PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Arnold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurnia Agung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Arnold
vs
Agung

199 cm
18
161 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

183 cm
20
157 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Vicente Arnold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurnia Agung!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agung misses with a takedown attempt
and Arnold counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Agung looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Arnold misses with a body punch

and Agung counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Agung.
Agung misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arnold.
Arnold content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Agung jumps guard but Arnold stands there with Agung around his waist. Agung gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Agung is trying to break free.
Arnold digs a right hand into Agung's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Agung's gas tank.
Arnold stalling in the clinch.
Arnold wants to get back to striking at distance but Agung won't allow it.
Arnold really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Arnold is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnold pressing his opponent against the cage.
Arnold just leaning against Agung, taking a breather.
Arnold can't break the clinch.

Arnold breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agung tries a head kick but it misses.
Arnold is looking for a counter combo.
Agung bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arnold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Arnold pushes Agung up against the cage in a clinch.
Arnold prevents Agung from breaking the clinch.
Arnold looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Arnold tries to circle away but Agung has him pinned against the cage.
Arnold wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arnold controlling the action here for a moment.

Arnold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Agung tries a head kick but it misses.
Kurnia Agung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arnold misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Arnold rushes Agung and presses him up against the cage.

Arnold breaks the clinch.
Arnold misses with a two punch combination.
Arnold slips under a jab.
Arnold swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Agung.

Arnold closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Agung fails to land.
Arnold is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Agung blocks a body shot from Arnold.
Agung is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Agung tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arnold avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Arnold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Arnold has Agung up against the cage in a clinch.

Arnold breaks the clinch.
Arnold lands a two punch combo.
Arnold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Agung closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Agung tries to clinch but Arnold is having none of it.
Arnold throws a series of punches but Agung avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Arnold.
Agung is looking for the big counter here.
Agung throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arnold throws a quick counter head kick but Agung was just out of range.
Arnold throws a series of strikes that have Agung backpedaling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Arnold has closed the distance and engaged Agung in a clinch.
Arnold wants to break free but Agung has control.

Arnold manages to break the clinch.
We've been informed that Agung has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Arnold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Agung.
Arnold swats away the attempt to clinch by Agung.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arnold.
Arnold missing with a left hand there. Agung was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Arnold scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Agung really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Arnold. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Arnold working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vicente Arnold dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Agung tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arnold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Agung looks to move away, Arnold throws a big counter combo but Agung just gets out of the way.

Arnold clinches up against the cage.
Arnold lands a body punch in the clinch.
Agung scores with a knee to the head.
Arnold lands a left hand that snaps the head of Agung backwards.

Arnold breaks from the clinch.

Arnold has Agung up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Agung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agung is trying to pull guard but Arnold has him pressed against the cage.
Arnold trying to land knees to the body.

Arnold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Arnold.

Arnold rushes Agung and presses him up against the cage.
Agung is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold struggles to land a body shot inside as Agung controls his hands.
Agung prevents Arnold from breaking the clinch.
Arnold slows down the pace here.

Arnold breaks the clinch.

Arnold clinches.

Arnold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Agung fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arnold feinted with a counter takedown.

Arnold gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Arnold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Agung looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arnold throws a counter high kick but Agung was just alert enough to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Arnold has Agung up against the cage in a clinch.
Agung struggles to land a body shot inside as Arnold controls his hands.
Agung swings wildly with an uppercut but Arnold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arnold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vicente Arnold has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Agung on the inside.
Agung takes a shot to the head.

Arnold breaks the clinch.
Arnold lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Agung circles away quickly and effectively.
Agung is looking to clinch.
Arnold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agung is looking to clinch.
Agung is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arnold is looking to counter the offense by Agung and move into the clinch.
Arnold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Agung looks for a takedown but Arnold sprawls well.
As Agung looks to move away, Arnold throws a big counter combo but Agung just gets out of the way.
Arnold misses with a double jab.
Arnold cracks Agung with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vicente Arnold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arnold throws a right and a left that Agung avoids nicely.
Arnold lands with a slapping head kick.
Agung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arnold.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Arnold closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Agung did well to prevent Arnold getting side control.
Arnold 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.

Arnold decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agung shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Arnold moves into the clinch.
Vicente Arnold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurnia Agung.
Arnold looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Arnold stalling against the cage.
Agung throws a punch but it's blocked by Arnold.

Arnold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Agung tries to bum rush Arnold with a series of wild strikes but Arnold uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Agung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arnold moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arnold tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Agung manages to circle out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vicente Arnold dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Arnold looking to score a takedown here. Agung is defending well but Arnold drives through and ends up in Agung's guard.

Arnold decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Agung throws a body kick that misses

and Arnold counters by clinching up.
Arnold wants to break the clinch but can't.
Agung on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arnold wants to get back to striking at distance but Agung won't allow it.
Arnold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Agung backwards.
Agung working aggressively here.
Arnold is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Agung can do to turn this around?

Arnold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arnold is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Arnold as Agung shoots in.

Arnold moves into the clinch.
Arnold misses with a hook to the ribs.

Arnold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Agung takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold lands a jab to the head.
Arnold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Arnold instigates a clinch.

Arnold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Arnold moves into the clinch successfully.

Arnold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arnold works over Agung's head and body with a nice combination.
Agung tries to clinch but Arnold moves out of range.
Arnold is looking to counter the offense by Agung and move into the clinch.
Agung tries to clinch there but Arnold circles away.

Arnold fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Agung sprawls well initially but Arnold persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Arnold is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Agung doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Arnold.
Arnold is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Arnold is trying for a kimura here. Agung looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Arnold wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vicente Arnold!