Hellblazer 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Arlowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur St John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Arlowski
vs
St John

198 cm
27
215 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

190 cm
25
216 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Arlowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur St John!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A big head kick from Arlowski and St John is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Arlowski throwing strikes from guard but St John blocks nicely.
Arlowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Arlowski works over St John with some ground and pound from guard.
Arlowski working some strikes from top position.
St John avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Arlowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Arlowski postures up.
Arlowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Arlowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Arlowski throwing strikes from guard but St John blocks nicely.
Arlowski working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlowski throws a strike but St John rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Arlowski has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Arlowski has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Arlowski wants to stand up but St John is controlling him.

We're going to have a standup here because Ron Arlowski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Arlowski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with St John but St John pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Arlowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlowski dominating with strikes here.
St John is desperately trying to improve his position but Arlowski has a good base and remains in mount.
Arlowski is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns St John that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
St John wants to control but Arlowski is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
St John looks gassed!
St John might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Arlowski kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Arlowski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can St John hang on?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St John tries to buck Arlowski off but he can't manage it.
Arlowski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Arlowski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Arlowski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. St John looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Arlowski in side control lands a decent elbow.
Arlowski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Arlowski working the body and head with strikes.
St John taking a bit of punishment here - Arlowski scoring with strikes.
Arlowski in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Arlowski lands some shots froms side control.
St John takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Arlowski cracks St John with a big right hand but St John just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arlowski scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at St John to see if he's OK.
Arlowski lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear St John down.
St John is breathing heavily.
St John taking a bit of punishment here - Arlowski scoring with strikes.
Arlowski working the body and head with strikes.

St John is rocked!
St John is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
St John is still in real trouble! Can Arlowski finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlowski scoring with punches and elbows.
Arlowski creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
St John taking a bit of punishment here - Arlowski scoring with strikes.
Arlowski looks up at the clock and then as St John takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Arlowski smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Arlowski lands an elbow.
Arlowski scoring with punches and elbows.
Arlowski landing strikes.
Arlowski controls the position.
St John seems to have recovered his senses.
Arlowski working the body and head with strikes.
Arlowski lands some shots froms side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arlowski working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St John taking a bit of punishment here - Arlowski scoring with strikes.
Arlowski working the body and head with strikes.
Arlowski scoring with punches and elbows.
St John is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Arlowski scores with punches from side control.
Arlowski working the body and head with strikes.
Arlowski scoring with punches from side control.
Arlowski trying to control the position but St John is working away.
Arlowski is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St John takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Arlowski landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Arlowski dominated that second round.
That's time! Arlowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Arlowski lands a big shot that drops St John! Can he finish him?
Arlowski slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Arlowski scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at St John to see if he's OK.
Arlowski scoring with punches from side control.
Arlowski is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt St John will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Arlowski grinds an elbow into St John's temple.
Arlowski grinds an elbow into St John's temple.
Arlowski working the head and body with strikes.
St John takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arlowski is chipping away with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arlowski in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and St John looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Arlowski turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Arlowski!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dante Auditore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and one cent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Auditore
vs
cent

182 cm
18
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Auditore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, one cent!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Auditore leaves cent with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Auditore shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. cent is trying to defend but Auditore finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
cent is refusing to be controlled, as Auditore sits in half guard.
cent trying to get back to full guard but Auditore takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Auditore trying to control but he's not successful this time.
cent tries to hold on but Auditore pushes him away.
cent tries to control Auditore's body but Auditore pushes him off. cent squirms to his side and now Auditore has his back!
cent rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cent is looking to improve his position.
cent is trying to stand.
Auditore keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
cent is trying to control but can't.
Auditore prevents cent from standing back up.
Auditore wants to stand but cent has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
cent wants to improve his position but Auditore is controlling well.

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.
cent trying to hold on to Auditore's head to control him but Auditore postures up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Auditore keeps the fight on the outside.
cent shoots in looking for a takedown. Auditore tries to sprawl out of it but cent keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Auditore manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
cent looks gassed!
cent circles away from the clinch attempt

and cent counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Auditore's guard now.
cent preventing the sweep.
Auditore is trying to control the position but cent postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but one cent will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Auditore fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. cent sprawls well initially but Auditore persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
cent wants to get back to full guard.
Auditore is pressing down on cent's thigh, looking to free his foot. cent is holding on for now.

