PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Magus Arbenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Sheznik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magus Arbenson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Arbenson
vs
Sheznik

183 cm
27
179 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

180 cm
27
180 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magus Arbenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Sheznik!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheznik misses with a hook.
Arbenson slips a jab from Sheznik.
Arbenson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sheznik. That did some damage!
Arbenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sheznik moves away.
Sheznik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sheznik ducks under a wild hook from Arbenson.
Arbenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arbenson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sheznik misses the jab.
Arbenson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Magus Arbenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arbenson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arbenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sheznik moves away.
Arbenson slaps away a takedown attempt from Sheznik, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sheznik tries to bum rush Arbenson with a series of wild strikes but Arbenson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sheznik takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sheznik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sheznik fails to land the takedown.

That's two 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.
Arbenson lands a slapping body shot.
Sheznik misses with a body shot
and Arbenson counters with a head kick. That will keep Sheznik thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Arbenson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arbenson doesn't manage to clinch there - Sheznik circles away.
Good leg kick by Arbenson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Arbenson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arbenson is looking to slow Sheznik down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arbenson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sheznik.

Arbenson clinches with his opponent.
The referee is keeping an eye on Arbenson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sheznik prevents a body shot from Arbenson.
A hook to the body from Arbenson.
Arbenson stalling.
Arbenson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Arbenson presses Sheznik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sheznik drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Magus Arbenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Sheznik.
Arbenson tries a body shot but Sheznik blocks it.
Arbenson lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arbenson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Arbenson tries a knee to the head but Sheznik blocks it.
Arbenson tries to throw a body punch but Sheznik avoids it by throwing Arbenson back against the cage.
Arbenson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arbenson.
Arbenson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Arbenson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sheznik or not.
Arbenson effectively controlling the action here.
Sheznik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arbenson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sheznik backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Arbenson throws a front kick that sends Sheznik stumbling back into the cage.
Arbenson scores with a nice head shot.
Arbenson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Arbenson wants to clinch up but Sheznik keeps it at a distance.
Sheznik misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Arbenson counters with a right hand to the body.
Arbenson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sheznik thows a body shot but no joy.
Arbenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sheznik is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arbenson connects with the punch.
Arbenson cracks the inside of Sheznik's front leg.
Sheznik on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arbenson. Arbenson obviously looking to wear him down.
Arbenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sheznik is just out of range.
Arbenson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheznik misses with a body shot
and Arbenson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sheznik takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sheznik falls off balance throwing a combination
and Arbenson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Sheznik misses.
Sheznik's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sheznik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arbenson moves away.
Arbenson scores with a jab to the body.
Sheznik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arbenson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sheznik.
Arbenson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Arbenson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheznik takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sheznik changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Arbenson throws a sloppy head kick and Sheznik moves out of range easily.
Sheznik thows a body shot but no joy.
Arbenson misses with a jab to the body
and Sheznik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arbenson loads up on a big right hand but Sheznik slips the punch.
Arbenson fails to land the takedown.
Arbenson wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Arbenson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sheznik was covering up waiting for the punch and Arbenson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sheznik wants to improve his position but instead Arbenson has moved into half guard.
Sheznik is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sheznik is pressing down on Arbenson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magus Arbenson 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!

Arbenson tries to clinch but Sheznik moves away
letting Sheznik counter with a right hand.
Arbenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sheznik missing with a left hand there. Arbenson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sheznik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheznik lands a body shot.
Sheznik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arbenson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sheznik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arbenson tries to clinch up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arbenson.
Sheznik ducks under a wild hook from Arbenson.
Arbenson is looking to wear down Sheznik with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sheznik lands a body shot.
Arbenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheznik.
Nice uppercut lands for Arbenson. That snapped Sheznik's head back.
Sheznik misses with a combination
and Arbenson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sheznik's knee momentarily.
Nick Sheznik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheznik misses with a hook. Arbenson ducked under it nicely.
Sheznik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sheznik misses with a series of wild punches.
Arbenson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arbenson avoids the body shot from Sheznik.
Sheznik on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sheznik checks a low kick from Arbenson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arbenson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Arbenson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Arbenson finds it's way through Sheznik's defenses.
Arbenson lands with a slapping head kick.
Arbenson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Sheznik misses.
Sheznik throws a jab but it's blocked by Arbenson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arbenson slips under a jab from Sheznik.
Nice shot by Sheznik.
Magus Arbenson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arbenson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Arbenson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Arbenson throws the kick towards the body but Sheznik avoids it.
Sheznik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arbenson.
Arbenson throws a combination that misses

and Sheznik counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sheznik.
Sheznik is looking to work some ground and pound but Arbenson has wrist control.
Arbenson trying to keep a closed guard but Sheznik is proving a slippery customer.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Magus Arbenson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arbenson, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magus Arbenson!