PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bear Loman (ranked 4687 p4p, 5229 weight class) and Jean Arlin (ranked 460 p4p, 485 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Loman
vs
Arlin

188 cm
19
195
2 - 2 - 0

186 cm
19
196
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bear Loman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jean Arlin!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Loman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arlin circles away quickly and effectively.
Loman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Arlin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Loman has Arlin up against the cage in a clinch.
Arlin working aggressively here.
Loman taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arlin.
Arlin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Loman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Loman scores with a shoulder strike.
Loman lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Loman.
Arlin blocks an uppercut.
Loman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arlin's efforts to push away.
Loman swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arlin lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Arlin.
Loman working aggressively here.
Loman pushes Arlin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Loman misses with some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Loman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Arlin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Loman thows a leg kick but Arlin checks it
and Arlin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arlin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Loman slips under a jab from Arlin.
Arlin misses with a hook.
Loman tried to counter with a leg kick but Arlin avoided it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman moves out of range of the strikes.
Arlin lands a nice shot that snaps Loman's head back.

It looks like Bear Loman has been cut.
Loman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Arlin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Loman is rocked!
Arlin dodges the punch combination from Loman.
Oh Loman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arlin was well out of range. Poor timing from Loman.
Loman seems to have got his legs back now.
Loman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Arlin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arlin takes a swing at Loman's ribcage but misses.
Loman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from Arlin misses.
Arlin misses with a hook.
Bear Loman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loman throws a low kick but Arlin moves out of range easily.
Loman wants to clinch up but Arlin keeps it at a distance.
Arlin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Loman swings for the body but Arlin moves out of range.
Arlin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlin misses with a looping right.
Nice shot by Arlin.
Loman blocks a jab.
Loman jabs at Arlin's body.
Arlin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Arlin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Arlin misses with a few strikes there.
Loman throws a head kick that misses.
Arlin slips a straight right by Loman.
It seemed like Arlin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Arlin slips a straight right by Loman.
Loman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Arlin finds it's way round the side to connect with Loman's head.
Loman staying out of range there.
Loman throws a leg kick but Arlin moved away.
Loman takes a swing at Arlin's ribcage but misses.
Arlin throws a counter combo.
Loman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Loman moves into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Arlin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Loman backwards.
Loman throws a head punch that misses.
Arlin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Loman backwards.
Loman misses with a punch on the inside.
Arlin blocks a body shot from Loman.
Arlin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arlin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right handed body shot lands from Arlin.
Loman can't find room to land a body shot as Arlin controls the action.
Arlin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Loman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arlin is leaning against Loman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Arlin prevents a body shot from Loman.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jean Arlin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bear Loman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Loman tries a low kick but Arlin avoids it.
Loman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arlin throws out the jab.
Loman throws a leg kick
enabling Arlin to counter with a crisp jab.
Loman misses with a wild body shot.
Loman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loman misses the jab.
Loman slips a straight right by Arlin.
Loman looks to score with a jab to the body but Arlin is just out of range.
Loman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Loman misses with a body kick.
Loman throws a hook but Arlin blocks it.
Loman is looking to clinch but Arlin is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Loman.
Arlin scores with a jab to the body.
Loman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loman misses with a body shot.
Arlin unleashes a big counter combination but Loman bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Loman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Arlin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arlin. Loman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arlin was well out of range. Poor timing from Loman.
Loman blocks a jab.
Loman looks up at the clock. Bad move! Arlin lands a right hand from hell, dropping Loman. Arlin pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Arlin!
After winning the bout, Jean Arlin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.