PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chi Ho Kam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Arroyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ho Kam
vs
Arroyo

182 cm
22
133 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

173 cm
19
145 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chi Ho Kam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Arroyo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho Kam thows a body kick. Arroyo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Arroyo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Kam.
Both fighters circling a little - Ho Kam finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Arroyo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho Kam wants to clinch.

Arroyo gets caught napping as Ho Kam dives in and scores a takedown. Arroyo manages to retain guard.
Ho Kam passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Ho Kam looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sloppy strikes there by Ho Kam.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Kam trying to control the action but Arroyo is working from the bottom.
Ho Kam really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Ho Kam tries for a kimura but Arroyo is defending well.

Ho Kam is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Arroyo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Arroyo struggling a bit here.
Arroyo seems a little lost for a moment, as Ho Kam dominates the positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Kam advances nicely into full mount.
Ho Kam misses with a head shot.
Poor strikes thrown by Ho Kam there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Ho Kam has control of Arroyo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Arroyo regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Ho Kam is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Arroyo has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Arroyo!

Ho Kam looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ho Kam is looking for a triangle but Arroyo pushes his legs off easily.
Ho Kam manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ho Kam unloads with some shots from mount but Arroyo bucks and avoids them well.
Ho Kam can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Arroyo is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ho Kam working for a submission but Arroyo is keeping him at bay.
Ho Kam sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ho Kam throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Arroyo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ho Kam.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ho Kam raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chi Ho Kam dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ho Kam is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Arroyo.
Ho Kam lands with a cross.
Arroyo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Kam manages to avoid it.
Arroyo throws a jab when Ho Kam was well out of range.
Ho Kam moves in looking to clinch but Arroyo pushes him off.
Mickey Arroyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ho Kam dives in and scores a takedown into Arroyo's guard.
Ho Kam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arroyo swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Ho Kam drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ho Kam jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arroyo controlling the position.
Ho Kam wants to control from the top but Arroyo keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Kam stopping the sweep attempt from Arroyo.
Ho Kam with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ho Kam trying to control but Arroyo is working from the bottom.
Ho Kam is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Arroyo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ho Kam throwing strikes from guard but Arroyo blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Arroyo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Arroyo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ho Kam is looking to work some ground and pound but Arroyo has wrist control.
Arroyo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ho Kam trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ho Kam throws an elbow that misses. Arroyo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ho Kam's guard. Nice move by Arroyo!

Ho Kam looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Arroyo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ho Kam's guard.
Ho Kam working a defensive guard here.
Ho Kam wants to sweep but no luck.

Ho Kam looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Ho Kam had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Arroyo defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo stopping the sweep attempt from Ho Kam.
Arroyo trying to control but Ho Kam is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Kam wants to sweep here but Arroyo controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chi Ho Kam dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Arroyo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Arroyo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ho Kam.
Arroyo just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Kam on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ho Kam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arroyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho Kam.
A big right from Arroyo misses.
Arroyo lands with a right hand.
Ho Kam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arroyo.
Ho Kam shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Arroyo sprawls well. Arroyo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ho Kam gets slowly back to his feet.
Arroyo misses with a right hand

and Ho Kam counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ho Kam.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Kam looking for a takedown.
Ho Kam takes a shot to the head.
Arroyo is working Ho Kam over against the cage.

Ho Kam has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Arroyo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Ho Kam tries to get the hooks in deep but Arroyo pushed the leg off.

Ho Kam is looking for a rear naked choke here but Arroyo reverses the position brilliantly into Ho Kam's guard!
Ho Kam 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.
Arroyo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ho Kam bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Arroyo's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ho Kam drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Arroyo dives on top into guard.

Ho Kam looking for a guillotine here but Arroyo defends easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho Kam controls Arroyo momentarily but Arroyo frees himself.

Ho Kam is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Arroyo frees his head nicely. Oh but Ho Kam has switched to an armbar! Arroyo is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Chi Ho Kam!