PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between rashid rowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Arloski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). rowe comes to the cage accompanied by juicy. Andrei Arloski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

rowe
vs
Arloski

219 cm
19
269 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

194 cm
20
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, rashid rowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrei Arloski!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
rowe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arloski fails with an attempt to clinch.
rowe misses with a double jab.
rowe misses with a double jab.
rowe misses with the combination.
rowe throws a right and a left that Arloski avoids nicely.
rowe throws a right hand that Arloski ducks under and follows up with a left that Arloski also avoids with ease.
No joy there for rowe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Arloski forces rowe back against the cage and clinches.

Arloski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
rowe misses with a series of wild punches.
Arloski wants to clinch.

Arloski takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

rowe pulls guard effortlessly.
Arloski tries to stand but rowe is controlling from the bottom.

Arloski stands and steps away. rowe gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Arloski takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arloski pressing his opponent against the cage.

rowe manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
rowe thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Arloski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Arloski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Arloski working some strikes from top position.
Arloski stands up out of rowe's guard for a moment - rowe manages to land a nice upkick.
rowe is breathing heavily.
rowe striking from the bottom.
Arloski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
rowe throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Arloski landing with the ground and pound.
rowe throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
rowe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Arloski trying to stand up but can't free himself from rowe's guard.
Arloski landing with the ground and pound.

Arloski stands up and waves to rowe to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
rowe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arloski tries to clinch but rowe is having none of it.

Arloski feints and as rowe raises his hands in defense, Arloski changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
rowe doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
rowe doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Arloski working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
rowe will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
rowe tries to strike from the bottom.
Arloski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
rowe throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
rowe throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
rowe tries to bum rush Arloski with a series of wild strikes but Arloski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Arloski moves into range and clinches up with rowe.
Arloski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

rowe ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. rowe no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
rowe throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
rowe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
rowe throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
rowe scores with a nice shot.
rowe striking off his back but it's not causing Arloski any problems.
rowe tries to strike from the bottom.
rowe will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
rowe blocks a head kick by Arloski.
rowe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arloski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arloski misses with the combination.
rowe falls off balance throwing a combination

and Arloski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
rowe throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Arloski winds up and cracks rowe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
rowe is looking for a sweep. Arloski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
rowe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Arloski is looking to stand up but rowe won't let him.
rowe punching to the body, from the bottom.
rowe trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
rowe misses with a combination
and Arloski counters with a head kick. That will keep rowe thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
rowe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
rowe misses with the combination.
rowe misses with a combination

and Arloski counters with a single leg into guard. rowe didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

rowe throws a combination that misses

and Arloski counters with a single leg into guard. rowe didn't expect that.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Arloski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
rowe scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
rowe striking off his back, scoring a few points.
rowe striking off his back but it's not causing Arloski any problems.
Arloski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Arloski looking to pass the guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Arloski. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
rowe throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
rowe throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Arloski working some strikes from top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arloski tries to stand but rowe is controlling from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
rowe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arloski circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arloski is looking to clinch but rowe is avoiding it.
rowe falls off balance throwing a combination

and Arloski counters with a shoot takedown. rowe fights it but they end up in guard.
Arloski takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
rowe throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Arloski stands up out of rowe's guard for a moment - rowe manages to land a nice upkick.
rowe throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Arloski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of rowe is proving hard to escape from.
rowe throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Arloski lands a couple of digs.
rowe lands a decent punch to the body there.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
rowe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Arloski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
rowe fails to pull the fight into his guard.

rowe has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Arloski uses from the top position.
rowe doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
rowe scores with a short punch from the bottom.
rowe throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
rowe doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
rowe 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.
rowe trying to strike off his back.
rowe throws a couple of heel strikes.
Arloski wants to stand but rowe has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
rowe thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown by Arloski or perhaps it was just good defense by rowe which made him look bad.
rowe throws a left and a right that both miss

and Arloski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Arloski.

Arloski breaks the clinch.
rowe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arloski counters with a nice body shot.
rowe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Arloski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in rowe's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
rowe trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
rowe punching from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
rowe throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
rowe striking from his own guard.
rowe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
rowe striking from his own guard.
rowe trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Arloski decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on rowe, up you get!
A left and a right from Arloski both land. Nice combination.
Arloski looks for a takedown but rowe sprawls well.
rowe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Arloski counters with a big head kick but rowe shrugs it off.
rowe misses with a few strikes there.
Arloski thumps rowe with a low kick.
rowe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Arloski counters with a series of strikes. rowe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice takedown defense from rowe. No joy for Arloski on that attempt.
rashid rowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Arloski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
rowe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
rowe misses with a double jab

and Arloski moves into the clinch.
rowe tries to pull guard but Arloski holds him up against the cage and eventually rowe drops back down to his feet.
rowe tries to pull guard but Arloski holds him up against the cage and eventually rowe drops back down to his feet.
rowe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Arloski just stands there and leans against the cage.
rowe fails to pull guard.

Arloski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
rowe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arloski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
rowe throws a combination that misses
and Arloski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Arloski misses with a two punch combination.
rowe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arloski counters with a series of strikes. rowe will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
rowe throws a left and a right that both miss

and Arloski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in rowe's guard.
rowe will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
rowe doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Arloski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

rowe misses with a combination

and Arloski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Arloski landing knees to the head.
rowe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Arloski walks away with a smile on his face. rowe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
rowe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arloski counters with a series of strikes. rowe will be more careful next time no doubt.

Arloski forces rowe back against the cage and clinches.
Arloski lands a right hand that snaps the head of rowe backwards.
rowe tries to pull guard but Arloski won't allow it.
rowe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Arloski just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rashid rowe. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Arloski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arloski fails with a takedown attempt.
rowe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Arloski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Arloski looking for a takedown.
Arloski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
rowe tries to pull guard but Arloski won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
rowe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Arloski just stands there and leans against the cage.
rowe tries to pull guard but Arloski holds him up against the cage and eventually rowe drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arloski looking for a takedown.
rowe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

rowe has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Arloski uses from the top position.
rowe throwing short punches from the bottom.
rowe throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
rowe throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
rowe thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
rowe will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Arloski tries to stand but rowe is controlling from the bottom.
rowe throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
rowe throws a nice elbow from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Arloski closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Arloski lands in his opponent's guard.
Arloski wants to stand but rowe is controlling his posture from full guard.
rashid rowe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arloski passes rowe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
rowe tries to roll over but Arloski keeps him under control.
rowe misses with some strikes from the bottom.
rowe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Andrei Arloski has got the better of the ground game so far.
rowe doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Arloski wants to stand but rowe is controlling his posture from full guard.
rowe throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
rowe will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
rowe trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
rowe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
rowe misses with a double jab

and Arloski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
rowe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Arloski walks away with a smile on his face. rowe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
rowe falls off balance throwing a combination

and Arloski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Arloski.
rowe lands some strikes from the bottom.
Arloski wanted to stand there but rowe had control of the position.
rowe throwing short punches from the bottom.
rowe throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

rowe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Arloski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but rowe is tightening it up a little... Arloski has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Arloski reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Arloski taps out! nice BJJ there by rowe!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). rashid rowe!