PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gaius Arabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skull Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arabi comes to the cage accompanied by Genesis - Justice. On his way into the cage it seems that Gaius Arabi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gaius Arabi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Arabi
vs
Crash

172 cm
22
160 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

166 cm
23
145 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gaius Arabi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Skull Crash!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crash misses the shot to the body.
Crash connects with an inside leg kick.
Crash swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arabi misses with a takedown attempt - Crash sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A leg kick checked by Arabi.
Arabi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crash at a distance.
Crash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crash takes a swing at Arabi's ribcage but misses.
Arabi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Crash misses with a series of wild punches.
Good work by Arabi as he checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arabi throws a big shot that misses.
Arabi just misses with a punch to the body.
Gaius Arabi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crash throws out a loose jab but Arabi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arabi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crash as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaius Arabi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Arabi moves into the clinch.
Crash tries to work over Arabi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crash lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crash tries to work over Arabi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crash prevents a takedown attempt there.
Crash can't find room to land a body shot as Arabi controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arabi tries to pull guard but Crash holds him up against the cage and eventually Arabi drops back down to his feet.
Crash throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Arabi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arabi prevents a body shot from Crash.
Crash stalling in the clinch but Arabi improves position.
Arabi wants a takedown.

Crash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skull Crash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arabi tries to clinch up.
Arabi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crash throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Arabi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Crash is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Crash scores with a hook to the body.
Arabi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Crash after a bit of a struggle.
Arabi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Crash pulls his leg out and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crash. Arabi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crash attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Arabi tries to clinch up
and Crash counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crash swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crash throws a right and a left that Arabi avoids nicely.
Arabi looks to throw the jab but Crash is out of range.
Crash looks for the body kick but Arabi saw that one coming.
Arabi tries to clinch up
and Crash makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Arabi really felt that one!
Arabi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arabi moves out of range of the leg kick from Crash.
Crash closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Arabi tries to clinch but Crash is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Skull Crash dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Arabi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crash pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Arabi stuns Crash with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crash.

Arabi pushes Crash up against the cage in a clinch.
Arabi can't get the takedown.
Crash gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Arabi.
Crash is leaning against Arabi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Arabi can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaius Arabi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Arabi.
Crash is pressed up against the cage. Arabi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Crash down to the mat. Crash avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Crash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arabi.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arabi checks a leg kick.
Arabi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crash motions for Arabi to come forward. Crash throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crash pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Arabi back to the cage. Crash follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Crash tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arabi throws a wild hook but Crash just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Arabi gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Crash raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Skull Crash!
A very excited looking Skull Crash made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.