PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Weston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Arellanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brendan Weston has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Weston
vs
Arellanes

185 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

197 cm
19
269 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brendan Weston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Arellanes!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weston swinging wilding here.
Arellanes looks for a takedown but Weston sprawls well.
Weston lunges at Arellanes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arellanes's hand.
Weston misses with a double jab.
Weston misses the shot to the body.
Arellanes blocks a low kick nicely.
Arellanes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Weston swivels and escapes.
Weston misses with a hook.
Weston throws a series of punches but Arellanes avoids them all with ease.
Weston throws a nice looking combination but Arellanes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Weston throws a shot from downtown. Arellanes moves away and avoids it.
Weston lands a body shot.
Arellanes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Weston tries to avoid it but Arellanes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Weston to the ground. Weston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brendan Weston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Arellanes.
Weston misses the jab.
Weston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Weston cracks Arellanes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Weston could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Arellanes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Arellanes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Arellanes shoots in for a double leg but Weston sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arellanes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Weston swivels and escapes.
Brendan Weston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Weston swinging wilding here.
Brendan Weston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arellanes shoots in but Weston avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Arellanes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Arellanes looks gassed!
Arellanes blocks a head kick by Weston.
Arellanes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Weston to score with a decent uppercut.
Arellanes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Arellanes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Weston lands a really nice looking cross but Arellanes seems unphased.
Weston looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Arellanes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Weston tries to avoid it but Arellanes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Weston to the ground. Weston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Weston tries to score with a low kick but Arellanes moves his leg out of the way.
A big left from Weston misses.
Weston throws a one two combo.
Arellanes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Weston swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arellanes drops his hands momentarily and Weston takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Weston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arellanes moves out of range as Weston throws a body kick.
Weston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Weston with a nice cross.
Nice shot lands for Weston.
Nice uppercut lands for Weston. That snapped Arellanes's head back.
Good shot there by Weston.
Weston attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Weston tries to land a front kick but Arellanes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Weston looks to land a combination but Arellanes avoids it well.
Weston jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Arellanes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Weston missing with punches from the bottom.
Weston misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Arellanes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weston missing with punches from the bottom.
Weston tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Weston throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Arellanes trying to control the action but Weston is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weston punching from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Arellanes has a takedown stuffed.
Arellanes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Arellanes shoots in but no luck this time.
Arellanes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Arellanes fails with the takedown.
Arellanes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Weston scores with a crisp jab that stopped Arellanes in his tracks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Weston stuffs the takedown.
Arellanes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Arellanes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Weston works Arellanes's body with a nice hook.
No joy there for Weston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arellanes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Weston as he avoids it easily.
Weston cracks Arellanes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Arellanes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Weston.
Weston cracks Arellanes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Weston keeps the fight on the outside.
Weston lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from Weston does no damage.
Weston lands a head shot.
Arellanes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Weston scores with a jab. Arellanes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brendan Weston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brendan Weston's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Arellanes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Weston pinned against the cage. Weston gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Weston lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Weston misses the target.
Weston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Weston lands with a hook. Arellanes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Arellanes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Arellanes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Weston misses with a two punch combination.
Weston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arellanes moves away.
Weston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arellanes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brendan Weston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Arellanes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arellanes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Weston tries to land a leg kick but Arellanes saw it coming and moves away.
Arellanes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arellanes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Weston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice shot lands for Weston.
Arellanes slips a jab from Weston.
Weston throws a looping overhand right but Arellanes ducks down to avoid it.
Arellanes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice takedown defense from Weston. No joy for Arellanes on that attempt.
Weston connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Arellanes's hands.
Weston swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Arellanes.
Arellanes shoots for a double leg takedown but Weston sprawls well. He's pushed Arellanes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Arellanes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Weston as he avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Weston darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hector Arellanes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Weston lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Weston.
Arellanes on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Arellanes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Weston.
Weston looks to land a combination. Arellanes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Weston cracks Arellanes with an open hand slap.
A cross from Weston lands.
Arellanes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Weston.
Arellanes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Arellanes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab from Weston.

Arellanes clinches.
Weston can't break the clinch.
Weston throws a head punch that misses.
Weston avoiding damage as Arellanes throws knees to the body.
Weston stops a takedown attempt from Arellanes.

Arellanes jumps guard.
Weston wanted to stand there but Arellanes had control of the position.
Weston knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Arellanes on the ground.

Arellanes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Arellanes is looking to sinch up a triangle. Weston throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Arellanes's body to avoid the submission. Arellanes has instead reached around Weston's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Arellanes arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hector Arellanes!