PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Irio Arts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Urquidez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Arts
vs
Urquidez

175 cm
23
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Irio Arts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benny Urquidez!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urquidez throws a sloppy head kick and Arts moves out of range easily.
Arts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urquidez.
Arts throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Arts blocks a head kick by Urquidez.
Arts lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benny Urquidez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Urquidez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Arts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Urquidez tries a knee to the head but Arts blocks it.
Arts has a couple of punches blocked by Urquidez.
Urquidez tries a knee to the head but Arts blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Arts fails to land.
Urquidez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Irio Arts has been cut.
Urquidez lands a damaging elbow.
Urquidez lands an elbow inside that Arts shrugs off.
Arts jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Urquidez walks away with a smile on his face. Arts gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Urquidez throws a head kick but Arts moves out of range.

Urquidez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Urquidez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Urquidez misses with a knee strike.
Arts takes an elbow to the forehead.

Irio Arts's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arts tries a body shot but Urquidez blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urquidez tries a knee to the head but Arts blocks it.
Urquidez connects with a knee to the head.
Urquidez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Urquidez looks gassed!
Urquidez landing knees to the head.
Urquidez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Arts's face.
Urquidez landing knees to the head.
Arts tries a body shot but Urquidez blocks it.
Arts tries a body shot but Urquidez blocks it.
Urquidez looking to throw knees to the head but Arts is blocking nicely.
Arts working aggressively here.
Urquidez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Arts's face.
Arts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arts wants to stall.
Urquidez tries to land a knee to the head but Arts blocks with his arms.
Arts throws a head punch that misses.
Arts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arts tries to pull guard but Urquidez won't allow it.
Urquidez misses with a knee to the head.
Urquidez prevents a body shot from Arts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urquidez tries to land a knee to the head but Arts blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Arts has a couple of punches blocked by Urquidez.
Urquidez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arts is trying to pull guard but Urquidez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irio Arts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arts throws a punch but it's blocked by Urquidez.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Urquidez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arts's brow.
Urquidez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arts is trying to maintain a safe position but Urquidez gets an underhook and turns Arts into the cage.
Arts jumps guard but Urquidez stands there with Arts around his waist. Arts gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Arts throws a head punch that misses.
Urquidez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Urquidez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Urquidez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arts jumps guard but Urquidez stands there with Arts around his waist. Arts gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Urquidez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arts working hard to break the clinch.
Urquidez blocks an uppercut.
Arts is trying to pull guard but Urquidez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Arts takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arts looking to stall.
Arts throws a punch but it's blocked by Urquidez.
Arts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Urquidez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arts misses with a punch to the body.
Arts can't find room to land a body shot as Urquidez controls the action.
Arts tries to work over Urquidez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arts is trying to maintain a safe position but Urquidez gets an underhook and turns Arts into the cage.
Arts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Urquidez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arts blocks it with crossed arms.
Urquidez blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urquidez blocks an uppercut.
Urquidez looking to throw knees to the head but Arts is blocking nicely.
Arts is trying to push Urquidez away but Urquidez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Arts jumps guard but Urquidez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Arts misses with a punch to the body.
Urquidez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Arts has a couple of punches blocked by Urquidez.
Urquidez prevents a body shot from Arts.
Arts swings wildly with an uppercut but Urquidez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arts is trying to stall.
Urquidez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Urquidez's elbow.
Arts throws a punch but it's blocked by Urquidez.
Arts looking to slow down the pace here.
Urquidez pushes off an throws an elbow but Arts leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Benny Urquidez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Irio Arts's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Arts pushes Urquidez away with a front kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arts.
Urquidez moves out of range of the body kick.
Urquidez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Urquidez. That did some damage!

