PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Javier Arroyo (ranked 110 p4p, 81 weight class) and Ranger Alderidge (ranked 19 p4p, 12 weight class). Alderidge is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Portland, Oregon. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Arroyo
vs
Alderidge

176 cm
30
155
18 - 8 - 1

175 cm
32
160
26 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Javier Arroyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ranger Alderidge!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arroyo scores with a nice body kick.
Arroyo lands a nice looking body kick.
Alderidge throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alderidge has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Arroyo jabs at Alderidge's body.
Alderidge throws a low kick, looking for Arroyo's leg but Arroyo calmly moves out of range.
Alderidge swings widly with a right hand
and Arroyo counters with a solid body kick.
Arroyo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alderidge takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alderidge takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Arroyo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Arroyo slips a straight right by Alderidge.
Good shot there by Alderidge.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arroyo.
Arroyo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alderidge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arroyo moves away.
Alderidge throws out a loose jab but Arroyo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Arroyo does it's job there.
Arroyo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alderidge slips a straight right by Arroyo.
Alderidge attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Arroyo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Arroyo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Arroyo motions for Alderidge to come forward. Arroyo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderidge throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Arroyo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Alderidge.
Alderidge misses with a straight left.
Alderidge walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arroyo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Arroyo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arroyo connects with a looping right hand.
Arroyo looks for the body kick but Alderidge saw that one coming.
Alderidge only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Arroyo moves out of range as Alderidge strikes.
Arroyo throws a nice inside leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Arroyo
and Alderidge counters with a straight right hand.
Alderidge tries to work over Arroyo's front leg with a kick but Arroyo checks it.
Alderidge stuns Arroyo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A good leg kick by Alderidge.
Arroyo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alderidge sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alderidge scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alderidge closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alderidge with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arroyo scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick from Alderidge, right into the meat of the thigh.
Arroyo checks a low kick from Alderidge.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Arroyo misses.
Ranger Alderidge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but Alderidge moved away.
An inside leg kick from Arroyo misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Alderidge misses.
Alderidge takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Arroyo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Arroyo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Arroyo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Alderidge scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alderidge wants to land a leg kick but Arroyo is out of range.
Alderidge misses with a straight left.
Alderidge keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Arroyo is looking to score with low kicks.
Alderidge doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Alderidge takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alderidge stuns Arroyo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but Alderidge sees it coming and moves out of range.
Arroyo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alderidge punishes Arroyo's body with a nice straight punch.
Alderidge throws a solid leg kick but Arroyo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alderidge.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alderidge lands a leg kick that knocks Arroyo off balance momentarily.
Alderidge throws a poor cross that misses
letting Arroyo counter with a right hand.
Arroyo throws a jab but it's blocked by Alderidge.
Alderidge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alderidge checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Arroyo.
Arroyo is looking to slow Alderidge down with leg kicks.
Alderidge scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alderidge.
Arroyo takes a swing at Alderidge's ribcage but misses.
Alderidge looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Arroyo connects with a leg kick.
Arroyo staying out of range there.
Alderidge looks to score with a jab to the body but Arroyo is just out of range.
Alderidge loads up on a big right hand but Arroyo slips the punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alderidge.
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!
Alderidge blocks the body kick.
Alderidge slips a straight right by Arroyo.
Alderidge throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alderidge tried to score with a low kick but Arroyo checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alderidge sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arroyo throws a shot to the body.
Arroyo cracks Alderidge with an open hand slap.
Arroyo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alderidge.
Alderidge moves out of range as Arroyo strikes.
Alderidge fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arroyo.
Arroyo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alderidge throws a hook to the side of Arroyo's head but Arroyo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arroyo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Arroyo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alderidge checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Arroyo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alderidge.
Arroyo misses with a low kick.
A low kick lands for Alderidge.
Alderidge lands a leg kick that knocks Arroyo off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alderidge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arroyo.
