel blinks but takes it well.

It looks like Ramazan Temel has been cut.
Aremis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Temel checks it well.
Aremis throws a body punch but Temel moves out of range.
Temel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Aremis scores with a jab. Temel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aremis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Temel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Temel missing with a left hand there. Aremis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aremis throws a hook but Temel avoids it easily.
Temel lands a nice looking kick to the body. Aremis takes a step back to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aremis throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Aremis misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aremis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Temel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aremis takes a swing at Temel's ribcage but misses.
Temel 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.
Temel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aremis.
Temel looks for the body kick but Aremis saw that one coming.
Temel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Temel slips under a jab from Aremis.
Temel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aremis on the side of the head.
Temel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aremis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aremis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Temel misses with a head kick.
Aremis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Temel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ramazan Temel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Aremis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Temel pinned against the cage. Temel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Temel tries a head kick but it misses.
Aremis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Temel's waist but Temel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aremis off to one side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aremis, right into the meat.
Jab, jab by Temel - just one landing.
Aremis thows a body shot but no joy.
Temel throws a big shot that misses.
Aremis misses with a wild body shot.
Aremis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Aremis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Temel can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Temel.
Temel swings widly with a right hand

and Aremis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aremis wants to pass the guard but Temel is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aremis wants to control from the top but Temel keeps moving.
Temel looking for a sweep. Not yet Temel, not yet.
Temel seems keen to control Aremis's posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Temel keeping moving, preventing Aremis from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Xantos Aremis.
Aremis throws a low kick but Temel moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aremis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xantos Aremis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aremis scores with a jab.
Temel thows a leg kick but Aremis checks it
and Aremis counters with a body kick that stops Temel in his tracks momentarily.
Aremis throws a hook to the side of Temel's head but Temel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aremis scores with a jab. Temel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Temel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aremis's calf.
Temel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Aremis.
Aremis connects with a body shot that sends Temel's belly button to the back.
Aremis loads up on a big right hand but Temel slips the punch.
Nice cross by Temel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aremis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Temel.
Aremis throws a jab but it's blocked by Temel.
Aremis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aremis blocks a head kick by Temel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Temel.
Temel misses with an uppercut. Aremis saw that one coming.
Temel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aremis sizes up Temel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Temel avoids the head kick by Aremis.
Temel moves out of range as Aremis throws a body kick.
Temel connects with a leg kick. Aremis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Temel connects with a solid leg kick.
Aremis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Temel as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aremis checks a leg kick.
Temel connects with a solid leg kick.
Aremis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aremis throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aremis misses with an uppercut. Temel saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aremis needs to keep his hands up - Temel had a free shot at his head there.
Temel is looking to score with low kicks.
Temel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aremis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Temel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Aremis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aremis slips under a jab from Temel.
Aremis throws a nice looking combination but Temel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aremis misses with an uppercut.
Temel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Temel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Temel decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Temel trying to control from half guard but Aremis is working away.
Aremis is looking to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ramazan Temel.
I think Temel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Xantos Aremis!
After winning the bout, Xantos Aremis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.