PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hin Areni (ranked 1980 p4p, 3652 weight class) and Prohor Georgiev (ranked 204 p4p, 341 weight class). Areni comes to the cage accompanied by Mosaique. On his way into the cage it seems that Hin Areni has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hin Areni seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Areni
vs
Georgiev

169 cm
34
147
14 - 8 - 0

175 cm
33
146
18 - 14 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Arcticus University: London

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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hin Areni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Prohor Georgiev!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Georgiev throws a leg kick that misses.
Georgiev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Areni circles away from the clinch attempt
and Georgiev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Areni scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Georgiev throws out a leg kick but Areni moves out of range and Georgiev only half commits.
Georgiev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Areni scores with a nice head shot.
Areni has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Georgiev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Areni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Georgiev moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Areni throws a nice looking combination but Georgiev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Areni misses the jab.
Georgiev will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Georgiev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Areni is out of range.
Georgiev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Georgiev throws a leg kick
letting Areni counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Georgiev throws a solid leg kick but Areni takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Georgiev.
Georgiev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Areni checks it well.
Areni throwing a counter right hand but Georgiev manages to avoid it.
Areni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Georgiev.
A good leg kick by Georgiev.
Areni throws a leg kick
and Georgiev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Areni throws a head kick that misses.
Georgiev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Georgiev throws out a leg kick but Areni moves out of range and Georgiev only half commits.
A chopping leg kick lands by Georgiev.
Good work by Areni as he checks the leg kick.
Areni misses the shot to the body.
Georgiev swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Georgiev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Areni finds it's way round the side to connect with Georgiev's head.

It looks like Prohor Georgiev has been cut.
Georgiev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Areni misses with a wild combination.
Georgiev steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Areni.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Georgiev misses with a leg kick
and Areni counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Georgiev thows a leg kick but Areni checks it
and Areni counters with a stiff right hand.
Georgiev misses with a low kick.
Georgiev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Areni checks a leg kick nicely.
Areni just misses with a punch to the body.
Georgiev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Areni checks the leg kick nicely there.
Areni throws a low kick but Georgiev moves out of range easily.
Prohor Georgiev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Georgiev throws a leg kick but Areni sees it coming and moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Areni misses the target.
Areni on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Areni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Georgiev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Areni. Georgiev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Georgiev misses with a low kick.
Georgiev throws a low kick but Areni moves out of range easily.
Prohor Georgiev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Georgiev is predictable there
and Areni counters with a nice low kick that buckles Georgiev's knee momentarily.
A low kick from Georgiev misses
and Georgiev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Areni blocks a low kick nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Georgiev lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Areni has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Areni and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Areni closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Areni working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Areni throws an elbow but Georgiev slips to the side and avoids it well.
Georgiev tries to bench press Areni off him but Areni keeps the position.
Areni lands a few punches from side control.
Georgiev is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Areni off and has taken his back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Areni is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Georgiev.
Georgiev tries to keep control of the position but Areni is staying busy.

Areni preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Georgiev.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Georgiev is looking for a rear naked choke here but Areni reverses the position brilliantly into Georgiev's guard!
Georgiev looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Georgiev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Areni can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Areni throwing strikes but missing.
Areni landing with the ground and pound.
Georgiev keeping moving, preventing Areni from controlling successfully.
Georgiev is trying to keep Areni in close.
Areni landing some decent shots from guard.
Areni slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Areni working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hin Areni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Prohor Georgiev's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Areni tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Georgiev defends well and Areni ends up having to push Georgiev into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Georgiev.
Areni tries to throw a body punch but Georgiev avoids it by throwing Areni back against the cage.
Areni misses with a punch to the body.
Georgiev tries to throw a body punch but Areni avoids it by throwing Georgiev back against the cage.
Georgiev lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Georgiev.
Areni misses with the head strike.
Georgiev misses with a body punch.
Areni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Areni blocking some punches.
Areni prevents a body shot from Georgiev.
Areni tries to work over Georgiev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Georgiev lands a left hand.
Areni working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Areni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Areni turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hin Areni overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Georgiev tries to buck Areni off but Areni is having none of it.
Areni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Georgiev can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Georgiev is still trying to improve position.
Georgiev is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Areni working away.
Georgiev is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Areni is staying active.
Georgiev stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
You can see the frustration on Georgiev's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Areni wants to lay and pray for a moment but Georgiev keeps working.
Areni working the ground and pound from side control.
Georgiev is trying to work for a sweep but Areni has mounted him!
Georgiev is squirming around, avoiding Areni's attempts to control the action.
Areni with shots to the head and body - Georgiev looks very uncomfortable down there.

Georgiev is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Areni postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Georgiev bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Areni and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hin Areni!
Hin Areni decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.