PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Jones
vs
Arlovski

195 cm
24
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
255 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q
KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nathan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrei Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Arlovski tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Arlovski to the ground. Arlovski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Arlovski tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arlovski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Arlovski counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Arlovski.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones darts in looking for a takedown but Arlovski gets double underhooks and turns Jones into the cage.

Arlovski manages to break the clinch.
Jones wants to clinch
and Arlovski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Arlovski counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Arlovski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.

Arlovski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Arlovski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Arlovski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones wants to clinch up but Arlovski keeps it at a distance.
Arlovski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Nathan Jones has been cut.
Jones closes the distance but Arlovski moves to the side
letting Arlovski counter with a right hand.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Arlovski is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Arlovski circles away and we're back to standing.
Arlovski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones tries to bum rush Arlovski with a series of wild strikes but Arlovski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arlovski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arlovski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arlovski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Arlovski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Arlovski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Arlovski counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves out of range as Arlovski strikes.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Arlovski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Arlovski has eaten all the pies!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones stalks Arlovski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Arlovski's face. Arlovski staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Arlovski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Jones's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice takedown defense from Arlovski. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Arlovski moved out of range nicely.
Jones looks to clinch
enabling Arlovski to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones is looking to clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Arlovski. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones misses with a combination
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones closes the distance but Arlovski moves to the side
and Arlovski counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arlovski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones moves to clinch but Arlovski breaks away
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Arlovski sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arlovski counters with a nice body shot.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Arlovski to counter with a crisp jab.
Arlovski connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arlovski connects with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Arlovski as Jones shoots in.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Arlovski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones wants to clinch
and Arlovski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arlovski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Arlovski slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones wants to clinch but Arlovski slips to the side
enabling Arlovski to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones misses with a combination
letting Arlovski counter with a right hand.

Nathan Jones's cut is getting worse.
Arlovski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Arlovski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Arlovski drops Jones with a beautiful combination! Jones stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Arlovski is looking for the KO!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Arlovski clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nathan Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones misses with a combination
enabling Arlovski to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Arlovski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nathan Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Arlovski to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Arlovski defends well and Jones ends up having to push Arlovski into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Arlovski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jones. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Jones tries to clinch there but Arlovski circles away.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Arlovski tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arlovski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Arlovski lands a jab to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones throws a hook but Arlovski blocks it.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Arlovski misses with a hook
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Arlovski backing up. Arlovski nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Arlovski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Arlovski slips the punch.
Arlovski misses with an uppercut.
Andrei Arlovski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arlovski misses with a straight left.
Andrei Arlovski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some wild striking there from Arlovski.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arlovski counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Arlovski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Arlovski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski lands a body shot.
Nathan Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arlovski stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones slips under a jab from Arlovski.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Arlovski swivels and escapes.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Arlovski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Arlovski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arlovski throws out the jab.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arlovski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Arlovski throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arlovski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nathan Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Arlovski to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Arlovski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arlovski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Arlovski!