PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Kamenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Arrol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamenov's entrance music is Korn - Hey Daddy. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kamenov
vs
Arrol

193 cm
30
210 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

192 cm
32
218 lbs
23 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksandar Kamenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, William Arrol!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamenov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kamenov avoids the body shot from Arrol.
Arrol throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Arrol slips a straight right by Kamenov.
Arrol has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kamenov throws a head kick but Arrol moves out of range.
Arrol throws a leg kick but Kamenov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kamenov throws a push kick but Arrol slaps the foot to one side.
We've been hearing reports that Kamenov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kamenov. That's going to slow Arrol down.
Kamenov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arrol tries a low kick but Kamenov avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Kamenov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Arrol moves to clinch but Kamenov breaks away
and Kamenov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arrol chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A lazy body kick from Kamenov
and Arrol counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Aleksandar Kamenov has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Kamenov as he connects with a hook.
Kamenov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arrol moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamenov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arrol. Kamenov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kamenov throwing a counter right hand but Arrol manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenov misses with a looping left.
Arrol throws out a loose jab but Kamenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamenov thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kamenov throws out a powerful jab.
Arrol lands with a nice body punch.
Kamenov misses with a head kick.
Arrol let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Arrol throws a head kick that misses
and Kamenov counters with a good low kick that Arrol was not able to check.
Arrol drops his hands momentarily and Kamenov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kamenov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arrol.
Kamenov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arrol. That did some damage!
Kamenov looks to score with a jab to the body but Arrol is just out of range.
Arrol throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Arrol thumps Kamenov with a low kick.
Arrol throws a low kick but Kamenov avoids it.
Arrol scores with a jab. Kamenov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arrol scores with a jab to the head.
Kamenov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arrol.
An attempted straight right counter from Kamenov misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Kamenov.
Kamenov checks a low kick from Arrol.
Arrol checks a low kick from Kamenov.
Arrol works Kamenov's body with a nice hook.
Kamenov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kamenov misses with a looping right.
Arrol scores with a shot to the body.
Arrol connects with an inside leg kick.
Kamenov scores with a jab to the head.
Kamenov misses with a body punch
and Kamenov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arrol. That's going to slow Kamenov down.
Kamenov lunges at Arrol with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arrol's hand.
Kamenov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kamenov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arrol was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamenov.
Arrol throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrol takes a swing at Kamenov's ribcage but misses.
Kamenov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arrol tries to clinch there but Kamenov circles away.
Arrol cracks a nice hook into Kamenov's ribs.

Kamenov tries to keep at a distance but Arrol has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kamenov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kamenov stalls.
Arrol lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arrol misses with the head strike.
Arrol lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Kamenov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arrol.
A head punch on the inside from Arrol fails to land.
Kamenov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arrol scores with a shot to the side of Kamenov's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arrol working aggressively here.
Kamenov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kamenov has a couple of punches blocked by Arrol.
Arrol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arrol makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arrol lands a left hand.

Kamenov is rocked!
Kamenov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Kamenov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kamenov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Arrol swings wildly with an uppercut but Kamenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamenov has had enough of the clinch but Arrol keeps him there for the moment.
Arrol scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arrol lands a shoulder strike.
Kamenov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short left from Arrol.

Aleksandar Kamenov's cut is getting worse.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arrol misses with some punches.
Arrol creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Kamenov out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). William Arrol!
A determined William Arrol didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!