PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bilbo Baggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Arlovski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Arlovski
vs
Baggins

186 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
173 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Arlovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bilbo Baggins!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baggins misses with the combination.
Baggins looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A head kick from Arlovski lands but Baggins takes it in his stride.
Good leg kick by Arlovski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Arlovski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Baggins throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Arlovski to counter with a crisp jab.
Baggins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Arlovski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Donk. Arlovski catches Baggins right on the button with a cross.
Arlovski jabs Baggins right on the nose. Baggins blinks but takes it well.
Arlovski throws a head kick that misses.
Arlovski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Baggins's head.
Arlovski lands with a kick to the temple. Baggins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Arlovski throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Baggins.
Arlovski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Arlovski throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Baggins.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arlovski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Arlovski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Arlovski fakes the leg kick and cracks Baggins in the body.
Arlovski thumps Baggins with a low kick.
Arlovski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Arlovski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Arlovski moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baggins takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Arlovski.
A short body shot lands from Arlovski as the two fighters clinch.
Arlovski pushes Baggins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Arlovski slows down the pace here.
A right hook to the body lands for Arlovski.
Still in the clinch, Arlovski scores with a nice short uppercut.

Arlovski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arlovski throws a head kick but Baggins moves out of range.
Arlovski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Arlovski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Arlovski clinches up against the cage.

Arlovski manages to break the clinch.

Arlovski clinches.
Arlovski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Arlovski pushes Baggins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arlovski taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Arlovski gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Arlovski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Arlovski.

Arlovski closes the distance and pushes Baggins back into the cage.

Arlovski breaks from the clinch.
Jack Arlovski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arlovski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baggins.
Arlovski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arlovski scores with a jab to the head.
Arlovski misses with a head kick.
Arlovski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arlovski fakes the leg kick and cracks Baggins in the body.
Baggins fails with a takedown attempt.

Arlovski takes the fight into the clinch.
Baggins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arlovski lands with a right to the head.

Arlovski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arlovski throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Baggins.
Arlovski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Arlovski counters with a head kick.
Arlovski thuds his right hand into Baggins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Arlovski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arlovski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arlovski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Baggins fails with a takedown attempt.
Jack Arlovski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bilbo Baggins.
Baggins throws a head kick that misses

and Arlovski counters by moving into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Arlovski.
Arlovski pushes Baggins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baggins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Arlovski wants to get back to striking at distance but Baggins won't allow it.
Arlovski lands a nice shot to the body.
Arlovski is leaning against Baggins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Arlovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baggins shoots in for a double leg but Arlovski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Arlovski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Baggins keeps the fight on the outside.
Arlovski cracks the inside of Baggins's front leg.
Baggins walks into a left hand.
Baggins tries to clinch but Arlovski is having none of it.
Baggins blocks a head kick by Arlovski.
Arlovski throws a head kick that half lands.
Arlovski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baggins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baggins throws a wild body kick that Arlovski sees coming a mile off.
Arlovski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baggins avoids the head kick by Arlovski.

Arlovski has managed to clinch.
Arlovski blocks an elbow strike from Baggins.
Arlovski lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Arlovski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Arlovski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Arlovski scores with the left hand. Baggins knows he should have avoided that one.
Arlovski misses with a head kick.

Arlovski clinches up with Baggins and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Arlovski.
Baggins tries to circle away but Arlovski has him pinned against the cage.
Baggins tries for a takedown. No joy.
Arlovski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bagginss head.
Arlovski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arlovski tries to break free but Baggins pushes him back against the cage.
Baggins letting Arlovski take a breather here.
Baggins is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arlovski lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arlovski is trying to break the clinch but Baggins has him pressed against the cage.
Arlovski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Arlovski.
Baggins tries to stall but Arlovski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski is leaning against Baggins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Arlovski manages to break the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arlovski, right into the meat.
Arlovski lands with a kick to the temple. Baggins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Arlovski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Arlovski scores with a shot to the side of Baggins's head.
A nice left hand lands by Arlovski.

Arlovski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baggins moves forwards but Arlovski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A punch combination from Baggins misses.
Arlovski pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Arlovski closes the distance and pushes Baggins back into the cage.
Arlovski lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Arlovski.
Arlovski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arlovski lands a left hand.
Arlovski lands a right hand.
Arlovski pushes Baggins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Arlovski.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Arlovski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baggins or not.