Arroyo missing with a left hand there. Alderidge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arroyo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alderidge appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Arroyo moves forwards but Alderidge connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ranger Alderidge will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Alderidge throws a low kick but Arroyo avoids it.
Alderidge moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Alderidge avoids the body shot from Arroyo.
Alderidge defending well as Arroyo loads up on a big left hand.
Alderidge keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arroyo.
Arroyo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arroyo missing with a left hand there. Alderidge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alderidge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arroyo checks a low kick from Alderidge.
A jab from Alderidge misses.
Donk. Alderidge catches Arroyo right on the button with a cross.
Alderidge throws out a loose jab but Arroyo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alderidge misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arroyo thuds his right hand into Alderidge's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alderidge on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arroyo. Arroyo obviously looking to wear him down.
Ranger Alderidge seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alderidge wants to slow Arroyo down by chopping away at his legs.
Alderidge throws out a leg kick but Arroyo moves out of range and Alderidge only half commits.
Arroyo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Arroyo defending well as Alderidge loads up on a big left hand.
Arroyo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alderidge's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderidge misses with a hook.
Arroyo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arroyo throws a hook but Alderidge blocks it.
Alderidge takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Arroyo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alderidge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arroyo misses the jab.
Alderidge does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Arroyo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arroyo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alderidge.
Arroyo throws a push kick but Alderidge slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Alderidge misses the target.
Alderidge throws a leg kick
and Arroyo counters with a straight right hand.
Alderidge turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Alderidge.
Alderidge slips under a jab.
Arroyo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Arroyo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alderidge under the eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Arroyo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arroyo checks a leg kick.
Alderidge throws a front kick that sends Arroyo stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alderidge. Arroyo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arroyo is looking to counter with head kicks.
Nice defenses there by Alderidge.
Alderidge with a nice calf kick.
Arroyo wants to slow Alderidge down by chopping away at his legs.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but Alderidge checks it.
Alderidge looks to score with a jab to the body but Arroyo is just out of range.
Alderidge thows a leg kick but Arroyo checks it
and Arroyo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arroyo lands a body shot.
Arroyo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alderidge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arroyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Alderidge.
Alderidge throws an overhand right that lands on Arroyo's shoulder, as Arroyo tries to avoid the shot.
Alderidge connects with a single shot there.
Arroyo moves out of range of the strikes.
Arroyo just misses with a punch to the body.
Alderidge misses with a left hand
and Arroyo counters with a stiff right hand.
Arroyo misses with a hook.
Alderidge flicks out a counter leg kick but Arroyo steps away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo moves out of range as Alderidge strikes.
Alderidge throws a nice inside leg kick.
Arroyo checks a low kick from Alderidge.
Alderidge missing with a left hand there. Arroyo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alderidge shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arroyo.
Alderidge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alderidge throws a body shot but no joy.
Alderidge misses with a hook.
Alderidge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alderidge works Arroyo's body with a nice hook.
Arroyo dips to his left and cracks Alderidge with an uppercut!
Arroyo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alderidge with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Arroyo to score with a decent uppercut.
Arroyo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alderidge is out of range and Arroyo settles back down.
Arroyo throws a push kick but Alderidge slaps the foot to one side.
Arroyo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arroyo lands a jab to the nose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alderidge misses with a left hand
and Arroyo counters with a body kick.
Arroyo throws a leg kick
and Alderidge counters with a nice uppercut.
Alderidge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arroyo.
Alderidge misses with a hook to the body
and Arroyo counters with a straight right hand.
Arroyo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arroyo cracks Alderidge with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alderidge smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arroyo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arroyo avoids a kick to the body.
Arroyo throws a body punch but Alderidge moves out of range.
Arroyo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alderidge misses with a wild body shot.
Arroyo catches Alderidge with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alderidge misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arroyo lands with a straight right. Alderidge didn't see that one coming.
Arroyo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alderidge.
Alderidge misses the jab.
Arroyo works Alderidge's body with a nice hook.
Arroyo swings for the body but Alderidge moves out of range.
