PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Arlington (ranked 1807 p4p, 193 weight class) and Queen Tamar (ranked 1530 p4p, 167 weight class). Arlington comes to the cage accompanied by Unchained Melody. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tamar's choice of entrance music: Super Sako. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Arlington
vs
Tamar

170 cm
21
150 lbs
4 - 1 - 2

165 cm
22
156 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Arlington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Queen Tamar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamar digs a good body shot into Arlington's ribs.
Tamar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Arlington darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Arlington shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tamar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

It looks like Jason Arlington has been cut.
Arlington misses with an uppercut
and Tamar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jason Arlington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Arlington gets caught napping as Tamar dives in and scores a takedown. Arlington manages to retain guard.
Arlington lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tamar keeping moving, preventing Arlington from controlling successfully.
Arlington distracts Tamar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Arlington preventing the sweep.
Arlington advances position into side control!
Tamar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Arlington wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlington tries to move to mount but Tamar blocks the move with his legs.
Tamar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arlington trying to control the position but Tamar is working away.
Tamar prevents Arlington from moving into mount.
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Arlington tries to advance to mount but Tamar denies him.
Arlington is working hard here to advance position.
Arlington cracks Tamar with a big right hand but Tamar just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamar struggling a bit here.
Tamar is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Arlington missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tamar tries to roll over but Arlington keeps him under control.
Tamar moves into full guard.
Arlington stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tamar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tamar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Arlington's guard.

Arlington lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Arlington advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlington sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tamar defending well though.
Arlington trying to pass the guard but Tamar defending well.
Tamar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Arlington has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Tamar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Arlington wants to control from the top but Tamar keeps moving.
Tamar has Arlington pulled in close to control his posture.
Arlington looking to pass the guard.
Tamar wants to sweep here but Arlington controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tamar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Arlington is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Arlington sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tamar's guard.
Tamar wants to get back to full guard.
Tamar controlling the position for now.

Arlington is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Arlington trying to mount his opponent but Tamar defends it.
Arlington thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tamar won't allow Arlington to pass to mount.
Tamar gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jason Arlington will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Arlington's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The crowd cheers as Arlington lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tamar doesn't seem phased though.
Arlington on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Arlington scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tamar is not content to let Arlington control the position.
Tamar tries to get to full guard but Arlington has control of the leg.
Arlington lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tamar gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tamar controlling Arlington's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arlington wants to control from the top but Tamar keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlington wants to pass the guard but Tamar is keeping the position.
Arlington loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tamar is trying to control the position but Arlington postures up.
Arlington is looking to work some ground and pound but Tamar has wrist control.
Tamar keeping moving, preventing Arlington from controlling successfully.
Arlington wants to pass the guard but Tamar is keeping the position.
Tamar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tamar is adopting a defensive guard.
Tamar can't keep his opponent in guard - Arlington advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tamar preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Arlington lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Arlington is working for a kimura but Tamar is defending it quite comfortably.
Arlington is looking to advance position but Tamar won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamar is trying to control but can't.
Arlington moves nicely into side control.
Tamar is holding Arlington down, trying to stall.
Tamar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tamar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Arlington wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Arlington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tamar can do to turn this around?
Arlington tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tamar's legs.
Arlington trying to control the position but Tamar is working away.
Tamar managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Arlington.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlington staying calm.
Tamar holding on.
Arlington landing a few strikes.
Jason Arlington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tamar tries to bench press Arlington off him but Arlington keeps the position.
Arlington trying to control the action but Tamar is working from the bottom.
Tamar can't do much from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arlington moves into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Arlington dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason Arlington's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Arlington cracks Tamar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tamar takes a swing at Arlington's ribcage but misses.
Arlington throws a jab but it's blocked by Tamar.

Arlington closes the distance and clinches.
Arlington lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tamar or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arlington.
Arlington lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arlington changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tamar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Arlington scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Arlington misses its intended target.
Arlington darts in looking for a takedown but Tamar gets double underhooks and turns Arlington into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Arlington looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tamar!
Arlington tries to move to mount but Tamar blocks the move with his legs.
You can see the frustration on Tamar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tamar stops Arlington from passing to mount.
Arlington has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Tamar!
Tamar is trying desperately to improve position.
Arlington controlling from mount.
Queen Tamar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlington punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tamar wants to hold on but Arlington pushes him away.
Arlington controlling the position easily from mount.
Arlington connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Arlington lands a couple of good shots and Tamar has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arlington is punishing Tamar with strikes - can he finish him?!
Arlington is hanging on to Tamar's back as he tries to escape.
Tamar tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Arlington lands with some strikes.
Arlington lands a big shot there that rocks Tamar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Tamar is rocked!
Tamar regains half guard.
Tamar is still in real trouble! Can Arlington finish him?
Arlington working Tamar over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamar is trying to control but can't.
Arlington lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tamar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Arlington has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Arlington is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tamar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tamar tries to reverse the position but Arlington maintains control.
Tamar seems to have recovered his senses.
Arlington trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Arlington pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tamar holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Arlington tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Arlington wants to take his opponent's back but Tamar doesn't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Arlington wants to finish this one by submission but Tamar is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Arlington.
Arlington fails to take his opponent's back.
The referee warns Tamar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tamar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Arlington cracks Tamar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arlington can't control as he wanted to and Tamar manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Tamar is looking for a sweep. Arlington is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jason Arlington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Arlington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tamar keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Arlington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arlington, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Arlington!
A relieved looking Jason Arlington thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Queen Tamar stepped up to the mic, saying 'You fight like Mongol!'.