PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Arellano (ranked 4290 p4p, 202 weight class) and Petr Kotrc (ranked 4110 p4p, 192 weight class). Adrian Arellano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Arellano
vs
Kotrc

172 cm
18
135 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

178 cm
30
134 lbs
6 - 16 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrian Arellano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Petr Kotrc!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kotrc closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Arellano throws a poor cross that misses

and Kotrc holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Arellano breaks the clinch.
Kotrc fails with the takedown.
Arellano throws a big shot that misses.
Arellano looks to throw the jab but Kotrc is out of range.
Arellano connects with a crisp jab.
Kotrc tries for a takedown but Arellano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kotrc takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kotrc gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Arellano counters with a left and a right that stings Kotrc.
Adrian Arellano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petr Kotrc.
Arellano lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kotrc shoots in but no luck this time.
Kotrc avoids the body shot from Arellano.
Kotrc scores with a body shot.
Arellano misses with a double jab
and Kotrc counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arellano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kotrc fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Arellano scores with a hook to the body. Kotrc takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Kotrc rushes Arellano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Arellano manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Kotrc. Beautiful body shot.

Kotrc fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Arellano, pushing him back against the cage.
Kotrc displaying some good clinch control by pressing Arellano up against the cage.

Arellano manages to break the clinch.
Kotrc gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Arellano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kotrc moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arellano lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kotrc decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kotrc working Arellano over with strikes.
Kotrc missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kotrc looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kotrc looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Arellano with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Arellano is trying to stand back up but Kotrc is controlling him

Kotrc decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Kotrc shoots in looking for a takedown but Arellano manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kotrc's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kotrc throws a nice outside leg kick.
Arellano stuffs the takedown attempt from Kotrc. Kotrc gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Arellano.
Arellano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kotrc is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kotrc avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Kotrc drives through and clinches with Arellano against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Arellano has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.

Arellano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kotrc misses with a wild combination.
Kotrc fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kotrc's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Arellano connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kotrc scrambles back to his feet.

Kotrc drives through with a takedown into Arellano's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Arellano is wriggling around but Kotrc manages to pass to half guard.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kotrc missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Arellano is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Kotrc.
Arellano wants to get back to his feet.
Kotrc slips a nice elbow through Arellano's hands, connecting with Arellano's forehead.
Kotrc seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kotrc has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kotrc landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Arellano looks like he's trying to stand up.

Kotrc is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Arellano has hold of Kotrc's hands but Kotrc slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Arellano dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Arellano throws a right hand that Kotrc ducks under and follows up with a left that Kotrc also avoids with ease.

Kotrc scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Petr Kotrc has got the better of the ground game so far.

Kotrc is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Arellano has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kotrc lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Kotrc seems to be looking for submissions.
Kotrc seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Arellano does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kotrc connects with a nice short shot to Arellano's temple.
Arellano is not content to let Kotrc control the position.
Kotrc is looking to stall here but Arellano recovers full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arellano wants to stand and escape but Kotrc is having none of it.
Kotrc trying to control but Arellano is working from the bottom.
Arellano is looking to stand up but Kotrc isn't so interested in that idea.
Kotrc landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kotrc chips away with some ground and pound.
Arellano is wriggling around but Kotrc manages to pass to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kotrc scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kotrc working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kotrc wants to control but Arellano is keeping him busy.
Kotrc seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Arellano is trying to stand.

Kotrc postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Arellano to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arellano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Arellano stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Arellano wants it to stay on the feet.
Arellano throws a jab but it's blocked by Kotrc.
Arellano is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Arellano throws a shot from downtown. Kotrc moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Arellano misses its intended target.

Kotrc shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Arellano napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Arellano taking punishment in the form of punches.

Arellano is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotrc lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Arellano down.
Oh Arellano is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kotrc cracks Arellano with a big elbow.
Kotrc lands a strong strike to the head of Arellano. That's dazed him! Kotrc looking to finish here. Arellano is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Kotrc lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petr Kotrc!
Petr Kotrc is the new bantamweight champion!