PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carl Sweetchuck (ranked 2827 p4p, 351 weight class) and Angus MacArthur Ii (ranked 7492 p4p, 648 weight class). Sweetchuck kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Police Academy. MacArthur Ii has chosen Corvus Corax - Bibit Aleum as his entrance music. Carl Sweetchuck has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sweetchuck
vs
MacArthur Ii

160 cm
22
180 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

183 cm
20
179 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carl Sweetchuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angus MacArthur Ii!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacArthur Ii throws a leg kick which misses Sweetchuck's front leg but catches the back leg as Sweetchuck tries to avoid it.
MacArthur Ii scores with a decent looking hook.
Sweetchuck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
MacArthur Ii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sweetchuck sees it coming and avoids it easily.
MacArthur Ii connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sweetchuck takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A good leg kick by MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii throws a nice outside leg kick.
MacArthur Ii fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
MacArthur Ii is looking to slow Sweetchuck down with leg kicks.
Sweetchuck looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
MacArthur Ii throws a right hand that misses
and Sweetchuck counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps MacArthur Ii thinking.
MacArthur Ii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacArthur Ii throws a sloppy body shot
and Sweetchuck counters with a straight right hand.
MacArthur Ii throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Sweetchuck wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
MacArthur Ii misses with a leg kick
and Sweetchuck counters with a left and a right that stings MacArthur Ii.
Sweetchuck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from MacArthur Ii.
Angus MacArthur Ii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii slips under a jab.
Sweetchuck wants to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii fakes the leg kick and cracks Sweetchuck in the body.
MacArthur Ii connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sweetchuck momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sweetchuck.
Sweetchuck tries to move into range but MacArthur Ii moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
MacArthur Ii throws an off balance right hand
and Sweetchuck makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sweetchuck stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from MacArthur Ii.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweetchuck checks a leg kick.
Angus MacArthur Ii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sweetchuck tries to close the distance and clinch up but MacArthur Ii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sweetchuck moves out of range as MacArthur Ii throws a body kick.
MacArthur Ii throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Sweetchuck misses the target.
Sweetchuck tries to clinch there but MacArthur Ii circles away.
Sweetchuck tries to clinch there but MacArthur Ii circles away.
A low kick from MacArthur Ii is predictable there
and MacArthur Ii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Angus MacArthur Ii has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sweetchuck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii misses with the body kick
and Sweetchuck counters with a nice uppercut.
Sweetchuck with a nice cross.
MacArthur Ii lands with a good body shot.
MacArthur Ii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sweetchuck.
Sweetchuck takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweetchuck tries to close the distance and clinch but MacArthur Ii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Sweetchuck drops MacArthur Ii with a left and a right! Oh, MacArthur Ii is hurt - Sweetchuck dives into side control looking to finish!

MacArthur Ii is rocked!
MacArthur Ii wants to control but Sweetchuck postures up.

Sweetchuck stands up and we're back to a striking position.
MacArthur Ii throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sweetchuck on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacArthur Ii misses the shot to the body.
MacArthur Ii throws a jab when Sweetchuck was well out of range.
MacArthur Ii stuns Sweetchuck with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
MacArthur Ii takes one on the button.
MacArthur Ii throws a jab when Sweetchuck was well out of range.
Sweetchuck looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? MacArthur Ii is fending him off so far but Sweetchuck persists. Nope, MacArthur Ii circles away and we're back to standing.
MacArthur Ii fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sweetchuck is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
MacArthur Ii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sweetchuck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sweetchuck lands an uppercut.
MacArthur Ii lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
MacArthur Ii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MacArthur Ii has had enough of the clinch but Sweetchuck keeps him there for the moment.
MacArthur Ii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sweetchuck scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sweetchuck lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sweetchuck presses MacArthur Ii against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
MacArthur Ii misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacArthur Ii working aggressively here.
MacArthur Ii has had enough of the clinch but Sweetchuck keeps him there for the moment.
MacArthur Ii has a couple of punches blocked by Sweetchuck.
Sweetchuck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MacArthur Ii avoids it.
Sweetchuck is trying to pull guard but MacArthur Ii has him pressed against the cage.
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 Carl Sweetchuck will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Angus MacArthur Ii's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

MacArthur Ii throws a nice outside leg kick.
MacArthur Ii throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sweetchuck counters with a nice uppercut.
Sweetchuck takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
MacArthur Ii throws a leg kick but Sweetchuck sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sweetchuck is looking to counter punch.
MacArthur Ii misses with a hook. Sweetchuck ducked under it nicely.