Urquidez rushes Arts and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Urquidez looking to throw knees to the head but Arts is blocking nicely.
Urquidez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Urquidez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Urquidez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arts tries a body shot but Urquidez blocks it.
Urquidez lands an elbow inside that Arts shrugs off.
Arts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Urquidez.
Arts is trying to pull guard but Urquidez has him pressed against the cage.
Urquidez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Urquidez is breathing heavily.
Arts tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Urquidez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Urquidez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arts swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arts throws a head punch that misses.
Urquidez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arts blocks it with crossed arms.
Arts tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irio Arts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Urquidez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Urquidez has Arts pressed against the cage, preventing Arts from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Arts working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arts.
Arts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arts trying to stall but Urquidez improves his position.
Arts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Urquidez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arts lands a hook that snaps the head of Urquidez backwards.
Urquidez misses with a knee to the head.
Arts looking to slow down the pace here.
Arts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Arts fails to land.
Arts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arts misses with the head strike.
Urquidez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arts tries a body shot but Urquidez blocks it.
Urquidez misses with an elbow over the top.
Arts tries to throw a body punch but Urquidez avoids it by throwing Arts back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Urquidez as Arts tries to tie him up.
Arts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Urquidez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arts blocks it with crossed arms.
Arts misses with some punches.
Arts working aggressively here.
Arts misses with a punch on the inside.
Urquidez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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!
Arts looking to stall.
Arts wants to break free but Urquidez has control.
Arts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arts tries a body shot but Urquidez blocks it.
Arts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Urquidez's elbow.
Arts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arts throws a punch but it's blocked by Urquidez.
Urquidez blocks an uppercut.
Urquidez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arts tries a body shot but Urquidez blocks it.
Arts stalling in the clinch but Urquidez improves position.
Urquidez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arts is trying to break the clinch but Urquidez is controlling him.
Arts fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Urquidez misses with an elbow over the top.
Urquidez misses with a knee to the head.
Arts looking for a takedown.
Urquidez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Arts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arts trying to control the position but instead, Urquidez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Arts into the cage.
Urquidez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arts throws a punch but it's blocked by Urquidez.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Urquidez lands an elbow inside.
Arts is trying to stall.
Urquidez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Arts wants to stall.
Urquidez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arts misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arts blocks the elbow strike.
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!
Arts takes an elbow to the forehead.
Arts drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Urquidez blocks a body shot from Arts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irio Arts dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Irio Arts's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Arts getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Arts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Urquidez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Urquidez misses with a knee to the head.
Arts takes an elbow to the forehead.
Urquidez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Urquidez lands an elbow that stopped Arts in his tracks for a moment.

Irio Arts's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Urquidez misses with a knee to the head.
Urquidez looking to throw knees to the head but Arts is blocking nicely.
Urquidez tries a knee to the head but Arts blocks it.
Arts misses with the head strike.
Arts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arts taking a breather.
Arts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Urquidez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Urquidez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Arts's defenses.
Arts wants to stall.
Urquidez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Urquidez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arts can't find room to land a body shot as Urquidez controls the action.
Urquidez misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arts.
Urquidez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arts misses with the head strike.
Irio Arts has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Arts jumps guard but Urquidez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Arts is trying to pull guard but Urquidez has him pressed against the cage.
Arts stalling in the clinch but Urquidez improves position.
Arts tries to throw a body punch but Urquidez avoids it by throwing Arts back against the cage.
Urquidez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arts blocks it with crossed arms.
Arts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Urquidez's elbow.
Urquidez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Urquidez.
Arts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arts tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Urquidez just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irio Arts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Arts fails to land.
Urquidez misses with a knee to the head.
Arts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arts is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urquidez misses with a knee to the head.
Arts is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Urquidez is keeping busy.
Urquidez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arts can't find room to land a body shot as Urquidez controls the action.
Urquidez misses with an elbow strike.
Arts is looking to control Urquidez's arms but Urquidez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Arts has his back to the cage.
Arts tries to pull guard but Urquidez won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arts trying to stall but Urquidez improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Irio Arts.
Arts throws a good cross that connects.
Arts wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Urquidez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arts pivots, looking for a leg kick but Urquidez is out of range and Arts settles back down.
Urquidez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arts motions for Urquidez to come forward. Arts throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arts lands a nice looking body kick.
Urquidez takes one to the side of the head.
Arts lets loose with a powerful body kick. Urquidez will feel that in the morning.
Arts scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Urquidez misses with the combination.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Arts.
Urquidez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Urquidez tries to clinch up but Arts circles away and keeps his distance.
Arts shoots in for a double leg but Urquidez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Urquidez tries a head kick but it misses.
Arts cracks a nice hook into Urquidez's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Arts. Beautiful body shot.
Urquidez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Urquidez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Urquidez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arts lands a jab to Urquidez's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urquidez throws a series of punches but Arts avoids them all with ease.
Arts thumps Urquidez with a low kick.
Arts cracks Urquidez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Arts is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Urquidez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arts connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Arts ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Arts scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Arts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arts connects with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Arts as he connects with a hook.
Arts blocks a head kick by Urquidez.
Arts connects with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arts lands a jab to the nose.
Arts fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Urquidez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Urquidez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arts fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Irio Arts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arts 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irio Arts!