PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ripp Arrm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Mclovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mclovin has chosen Sandstorm by Darude as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Arrm
vs
Mclovin

170 cm
22
192 lbs
12 - 2 - 1

186 cm
25
190 lbs
10 - 2 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Powerful

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ripp Arrm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fedor Mclovin!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arrm looks to land a combination but Mclovin avoids it well.
Arrm misses with a body kick.
Arrm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mclovin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arrm.
Mclovin slips under a jab from Arrm.
Mclovin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Arrm defends it nicely.
Mclovin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ripp Arrm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arrm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mclovin manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Arrm closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mclovin did well to prevent Arrm getting side control.
Still in half guard, Arrm seems content to control.
Arrm throwing shots but Mclovin is blocking nicely.
Arrm throwing shots but Mclovin is blocking nicely.
Arrm is thwarting Mclovin's attempts to control the position.
Mclovin looks like he's trying to stand up.

Mclovin has one foot on Arrm's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Mclovin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arrm misses with a leg kick

and Mclovin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Arrm's guard.
Arrm is pulling down on Mclovin's head to control his posture.
Mclovin trying to control the position from guard on top but Arrm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Arrm holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin wants to stand and escape but instead Arrm has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Arrm wants to control from the top but Mclovin keeps moving.
Arrm missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mclovin trying to keep a closed guard but Arrm is proving a slippery customer.
Mclovin wants to stand and escape but Arrm is having none of it.
Arrm throwing strikes but missing.
Arrm trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Arrm with a poor takedown
and Mclovin counters with a stiff right hand.
Mclovin is looking to clinch.
Mclovin misses with a two punch combination.
Arrm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Mclovin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mclovin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arrm.
Arrm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arrm fails with the takedown

and Mclovin counters with a shoot takedown. Arrm fights it but they end up in guard.
Arrm is adopting a defensive guard.
Mclovin won't allow Arrm to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrm is working hard here to advance position.

Mclovin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mclovin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mclovin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two 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.

Arrm shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Arrm was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Arrm cracks Mclovin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mclovin is in a horrible position here. Arrm smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Arrm landing strikes from the mount and Mclovin is in trouble!
Arrm controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arrm throws a sloppy strike and Mclovin uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Mclovin has ended up in Arrm's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mclovin stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Arrm scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Arrm is looking to stall here but Mclovin recovers full guard.
Arrm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mclovin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arrm trying to control but Mclovin is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mclovin has momentary wrist control but Arrm slips an elbow through the middle.

Mclovin uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Arrm moves away from the strike by Mclovin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arrm doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mclovin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ripp Arrm dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mclovin.
Arrm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arrm misses with a low kick.
Arrm misses with a takedown
and Mclovin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arrm has his takedown stuffed
and Mclovin counters with a left and a right that stings Arrm.
Mclovin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arrm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrm misses with a looping right.
Mclovin throws out a loose jab but Arrm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mclovin misses with a series of wild punches.
Mclovin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Arrm closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Fedor Mclovin has been cut.
Arrm throws a head kick that misses.
Arrm throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arrm throws a shot from downtown. Mclovin moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Arrm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mclovin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Arrm misses with a jab to the body
and Mclovin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mclovin misses with a few strikes there.
Arrm throws out a loose jab but Mclovin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arrm throws a shot to the body.
Mclovin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the body from Arrm misses
and Mclovin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Arrm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrm throws out a loose jab but Mclovin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arrm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arrm throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mclovin counters with a two punch combo.
Mclovin tries for a takedown but Arrm circles away easily
and Arrm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arrm just misses with a punch to the body.
Arrm misses the shot to the body.
Mclovin misses with a combination

so Arrm counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin keeping moving, preventing Arrm from controlling successfully.
Arrm in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Arrm trying to control but Mclovin is working from the bottom.
Arrm loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arrm thows a big elbow that misses.
Mclovin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ripp Arrm clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Mclovin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice defenses there by Mclovin.
Mclovin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Arrm closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Arrm sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mclovin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Arrm looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mclovin is avoiding damage well.
Arrm throws an elbow but Mclovin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Arrm throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Arrm trying to control the action but Mclovin is working from the bottom.
Arrm looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mclovin is avoiding damage well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrm working the head and body with strikes.
Mclovin struggling a bit here.
Arrm 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arrm.
Arrm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mclovin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arrm thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Arrm's waist but Arrm gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mclovin off to one side.
Arrm changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mclovin tries to avoid it but Arrm manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mclovin to the ground. Mclovin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A big right from Arrm misses.
Mclovin slips a jab from Arrm.
Arrm misses with a jab to the body
and Mclovin counters with a three punch combo that has Arrm backing up. Arrm nods at Mclovin to acknowledge the strikes.
Arrm scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mclovin doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circling - Arrm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arrm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrm misses with a low kick as Mclovin jumps back.
Arrm throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mclovin counters with a leg kick.
Arrm shoots for a takedown but Mclovin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Arrm misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Arrm misses its intended target.
Mclovin throws a head kick but Arrm moves out of range.
Mclovin moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Arrm misses with a double jab
and Mclovin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arrm throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Arrm throws a lazy head kick

and Mclovin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mclovin wants to stand up but Arrm is controlling the position.
Mclovin is thwarting Arrm's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ripp Arrm had his way with Fedor Mclovin in that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Mclovin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mclovin fails to land with a series of punches.
Arrm swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Mclovin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Arrm's guard.
Mclovin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Arrm is proving hard to escape from.
Mclovin stopping the sweep attempt from Arrm.
Mclovin wants to stand and escape but instead Arrm has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mclovin is keeping the position for now.
Arrm is working Mclovin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mclovin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mclovin is looking to stand up but Arrm isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Arrm throwing strikes from guard but Mclovin blocks nicely.
Arrm looking to pass the guard.
Arrm with a flurry of punches that miss.
Arrm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mclovin is keeping the position for now.
Mclovin has momentary wrist control but Arrm slips an elbow through the middle.
Ripp Arrm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrm trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Arrm misses with the combination.
Mclovin blocks the body kick.

Arrm shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Arrm is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arrm is keen to just control but Mclovin is a slippery customer.
Mclovin tries to get to full guard but Arrm has control of the leg.
Fedor Mclovin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arrm is nestled in close to Mclovin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arrm thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Arrm stalling away here and it's allowed Mclovin to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

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 Ripp Arrm.
Well Arrm 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 49:46
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 49:46
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ripp Arrm!
Ripp Arrm retains his middleweight title!