Sweetchuck fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with MacArthur Ii, pushing him back against the cage.
Sweetchuck is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
MacArthur Ii lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sweetchuck scores with a hook to the body.
Sweetchuck blocks a body shot from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweetchuck prevents a body shot from MacArthur Ii.
Sweetchuck tries to throw a body punch but MacArthur Ii avoids it by throwing Sweetchuck back against the cage.
MacArthur Ii avoiding damage.
A short right from MacArthur Ii on the inside.
Sweetchuck misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweetchuck has MacArthur Ii pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. MacArthur Ii manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
MacArthur Ii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacArthur Ii struggles to land a body shot inside as Sweetchuck controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sweetchuck.
MacArthur Ii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Sweetchuck.
Sweetchuck misses with a punch on the inside.
Sweetchuck tries to score a body lock takedown but MacArthur Ii shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Sweetchuck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacArthur Ii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Sweetchuck.
MacArthur Ii struggles to land a body shot inside as Sweetchuck controls his hands.
MacArthur Ii lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sweetchuck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sweetchuck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MacArthur Ii pushes Sweetchuck back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sweetchuck misses with a punch to the body.
MacArthur Ii works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
MacArthur Ii tries to work over Sweetchuck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sweetchuck lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii throws a head punch that misses.
MacArthur Ii tries to throw a body punch but Sweetchuck avoids it by throwing MacArthur Ii back against the cage.
Sweetchuck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sweetchuck lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from MacArthur Ii fails to land.
Sweetchuck is looking for a takedown.
Sweetchuck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sweetchuck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sweetchuck prevents a body shot from MacArthur Ii.
A left hand lands to the body for Sweetchuck.
Sweetchuck gets through MacArthur Ii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Sweetchuck has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed MacArthur Ii clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

MacArthur Ii defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
MacArthur Ii avoids the strikes from Sweetchuck.
Sweetchuck has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii avoids the strikes from Sweetchuck.

Sweetchuck is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sweetchuck scores with punches from the back.

Sweetchuck is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Sweetchuck lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can MacArthur Ii hold on?!
MacArthur Ii looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
MacArthur Ii is really stuck here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii trying to survive by controlling the hands.
Sweetchuck avoiding MacArthur Ii 's attempts to control his hands.
Sweetchuck missing with strikes.
Sweetchuck missing with strikes from the back.
Sweetchuck somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.

Sweetchuck looking for the RNC.
Carl Sweetchuck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sweetchuck missing with punches from the back.
MacArthur Ii really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sweetchuck. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Sweetchuck has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, MacArthur Ii has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sweetchuck has the hooks in. MacArthur Ii is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Sweetchuck dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Angus MacArthur Ii'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!

Sweetchuck tries to close the distance and clinch up but MacArthur Ii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sweetchuck takes a swing at MacArthur Ii's ribcage but misses.
Sweetchuck slips under a jab from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii misses with an uppercut. Sweetchuck saw that one coming.
MacArthur Ii scoring well with a low kick there.
Angus MacArthur Ii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
MacArthur Ii jabs at Sweetchuck's body.
Sweetchuck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sweetchuck was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A solid body kick from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii cracks Sweetchuck with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Sweetchuck misses.
MacArthur Ii throws a looping overhand right but Sweetchuck ducks down to avoid it.
Sweetchuck appears to be looking for a big counter.

MacArthur Ii fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sweetchuck, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sweetchuck.
Sweetchuck blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Sweetchuck.
MacArthur Ii misses with some punches.
Sweetchuck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sweetchuck has a couple of punches blocked by MacArthur Ii.
Sweetchuck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sweetchuck tries to work over MacArthur Ii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sweetchuck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sweetchuck lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt MacArthur Ii or not.
MacArthur Ii takes a shot to the head.
MacArthur Ii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sweetchuck blocks an elbow strike from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii throws a head punch that misses.
MacArthur Ii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

MacArthur Ii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sweetchuck shoots in but MacArthur Ii avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Sweetchuck instigates a clinch.
Sweetchuck can't find room to land a body shot as MacArthur Ii controls the action.
MacArthur Ii misses with a punch on the inside.
Sweetchuck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sweetchuck is working MacArthur Ii over against the cage.
MacArthur Ii misses with a punch to the body.
Angus MacArthur Ii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MacArthur Ii lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Sweetchuck.
Sweetchuck throws a blind hook that connects with the side of MacArthur Iis head.
MacArthur Ii misses with the head strike.
Sweetchuck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sweetchuck lands a hook that snaps the head of MacArthur Ii backwards.
MacArthur Ii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacArthur Ii lands with a light punch inside.
MacArthur Ii can't find room to land a body shot as Sweetchuck controls the action.
MacArthur Ii misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sweetchuck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii struggles to land a body shot inside as Sweetchuck controls his hands.
MacArthur Ii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Sweetchuck as the two fighters clinch.
MacArthur Ii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sweetchuck softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sweetchuck lands a right hand.
Sweetchuck lands a hook that snaps the head of MacArthur Ii backwards.
Sweetchuck lands a shot to the body.
Sweetchuck throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Carl Sweetchuck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
MacArthur Ii has a couple of punches blocked by Sweetchuck.
Sweetchuck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacArthur Ii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sweetchuck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sweetchuck drops to a knee looking for a takedown but MacArthur Ii gets the underhooks and prevents it.
MacArthur Ii misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MacArthur Ii misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on MacArthur Ii - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
MacArthur Ii controlling the action here for a moment.
MacArthur Ii continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

Sweetchuck works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sweetchuck postures up.
Sweetchuck content to stall in guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Carl Sweetchuck.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sweetchuck, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Carl Sweetchuck!
Carl Sweetchuck decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.