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 is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sandstorm by Darude. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Arrm
vs
Mclovin

170 cm
26
192 lbs
22 - 4 - 1

186 cm
29
190 lbs
18 - 5 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 22 - 4 - 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 18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fedor Mclovin!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arrm misses with a jab to the body
and Mclovin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mclovin wants to clinch
and Arrm counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Arrm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mclovin.
Arrm misses with a wild body shot.
Arrm misses with the body kick
enabling Mclovin to counter with a crisp jab.
Mclovin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arrm swings for the body but Mclovin moves out of range.
A left and a right from Mclovin both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Ripp Arrm has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Arrm, as that shot connected.
Arrm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arrm lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Arrm has closed the distance and engaged Mclovin in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mclovin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Arrm keeps control of Mclovin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mclovin tries to break the clinch but Arrm is controlling the position.
Arrm misses with a punch on the inside.
Mclovin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Arrm gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Arrm tries to throw a body punch but Mclovin avoids it by throwing Arrm back against the cage.
Mclovin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Arrm keeps control of Mclovin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mclovin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arrm digs a right hand into Mclovin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mclovin's gas tank.
Mclovin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arrm has him pressed against the cage.

That's two 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.
Arrm can't get the takedown.
Mclovin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arrm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mclovin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mclovin is trying to force a seperation but Arrm has the dominant position.
Arrm cracks Mclovin with a nice body shot.
Arrm drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mclovin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mclovin is trying to break free.
Mclovin tries to circle away but Arrm has him pinned against the cage.
Mclovin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arrm has him pressed against the cage.
Arrm works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Arrm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrm lands a body shot.
Arrm is working Mclovin over against the cage.
Arrm drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ripp Arrm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arrm throws a head punch that misses.
Arrm throws a punch but it's blocked by Mclovin.
Mclovin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Arrm changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mclovin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mclovin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arrm misses with a takedown attempt

and Mclovin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mclovin.

Arrm has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mclovin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mclovin wants to control from the top but Arrm keeps moving.
Arrm bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mclovin's guard.

Arrm drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mclovin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mclovin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mclovin!
Mclovin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arrm keeps working.
Mclovin working the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arrm is trying to control Mclovin's posture but Mclovin avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fedor Mclovin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ripp Arrm's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mclovin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arrm looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A clash of legs there as Mclovin blocks the low kick.

Arrm has taken the fight to the clinch.
Arrm misses with some punches.
Arrm softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mclovin prevents a body shot from Arrm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mclovin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mclovin has had enough of the clinch but Arrm keeps him there for the moment.
Mclovin blocking some punches.
Arrm has Mclovin pressed against the cage, preventing Mclovin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Arrm misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclovin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arrm has Mclovin pressed against the cage, preventing Mclovin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Arrm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arrm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mclovin's elbow.
Mclovin is trying to maintain a safe position but Arrm gets an underhook and turns Mclovin into the cage.
Arrm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arrm scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mclovin blocks a body shot from Arrm.
Arrm wants a takedown but no success here.
Arrm throws a punch but it's blocked by Mclovin.
Arrm tries to work over Mclovin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arrm swings wildly with an uppercut but Mclovin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arrm presses Mclovin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

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.
A right hand to the body from Arrm.
Arrm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arrm is leaning against Mclovin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Arrm lands a body shot.
Mclovin blocking some punches.
Arrm misses with the head strike.
Mclovin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arrm misses with a body punch.
Arrm lands with a left to the head.
Mclovin tries to circle away but Arrm has him pinned against the cage.
Mclovin is trying to push Arrm away but Arrm has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arrm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Arrm.
Arrm digs a right hand into Mclovin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mclovin's gas tank.
Arrm tries to throw a body punch but Mclovin avoids it by throwing Arrm back against the cage.
Arrm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arrm scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arrm tries to work over Mclovin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arrm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mclovin can't break the clinch.
Arrm lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mclovin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arrm has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Arrm scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mclovin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Arrm gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Arrm lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mclovin wants to break free but Arrm has control.
Arrm tries to throw a body punch but Mclovin avoids it by throwing Arrm back against the cage.
Mclovin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arrm tries to work over Mclovin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Mclovin breaks from the clinch.
Arrm blocks a head kick by Mclovin.

