PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kung Arents (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slim Jim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Arents
vs
Jim

190 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kung Arents!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Slim Jim!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jim slaps away a takedown attempt from Arents, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Jim shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Arents manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jim's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jim lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Arents had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jim defends it easily.
Arents is trying to keep Jim in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jim scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jim landing some decent shots from guard.
Jim advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jim in particular looking to stall.
Jim lands with a punch from half guard.
Arents has hold of Jim's hands but Jim slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jim performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Arents is trying to maintain the position but Jim is very close to passing his half guard.
Jim scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jim landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jim working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jim lands a nice short elbow.
Jim has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arents taking some punishment here, with Jim in his half guard.
Jim working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jim working the head and body with strikes.
Arents wants to control but Jim is keeping busy.
Well, if Jim is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Arents trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Jim with good strikes from the mount here!
Arents knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jim on the ground.
Jim lands a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jim controlling the position easily from mount.
Jim landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arents taking shots to the head.
Arents working to try and regain half guard.
Jim landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jim with a couple of short strikes.

Arents is rocked!
Arents taking shots to the head.
Oh Arents is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jim avoids the attempt from Arents to control.
Jim looking to finish Arents with some ground and pound. This is bad for Arents!
Jim drops a big elbow. That's hurt Arents! More shots from Jim and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slim Jim!