PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xantos Aremis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noirtier De Villefort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Aremis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Infected Mushroom - Merlin. De Villefort has chosen Hail Napoleon as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Aremis
vs
De Villefort

178 cm
34
178 lbs
22 - 11 - 0

177 cm
28
173 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System

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 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xantos Aremis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Noirtier De Villefort!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aremis throws a jab but it's blocked by De Villefort.
De Villefort swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aremis lands with a good body shot.
Xantos Aremis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aremis's corner calls for a 1-2. Aremis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Villefort.

Aremis moves into the clinch.
De Villefort lands with a light punch inside.
Aremis misses with the head strike.
Aremis blocks a body shot from De Villefort.
De Villefort lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Villefort.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aremis.
A knee to the head by De Villefort.
De Villefort blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aremis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aremis misses with a punch on the inside.
De Villefort with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Villefort lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Villefort blocking some punches.
Aremis tries a body shot but De Villefort blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aremis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Villefort tries a knee to the head but Aremis blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Villefort blocks the elbow strike.
Aremis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Aremis.
Aremis blocks a body shot from De Villefort.
Aremis misses with some punches.
Aremis being controlled against the cage.
De Villefort working aggressively here.
Aremis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Villefort or not.
De Villefort just leaning against Aremis, taking a breather.
De Villefort misses with a knee to the head.
De Villefort misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aremis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Villefort lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aremis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Aremis - that landed with a thud.
Aremis blocks a body shot from De Villefort.
De Villefort scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aremis misses with a punch to the body.
Aremis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Villeforts head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aremis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Villefort trying to land knees to the body.
Aremis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Aremis.
De Villefort works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've been informed that De Villefort has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Aremis working aggressively here.
De Villefort misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Villefort putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aremis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Villefort blocks an elbow strike from Aremis.
Aremis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aremis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aremis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Villefort goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Aremis.
Aremis working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Aremis manages to break the clinch.
Jab, jab by Aremis - just one landing.
De Villefort throws a leg kick but Aremis moved away.
Aremis connects with a right hand. De Villefort shakes it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort throws out a leg kick but Aremis moves out of range and De Villefort only half commits.
Aremis connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Villefort. De Villefort circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Villefort misses with a straight right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Aremis.
De Villefort chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Villefort scores with a sloppy right hand. Aremis should have avoided that one.
Aremis scores with a decent looking hook.
Aremis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
De Villefort steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aremis.
Aremis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Aremis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Villefort fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aremis on the side of the head.

It looks like Xantos Aremis has been cut.
De Villefort jabs Aremis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aremis misses with a wild combination.
De Villefort let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
De Villefort missing with a left hand there. Aremis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Villefort tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aremis was well out of range. Poor timing from De Villefort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aremis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Villefort.
Aremis misses the shot to the body.
Aremis misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Villefort.
De Villefort keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Noirtier De Villefort is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Villefort fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aremis is out of range.
Aremis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Aremis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aremis misses the shot to the body.
Aremis throws a front kick aimed at De Villefort's knee but De Villefort avoids it well.
De Villefort misses with a body kick.
Aremis throws a lazy uppercut
and Aremis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aremis lands a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aremis with a nice cross.

Aremis moves into the clinch successfully.
Aremis pushes De Villefort back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Villefort with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xantos Aremis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xantos Aremis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Aremis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aremis shoots in but no luck this time.
Aremis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Villefort can do to turn this around?
De Villefort throws the left hand but Aremis avoids the punch easily.
Aremis misses with an uppercut
and De Villefort connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aremis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Villefort's hands.
Aremis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
An inside leg kick lands from De Villefort.
Good leg kick by De Villefort there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aremis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Aremis has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
De Villefort looks to land a right hand but Aremis moved out of range.
De Villefort swinging wildly here.
De Villefort ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Villefort loads up on a big right hand but Aremis slips the punch.
Aremis connects with a leg kick. De Villefort looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Villefort takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from De Villefort misses.
No joy there for Aremis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Xantos Aremis is winning the standup battle so far.
De Villefort connects with a looping right hand.
Aremis tries to move into range but De Villefort moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
No luck for Aremis with that takedown attempt.
De Villefort fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Villefort looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aremis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Aremis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Villefort waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aremis.
De Villefort thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Villefort explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Aremis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Villefort is not content to let Aremis control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aremis lands an elbow.
Aremis scoring with punches from side control.
De Villefort tries to improve position but can't.
Aremis working the ground and pound but De Villefort is defending the strikes.
Aremis lands a nice forearm strike.
De Villefort is trying to get back to half guard.
Aremis is working De Villefort over with some ground and pound from side control.
Aremis misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aremis in side control, throwing shots but De Villefort defends.

