PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between BN Howl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Mc Arthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Howl
vs
Mc Arthur

181 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, BN Howl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Douglas Mc Arthur!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mc Arthur looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Howl!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howl can't escape the position.
Mc Arthur controlling from mount.
Howl tries to lock up and control but Mc Arthur gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mc Arthur raining down shots from the mount!
Howl is looking to improve his position but Mc Arthur isn't that keen on the idea.
Mc Arthur putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Howl wants to hold on but Mc Arthur pushes him away.

Mc Arthur with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Howl working to try and regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howl tries to hold on but Mc Arthur pushes him away.
Mc Arthur tries to control but Howl wriggling away.
Mc Arthur landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mc Arthur wants to control the pace but Howl is squirming around nicely.
Mc Arthur looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mc Arthur landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howl is looking to improve his position but Mc Arthur isn't that keen on the idea.
Mc Arthur working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Howl wants to hold on but Mc Arthur pushes him away.
Mc Arthur with shots to the head and body - Howl looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mc Arthur landing strikes from the mount and Howl is in trouble!

Mc Arthur is going olschool here, as he tries to force Howl to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Howl shrugs it off.
Mc Arthur looks gassed!
Howl tries to reverse the position but Mc Arthur maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howl tries to hold on but Mc Arthur postures up.
Mc Arthur takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mc Arthur manages to capitalize on a mistake by Howl to take his back!

Mc Arthur has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Howl wants to get back to his feet.
Will Mc Arthur go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Mc Arthur is trying to stick to Howl's back but Howl is turning into Mc Arthur. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Mc Arthur's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Howl.
Howl pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mc Arthur is keeping the position for now.

Howl avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douglas Mc Arthur dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Howl misses with a takedown attempt

and Mc Arthur counters with a shoot takedown. Howl fights it but they end up in guard.
Howl can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mc Arthur controls the pace.
Howl 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.
Mc Arthur looking to pass the guard.
Howl is trying to keep Mc Arthur in close.

Mc Arthur postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Howl is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mc Arthur, into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Howl stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mc Arthur swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howl is working hard here to advance position.
Mc Arthur wants to stand up but Howl is controlling him.
Howl trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mc Arthur trying to keep a closed guard but Howl is proving a slippery customer.
Howl trying to control the position from guard on top but Mc Arthur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.

Mc Arthur throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Mc Arthur is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Howl tries to circle away but Mc Arthur has him pinned against the cage.
Howl wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mc Arthur has him pressed against the cage.
Howl is trying to break free.
Mc Arthur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Howl is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Howl wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howl looking to throw knees to the head but Mc Arthur is blocking nicely.
Howl is looking to break free of the clinch but Mc Arthur has double underhooks.
Mc Arthur stalls.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mc Arthur as Howl tries to tie him up.

Mc Arthur pulls guard.
Howl stopping the sweep attempt from Mc Arthur.
Mc Arthur manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Howl manages to get himself to full guard.
Douglas Mc Arthur has got the better of the ground game so far.

Mc Arthur stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mc Arthur throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Howl's waist but Howl gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mc Arthur off to one side.
Howl tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mc Arthur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Howl tries to clinch up.
Howl is looking to clinch.
Douglas Mc Arthur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howl looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Howl fails in his attempt to clinch.

Mc Arthur shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Mc Arthur stands up out of the half guard.
Mc Arthur misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douglas Mc Arthur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Howl tries to close the distance and clinch but Mc Arthur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mc Arthur avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Howl swats away the attempt to clinch by Mc Arthur.
Howl darts in trying to clinch

and Mc Arthur counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mc Arthur.
Howl tries to circle away but Mc Arthur has him pinned against the cage.
Mc Arthur wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Howl has him pressed against the cage.
Howl wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees to the body from Howl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mc Arthur jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Howl walks away with a smile on his face. Mc Arthur gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Mc Arthur scores a takedown into full mount!
Mc Arthur controlling the pace for now.
Howl sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howl wants to control but Mc Arthur is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mc Arthur is looking to advance position but Howl won't allow it.

Mc Arthur looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Howl wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mc Arthur tries to stand and escape but Howl is controlling the position.
Mc Arthur trying to control from half guard but Howl is working away.
Howl tries to kick Mc Arthur off but Mc Arthur keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Howl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mc Arthur rushes Howl and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mc Arthur tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Howl wants to stall.
Howl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Howl wants to get back to striking at distance but Mc Arthur won't allow it.

Mc Arthur manages to break the clinch.
Mc Arthur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Mc Arthur 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.
Howl keeping moving, preventing Mc Arthur from controlling successfully.
Howl wants to sweep here but Mc Arthur controlling him for the moment.
Howl keeping moving, preventing Mc Arthur from controlling successfully.
Mc Arthur must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mc Arthur stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Howl swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Howl trying to keep a closed guard but Mc Arthur is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mc Arthur accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Mc Arthur drops back looking for a leg! Howl is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Howl manages to kick Mc Arthur off! Mc Arthur jumps back into Howl's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Howl is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
Douglas Mc Arthur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mc Arthur 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Douglas Mc Arthur!