Arrm feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Arrm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mclovin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Arrm controls the pace.
Arrm trying to control the position from guard on top but Mclovin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Arrm.
Arrm shoots in but no luck this time.
Mclovin shoots and misses
and Arrm counters with a leg kick.
Arrm is looking to wear down Mclovin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mclovin throws a head kick that misses
and Arrm counters with a solid body kick.
Arrm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mclovin.
Arrm is looking to score with low kicks.
Fedor Mclovin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arrm misses the jab.
Mclovin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mclovin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrm tries to land a leg kick but Mclovin saw it coming and moves away.
Mclovin 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.
Arrm with a hook.
Mclovin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mclovin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sloppy strikes from Arrm. Those never looked like landing.
Arrm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mclovin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arrm explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mclovin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arrm thows a body kick. Mclovin tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Mclovin gets caught flat footed, as Arrm shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arrm is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arrm wants to control from the top but Mclovin keeps moving.
Mclovin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Arrm postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Arrm trying to control but Mclovin is working from the bottom.
Arrm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Arrm trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Arrm controlling from the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ripp Arrm.
Mclovin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arrm tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mclovin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Arrm somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ripp Arrm. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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.
Arrm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mclovin.
Mclovin misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Arrm misses.
Arrm throws a solid leg kick but Mclovin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arrm.
Arrm avoids the body shot from Mclovin.
A big right from Mclovin misses.
Arrm throws the kick towards the body but Mclovin avoids it.
Arrm misses the body punch
and Mclovin counters with a series of strikes. Arrm will be more careful next time no doubt.
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 Ripp Arrm's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Arrm scores a takedown into full mount!
Arrm trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mclovin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Arrm.
Arrm misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Arrm working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrm controlling from mount.
Arrm throws some wild stikes that Mclovin manages to avoid easily.
Arrm thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Arrm thowing shots but they're missing.
Mclovin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arrm connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Arrm unloading with bombs!
Arrm landing strikes from the mount.

Mclovin is rocked!
Arrm postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mclovin looks a forlorn figure.
Mclovin is still in real trouble! Can Arrm finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Arrm has hold of Mclovin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mclovin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
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.
Arrm is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin taking shots to the head.
Mclovin seems to have recovered his senses.
Arrm landing strikes from the mount.
Arrm looking to finish with strikes here!
Arrm looking to finish Mclovin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mclovin!
Mclovin tries to hold on but Arrm pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arrm has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mclovin's face.
Mclovin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mclovin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
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!

Arrm is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mclovin to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mclovin shrugs it off.
Mclovin taking shots to the head.
Arrm content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arrm lands a nice shot to the head.
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 Ripp Arrm's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Arrm looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Arrm is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mclovin's half guard.
Arrm is looking to take a break and control but Mclovin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arrm is taking a breather. Mclovin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Arrm trying to control from half guard but Mclovin is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ripp Arrm.
Mclovin misses with a combination
and Arrm counters with a leg kick.
Mclovin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arrm digs a good hook to Mclovin's body.
Arrm throws an off balance right hand
and Mclovin counters with a stiff right hand.
Arrm misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Arrm misses with a leg kick
and Mclovin counters with a head kick. That will keep Arrm thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Arrm misses with a low kick.
Ripp Arrm is winning the standup battle so far.

Arrm closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mclovin did well to prevent Arrm getting side control.
Arrm is looking to advance position but Mclovin won't allow it.
Arrm perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Arrm not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Arrm trying to control from half guard but Mclovin is working away.
Mclovin is trying to stand.
Ripp Arrm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ripp Arrm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mclovin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Arrm swings for the body but Mclovin moves out of range.

Arrm clinches with his opponent.
Mclovin tries to break the clinch but Arrm is controlling the position.

Mclovin wants the takedown. Arrm is fighting it off but Mclovin persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Arrm's guard against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arrm has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fedor Mclovin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mclovin throwing strikes from guard but Arrm blocks nicely.

Arrm working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mclovin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mclovin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mclovin wants to pass the guard but Arrm is keeping the position.
Mclovin preventing the sweep.
Arrm is trying to control the position from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ripp Arrm showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 49:45
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 49:45
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 49:45

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