Aremis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Aremis lands a nice forearm strike.
De Villefort tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aremis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Aremis trying to control the position but De Villefort is working away.
De Villefort is trying to get back to half guard.
De Villefort is still trying to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
You can see the frustration on De Villefort's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Aremis working the ground and pound but De Villefort is defending the strikes.
De Villefort on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Aremis landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Villefort is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
De Villefort taking some punishment here, with Aremis in his half guard.
De Villefort is pressing down on Aremis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

De Villefort escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aremis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aremis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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 Xantos Aremis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Xantos Aremis'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. This is the final round!

De Villefort finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Villefort fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aremis manages to avoid it.
De Villefort lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aremis's sensitive parts.
Aremis fails to land with a series of punches.
De Villefort fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aremis.
Nice cross by De Villefort.
Aremis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aremis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Aremis has De Villefort up against the cage in a clinch.
De Villefort blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aremis tries to stall but De Villefort uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Villefort controlling the action here for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from De Villefort.
Aremis lands with a light punch inside.
De Villefort working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aremis misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Villefort scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aremis misses with the head strike.
Aremis looking to slow down the pace here.
De Villefort looking to throw knees to the head but Aremis is blocking nicely.
De Villefort lands a nice shot to the body.
De Villefort missing with knees to the body.
Aremis throws a punch but it's blocked by De Villefort.
Aremis blocks an uppercut.
De Villefort lands a nice uppercut.
De Villefort digs a right hand into Aremis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aremis's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aremis.
De Villefort pushes Aremis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Villefort lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aremis backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aremis throws an elbow but misses.
De Villefort lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Villefort working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Villefort lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aremis blocks it with crossed arms.
Aremis misses with a punch to the body.
De Villefort misses with a punch on the inside.
De Villefort is leaning against Aremis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
De Villefort scores with a shot to the side of Aremis's head.
De Villefort with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Villefort.
Aremis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aremis lands a left hand.
Aremis misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aremis.
De Villefort blocks an elbow strike.
De Villefort tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Aremis fails to land.
Noirtier De Villefort seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Villefort digs a right hand into Aremis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aremis's gas tank.
De Villefort with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Villefort dodges an elbow strike from Aremis.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for De Villefort.
De Villefort tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aremis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Villefort's elbow.
Aremis being controlled against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on De Villefort - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
De Villefort lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Noirtier De Villefort has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Villefort swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aremis missing with knees to the body.
De Villefort lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aremis backwards.
De Villefort misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aremis.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Villefort creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aremis working hard to break the clinch.

Aremis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Villefort throws a solid leg kick but Aremis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Villefort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort scores with a punch to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Aremis.
Aremis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Xantos Aremis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Villefort waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aremis.
De Villefort misses with a body shot.
Aremis swings for the body but De Villefort moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from De Villefort misses.
De Villefort thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aremis misses with a low kick.
De Villefort looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aremis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Villefort tries to work over Aremis's front leg with a kick but Aremis checks it.
Aremis throws a right hand that De Villefort ducks under and follows up with a left that De Villefort also avoids with ease.
De Villefort takes a swing at Aremis's ribcage but misses.
Aremis ducks under a wild hook from De Villefort.
Aremis scores with a nice right hand.
De Villefort swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aremis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Noirtier De Villefort comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aremis 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xantos Aremis!
Xantos Aremis thanked the fans post fight for their support.