PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fatty Arbuckle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Fischer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arbuckle's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dr. Dre - Still Dre. Fischer has chosen Silversun Pickups - Panic Switch as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Arbuckle
vs
Fischer

200 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
20
167 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Demonic Drugs

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 Helsinki, Fatty Arbuckle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustav Fischer!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Arbuckle.
Arbuckle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fischer misses with a wild body shot.
Arbuckle tries to clinch but Fischer is having none of it.
Fischer throws a jab when Arbuckle was well out of range.
Arbuckle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fischer paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Fischer shoots in and bounces Arbuckle off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Arbuckle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fischer.
Fischer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fischer is in close to Arbuckle's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Arbuckle working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fischer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fischer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fischer throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fischer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fischer tries to score with some ground and pound. Arbuckle controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Fischer creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Arbuckle sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Arbuckle on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Arbuckle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fischer scores with punches from side control.
Arbuckle managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fischer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fischer tries to score with some ground and pound. Arbuckle controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ground and pound from Fischer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arbuckle wants to get back to his feet but Fischer drags him back down.
A lull in the action here.
Fischer scoring with punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fischer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fischer throws an elbow but Arbuckle slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arbuckle is trying to escape the position but Fischer is controlling the position.
Arbuckle wants to get back to his feet.
Fischer tries to score with some ground and pound. Arbuckle controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Fischer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Fischer fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fischer taking a breather here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Arbuckle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arbuckle wants to clinch up but Fischer keeps it at a distance.
Fischer misses with a low kick.
Arbuckle fails with the takedown

and Fischer counters with a crisp one two that drops Arbuckle! Fischer thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Arbuckle to his feet! Arbuckle is in big trouble!
Arbuckle is breathing heavily.
Fischer throws a shot from downtown. Arbuckle moves away and avoids it.
Fischer misses with a double jab

and Arbuckle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fischer.
Fischer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fischer has Arbuckle pressed against the cage.
Fischer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustav Fischer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Arbuckle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fischer misses with a series of wild punches.
Fatty Arbuckle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arbuckle tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fischer counters with a left to the body.
Arbuckle tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fischer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arbuckle shoots and misses

and Fischer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fischer controlling from the top position.
Fischer throws a big right hand that misses.
Fischer 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fischer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fischer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arbuckle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fischer.
Arbuckle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fischer cracks Arbuckle with a solid left hand.
Fischer throwing strikes from guard but Arbuckle blocks nicely.
Arbuckle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Arbuckle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fischer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fischer stands up over Arbuckle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fischer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fischer wants to control from the top but Arbuckle keeps moving.
Fischer tries to free his leg and advance position but Arbuckle is retaining full guard.
Fischer landing some decent shots from guard.
Fischer throwing strikes from guard but Arbuckle blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fischer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fischer lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fischer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fischer works over Arbuckle with some ground and pound from guard.
Arbuckle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Arbuckle keeping moving, preventing Fischer from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fischer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fischer landing some decent shots from guard.
Fischer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fischer postures up in Arbuckle's guard and throws a big left but Arbuckle blocks it.
Arbuckle being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustav Fischer 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!

Arbuckle looks to clinch
and Fischer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arbuckle closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fischer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gustav Fischer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arbuckle wants to clinch
and Fischer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fischer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fischer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fischer connects with a crisp jab.
Arbuckle ducks under a wild hook from Fischer.
Arbuckle tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fischer counters with a right hand to the body.
Fischer throws out a powerful jab.
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!
Fischer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick from Fischer misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arbuckle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arbuckle ducks under a wild hook from Fischer.
Fischer misses with a body shot.
Fischer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Fischer.

Fischer clinches with his opponent.
Fischer slowing the pace effectively.
Arbuckle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fischer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fischer lands a body shot.
Arbuckle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fischer stalling.
Fischer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Fischer.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fischer.
Fischer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Fischer breaks the clinch.
Fischer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Arbuckle takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fischer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Arbuckle!
Fischer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fischer putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fischer putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fischer is landing with some decent strikes but Arbuckle is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gustav Fischer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fischer lands a big elbow.
Fischer lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Arbuckle hang on?
Arbuckle wants to hold on but Fischer pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arbuckle takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns Arbuckle that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fischer dominating with strikes here.
Arbuckle taking shots to the head.
Fischer looking to ground and pound but Arbuckle is blocking nicely.
Fischer breaks from Arbuckle's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fischer scoring with strikes but Arbuckle is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by Fischer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Fischer.
Fischer with a couple of short strikes.
Fischer looking to control but Arbuckle is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gustav Fischer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fischer controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gustav Fischer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fischer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustav Fischer!