PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Artleby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Lim Napoles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacques Lim Napoles will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Artleby
vs
Lim Napoles

188 cm
26
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

200 cm
19
210 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alan Artleby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacques Lim Napoles!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Francis DeMontford and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Napoles moves away from the strike by Artleby.
Artleby wants to clinch up but Napoles keeps it at a distance.
Jacques Lim Napoles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Napoles scores with the left hand. Artleby knows he should have avoided that one.
Artleby misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Artleby misses its intended target.

Napoles looking to score a takedown here. Artleby is defending well but Napoles drives through and ends up in Artleby's guard.
Napoles trying to control but Artleby is working from the bottom.
Napoles pushing down on Artleby's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Artleby gets full guard.

Napoles drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Artleby manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Napoles has Artleby in his guard.
Artleby throws a big elbow that misses.
Napoles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artleby is looking to work some ground and pound but Napoles has wrist control.
Napoles managing to control the position.
Napoles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Napoles has Artleby pulled in close to control his posture.
Artleby throwing strikes from guard but Napoles blocks nicely.
Napoles keeping moving, preventing Artleby from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artleby throws a big elbow that misses.
Artleby throws an elbow that misses. Napoles uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Artleby's guard. Nice move by Napoles!
Artleby is trying to keep Napoles in close.
Artleby looking for a sweep. Not yet Artleby, not yet.
Artleby knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Napoles on the ground.
Napoles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Artleby definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Napoles is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Artleby manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artleby landing strikes from the mount.
Artleby takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Artleby thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Napoles tries to reverse the position but Artleby maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artleby looking to finish with strikes here!
Artleby 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.
Artleby unloads with some shots from mount but Napoles bucks and avoids them well.
Artleby trying to control but Napoles is having none of it.
Artleby unloads with some shots from mount but Napoles bucks and avoids them well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Artleby thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alan Artleby dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Napoles 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.
Napoles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Artleby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Artleby pulls Napoles in close to his closed guard and prevents Napoles from doing any damage or advancing position.

Napoles thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Napoles stopping the sweep attempt from Artleby.
Artleby trying to keep a closed guard but Napoles is proving a slippery customer.
Artleby is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Napoles postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Artleby is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Napoles, into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artleby trying to control but Napoles is working from the bottom.
Napoles preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Artleby trying to control the position from guard on top but Napoles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alan Artleby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artleby with a flurry of punches that miss.
Napoles keeping moving, preventing Artleby from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alan Artleby.
Artleby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy left from Napoles finds it's target.
Artleby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Napoles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Artleby.
Napoles shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Artleby sprawls well. Artleby wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Napoles gets slowly back to his feet.
Napoles slips under a jab.
Artleby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Napoles.
Artleby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Napoles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Napoles looks to score with a jab to the body but Artleby is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Artleby. Napoles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Napoles scores with a shot to the body.
Napoles throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Artleby's waist but Artleby gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Napoles off to one side.

Napoles closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Artleby is defending against the submission attempts here by Napoles.

Napoles is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Napoles is working for a submission of some sort.
Artleby is not content to let Napoles control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Napoles wants to work for an arm triangle but Artleby is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Artleby wants to improve his position but Napoles is controlling well.

Napoles is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Artleby is not content to let Napoles control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Napoles is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Artleby has managed to free his arm - good work.

Napoles is trying to work for a kimura but Artleby is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Lim Napoles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Napoles digs a good hook to Artleby's body.
Napoles fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Artleby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Napoles swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Artleby drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Artleby landing a few strikes.
Artleby tries to score with some ground and pound. Napoles controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Napoles manages to work his way to half guard, despite Artleby's best efforts.
Napoles blocking the ground and pound attempt from Artleby.
Artleby not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Napoles wants to control but Artleby is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Artleby not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Artleby with the ground and pound but Napoles uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Artleby wants to control from the top but Napoles keeps moving.
Artleby is really struggling to control Napoles but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Napoles is trying to keep Artleby in close.
Napoles might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Artleby haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artleby controls from within his opponent's guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A slow jab from Artleby misses its intended target.
Artleby is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Napoles's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Napoles shoots in looking for a takedown. Artleby tries to sprawl out of it but Napoles keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Artleby manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Napoles misses with a takedown attempt - Artleby sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alan Artleby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacques Lim Napoles.

Napoles shoots in and bounces Artleby off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Artleby keeping moving, preventing Napoles from controlling successfully.
Artleby on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Artleby tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Napoles drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Artleby dives on top into guard.
Artleby throws a big elbow that misses.
Napoles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Napoles keeping moving, preventing Artleby from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Napoles holds on and takes a little breather.
Artleby tries to free his leg and advance position but Napoles is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artleby wants to control from the top but Napoles keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Napoles trying to control the position here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alan Artleby.
Napoles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Artleby was well out of range. Poor timing from Napoles.
Artleby on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Artleby takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Artleby looks for a takedown but Napoles sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lazy left from Napoles finds it's target.
Napoles stuns Artleby with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Artleby thows a body shot but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Artleby showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Artleby has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan Artleby!