Arlovski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Arlovski misses
and Baggins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Arlovski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arlovski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Baggins's head.
Jack Arlovski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baggins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Arlovski's waist but Arlovski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Baggins off to one side.
Baggins tries a head kick but it misses.
Baggins avoids the head kick by Arlovski.
Arlovski circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick by Arlovski misses
and Baggins counters with a good low kick that Arlovski was not able to check.
Arlovski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baggins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jack Arlovski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bilbo Baggins.
Baggins's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Baggins duly obliges.
Baggins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arlovski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Arlovski throws a head kick but Baggins moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baggins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Arlovski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Arlovski has closed the distance and engaged Baggins in a clinch.
Baggins tries to stall but Arlovski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Arlovski breaks the clinch.
Arlovski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baggins.
Arlovski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Baggins tries to clinch but Arlovski moves away

and Arlovski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Arlovski.
Arlovski throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Arlovski.
Baggins has had enough of the clinch but Arlovski keeps him there for the moment.
Baggins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Arlovski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baggins.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Baggins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arlovski's brow.
Arlovski can't break the clinch.
Arlovski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baggins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arlovski is defending well for now.
Baggins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Arlovski taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Baggins taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Arlovski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baggins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Arlovski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Baggins tries to clinch there but Arlovski circles away.
Arlovski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick by Arlovski misses

and Baggins counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Baggins.
Arlovski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Arlovski wants to stand up but Baggins is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Arlovski dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Arlovski clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Arlovski.

Arlovski breaks the clinch.
Baggins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Arlovski throws a right and a left that Baggins avoids nicely.
Arlovski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Arlovski throws a sloppy head kick and Baggins moves out of range easily.

Arlovski moves into the clinch.
Arlovski pressing his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Arlovski.
Arlovski scores with a shoulder strike.
Arlovski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right hook to the body lands for Arlovski.
Arlovski wants to get back to striking at distance but Baggins won't allow it.
Baggins jumps guard but Arlovski stands there with Baggins around his waist. Baggins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arlovski lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baggins backwards.
Arlovski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Arlovski.

Arlovski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arlovski throws a sloppy head kick and Baggins moves out of range easily.
Arlovski throws a nice head kick!
Arlovski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Arlovski throws a sloppy head kick and Baggins moves out of range easily.
Baggins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Baggins works Arlovski's body with a nice hook.
Arlovski moves out of range of the body kick.
Arlovski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Baggins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jack Arlovski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Arlovski.
Both fighters circling a little - Arlovski finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Baggins shoots for a double leg takedown but Arlovski sprawls well. He's pushed Baggins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Baggins wants to clinch
and Arlovski counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baggins scores with a nice head shot.
Arlovski misses with a two punch combination.
Baggins blocks a head kick by Arlovski.
Arlovski connects with a high kick.
Arlovski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Baggins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Arlovski is fending him off so far but Baggins persists. Nope, Arlovski circles away and we're back to standing.
Jack Arlovski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bilbo Baggins.
Arlovski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Arlovski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arlovski throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Baggins.
Arlovski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baggins.
Arlovski throws a head kick that misses.
Baggins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arlovski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Arlovski tries to clinch there but Baggins circles away.
A head kick from Arlovski lands but Baggins takes it in his stride.
Baggins misses with a body punch
and Arlovski counters with a big head kick but Baggins shrugs it off.
Baggins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arlovski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baggins is looking to clinch.
Baggins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baggins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arlovski moves away.
Baggins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Arlovski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jack Arlovski is winning the standup battle so far.

Arlovski closes the distance and pushes Baggins back into the cage.
Arlovski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bagginss head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Baggins.
A short uppercut from Arlovski.
Come on Arlovski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Baggins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Arlovski lands a damaging elbow.
Arlovski is trying to break the clinch but Baggins has him pressed against the cage.
Arlovski is leaning against Baggins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Baggins dodges an elbow strike from Arlovski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arlovski.
A body shot lands from Arlovski.
Baggins tries a body shot but Arlovski blocks it.
A short right from Arlovski.
Arlovski blocks an uppercut.
Baggins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Arlovski smiles and moves away.
Arlovski scores with a head kick.
Arlovski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Baggins moves in looking to clinch but Arlovski pushes him off.
Arlovski throws a head kick but Baggins moves out of range.
Baggins doesn't manage to clinch there - Arlovski circles away.
Bilbo Baggins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arlovski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baggins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baggins fails with the takedown.
Jack Arlovski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baggins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Arlovski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arlovski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Arlovski!