PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Remy Fulton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Aronyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fulton
vs
Aronyan

170 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Remy Fulton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Aronyan!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aronyan tries for a takedown but Fulton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fulton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aronyan is out of range.
Fulton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aronyan closes the distance and clinches up with Fulton, looking for a takedown. Aronyan pushes Fulton against the cage but Fulton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Aronyan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fulton as he jumps to the side.
Remy Fulton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Aronyan.
Aronyan shoots in but no luck this time.
Aronyan shoots in for a takedown but Fulton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fulton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aronyan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A good leg kick by Fulton.
Fulton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aronyan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aronyan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Aronyan closes the distance and clinches up with Fulton, looking for a takedown. Aronyan pushes Fulton against the cage but Fulton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Aronyan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fulton.
Fulton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aronyan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fulton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aronyan's sensitive parts.
Aronyan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fulton.
Aronyan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fulton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fulton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fulton throws a leg kick which misses Aronyan's front leg but catches the back leg as Aronyan tries to avoid it.
Aronyan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fulton.
An inside leg kick lands from Fulton.
Fulton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aronyan's sensitive parts.
Fulton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fulton looks to land a combination but Aronyan avoids it well.
Fulton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fulton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fulton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Fulton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Horrible takedown by Aronyan or perhaps it was just good defense by Fulton which made him look bad.
Fulton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fulton feints and then cracks Aronyan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aronyan down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fulton. That's going to slow Aronyan down.
Fulton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aronyan.
Mike Aronyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fulton lands with an overhand left.
Fulton thumps Aronyan with a low kick.
Fulton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aronyan's sensitive parts.
Remy Fulton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fulton scores with a leg kick.
Fulton thumps Aronyan with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fulton.
Fulton scoring well with a low kick there.
Fulton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Aronyan's head backwards.
Good leg kick by Fulton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aronyan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aronyan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fulton.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fulton.
Fulton is looking to slow Aronyan down with leg kicks.
Fulton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aronyan.
Aronyan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fulton's waist but Fulton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aronyan off to one side.
Aronyan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fulton. Fulton obviously looking to wear him down.
Fulton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aronyan is trying desperately to land a takedown but Fulton is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Aronyan.
Fulton stuffs the takedown attempt from Aronyan. Aronyan gets slowly back to his feet.
Fulton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aronyan. That did some damage!
Horrible takedown by Aronyan or perhaps it was just good defense by Fulton which made him look bad.
Aronyan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Aronyan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fulton can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Aronyan shoots in and bounces Fulton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fulton wants to stand but Aronyan is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Aronyan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Aronyan looks gassed!
Aronyan prevents Fulton from getting back to his feet.
Aronyan pushing down on Fulton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fulton looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remy Fulton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fulton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fulton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fulton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aronyan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fulton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fulton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fulton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Fulton gets caught flat footed, as Aronyan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fulton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aronyan on the ground.

Aronyan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aronyan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fulton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fulton trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aronyan pushes down on Fulton's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fulton looks like he's trying to stand up.
Aronyan works his foot free and advances to mount.
Fulton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fulton tries to get out of the position.
Fulton really wants to buck Aronyan off and get back to his feet.
Aronyan looking to control but Fulton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Aronyan working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Fulton turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Aronyan off and cradles Fulton's limp body as Aronyan celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Mike Aronyan!