PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fien Arjan (ranked 5959 p4p, 4637 weight class) and Milos Psycho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Psycho has chosen P.I.M.P. as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Arjan
vs
Psycho

175 cm
18
165
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
167
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fien Arjan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Milos Psycho!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arjan throws a head kick but Psycho moves out of range.
Arjan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arjan throws a combination that misses

and Psycho counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Arjan trying to hold on to Psycho's head to control him but Psycho postures up.
Arjan taking some punishment here, with Psycho in his half guard.
Psycho lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Psycho is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Psycho working Arjan over with strikes.
Arjan taking some punishment here, with Psycho in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Psycho is trying to control. Arjan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arjan wants to improve his position but Psycho is controlling well.
Psycho looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Arjan is staying active underneath Psycho, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Psycho 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.
Arjan gets full guard.
Psycho postures up.
Arjan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Arjan tries to get out of the position.
Psycho scoring with punches to the head and body.
Psycho postures up and lands a big shot to Arjan's brow.
Arjan working a defensive guard here.
Psycho trying to control but Arjan is working from the bottom.
Arjan looking to control.
Psycho really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Arjan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arjan wants to sweep here but Psycho controlling him for the moment.
Psycho is in close to Arjan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Arjan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Psycho works over Arjan with some ground and pound from guard.
Psycho postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Arjan looking for a guillotine here but Psycho defends easily.
Psycho controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Psycho landing with the ground and pound.
Arjan is looking to stand up but Psycho isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Psycho content to stall in guard here.
Psycho is in close to Arjan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Arjan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

There's a bit of a scramble here and now Psycho is on top in guard.

Psycho scoring with punches to the head and body.

Arjan working for a triangle but Psycho defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Psycho stands and throws Arjan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Psycho is looking to take a break and control but Arjan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Psycho controlling the position from side mount.
Psycho trying to control the action but Arjan is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arjan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Psycho off and has taken his back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Milos Psycho dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Psycho shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Arjan defends it nicely.
Nice shot by Arjan.
Arjan lands with a kick to the temple. Psycho shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sloppy strikes from Arjan. Those never looked like landing.
Psycho is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Psycho shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Arjan sprawls well. Arjan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Psycho gets slowly back to his feet.
Psycho moves in looking to clinch but Arjan pushes him off.
Arjan is looking for a counter combo.
Fien Arjan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arjan lands a high kick!
Psycho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arjan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A low kick lands for Arjan.
Arjan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arjan throws a body kick that misses.
Arjan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Psycho throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Arjan was covering up waiting for the punch and Psycho finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Arjan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Psycho controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Psycho with a nice head shot there.
Psycho scoring with punches to the head and body.
Arjan is trying to keep Psycho in close.
Psycho preventing the sweep.
Psycho slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Psycho must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Psycho is working Arjan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Psycho working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Psycho postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Psycho scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Psycho working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Arjan's head.
Psycho postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Psycho is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Psycho is looking to pass into half guard but Arjan pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Arjan is in guard.

Psycho controlling Arjan's posture.
Arjan won't allow Psycho to sweep him here.
Psycho wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Arjan wants to pass the guard but Psycho is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Psycho seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arjan slips nicely into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fien Arjan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A head kick by Arjan misses

and Psycho counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Psycho.
Arjan is trying to maintain a safe position but Psycho gets an underhook and turns Arjan into the cage.
Arjan has had enough of the clinch but Psycho keeps him there for the moment.
Arjan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Psycho blocks it with crossed arms.

Arjan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Psycho is looking to clinch but Arjan is avoiding it.

Psycho drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Psycho sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Arjan's guard.
Milos Psycho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Arjan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Psycho slips a nice elbow through Arjan's hands, connecting with Arjan's forehead.
Arjan taking some punishment here, with Psycho in his half guard.
Arjan has hold of Psycho's hands but Psycho slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Arjan tries to get to full guard but Psycho has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Psycho seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Psycho there.
Arjan is looking to improve his position.
Arjan is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Psycho working the head and body with strikes.
Psycho seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Arjan taking some punishment here, with Psycho in his half guard.

Arjan is rocked!
Psycho keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Oh Arjan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arjan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Arjan seems to have got his legs back now.
Arjan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Arjan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Psycho postures up and lands a big shot to Arjan's brow.
Arjan wants to stand but Psycho is controlling the position.
Psycho landing some decent shots from guard.
Psycho content to stall in guard here.
Psycho is in close to Arjan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Arjan being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arjan controls Psycho momentarily but Psycho frees himself.
Psycho chips away with some ground and pound.
Arjan keeping moving, preventing Psycho from controlling successfully.
Psycho is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Psycho slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Psycho working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Psycho stopping the sweep attempt from Arjan.
Psycho is looking to pass into half guard but Arjan pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Arjan is in guard.

Psycho is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Arjan is fighting to break Psycho's control of his arms but Psycho is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Psycho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Let's hope that Psycho has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Psycho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Milos Psycho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Psycho has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milos Psycho!
A very excited looking Milos Psycho rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.