PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maltese Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arstan Selmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Jobber
vs
Selmy

189 cm
24
253 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
236 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maltese Jobber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arstan Selmy!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Selmy moves out of range of the body kick.

Selmy instigates a clinch.
Selmy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jobber pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Jobber's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Selmy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jobber is trying to break the clinch but Selmy has him pressed against the cage.

Jobber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Selmy avoids a kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for Jobber.

Selmy rushes Jobber and presses him up against the cage.
Selmy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jobber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jobber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jobber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jobber lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Selmy checks a low kick from Jobber.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobber goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Selmy has closed the distance and engaged Jobber in a clinch.
Selmy has Jobber pressed against the cage, preventing Jobber from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Selmy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jobber.
The referee is keeping an eye on Selmy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jobber tries to break free but Selmy pushes him back against the cage.
Selmy stalling in the clinch.

Selmy successfully pulls guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jobber postures up.
Jobber has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jobber wants to control from the top but Selmy keeps moving.

Selmy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jobber is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber wants to stand but Selmy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Selmy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jobber wants to stand but Selmy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Selmy looking for a sweep. Not yet Selmy, not yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jobber wants to control from the top but Selmy keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Maltese Jobber.
Nice uppercut lands for Selmy. That snapped Jobber's head back.
Maltese Jobber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Selmy cracks a nice hook into Jobber's ribs.
Jobber turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Selmy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jobber looks to land a body kick but Selmy moved away.
Jobber throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Arstan Selmy has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jobber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Selmy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Selmy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Maltese Jobber has been cut.

Selmy rushes Jobber and presses him up against the cage.
Jobber wants to get back to striking at distance but Selmy won't allow it.
Jobber avoids the elbow strike from Selmy, against the cage.
Jobber has had enough of the clinch but Selmy keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jobber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Selmy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Selmy pushes Jobber back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Selmy lands a hook to the side of the head.

Jobber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jobber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Selmy connects with a body shot.
Selmy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Selmy connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jobber throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Selmy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jobber is trying to push Selmy away but Selmy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Jobber's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arstan Selmy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Selmy has Jobber up against the cage in a clinch.
Selmy lands a body shot.

Selmy breaks from the clinch.
Arstan Selmy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jobber throws a leg kick which misses Selmy's front leg but catches the back leg as Selmy tries to avoid it.
Jobber is looking to land body kicks.
Jobber throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jobber avoids the body shot from Selmy.
Jobber throws a sloppy head kick and Selmy moves out of range easily.
Selmy lunges at Jobber with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jobber's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Selmy dives in and grabs Jobber's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jobber pushes down on Selmy's head and hops out.

Selmy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Selmy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jobber's efforts to push away.
Selmy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short left from Selmy.
Jobber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Selmy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jobber scores with a head kick. Selmy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jobber shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Selmy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Selmy blocks a head kick by Jobber.
Jobber is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Jobber looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Selmy.
Jobber misses with a leg kick
and Selmy counters with a low kick, right behind Jobber 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Selmy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jobber wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jobber is trying to break the clinch but Selmy has him pressed against the cage.

Selmy pulls guard effortlessly.
Selmy has control of Jobber's left arm, preventing Jobber from doing any damage.
Jobber knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Selmy on the ground.
Selmy will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jobber stopping the sweep attempt from Selmy.

Selmy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jobber is aware though and is defending well.
Our spies down at at Outer Heaven Dojo - PIT Inc. inform us that Selmy has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jobber would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Selmy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Selmy controls Jobber momentarily but Jobber frees himself.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Selmy misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Selmy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selmy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Selmy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jobber throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Selmy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jobber.
A lazy body kick from Jobber
and Selmy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jobber lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A clash of legs there as Selmy blocks the low kick.
Selmy blocks a leg kick.
Selmy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jobber tries to avoid it but Selmy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jobber to the ground. Jobber escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jobber will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jobber misses with the body kick
and Selmy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Selmy keeps Jobber at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arstan Selmy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Selmy blocks a head kick by Jobber.
A low kick from Jobber misses

and Selmy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jobber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jobber is trying to force a seperation but Selmy has the dominant position.

Selmy manages to break the clinch.
Selmy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Selmy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jobber wants to slow Selmy down by chopping away at his legs.
Selmy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jobber momentarily.
Jobber throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Selmy avoids a kick to the body.
Jobber is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Selmy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Selmy throwing shots but Jobber is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Selmy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jobber trying to control from the bottom.
Selmy passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jobber!
A nice elbow there by Selmy.
Selmy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Selmy scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selmy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Selmy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Selmy punishing his opponent with strikes.
Selmy trying to control but Jobber is having none of it.
Selmy looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Selmy cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jobber is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selmy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Selmy looking to finish Jobber with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jobber!
Selmy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jobber hang on?
Selmy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Selmy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Selmy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jobber is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selmy content just to control the position here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Selmy lands a couple of good shots and Jobber has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Selmy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Selmy struggling to keep hold of the position.
Maltese Jobber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arstan Selmy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
What can Jobber do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

And that's the end of the fight!
Arstan Selmy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Selmy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arstan Selmy!