PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rice Aroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Jawetz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Aroni
vs
Jawetz

180 cm
25
204 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
219 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rice Aroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arthur Jawetz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aroni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jawetz.

Jawetz closes the distance and clinches.
Jawetz gets through Aroni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aroni.
Aroni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jawetz can't find room to land a body shot as Aroni controls the action.
Aroni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jawetz backwards.
Aroni misses with a punch on the inside.
Aroni has Jawetz pressed against the cage, preventing Jawetz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aroni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aroni definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aroni lands with a left to the head.
Aroni is working Jawetz over against the cage.
A short left from Aroni.
A body shot lands from Aroni.
Jawetz looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aroni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aroni scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aroni lands with a left to the head.
Jawetz wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aroni.
A right hook to the body lands for Aroni.
Aroni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Aroni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Jawetz is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aroni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aroni pushes Jawetz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aroni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jawetz is still on wobbly legs! Can Aroni finish him?
Aroni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aroni working aggressively here.
Aroni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aroni throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jawetz.
Aroni misses with the head strike.
Aroni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jawetz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aroni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aroni misses with the head strike.
Jawetz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aroni.
Jawetz blocking some punches.
Jawetz blocks an uppercut.
Aroni working aggressively here.
Aroni throws a punch but it's blocked by Jawetz.
Aroni swings wildly with an uppercut but Jawetz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aroni throws a head punch that misses.
Jawetz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jawetz seems to have recovered his senses.
Jawetz misses with a punch on the inside.
Aroni unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Jawetz! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Aroni is unloading with more strikes now! Jawetz drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rice Aroni!
A victorious Rice Aroni thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.