PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arnoldas Sireika (ranked 1736 p4p, 200 weight class) and Mungo Jerry (ranked 2136 p4p, 238 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sireika
vs
Jerry

180 cm
31
197 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

189 cm
26
193 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arnoldas Sireika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mungo Jerry!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jerry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sireika takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jerry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sireika counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sireika scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jerry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jerry circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jerry counters with a left and a right that stings Sireika.
Arnoldas Sireika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sireika fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sireika tries to clinch there but Jerry circles away.
Sireika with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sireika is looking to wear down Jerry with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the body from Jerry misses
and Sireika counters with a stiff right hand.
Sireika scores with a hook.
Sireika has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sireika there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sireika throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jerry's head.
Sireika lands a body shot.
Jerry darts in trying to clinch
and Sireika counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jerry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sireika.
Sireika on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sireika tries to clinch but Jerry moves out of range.
Sireika thuds a left hand into Jerry's body.
Sireika throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jerry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sireika as he jumps to the side.
Sireika throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sireika scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sireika throws a right hand that misses
and Jerry counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Jerry closes the distance and clinches.
Jerry struggles to land a body shot inside as Sireika controls his hands.
Sireika tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jerry avoids it.
Sireika misses with a body punch.
Sireika lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

Jerry breaks the clinch.
Sireika fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jerry walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Arnoldas Sireika is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jerry staying out of range there.
Jerry missing with a left hand there. Sireika was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Sireika throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sireika is looking to clinch but Jerry is avoiding it.
A swing and a miss from Jerry.
Jerry slips a jab from Sireika.
Sireika has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jerry.
Sireika takes a swing at Jerry's ribcage but misses.
Sireika looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jerry walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sireika chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jerry can pounce on him.
Sireika lands a nice looking body shot.
Sireika misses with a body punch
letting Jerry counter with a right hand.
Sireika scores with a punch to the head.
Sireika jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sireika changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sireika moves in looking to clinch but Jerry pushes him off.
Jerry is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sireika looks to score with a jab to the body but Jerry is just out of range.
Jerry has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jerry cracks Sireika with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sireika shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sireika slaps away a takedown attempt from Jerry, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Arnoldas Sireika has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mungo Jerry.
Sireika throws a lazy head kick

and Jerry holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sireika pushes Jerry back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jerry can't find room to land a body shot as Sireika controls the action.
Sireika has a couple of punches blocked by Jerry.
Sireika tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jerry's elbow.
Jerry tries a body shot but Sireika blocks it.
Sireika misses with a knee strike.
Sireika takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Arnoldas Sireika has been cut.

Jerry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sireika. Jerry does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Jerry misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jerry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sireika.
Jerry throws a counter combo.
Jerry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jerry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jerry wants to land a leg kick but Sireika is out of range.
Sireika misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Sireika has managed to clinch.
Sireika lands a hook that snaps the head of Jerry backwards.

Jerry breaks the clinch.
Jerry with a poor takedown
and Sireika counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sireika. Jerry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sireika scores with a sloppy right hand. Jerry should have avoided that one.
Sireika throws a sloppy head kick and Jerry moves out of range easily.
Jerry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sireika counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jerry thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sireika misses with a wild body shot.
Sireika moves out of range as Jerry strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Sireika misses its target.
Sireika avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnoldas Sireika dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnoldas Sireika's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jerry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Arnoldas Sireika is winning the standup battle so far.
Sireika lands a jab to Jerry's midsection.
Jerry slips a jab from Sireika.
Sireika tries a head kick but it misses.
Jerry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sireika swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jerry looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jerry is looking to clinch.
Jerry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jerry has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sireika misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Sireika misses its intended target.
Sireika lands a jab.
Jerry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sireika has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sireika doesn't manage to clinch there - Jerry circles away.
Sireika tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jerry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jerry misses with a looping left.
Sireika was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sireika scores with a shot to the body.
Sireika lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sireika defending well as Jerry loads up on a big left hand.
Jerry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jerry tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sireika misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jerry.
Jerry swings widly with a right hand
letting Sireika counter with a right hand.
Jerry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Jerry gets tackled into the ropes by Sireika. Sireika maintains the clinch.
Sireika scores with a hook to the body.
Sireika stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sireika fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jerry blocks the elbow strike.
Sireika blocks a body shot from Jerry.
Sireika struggles to land a body shot inside as Jerry controls his hands.
Sireika fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sireika pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Jerry tries to throw a body punch but Sireika avoids it by throwing Jerry back against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sireika misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sireika misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jerry.
Sireika lands a left hand.
Sireika misses with a punch to the body.
Sireika misses with a knee to the head.
Jerry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jerry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sireika misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sireika throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sireika misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sireika fails to land.

