PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Muhammad Arslan (ranked 3741 p4p, 24233 weight class) and Tom Fast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Fast has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Arslan
vs
Fast

180 cm
27
170
5 - 5 - 0

177 cm
28
165
3 - 8 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Muhammad Arslan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tom Fast!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fast keeps the fight on the outside.
Fast throws a counter combo.
Fast looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Fast leaves Arslan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Arslan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fast but Fast pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fast thinks about the counter body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Arslan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhammad Arslan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arslan looks for a takedown but Fast sprawls well.
Arslan moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fast. That's going to slow Arslan down.
Fast leaves Arslan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fast closes this distance looking for a takedown but Arslan circles away.
Fast leaves Arslan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Fast has Arslan up against the cage in a clinch.
Fast prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fast has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fast is trying to break the clinch but Arslan has him pressed against the cage.
Fast lands an elbow inside.
Arslan scores a nice knee to the body.

Arslan manages to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arslan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Arslan throwing shots but Fast is blocking nicely.
Fast tries to get to full guard but Arslan has control of the leg.
Arslan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Arslan throws a strike but Fast avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Fast being controlled here, momentarily.
Arslan 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.
Arslan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arslan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Arslan trying to control but Fast is working from the bottom.
Arslan advances position into side control!
Fast wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

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.

Arslan decides to stand back up. Arslan steps back and let's Fast get back to his feet.
Arslan fails with a takedown attempt.

Arslan rushes Fast and presses him up against the cage.

Arslan breaks from the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Arslan or perhaps it was just good defense by Fast, which made it look bad.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crunch! Arslan slams his shin into Fast's torso.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Muhammad Arslan dominated that round.
That's time! Arslan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Arslan dives in and grabs Fast's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fast pushes down on Arslan's head and hops out.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Arslan throws a body kick that misses.
Fast slips a jab and a cross from Arslan.
Arslan throws a sloppy head kick and Fast moves out of range easily.
Arslan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fast can do to turn this around?
Arslan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fast buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Arslan dives in for a single leg takedown but Fast sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Arslan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fast's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Arslan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arslan tries to pull guard but Fast won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhammad Arslan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arslan has Fast pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fast manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fast is breathing heavily.

Arslan gets control of Fast's arms and successfully pulls guard. Arslan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Arslan is on top in guard.

Arslan gets to his feet - Fast follows without any prompting.

Fast clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Arslan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Fast jumps guard and drags Arslan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Arslan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fast seems a little lost for a moment, as Arslan dominates the positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arslan scores with punches from side control.
Arslan controlling from side mount.

Arslan stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Arslan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fast sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Arslan somewhat.
Fast looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.

Fast has closed the distance and engaged Arslan in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fast jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Arslan walks away with a smile on his face. Fast gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Arslan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fast sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Muhammad Arslan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arslan.
Arslan shoots in looking for a takedown but Fast manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Arslan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Arslan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fast is fending him off so far but Arslan persists. Nope, Fast circles away and we're back to standing.
Fast raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Arslan throws a shot from downtown. Fast moves away and avoids it.
Arslan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fast manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Arslan. That snapped Fast's head back.

Arslan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Arslan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Arslan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fast's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Arslan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Arslan trying to control but Fast is working from the bottom.
Fast working a defensive guard but Arslan manages to pass into side control anyway.
Arslan just content to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arslan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fast keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Muhammad Arslan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Fast throws a head kick but Arslan moves out of range.
Arslan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Arslan shoots in for a takedown but Fast shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fast tries to counter by closing the distance.
Arslan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Arslan tries to clinch up but Fast circles away and keeps his distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Fast misses.
Arslan tries to clinch but Fast moves out of range.
Arslan fails with the takedown.
Tom Fast seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Arslan.
Fast wants to get back to his feet but Arslan is dominant here and he's now got Fast's back!
Fast takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arslan lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Fast hold on?!

Fast wants to get back to his feet. He's half way up but Arslan drags him back down with a jolt, managing to get his forearm deep under Fast 's chin! Fast is in real trouble! His face is turning bright red and he's forced to tap! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Muhammad Arslan!