PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biggy Muchacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xilous Arrileous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Muchacho
vs
Arrileous

213 cm
25
272 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

193 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 The Island, Biggy Muchacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xilous Arrileous!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Muchacho drives through and clinches with Arrileous against the cage.
Arrileous is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Muchacho has Arrileous pressed against the cage, preventing Arrileous from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Muchacho lands a left hand.
Stalling in the clinch from Muchacho.

Muchacho decides to pull guard.
Muchacho will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Arrileous looking to sit in guard and control but Muchacho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Muchacho forces his way into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muchacho throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Muchacho looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Arrileous is trying to maintain the position but Muchacho is very close to passing his half guard.

Muchacho is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muchacho looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Arrileous taking some punishment here, with Muchacho in his half guard.
Arrileous avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Muchacho.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muchacho seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Arrileous blocking the ground and pound attempt from Muchacho.
Muchacho perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Arrileous is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Arrileous trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Muchacho manages to pass to mount!
Arrileous is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Muchacho tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Arrileous wants to hold on but Muchacho pushes him away.
Muchacho controlling the pace for now.
Arrileous is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Muchacho is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Arrileous is surviving well by controlling Muchacho's body position as best he can.
Muchacho looking to control and managing it successfully.

Muchacho is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Arrileous to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Arrileous shrugs it off.
Muchacho controlling from the full mount.
Arrileous tries to lock up and control but Muchacho gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arrileous is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Muchacho is staying active.
Muchacho tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Arrileous can do anything to dispel that myth.
Muchacho avoids the attempt from Arrileous to control.
Muchacho controlling from the full mount.
Arrileous squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Muchacho takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Muchacho's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Biggy Muchacho dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Muchacho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Arrileous tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from Muchacho misses the target.
Muchacho misses with a looping left.

Muchacho throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Arrileous tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Muchacho is in Arrileous's guard.
Muchacho looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Arrileous working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Muchacho doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Muchacho manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Arrileous really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Muchacho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Arrileous looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Muchacho has picked Arrileous up and slammed him! Arrileous can't keep hold of the triangle and Muchacho manages to pass to side control!
Muchacho is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Muchacho seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Arrileous for as long as he can get away with.
Arrileous is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Arrileous is letting Muchacho control him for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Arrileous avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Muchacho.
Muchacho content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Further stalling from Muchacho.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Arrileous's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Arrileous tries to improve position but can't.
Biggy Muchacho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Arrileous seems a little lost for a moment, as Muchacho dominates the positioning.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Arrileous ducks under a wild hook from Muchacho.
Muchacho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Muchacho instigates a clinch.
Muchacho lands a shoulder strike.
Arrileous wants to get back to striking at distance but Muchacho won't allow it.
Muchacho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Muchacho breaks from the clinch.
Muchacho connects with a nice looking jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muchacho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arrileous.
Arrileous shoots in looking for a takedown but Muchacho manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Arrileous's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Muchacho scores with a jab to the body.
Muchacho works Arrileous's body with a nice hook.
Muchacho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arrileous circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Muchacho lands a lovely overhand right.
Muchacho cracks Arrileous with a right hand to the side of the head.
Muchacho with a hook.
Arrileous throws a sloppy head kick and Muchacho moves out of range easily.
Arrileous is breathing heavily.
Muchacho connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arrileous pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arrileous takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Muchacho shoots in for a takedown but Arrileous shows good takedown defense.
Muchacho sizes up Arrileous with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Muchacho defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Arrileous.
Biggy Muchacho is winning the standup battle so far.
Arrileous tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Muchacho swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Biggy Muchacho dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Arrileous takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Muchacho throws a right and a left that Arrileous avoids nicely.
Biggy Muchacho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muchacho cracks Arrileous with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice sprawl there from Muchacho as Arrileous shoots in.
Arrileous fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice shot lands for Muchacho.
Muchacho cracks a nice hook into Arrileous's ribs.
Arrileous takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Muchacho looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muchacho is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Arrileous looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Muchacho passes into half guard.
Muchacho thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Arrileous takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Muchacho in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Arrileous looking for submissions off his back.
Muchacho trying to control the pace.
Arrileous wants to get back to full guard but Muchacho has mounted him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Muchacho tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Muchacho is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Muchacho sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Arrileous tries to improve his position but instead Muchacho has taken his back!
Muchacho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arrileous can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrileous is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Muchacho.
Muchacho throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Arrileous wants to get back to his feet.
Arrileous wants to control his opponent's hands but Muchacho gets his hands free.
Muchacho throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Muchacho controls the action.
Muchacho continues to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muchacho has the hooks in. Arrileous is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Muchacho is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Arrileous knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Arrileous for a finish.
What can Arrileous do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

Muchacho working for a choke but Arrileous is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arrileous wants to escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Biggy Muchacho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Muchacho has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Biggy Muchacho!