PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Street (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Jesus Arvelado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Street
vs
Jesus Arvelado

190 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
198 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christian Street!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jose Jesus Arvelado!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Street has Arvelado up against the cage in a clinch.
Arvelado wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Street has him pressed against the cage.
Arvelado is trying to break the clinch but Street has him pressed against the cage.

Street manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Arvelado.
Arvelado tries for a takedown but Street sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck for Arvelado with that takedown attempt.
Christian Street has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Jesus Arvelado.

Street moves into the clinch.
Street jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Arvelado walks away with a smile on his face. Street gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Street closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Street is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Arvelado gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Street keeps control of Arvelado as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Arvelado manages to break the clinch.
Street dodges the punch combination from Arvelado.
Jose Jesus Arvelado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arvelado fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Arvelado tries for a takedown but Street sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Arvelado looks gassed!

Arvelado looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Arvelado advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Street trying to control from the bottom.
Street wants to improve his position but Arvelado is controlling well.
Street is working hard here to advance position.
Street pushes Arvelado off looking to stand but Arvelado dives back in and keeps control.
Arvelado prevents Street from improving his position.
Street trying to control from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Arvelado fails with a takedown attempt.
Street thumps Arvelado with a low kick.

Street moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Street tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Arvelado smiles and moves away.
Street stuffs the takedown attempt from Arvelado. Arvelado gets slowly back to his feet.

Street looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Street pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arvelado is keeping the position for now.
Arvelado wants to sweep here but Street controlling him for the moment.

Street stands and steps away. Arvelado gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Street closes the distance and clinches.
Arvelado gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Street.
Arvelado wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Street.
Arvelado wants to break free but Street has control.
Arvelado tries to break the clinch but Street is controlling the position.
Arvelado wants to get back to striking at distance but Street won't allow it.
Arvelado letting Street take a breather here.
Street keeps control of Arvelado as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Arvelado is looking to break free of the clinch but Street has double underhooks.
Street tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Street manages to pull guard.
Street trying to control the position.
Arvelado in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Arvelado throws a big right hand that misses.
Arvelado missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Arvelado is looking to work some ground and pound but Street has wrist control.
Arvelado working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Street's head.
Street tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Street clinches up with Arvelado and pushes him back against the cage.
Arvelado tries to break the clinch but Street is controlling the position.
Street tries to score a body lock takedown but Arvelado shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Street breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arvelado misses with a takedown attempt
and Street counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Street stuffs the takedown.
Street dodges the punch combination from Arvelado.
Arvelado with a poor takedown

and Street moves into the clinch.
Arvelado is trying to break the clinch but Street has him pressed against the cage.
Arvelado wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Arvelado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Street pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Arvelado gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arvelado wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Street dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Arvelado swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Street counters with a takedown into side control.
Arvelado is not content to let Street control the position.
Arvelado manages to work his way to half guard, despite Street's best efforts.
Arvelado wants to get back to full guard.
Arvelado manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arvelado utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Street trying to control but Arvelado is working from the bottom.
Street is looking to stand up but Arvelado won't let him.
Arvelado lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Street!
A nice elbow there by Arvelado.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arvelado lands a nice shot to the head.
Street is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Arvelado dominating with strikes here.
Arvelado has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Arvelado scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Street?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Arvelado lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Street is in a horrible position here. Arvelado smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Arvelado prevents Street from getting the reversal.
Arvelado scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Street?
Street knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Arvelado on the ground.
Arvelado looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Arvelado lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Arvelado cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Arvelado is landing with some decent strikes but Street is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Arvelado dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arvelado lands a big elbow.
Street wants to hold on but Arvelado pushes him away.
Arvelado breaks from Street's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Arvelado with shots to the head and body - Street looks very uncomfortable down there.
Street is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arvelado fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Arvelado lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Street is in a horrible position here. Arvelado smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Arvelado raining down shots from the mount!
Arvelado landing strikes from the mount.
Arvelado postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Street looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Street wants to control but Arvelado is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Arvelado cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Arvelado raining down shots from the mount!
Arvelado connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Arvelado postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Street looks a forlorn figure.
Street is bucking up trying to escape but Arvelado cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Arvelado lands a heavy elbow.
Arvelado lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Arvelado fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Street is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jose Jesus Arvelado will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Arvelado has his takedown stuffed

and Street counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Arvelado's guard now.
Arvelado keeping moving, preventing Street from controlling successfully.
Street stopping the sweep attempt from Arvelado.
Arvelado is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Street is controlling him.

Street gets to his feet - Arvelado follows without any prompting.
Arvelado misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Street tries to clinch but Arvelado moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Street rushes Arvelado and presses him up against the cage.
Arvelado wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Street taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Arvelado is trying to break the clinch but Street has him pressed against the cage.
Arvelado gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Street.
Arvelado has had enough of the clinch but Street keeps him there for the moment.
Street wants a takedown but no success here.
Arvelado is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Arvelado can't break the clinch.
Street stalling against the cage.
Arvelado can't break the clinch.
Street tries to pull guard but Arvelado won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Street. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Street breaks from the clinch.
Street fails to land with a series of punches.
Arvelado lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Street circles away quickly and effectively.
Arvelado throws a right and a left that Street avoids nicely.
Horrible takedown by Arvelado or perhaps it was just good defense by Street which made him look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arvelado falls off balance throwing a combination
and Street counters with a head kick. That will keep Arvelado thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Street fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Arvelado sprawls well initially but Street persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Arvelado works his way to full guard. Good work.
Arvelado wants to stand and escape but Street is having none of it.
Street wants to stand but Arvelado is controlling his posture from full guard.
Arvelado throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Arvelado throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Street preventing the sweep.
Street stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arvelado swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Street postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Street fails to land the takedown.
Arvelado fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Street wants to clinch up but Arvelado keeps it at a distance.
Arvelado shoots in looking for a takedown. Street tries to sprawl out of it but Arvelado keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Street manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Arvelado closes the distance and clinches up with Street, looking for a takedown. Arvelado pushes Street against the cage but Street circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Arvelado misses with a series of wild punches.
Arvelado rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Street moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Street.
Horrible takedown by Arvelado or perhaps it was just good defense by Street which made him look bad.
Street misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Arvelado looks for a takedown but Street sprawls well.
Street throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Arvelado's head.
Arvelado falls off balance throwing a combination

and Street holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Arvelado manages to break the clinch.
Arvelado fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Arvelado falls off balance throwing a combination
and Street counters with a big head kick but Arvelado shrugs it off.
Arvelado with a lazy takedown attempt

and Street counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Street wants to stand but Arvelado has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Arvelado makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Arvelado.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Street showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Street 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Street!