PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hendrik Lorentz (ranked 1828 p4p, 2952 weight class) and Ikuma Arishima (ranked 214 p4p, 335 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Arishima's choice of entrance music: Fight Music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Lorentz
vs
Arishima

170 cm
26
164
6 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
158
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Highland Clothing

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hendrik Lorentz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ikuma Arishima!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lorentz takes one to the chin there.

It looks like Hendrik Lorentz has been cut.
Arishima looks to clinch
and Lorentz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Arishima closes the distance and clinches.
Lorentz lands a damaging elbow.
Arishima working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arishima blocks an uppercut.
Arishima lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Arishima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arishima working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Lorentz fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lorentz throws an elbow but misses.
Lorentz lands an elbow inside.
Lorentz misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lorentz blocks an uppercut.
Lorentz misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Arishima fails to land.
Lorentz misses with a punch on the inside.
Arishima avoids a wild elbow strike from Lorentz.
Lorentz swings wildly with an uppercut but Arishima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lorentz lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorentz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Ikuma Arishima has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lorentz throws an elbow but misses.
Lorentz misses with the head strike.
Lorentz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arishima has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lorentz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lorentz scores with a shoulder strike.
Lorentz lands an elbow inside that Arishima shrugs off.
Arishima avoids the elbow strike from Lorentz, against the cage.
Lorentz throws a punch but it's blocked by Arishima.
Lorentz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Arishima looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Arishima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arishima blocking some punches.
Lorentz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lorentz.
A shot in the inside from Arishima.
Arishima takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Lorentz fails to land.
Lorentz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lorentz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lorentz fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorentz lands a left hand.
Lorentz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lorentz throws an elbow but misses.
Arishima scores with a shoulder strike.
Arishima takes an elbow to the temple.
Lorentz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lorentz misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lorentz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arishima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arishima blocks the elbow strike.
Arishima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lorentz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lorentz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Arishima's defenses.

That has opened up Ikuma Arishima's cut even more.
Arishima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arishima scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arishima scores with a hook to the body.
Arishima has a couple of punches blocked by Lorentz.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lorentz.
Lorentz prevents a body shot from Arishima.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arishima lands with a left to the head.
Arishima misses with a body punch.
Arishima lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Lorentz.
Lorentz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lorentz scores with a shoulder strike.
Lorentz throws an elbow that misses.
Arishima lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arishima lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Lorentz.

Lorentz breaks the clinch.
Lorentz 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arishima gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lorentz.
Jab from Lorentz.

Arishima closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lorentz throws an elbow but misses.
Arishima tries to throw a body punch but Lorentz avoids it by throwing Arishima back against the cage.
Arishima lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arishima lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lorentz or not.
Arishima throws a punch but it's blocked by Lorentz.
Lorentz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lorentz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arishima lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Arishima throws a punch but it's blocked by Lorentz.
Arishima blocks the elbow strike.
Lorentz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arishima lands a nice shot to the body.
Lorentz pushes Arishima back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arishima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arishima tries to throw a body punch but Lorentz avoids it by throwing Arishima back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Arishima scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arishima.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arishima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arishima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arishima lands with a light punch inside.
Lorentz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Arishima misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hendrik Lorentz dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Arishima tries to clinch
and Lorentz counters with a straight right hand.
Arishima takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Arishima clinches.
Lorentz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arishima can do to turn this around?
Arishima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lorentz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lorentz.
Lorentz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arishima lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lorentz backwards.
Nice body punch from Arishima - that landed with a thud.
Lorentz throws an elbow that misses.
Hendrik Lorentz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Arishima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arishima throws a punch but it's blocked by Lorentz.
Arishima throws a head punch that misses.
Lorentz prevents a body shot from Arishima.
Lorentz lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lorentz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arishima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lorentz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lorentz blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arishima has a couple of punches blocked by Lorentz.
Arishima lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Arishima throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lorentzs head.
Arishima lands a hook that snaps the head of Lorentz backwards.
Arishima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arishima softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Arishima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lorentz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lorentz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arishima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lorentz misses with some punches.

