PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between andrei arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

arlovski
vs
Dynamite

185 cm
22
235 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
222 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, andrei arlovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Black Dynamite!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

arlovski moves into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Dynamite.
arlovski with a knee to the head.
arlovski misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for arlovski.
Dynamite tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dynamite is trying to break the clinch but arlovski has him pressed against the cage.
arlovski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
arlovski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
arlovski could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
arlovski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dynamite pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Dynamite. No joy for arlovski on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dynamite closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming arlovski to the mat! arlovski manages to get full guard.
arlovski wants to sweep but no luck.
Dynamite throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
arlovski has a closed guard, preventing Dynamite from standing up.
Dynamite seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dynamite stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. arlovski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dynamite seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dynamite with a nice head shot there.
arlovski wants to stand but Dynamite is controlling the position.
Dynamite wants to stand but arlovski has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dynamite slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
arlovski wants to stand but Dynamite is controlling the position.
arlovski looking for a sweep. Not yet arlovski, not yet.
Dynamite stays in close to arlovski's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dynamite pushing down on arlovski's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
arlovski is looking to escape.
Dynamite content to control rather than advance.
Dynamite trying to mount his opponent but arlovski defends it.
Dynamite is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
arlovski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dynamite scores with a couple of nice shots.
arlovski wants to control but Dynamite is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dynamite is controlling the pace.

Despite being in the dominant position, Black Dynamite just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dynamite shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
arlovski throws a jab when Dynamite was well out of range.
Dynamite shoots and misses
and arlovski counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dynamite is lucky that one didn't land flush.
andrei arlovski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Dynamite.
arlovski is breathing heavily.
arlovski with a poor takedown

and Dynamite counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Dynamite breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Dynamite dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

arlovski tries to clinch up

and Dynamite counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for arlovski!
Dynamite sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by Dynamite.
arlovski tries to reverse the position but Dynamite maintains control.
Dynamite controlling from the full mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
arlovski is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
arlovski wants to hold on but Dynamite pushes him away.
arlovski is trying desperately to improve position.
Dynamite punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dynamite controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Dynamite has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
arlovski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
arlovski can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
arlovski really wants to buck Dynamite off and get back to his feet.
arlovski is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dynamite controlling his opponent.
Dynamite landing strikes from the mount and arlovski is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Dynamite.
Dynamite controlling from mount.
arlovski is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dynamite won't let arlovski get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
arlovski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
arlovski trying desperately to get to his feet.
Dynamite controlling his opponent.
Dynamite looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dynamite controlling from the full mount.
arlovski taking shots to the head.
Dynamite controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dynamite cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dynamite controlling the position easily from mount.

Despite being in the dominant position, Black Dynamite just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dynamite with a poor takedown
and arlovski counters with a solid body kick.

Dynamite decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dynamite content to control rather than advance.
arlovski wants to sweep but Dynamite has passed to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Dynamite showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Dynamite 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.
Dynamite must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dynamite stays in close to arlovski's body and controls the position.
arlovski manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
arlovski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dynamite just holding on.
Dynamite manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamite is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
arlovski wants to stand up but Dynamite has a hold of him and won't allow it.
arlovski trying to control from Dynamite's half guard. Dynamite has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
arlovski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dynamite swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dynamite 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.
Dynamite is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
arlovski trying to control but Dynamite is working from the bottom.
Dynamite looking to hit a scissor sweep but arlovski is one step ahead there.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Dynamite closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming arlovski to the mat! arlovski manages to get full guard.
arlovski wants to sweep here but Dynamite controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dynamite gets to his feet. arlovski looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Dynamite shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dynamite postures up and lands a big shot to arlovski's brow.
Dynamite showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
arlovski looking to control.

Dynamite gets to his feet - arlovski follows without any prompting.

Dynamite gets the takedown into side control.

arlovski bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
arlovski misses with a series of wild punches.

Dynamite has arlovski up against the cage in a clinch.
andrei arlovski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dynamite is working for takedown but arlovski is calmly controlling the position for now.
arlovski has had enough of the clinch but Dynamite keeps him there for the moment.

Dynamite manages to break the clinch.
Black Dynamite is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
arlovski swats away the attempt to clinch by Dynamite.
arlovski wants to clinch

and Dynamite counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for arlovski!

And that's the end of the fight!
Black Dynamite comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dynamite winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Black Dynamite!