PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sparring Fighter 1 (ranked 2000 p4p, 289 weight class) and Jermey Arnold (ranked 2436 p4p, 350 weight class). Fighter 1 kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lou Reed - The day John Kennedy Died. Sparring Fighter 1 looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Fighter 1
vs
Arnold

192 cm
42
202 lbs
21 - 18 - 0

190 cm
39
208 lbs
32 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparring Fighter 1!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jermey Arnold!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter 1 wants to clinch up but Arnold keeps it at a distance.
Fighter 1 wants to clinch but Arnold slips to the side
and Arnold counters with a straight right hand.
Fighter 1 misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Arnold misses.
Fighter 1 throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fighter 1 tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arnold manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arnold throws a counter combo.

Fighter 1 moves into the clinch successfully.
Arnold connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Fighter 1 fails to land.
Arnold throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arnold holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Fighter 1 pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arnold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arnold stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Arnold wants it to stay on the feet.
Arnold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arnold connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fighter 1. Fighter 1 circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fighter 1 throws a head kick but Arnold moves out of range.
Fighter 1 is breathing heavily.
Fighter 1 is looking to clinch.
Fighter 1 throws a head kick that misses
and Arnold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold throws a head kick that misses.
Fighter 1 thinks about countering with a head kick.
Arnold looks to land a combination. Fighter 1 sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fighter 1 looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arnold lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fighter 1 moves to clinch but Arnold breaks away
and Arnold counters with a one-two to the body.

Fighter 1 is rocked!
Arnold fails to land with a series of punches.
Arnold feints a jab promting Fighter 1 to slip. Arnold then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fighter 1 slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Oh Fighter 1 is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arnold throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fighter 1.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fighter 1 tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arnold raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Fighter 1 seems to have got his legs back now.
Fighter 1 walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fighter 1 tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Arnold was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fighter 1 tries to clinch up but Arnold circles away and keeps his distance.
Fighter 1 throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter 1 wants to clinch up but Arnold keeps it at a distance.
As Fighter 1 backs off Arnold throws a huge counter combo but Fighter 1 manages to avoid it all.
Arnold throws a leg kick which misses Fighter 1's front leg but catches the back leg as Fighter 1 tries to avoid it.
Arnold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arnold looks to land a combination. Fighter 1 sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fighter 1 tries to clinch but Arnold moves out of range.
Arnold throws a big counter head kick but Fighter 1 avoids it with no problem.
Fighter 1 gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Arnold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arnold throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Arnold drops Fighter 1 with a beautiful combination! Fighter 1 stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Arnold is looking for the KO!
Fighter 1 throws a head kick that misses.

Arnold moves into the clinch.
Fighter 1 is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Fighter 1 escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arnold scores with the left hand. Fighter 1 knows he should have avoided that one.
Arnold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter 1 fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparring Fighter 1. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Arnold.
Fighter 1 doesn't manage to clinch there - Arnold circles away.
Fighter 1 throws a head kick but Arnold moves out of range.
Arnold lands a jab to the head.
Nice takedown defense from Arnold. No joy for Fighter 1 on that attempt.
Arnold wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fighter 1 throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Arnold's waist but Arnold gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fighter 1 off to one side.

Oooooh!!! Arnold has knocked Fighter 1 down with a huge combo! Arnold steps away and waves a wobbly Fighter 1 back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This has been an exciting period of action!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Arnold! Fighter 1 is backing up but he can't get away as Arnold lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Fighter 1 and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jermey Arnold!
After the fight, Jermey Arnold was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Sparring Fighter 1 had this to say: 'I'm still standing here, so you apparently didn't accomplish your goal.'.