Arroyo backing away here, and Alderidge unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Javier Arroyo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Alderidge throws a leg kick which misses Arroyo's front leg but catches the back leg as Arroyo tries to avoid it.
Arroyo throws a body kick that misses.
Arroyo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alderidge.
Alderidge lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arroyo at a distance.
Arroyo is looking to slow Alderidge down with leg kicks.
Alderidge misses with an uppercut.
Alderidge throws a leg kick
and Arroyo counters with a nice uppercut.
Arroyo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Arroyo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alderidge checks a leg kick nicely.
A big left from Alderidge misses.
Arroyo scores with a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Alderidge.
Some bone on bone action there as Arroyo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alderidge digs a good hook to Arroyo's body.
Arroyo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arroyo misses with a body shot.
A lazy left from Arroyo finds it's target.
Arroyo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alderidge.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Alderidge.
Alderidge keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arroyo.
Alderidge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arroyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Alderidge.
Arroyo moves out of range as Alderidge strikes.
Arroyo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alderidge fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arroyo.
Arroyo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alderidge was well out of range. Poor timing from Arroyo.
Alderidge throws a good cross that connects.
Arroyo takes one on the button.
A big left from Alderidge misses.
Arroyo ducks under a wild hook from Alderidge.
Arroyo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Arroyo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arroyo scores with a hook.
Alderidge has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Arroyo throws a low kick, looking for Alderidge's leg but Alderidge calmly moves out of range.
Alderidge doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Alderidge walks into a stiff left hand from Arroyo.
Alderidge throws a leg kick but Arroyo checks it.
Alderidge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arroyo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arroyo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge takes one on the button.
Arroyo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alderidge checks it well.
Arroyo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arroyo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alderidge.
Alderidge appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Arroyo ducks under a wild hook from Alderidge.
Arroyo loads up on a big right hand but Alderidge slips the punch.
Arroyo backing away here, and Alderidge unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Alderidge throws a shot from downtown. Arroyo moves away and avoids it.
Alderidge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arroyo.
Alderidge is looking to chop away at Arroyo's legs.
Arroyo throws a low kick but Alderidge moves out of range easily.
Alderidge flicks out a counter leg kick but Arroyo steps away.
Arroyo misses with a right hand
and Alderidge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arroyo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alderidge lands with a cross.
Alderidge with the inside leg kick.
Arroyo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Arroyo connects with a single shot there.
Alderidge throws a leg kick
and Arroyo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alderidge scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge throws a lazy right hand but Arroyo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arroyo throws a hook but Alderidge blocks it.
Alderidge just misses with a punch to the body.
Arroyo lands an overhand right.
Alderidge misses with a leg kick.
Alderidge pivots, looking for a leg kick but Arroyo is out of range and Alderidge settles back down.
Alderidge swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Arroyo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick from Arroyo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alderidge throws a hook to the side of Arroyo's head but Arroyo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arroyo moves out of range of the strikes.
Alderidge will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Arroyo connects with a solid leg kick.
Alderidge throws an off balance right hand
and Alderidge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arroyo checks a leg kick.
Alderidge misses with an uppercut. Arroyo saw that one coming.
Alderidge staying out of range there.
Alderidge throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alderidge looks to land a left hand but Arroyo moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arroyo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alderidge slips a jab from Arroyo.
Alderidge takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alderidge does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alderidge throws a low kick but it's checked well by Arroyo.
Arroyo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alderidge connects with a solid leg kick.
Alderidge on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Alderidge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arroyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Alderidge.
Arroyo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alderidge on the side of the head.
Arroyo pushes Alderidge away with a front kick.
Arroyo swings for the body but Alderidge moves out of range.
Alderidge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arroyo manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arroyo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Arroyo swings for the body but Alderidge moves out of range.
Arroyo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alderidge on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Alderidge has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Arroyo.
Arroyo moves out of range of the leg kick from Alderidge.

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 Javier Arroyo.
Well Arroyo 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Arroyo!
Javier Arroyo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.