Lorentz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lorentz thuds a left hand into Arishima's body.
We've been told by Lorentz's head coaches at Monkey Business that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Arishima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lorentz swats away the attempt to clinch by Arishima.
Arishima takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arishima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lorentz.
Arishima cracks Lorentz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lorentz delivers a nice body kick.
Arishima throws a right hand that misses
and Lorentz counters with a nice uppercut.
Lorentz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lorentz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Arishima misses with a wild body shot.
Arishima throws a lazy uppercut
and Lorentz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arishima closes the distance but Lorentz moves to the side
and Lorentz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Arishima walks into a jab.
Lorentz misses the shot to the body.
Arishima jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lorentz looks to land a left hand but Arishima moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorentz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lorentz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arishima tries to clinch but Lorentz moves away
and Lorentz counters with a nice uppercut.
Hendrik Lorentz is winning the standup battle so far.
Lorentz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Arishima is rocked!

The cut above Ikuma Arishima's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Arishima misses with a looping right.
Arishima is still on wobbly legs! Can Lorentz finish him?
Arishima loads up on a big right hand but Lorentz slips the punch.
Arishima seems to have recovered his senses.
Lorentz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Arishima jabs Lorentz right on the nose. Lorentz blinks but takes it well.
Lorentz is looking to land body kicks.
Arishima uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Arishima connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arishima misses with a hook
and Arishima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arishima lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Arishima misses with a body shot
and Lorentz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arishima might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lorentz misses with a body shot.
Arishima jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lorentz punishes Arishima's body with a nice straight punch.
Arishima misses with a lunging right hand
and Lorentz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arishima tries to clinch but Lorentz moves away
letting Lorentz counter with a right hand.
Arishima wants to clinch
and Lorentz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arishima darts in trying to clinch
and Lorentz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lorentz tries to keep at a distance but Arishima has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hendrik Lorentz dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lorentz lands a glancing blow to the side of Arishima's head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lorentz pushes off an throws an elbow but Arishima leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lorentz scores with a shoulder strike.
Arishima misses with the head strike.
Arishima blocks an elbow strike.
Lorentz blocks an uppercut.
Arishima misses with the head strike.
Arishima blocking some punches.
Lorentz gets through Arishima's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arishima throws a head punch that misses.
Lorentz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lorentz throws a punch but it's blocked by Arishima.

Lorentz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Arishima forces Lorentz back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arishima lands with a left to the head.
Arishima pushes Lorentz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arishima working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Arishima avoids a wild elbow strike from Lorentz.
Lorentz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lorentz working aggressively here.
Arishima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lorentz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lorentz.
Arishima throws a punch but it's blocked by Lorentz.
Lorentz throws a punch but it's blocked by Arishima.
Arishima working aggressively here.
A short right from Lorentz on the inside.
Lorentz throws an elbow that misses.

Lorentz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arishima closes the distance but Lorentz moves to the side
and Lorentz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lorentz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lorentz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ikuma Arishima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arishima on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arishima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arishima tries to counter with a clinch but Lorentz shakes him off and moves away.
Arishima misses the shot to the body.
Lorentz cracks a nice hook into Arishima's ribs.
Lorentz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arishima.

Arishima darts in and clinches Lorentz up against the cage.
Arishima lands a nice uppercut.
Arishima lands a shot to the body.
Lorentz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Arishima swings wildly with an uppercut but Lorentz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lorentz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lorentz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arishima's brow.

Lorentz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arishima tries to close the distance and clinch but Lorentz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Lorentz. That snapped Arishima's head back.
Ikuma Arishima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lorentz misses with a kick to the body.
Arishima tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lorentz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lorentz misses with a body kick.
Arishima moves to clinch but Lorentz breaks away
and Lorentz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Arishima slips a straight right by Lorentz.
Arishima doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arishima scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Arishima cracks Lorentz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Lorentz is rocked!
BOOM! Arishima lands a beautiful left hook that drops Lorentz. Lorentz tries to recover but Arishima is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Lorentz lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ikuma Arishima!
Ikuma Arishima took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.