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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Justice (ranked 6370 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Arellano (ranked 4614 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathaniel Justice has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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206 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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172 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathaniel Justice! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrian Arellano! The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A slow jab from Arellano misses its intended target. Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arellano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Justice rushes Arellano and presses him up against the cage. Arellano wants to get back to striking at distance but Justice won't allow it.
Arellano is trying to push Justice away but Justice has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Justice keeps control of Arellano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Arellano can't break the clinch.
Arellano being controlled against the cage. Arellano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Justice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Justice tries to work over Arellano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Justice has Arellano pushed against the cage. Justice prevents Arellano from breaking the clinch. Justice struggles to land a body shot inside as Arellano controls his hands.
Arellano can't break the clinch.
Arellano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round. Justice breaks the clinch.
Justice moves out of range as Arellano strikes. Justice swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Justice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arellano. Justice gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Justice keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arellano's efforts to push away. Arellano is trying to break the clinch but Justice is controlling him. The referee calls for Justice to work.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Justice. Justice lands a good knee to the midsection. Arellano won't want to take too many of those. Justice lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Arellano is looking to break free of the clinch but Justice has double underhooks. Justice taking a breather. Justice stalling against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Justice has Arellano pressed against the cage, preventing Arellano from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Justice pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Justice looking for a sweep. Not yet Justice, not yet. Arellano stands and steps away. Justice gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Justice really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Justice shoots in and drives through. Arellano sprawls well. Arellano looks to throw the jab but Justice is out of range. Justice looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Justice slips a jab and a cross from Arellano.
Arellano misses with a double jab
and Justice counters with a leg kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Justice ducks under a wild hook from Arellano.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Arellano cracks a nice hook into Justice's ribs. A punch combination from Arellano misses. As Arellano looks to move away, Justice throws a big counter combo but Arellano just gets out of the way. Justice is looking to clinch but Arellano is avoiding it.
Justice slips under a jab. It looked like Justice was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Justice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arellano. Justice takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Arellano misses with a hook. Arellano avoids the body shot from Justice.
Arellano jabbing away but nothing is landing. Adrian Arellano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Arellano lands a jab to Justice's midsection. Justice is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Arellano misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Arellano throws a lazy uppercut
and Justice counters with a two punch combo. Justice has Arellano up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action! Arellano is looking to break free of the clinch but Justice has double underhooks. Justice lands a nice knee to the body. Justice holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Justice is trying to pull guard but Arellano turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Arellano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Arellano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Arellano tries to circle away but Justice has him pinned against the cage. Arellano tries to break free but Justice pushes him back against the cage. Arellano is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Arellano tries to break the clinch but Justice is controlling the position. Stalling in the clinch from Justice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nathaniel Justice will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Justice misses with a takedown attempt - Arellano sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Arellano throws a right and a left that Justice avoids nicely. Arellano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Arellano. That snapped Justice's head back.
Justice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arellano.
Arellano misses with a hook. Justice ducked under it nicely. Arellano just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJustice. Justice chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nice straight punches there by Arellano. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Arellano. Justice moves to clinch but Arellano breaks away and Arellano counters with a lovely straight right hand! Arellano might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Justice lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. That kick from Justice tenderised Arellano's leg. Arellano is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round. The fight stays on the outside here - Justice looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Justice lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Adrian Arellano seems to be getting the better of the standup. Arellano throws a body shot but no joy. Justice is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Arellano is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Arellano stuns Justice with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Arellano throws a poor cross that misses
and Justice counters with a two punch combo. Justice buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Arellano misses with an uppercut. Arellano misses with a shot to the body and Justice counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Justice darts in trying to clinch and Arellano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Justice is rocked! This has been an exciting period of action! Justice gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Arellano gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adrian Arellano!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
42% |
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