PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ramus Arthanier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Sinatra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arthanier comes to the cage accompanied by P.O.D. - Boom. This should be fireworks!

Arthanier
vs
Sinatra

185 cm
30
188 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

182 cm
40
201 lbs
40 - 21 - 4

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ramus Arthanier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 21 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Sinatra!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinatra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arthanier manages to avoid it.
Sinatra takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sinatra gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've been told by Arthanier's head coaches at German Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sinatra works Arthanier's body with a nice hook.
Arthanier throws a sloppy head kick

and Sinatra counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Arthanier wants to sweep here but Sinatra controlling him for the moment.
Arthanier seems keen to control Sinatra's posture.
Sinatra prevents Arthanier from getting back to his feet.
Arthanier wants to sweep but no luck.
Arthanier looking to control.
Arthanier wants to sweep here but Sinatra controlling him for the moment.
Arthanier avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arthanier keeping moving, preventing Sinatra from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Frank Sinatra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arthanier misses with a hook to the body
and Sinatra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Arthanier misses.
Sinatra doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sinatra clobbers Arthanier with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sinatra throws a jab when Arthanier was well out of range.
Arthanier is looking for a counter combo.
Sinatra throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arthanier stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A bone on bone clash there as Sinatra blocks the leg kick.
Sinatra ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Arthanier bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sinatra's head.

It looks like Frank Sinatra has been cut.
Arthanier takes a swing at Sinatra's ribcage but misses.
And Sinatra tries to counter it with a takedown but Arthanier pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sinatra dodges the punch combination from Arthanier.
Sinatra feints the counter takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra misses with a hook
and Arthanier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sinatra throws a poor cross that misses
and Arthanier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Sinatra.
Arthanier appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Arthanier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sinatra.
Arthanier connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sinatra momentarily.
Sinatra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arthanier lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A decent looking cross lands there for Arthanier.
Sinatra takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Arthanier throws a head kick that Sinatra semi-blocks.
Arthanier lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier misses with a lunging right hand
and Arthanier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sinatra shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Arthanier as he jumps to the side.
Arthanier throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sinatra misses with a takedown
enabling Arthanier to counter with a crisp jab.
Sinatra scores with a body shot.
Sinatra throws a sloppy body shot
and Arthanier counters with a stiff right hand.
Arthanier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arthanier displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sinatra.
Ramus Arthanier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Sinatra.
Sloppy strikes from Arthanier. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sinatra fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arthanier fakes the leg kick and cracks Sinatra in the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arthanier swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sinatra.
Sinatra misses the body punch
and Arthanier counters with a nice uppercut.
Arthanier slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That has opened up Frank Sinatra's cut even more.
Arthanier wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sinatra takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sinatra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arthanier.
Arthanier throws a head kick but Sinatra moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arthanier.
Sinatra connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Arthanier's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramus Arthanier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Sinatra's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sinatra throws a looping overhand right but Arthanier ducks down to avoid it.
Arthanier throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice shot by Sinatra.
Sinatra with a poor takedown
and Arthanier counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sinatra misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Arthanier misses the target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Arthanier.
Arthanier looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sinatra moves out of range of the body kick from Arthanier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinatra closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A right-left combo lands from Arthanier.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arthanier connects with a nice looking jab.
Arthanier throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramus Arthanier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sinatra throws a shot to the body.
Sinatra looks to score with a jab to the body but Arthanier is just out of range.
Sinatra scores with a jab to the body.
Sinatra misses with a takedown attempt
and Arthanier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sinatra throws a body shot but no joy.
Arthanier's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sinatra under the eye.
Ramus Arthanier is winning the standup battle so far.
Sinatra with a poor takedown
and Arthanier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramus Arthanier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Sinatra.
Arthanier scores with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Arthanier. Those never looked like landing.
Arthanier throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sinatra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arthanier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arthanier defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sinatra.
Sinatra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arthanier throws out the jab.
Arthanier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Sinatra as he connects with a hook.
Arthanier misses with a body punch
and Sinatra counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sinatra slips under a jab from Arthanier.
That kick from Arthanier tenderised Sinatra's leg. Sinatra is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sinatra has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Arthanier slips under a jab from Sinatra.
Arthanier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sinatra's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arthanier under the eye.
Arthanier scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Arthanier misses with a hook.
Sinatra looks to land a right hand but Arthanier moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Sinatra.
Sinatra thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arthanier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sinatra lands a nice shot to the body.
Arthanier takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Arthanier looks to score with a jab to the body but Sinatra is just out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arthanier, right into the meat.
Arthanier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sinatra sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra throws out a loose jab but Arthanier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Arthanier.
Sinatra avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Arthanier. That snapped Sinatra's head back.

Arthanier gets caught flat footed, as Sinatra shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sinatra forces his way into half guard.
Sinatra with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sinatra is pressing down on Arthanier's thigh, looking to free his foot. Arthanier is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramus Arthanier dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Sinatra's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Arthanier lands a nice shot to the body.
Sinatra tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arthanier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sinatra can do to turn this around?
Sinatra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arthanier.
That kick from Arthanier tenderised Sinatra's leg. Sinatra is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sinatra closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sinatra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Arthanier but Arthanier pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinatra misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Arthanier to counter with a crisp jab.
Arthanier connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arthanier pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sinatra throws out a counter right but Arthanier avoids it with no problem.
Arthanier throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arthanier stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Arthanier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sinatra throws a poor cross that misses
and Arthanier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

The cut above Frank Sinatra's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Arthanier lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sinatra cracks Arthanier with a good jab.
Sinatra throws a poor cross that misses
and Arthanier counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Arthanier moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sinatra misses the shot to the body.
Arthanier misses with an uppercut. Sinatra saw that one coming.
Sinatra connects with a crisp jab.
Arthanier throws a shot from downtown. Sinatra moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Arthanier!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinatra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sinatra throws a hook to the side of Arthanier's head but Arthanier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That kick from Arthanier tenderised Sinatra's leg. Sinatra is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sinatra shoots and misses
and Arthanier counters with a nice body kick.
Sinatra misses with an uppercut. Arthanier saw that one coming.
Sinatra connects with a jab.
Sinatra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sinatra has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Arthanier.
Arthanier throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Arthanier loads up on a big right hand but Sinatra slips the punch.
Sinatra misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sinatra has time to react.
Arthanier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sinatra throws out the jab.
Arthanier slips a straight right by Sinatra.
Sinatra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arthanier.
Arthanier appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Arthanier takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sinatra walks into a jab.
Arthanier dips to his left and cracks Sinatra with an uppercut!
Arthanier throws a sloppy head kick and Sinatra moves out of range easily.
Sinatra looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sinatra on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sinatra shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Arthanier as he jumps to the side.
Ramus Arthanier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Sinatra.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra dives in and grabs Arthanier's left leg, looking for a takedown. Arthanier pushes down on Sinatra's head and hops out.
Frank Sinatra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sinatra throws out a loose jab but Arthanier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sinatra misses with a lunging right hand
and Arthanier counters with a body kick.
Ramus Arthanier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sinatra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arthanier connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arthanier closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sinatra misses with a body shot
and Arthanier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sinatra's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arthanier throws a head kick that misses.
Sinatra takes one to the side of the head.
Arthanier connects with a leg kick. Sinatra looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sinatra misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Arthanier.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ramus Arthanier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arthanier, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramus Arthanier!
Ramus Arthanier was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.