PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Arlowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jing Ya Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron Arlowski has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Arlowski
vs
Ya Xu

198 cm
27
215 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

180 cm
24
218 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 10 - 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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jing Ya Xu!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlowski throws a hook to the side of Ya Xu's head but Ya Xu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arlowski loads up on a big right hand but Ya Xu slips the punch.
Arlowski throws a head kick that misses.
Arlowski shoots in but Ya Xu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Arlowski moves forwards but Ya Xu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Arlowski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No luck for Arlowski with that takedown attempt.
Arlowski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ya Xu sprawls well. Ya Xu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Arlowski gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Arlowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ya Xu darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arlowski is looking to control Ya Xu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Arlowski avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ya Xu trying to control the pace.
Arlowski is trying to stand up here but Ya Xu is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlowski is trying to maintain the position but Ya Xu is very close to passing his half guard.
Arlowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ya Xu.
Ya Xu is thwarting Arlowski's attempts to control the position.
Ya Xu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ya Xu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ya Xu lands strikes from half guard.
Arlowski trying to control from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Ya Xu.
Ya Xu is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ya Xu is keen to just control but Arlowski is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ya Xu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ya Xu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Arlowski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ya Xu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ya Xu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Arlowski is looking to control Ya Xu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Arlowski avoid being mounted?
Ya Xu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ya Xu working the head and body with strikes.
Arlowski is looking to control Ya Xu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Arlowski avoid being mounted?
Ya Xu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arlowski keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ya Xu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Arlowski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ya Xu working Arlowski over with strikes.
Ya Xu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Arlowski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Arlowski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ya Xu is working away from the top position though.
Ya Xu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ya Xu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ya Xu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ya Xu controlling the action here.
Arlowski wants to get back to full guard.
Ya Xu content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlowski looks like he's trying to stand up.
Arlowski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ya Xu on the ground.
Arlowski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ya Xu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Arlowski defending well though.
Ya Xu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Ya Xu.
Ya Xu is thwarting Arlowski's attempts to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arlowski flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ya Xu wants to control but Arlowski is keeping him busy.
Ya Xu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jing Ya Xu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Arlowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arlowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arlowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Arlowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Ya Xu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Arlowski looking to control.
Ya Xu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Arlowski has momentary wrist control but Ya Xu slips an elbow through the middle.

Arlowski is rocked!
Ya Xu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Arlowski controls Ya Xu momentarily but Ya Xu frees himself.
Ya Xu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arlowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ya Xu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ya Xu lands a couple of elbows.
Ya Xu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Arlowski wants to stand but Ya Xu is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ya Xu works over Arlowski with some ground and pound from guard.
Ya Xu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oh Arlowski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arlowski has momentary wrist control but Ya Xu slips an elbow through the middle.
Ya Xu postures up and lands a big shot to Arlowski's brow.
Ya Xu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ya Xu trying to control the position from guard on top but Arlowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ya Xu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Arlowski seems to have got his legs back now.
Ya Xu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Arlowski keeping moving, preventing Ya Xu from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ya Xu stands up over Arlowski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ya Xu tries to free his leg and advance position but Arlowski is retaining full guard.
Ya Xu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ya Xu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Arlowski is adopting a defensive guard.
Ya Xu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ya Xu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ya Xu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Arlowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Arlowski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ya Xu controls the pace.
Arlowski trying to keep a closed guard but Ya Xu is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ya Xu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ya Xu looking to pass the guard.
Ya Xu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Arlowski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ya Xu postures up.
Ya Xu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ya Xu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Arlowski struggling a bit here.
Arlowski is looking to regain half guard here but Ya Xu keeps moving and retains side control.
Arlowski taking a bit of punishment here - Ya Xu scoring with strikes.
Ya Xu grinds an elbow into Arlowski's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ya Xu landing strikes.
Arlowski wants to control but Ya Xu postures up.
Ya Xu advances to full mount.
Ya Xu has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Arlowski's face.
Ya Xu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ya Xu looking to control and managing it successfully.
Arlowski tries to lock up and control but Ya Xu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ya Xu lands a heavy elbow.
Arlowski takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Ya Xu's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jing Ya Xu!