PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fergus Warnock (ranked 4046 p4p, 2158 weight class) and Ikuma Arishima (ranked 414 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Arishima's choice of entrance music: Fight Music. Warnock has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Ikuma Arishima has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Warnock
vs
Arishima

173 cm
25
165
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
158
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fergus Warnock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ikuma Arishima!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arishima uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Warnock has time to react.

Arishima gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Arishima lands a shoulder strike.
Warnock looking to slow down the pace here.
Arishima looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Warnock lands a left hand.
Arishima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arishima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Warnock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arishima gets through Warnock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Warnock looking to stall.
Warnock misses with some punches.
Arishima working aggressively here.
Warnock misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arishima blocks an uppercut.
Arishima lands a body punch.
Arishima lands a body punch in the clinch.
Warnock is breathing heavily.
Arishima lands a shoulder strike.
Arishima pushes Warnock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arishima lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Warnock breaks the clinch.
Fergus Warnock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arishima drops Warnock with a big left hand! Warnock is injured, injured bad! Arishima jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ikuma Arishima!
Ikuma Arishima got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'