PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafik Arfah (ranked 24357 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hi Beautiful (ranked 7456 p4p, 0 weight class). Hi Beautiful will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Arfah
vs
Beautiful

150 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 15 - 0

183 cm
19
200 lbs
2 - 6 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 0 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafik Arfah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hi Beautiful!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arfah throws a leg kick but Beautiful checks it.
Arfah really is a fat lump.
Arfah misses with a left hand
and Beautiful counters with a right hand to the body.
Beautiful blocks a leg kick.
Arfah throws a body shot but no joy.
Arfah misses with a body shot.
Arfah misses with an uppercut

and Beautiful counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Beautiful.
Beautiful engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Beautiful decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beautiful keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Beautiful misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arfah misses with an uppercut.
Arfah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Beautiful counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Arfah thinking.
Arfah wants to land a leg kick but Beautiful is out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Arfah. No joy for Beautiful on that attempt.
A low kick from Arfah is predictable there
and Beautiful counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Arfah thinking.
Arfah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Beautiful misses.
The fighters circling - Arfah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Beautiful releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Beautiful shoots in and drives through. Arfah sprawls well.
A low kick from Arfah is predictable there
and Beautiful counters with a one-two to the body.
Arfah misses with a low kick.
Beautiful doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Arfah slaps away a takedown attempt from Beautiful, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rafik Arfah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hi Beautiful.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arfah throws a right hand that misses
and Beautiful counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A low kick from Arfah misses
and Beautiful counters with a body kick that stops Arfah in his tracks momentarily.
Arfah misses with an uppercut
and Beautiful counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arfah misses with a lunging right hand
and Beautiful counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Beautiful shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Arfah tries to get to full guard but Beautiful has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Beautiful postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Arfah to stand up.
Arfah misses with a right hand
and Beautiful counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Arfah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beautiful counters with a nice body shot.
Beautiful keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Arfah misses
and Beautiful counters with a nice body shot.
Arfah throws a lazy uppercut
and Beautiful counters with a right hand to the body.
Beautiful checks a low kick from Arfah.
Beautiful doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arfah throws a body punch but Beautiful moves out of range.
Beautiful keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beautiful with the counter takedown but Arfah avoids it easily.
Arfah misses with a body punch
and Beautiful counters with a one-two to the body.
Arfah is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Beautiful's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Arfah thows a leg kick but Beautiful checks it
and Beautiful counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arfah misses with a leg kick
and Beautiful counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beautiful uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arfah.
Arfah looks to land a right hand but Beautiful moved out of range.
Arfah throws out a leg kick but Beautiful moves out of range and Arfah only half commits.
Beautiful uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arfah.
Despite the aggression on Beautiful's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Arfah throws a lazy uppercut
and Beautiful finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Arfah misses with a hook
and Beautiful counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Arfah thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Arfah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Beautiful counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Beautiful darts in looking for a takedown but Arfah gets double underhooks and turns Beautiful into the cage.
Arfah misses with a right hand
and Beautiful counters with a right hand to the body.
Beautiful is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Arfah rather than just go for the knockout.
Arfah slaps away a takedown attempt from Beautiful, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Beautiful throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Arfah's waist but Arfah gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Beautiful off to one side.
It looked like Arfah wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rafik Arfah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hi Beautiful.
Beautiful is trying hard to land a takedown here. Arfah sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Arfah misses with a right hand

so Beautiful counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arfah trying to keep a closed guard but Beautiful is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beautiful is fighting to break Arfah's control of his arms but Arfah is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Beautiful trying to control the position from guard on top but Arfah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arfah seems keen to control Beautiful's posture.
Beautiful sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Arfah trying to control the position here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Arfah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beautiful counters with a right hand to the body.
Arfah throws a poor cross that misses
and Beautiful counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Beautiful has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arfah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Beautiful makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Beautiful dives in for a single leg takedown but Arfah sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Arfah throws a leg kick that is checked
and Beautiful counters with a good, hard body kick but Arfah shrugs it off.
Arfah misses with a hook
and Beautiful counters with a left to the body.
Arfah throws a poor cross that misses
and Beautiful counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Arfah gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Arfah might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Arfah manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Beautiful manages to get himself to full guard.

Arfah prevents Beautiful from getting back to his feet.
Arfah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Arfah looking to sit in guard and control but Beautiful gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Beautiful gets to his feet - Arfah follows without any prompting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beautiful misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A slow jab from Arfah misses its intended target.
Beautiful now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Arfah throws a jab but it's blocked by Beautiful.
Beautiful now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Beautiful moves away from the strike by Arfah.
Arfah throws a jab when Beautiful was well out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Beautiful misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arfah throws a leg kick
and Beautiful makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Arfah looks to land a left hand but Beautiful moved out of range nicely.
Beautiful is trying hard to land a takedown here. Arfah sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hi Beautiful showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rafik Arfah's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Arfah missing with a left hand there. Beautiful was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beautiful shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Arfah defends it nicely.
Beautiful moves out of range of the strikes.
Beautiful tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Arfah misses the body punch
and Beautiful makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Arfah misses with a lunging right hand
and Beautiful counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Arfah thinking.
Arfah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beautiful.
A nice side step and Beautiful releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beautiful ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rafik Arfah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arfah misses with a wild body shot.
Arfah tries to score with a low kick but Beautiful moves his leg out of the way.
Beautiful now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Beautiful or perhaps it was just good defense by Arfah, which made it look bad.
Arfah throwing a counter right hand but Beautiful manages to avoid it.
Arfah throws a poor cross that misses
and Beautiful counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Arfah thinking.
Arfah swings widly with a right hand
and Beautiful counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Arfah misses the shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Arfah. No joy for Beautiful on that attempt.
Rafik Arfah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hi Beautiful.
Beautiful fails with a takedown attempt.

Beautiful takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Beautiful pushes Arfah back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Arfah tries to work over Beautiful's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Beautiful - that landed with a thud.
Arfah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beautiful gets through Arfah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beautiful lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Arfah.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Beautiful on the inside.
Beautiful digs a right hand into Arfah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Arfah's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arfah.
Arfah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arfah tries to work over Beautiful's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beautiful digs a right hand into Arfah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Arfah's gas tank.
Arfah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arfah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arfah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beautiful throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Arfah wants to stall.
Beautiful blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arfah swings wildly with an uppercut but Beautiful uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beautiful pushes Arfah back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Beautiful as the two fighters clinch.
Arfah swings wildly with an uppercut but Beautiful uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arfah tries a body shot but Beautiful blocks it.
Hi Beautiful is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Beautiful blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arfah misses with a body punch.
Arfah throws a punch but it's blocked by Beautiful.
Rafik Arfah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arfah gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beautiful.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hi Beautiful comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Beautiful has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hi Beautiful!