PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Riaan Geingob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Arias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geingob's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nas - Got Yourself a Gun. Arias is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Soda Stereo - Musica Ligera. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Geingob
vs
Arias

172 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
166 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Riaan Geingob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorge Arias!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Arias clinches up with Geingob and pushes him back against the cage.
Geingob wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Geingob wants to get back to striking at distance but Arias won't allow it.
Geingob is trying to break the clinch but Arias has him pressed against the cage.
Arias misses with a knee strike.
Geingob wants to break free but Arias has control.
Arias scores with a shoulder strike.
Arias with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arias lands a right hand that snaps the head of Geingob backwards.
Arias keeps control of Geingob as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Geingob trying to stall but Arias improves his position.
Arias has Geingob pressed against the cage.

Arias breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Geingob misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arias doesn't manage to clinch there - Geingob circles away.
Geingob looks to land a left hand but Arias moved out of range nicely.
Arias tries to clinch up but Geingob circles away and keeps his distance.

Arias has closed the distance and engaged Geingob in a clinch.
Geingob tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Geingob wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geingob wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arias tries a knee to the head but Geingob blocks it.
Geingob wants to break free but Arias has control.
Geingob is looking to break free of the clinch but Arias has double underhooks.
Geingob is looking to break free of the clinch but Arias has double underhooks.
Arias prevents Geingob from breaking the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Arias.

Geingob escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Arias moves into the clinch.
Arias with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Geingob wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arias scores with a shot to the side of Geingob's head.
Arias missing with knees to the body.
Arias lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arias makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Geingob is looking to break free of the clinch but Arias has double underhooks.
Geingob is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Geingob is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Geingob with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arias makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Geingob throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Arias.
Arias tries to land knees in the clinch but Geingob avoids the damage to the body.
Geingob tries to break the clinch but Arias is controlling the position.
Geingob managing to block the knees to the body from Arias.
Geingob wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Geingob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Geingob has had enough of the clinch but Arias keeps him there for the moment.
Arias keeps control of Geingob as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Arias.
Arias landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Geingob is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Geingob wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Arias breaks the clinch.
Geingob throws a hook but Arias avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Arias.
Geingob throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arias tries to close the distance and clinch up but Geingob swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two 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.
Arias throws a nice inside leg kick.
Geingob is breathing heavily.
Geingob misses with a hook.
Geingob tries to score with a low kick but Arias moves his leg out of the way.
Geingob throws a jab but it's blocked by Arias.
Arias is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arias looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arias is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arias wants to clinch up but Geingob keeps it at a distance.

Geingob tries to keep at a distance but Arias has taken the fight into the clinch.
Geingob is trying to break free.
Arias throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Geingobs head.
Geingob takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arias softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arias.
Geingob wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arias.
Geingob wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arias scores with a knee to the head.
Geingob wants to break the clinch but can't.
Geingob is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Arias.
Geingob wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arias has him pressed against the cage.
Geingob wants to break the clinch but can't.
Geingob can't break the clinch.
Arias taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arias scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Geingob wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Geingob wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arias throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Arias takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Arias landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee calls for Arias to work.
A shot in the inside from Arias.
Arias connects with a nasty looking knee right to Geingob's face.
Geingob is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Arias lands a knee to the body.
Geingob wants to break free but Arias has control.
Arias lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Arias lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arias keeps control of Geingob as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Arias swings wildly with an uppercut but Geingob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Geingob dodges an elbow strike from Arias.
Arias lands with a left to the head.
Geingob is looking to break free of the clinch but Arias has double underhooks.
Geingob wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arias has him pressed against the cage.
Geingob is looking to break free of the clinch but Arias has double underhooks.
Geingob wants to break free but Arias has control.
Arias lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arias misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Arias.
Arias scores a nice knee to the body.
Arias misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Geingob.
Geingob misses with a punch on the inside.
Geingob has had enough of the clinch but Arias keeps him there for the moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Arias takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Arias lands with a left to the head.
Geingob missing with knees to the body.
Geingob can't break the clinch.
Geingob wants to get back to striking at distance but Arias won't allow it.
Geingob blocks an uppercut.
Arias trying to land knees to the body.
Arias digs a right hand underneath Geingob's ribcage. Geingob let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Arias throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Arias cracks Geingob with a nice body shot.
Geingob wants to get back to striking at distance but Arias won't allow it.
Geingob wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short uppercut from Arias.
Arias just leaning against Geingob, taking a breather.
Arias lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Geingob.
Arias tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arias lands a hook to the side of the head.
Geingob is trying to break the clinch but Arias has him pressed against the cage.
Geingob wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arias has him pressed against the cage.
Arias with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arias manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Geingob wants to get back to striking at distance but Arias won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Arias dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Arias tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Geingob clobbers Arias with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Arias is rocked!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Arias in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Geingob lands a lovely overhand right.
Arias is still on wobbly legs! Can Geingob finish him?
Geingob connects with a single shot there.
Geingob circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Arias to the canvas! Arias doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Geingob keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riaan Geingob!