Auditore is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
cent tries to get to full guard but Auditore has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Auditore is stalling here. cent is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Auditore seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and cent has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
cent wants to take a breather but Auditore manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for cent.

Auditore working for a triangle but cent defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
cent trying to control but Auditore is working from the bottom.

That's two 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.
cent slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
cent would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
cent throwing strikes from guard but Auditore blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
cent trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Auditore dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

cent moves into range and clinches up with Auditore.

Auditore is fighting off a takedown attempt but cent is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Auditore to the mat. Auditore regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Auditore keeping moving, preventing cent from controlling successfully.
cent lands a couple of elbows.
Auditore controls cent momentarily but cent frees himself.
cent wants to get up but he can't break Auditore's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
cent preventing the sweep.
cent trying to control but Auditore is working from the bottom.
cent preventing the sweep.
cent must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Auditore keeping moving, preventing cent from controlling successfully.
cent takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. one cent hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Auditore closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. cent quickly recovers to half guard.
Auditore wants to control but cent is keeping him busy.

cent makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Auditore fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab lands there for cent.
A head kick misses from Auditore.
Auditore looks to clinch
and cent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Auditore gets the takedown into side control.
cent tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
cent is trying to get back to half guard.
cent is trying to buck Auditore off.
cent tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Auditore connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused cent some visible discomfort.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to one cent.
I think cent has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kato Hanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kato Hanzo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hanzo
vs
Riley

173 cm
24
182 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

186 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kato Hanzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Riley!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hanzo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Hanzo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Riley has managed to free his arm - good work.

Hanzo in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Riley tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Hanzo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kato Hanzo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steffan Lessard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cael Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cael Sanderson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Lessard
vs
Sanderson

188 cm
25
200 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

183 cm
25
197 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Great wrestler
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steffan Lessard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cael Sanderson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Sanderson.
Sanderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lessard paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Lessard closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sanderson did well to prevent Lessard getting side control.
Lessard throwing shots but Sanderson is blocking nicely.
Lessard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sanderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lessard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lessard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sanderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lessard.
Sanderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lessard.
Lessard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanderson's head.
Lessard throwing shots but Sanderson is blocking nicely.
Sanderson is trying to stand back up but Lessard is controlling him
Ground and pound from Lessard.
Sanderson looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lessard thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sanderson to regain full guard.
Lessard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lessard throwing strikes but missing.
Lessard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanderson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sanderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lessard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lessard wants to pass the guard but Sanderson is keeping the position.
Lessard scoring with some ground and pound.
Sanderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lessard. 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Lessard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lessard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lessard postures up and lands a big shot to Sanderson's brow.
Lessard throwing strikes but missing.
Lessard with a nice head shot there.
Lessard thows a big elbow that misses.
Lessard throws a strike but Sanderson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sanderson won't allow Lessard to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steffan Lessard dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lessard darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lessard lands a nice short elbow.
Lessard is looking to advance position but Sanderson won't allow it.
Lessard winds up and cracks Sanderson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lessard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lessard working the head and body with strikes.
Sanderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lessard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lessard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sanderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lessard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lessard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sanderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lessard.
Sanderson taking some punishment here, with Lessard in his half guard.
Lessard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanderson's head.
Lessard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lessard with the ground and pound but Sanderson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lessard landing with the ground and pound.
Sanderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanderson is breathing heavily.
Sanderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lessard prevents Sanderson from getting back to his feet.
Sanderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lessard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lessard throws a big right hand that misses.
Sanderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Steffan Lessard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanderson has momentary wrist control but Lessard slips an elbow through the middle.
Sanderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lessard stands up over Sanderson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanderson wants to stand but Lessard is controlling the position.
Lessard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steffan Lessard 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!

Lessard darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Steffan Lessard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lessard.
Sanderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lessard.
Lessard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sanderson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lessard thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sanderson to regain full guard.
Sanderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lessard.
Lessard is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanderson has wrist control.
Lessard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanderson is keeping the position for now.
Sanderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lessard engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lessard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lessard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lessard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sanderson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lessard controls the pace.
Lessard won't allow Sanderson to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lessard is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanderson has wrist control.
Sanderson wants to stand up but Lessard is controlling him.
Lessard throwing strikes from guard but Sanderson blocks nicely.
Lessard throwing strikes but missing.
Sanderson wants to stand up but Lessard is controlling him.
Lessard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steffan Lessard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lessard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steffan Lessard!