Jerry manages to break the clinch.
Jerry slips a jab from Sireika.
Jerry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jerry feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sireika's calf.

Sireika drives through and clinches with Jerry against the ropes.
Jerry misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sireika tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Jerry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sireika lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sireika 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.
Jerry misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Sireika misses the target.
Sireika misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jerry.
Jerry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sireika ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jerry lands the left hand.
Sireika fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jerry manages to avoid it.
Sireika getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Some bone on bone action there as Sireika checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jerry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jerry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jerry throws a hook but Sireika avoids it easily.
Sireika takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sireika lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Jerry misses the target.
Sireika is looking to counter punch.
Sireika tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jerry was well out of range. Poor timing from Sireika.
Jerry throws a nice looking combination but Sireika bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jerry lands a glancing blow to the side of Sireika's head.
Sireika throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sireika throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jerry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sireika is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jerry.
Sireika throws a shot from downtown. Jerry moves away and avoids it.
Jerry misses with a looping right.
Sireika throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jerry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sireika moves away.
Sireika misses with a looping left.
Sireika throws a head kick but Jerry moves out of range.
Jerry misses with a low kick.
Jerry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jerry tries to bum rush Sireika with a series of wild strikes but Sireika uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnoldas Sireika dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arnoldas Sireika's cut.
That's time! Sireika's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sireika gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jerry.
Jerry lands a nice looking body kick.
Jerry tried to score with a low kick but Sireika checks it.
Sireika throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jerry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jerry throws a series of punches but Sireika moves out of range.
Jerry throws a shot from downtown. Sireika moves away and avoids it.
Sireika gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jerry.
Sireika jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Sireika fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jerry, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jerry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sireika avoids it.
Jerry blocking some punches.
Sireika throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sireika is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jerry can do to turn this around?
Sireika throws a punch but it's blocked by Jerry.
Sireika tries to land knees in the clinch but Jerry avoids the damage to the body.
Jerry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sireika tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jerry avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sireika tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jerry avoids it.
Sireika doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jerry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sireika working aggressively here.
Sireika creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sireika lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sireika tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jerry's elbow.
Sireika working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sireika tries to work over Jerry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jerry avoiding damage as Sireika throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sireika throws an elbow but misses.
Sireika tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jerry avoids it.
Sireika throws an elbow but it misses.
Jerry avoiding damage as Sireika throws knees to the body.
Sireika pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jerry lands a nice shot to the body.

Jerry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sireika keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sireika throws a right hand that misses
and Jerry counters with a two punch combo.
Sireika bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jerry's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sireika avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sireika wants to clinch.
Jerry has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jerry there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sireika smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Sireika misses the target.
Jerry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sireika throws out the jab.
And Jerry tries to counter it with a takedown but Sireika pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sireika digs a good body shot into Jerry's ribs.
Sireika swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sireika sets himself, and Jerry steps forward looking for the clinch! Sireika avoids it this time.
A jab from Sireika finds it's way through Jerry's defenses.
Jerry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jerry tries to move into range but Sireika moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A shot to the body from Sireika misses

and Jerry counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jerry.
Sireika lands an uppercut.
Jerry working hard to break the clinch.
Sireika tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jerry avoids it.
Sireika is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jerry is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jerry.
Jerry lands a hook that snaps the head of Sireika backwards.
A short right from Sireika on the inside.
Jerry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sireika blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sireika swings wildly with an uppercut but Jerry uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sireika tries to throw a body punch but Jerry avoids it by throwing Sireika back against the ropes.
Jerry managing to block the knees to the body from Sireika.
Jerry blocks an elbow strike.
Jerry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jerry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sireika trying to land knees to the body.
Mungo Jerry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sireika tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jerry avoids it.
Jerry prevents a body shot from Sireika.
Jerry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sireika with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jerry lands a knee to the body.
Arnoldas Sireika has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Jerry.
Jerry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jerry is working Sireika over against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arnoldas Sireika showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sireika has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Arnoldas Sireika!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Arnoldas Sireika!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Arnoldas Sireika!

Arnoldas Sireika wins by unanimous decision!
Arnoldas Sireika took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.