PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Arellano (ranked 5054 p4p, 206 weight class) and John Scon (ranked 3040 p4p, 151 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Arellano
vs
Scon

172 cm
18
134 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrian Arellano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Scon!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from Arellano misses its intended target.
Arellano seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Scon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Arellano finds it's way round the side to connect with Scon's head.
Arellano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Arellano counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Arellano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scon tries to move into range but Arellano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice shot lands for Arellano.
Arellano throws a looping overhand right but Scon ducks down to avoid it.
Arellano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scon tries to clinch but Arellano is having none of it.
Arellano misses with a looping left.
Adrian Arellano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arellano misses with an uppercut.
Arellano looks to land a right hand but Scon moved out of range.
Scon misses with a head kick.
Arellano was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
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!
Arellano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Scon.
Scon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arellano misses with a straight right.
Scon shoots in for a takedown but Arellano shows good takedown defense.
Scon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Adrian Arellano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Scon.
Arellano displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A lazy left from Arellano finds it's target.
Arellano lands a really nice looking cross but Scon seems unphased.

Scon is rocked!
Adrian Arellano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arellano scores with a jab.
Scon is still on wobbly legs! Can Arellano finish him?
Arellano lands a nice shot to the body.
Arellano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arellano.
Scon seems to have recovered his senses.
Scon with a poor takedown
and Arellano counters with a nice uppercut.
Scon fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arellano throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Scon to counter with a crisp jab.
Scon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arellano.
Arellano with a nice cross.
Arellano tests Scon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arellano lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Arellano misses with a hook. Scon ducked under it nicely.
Scon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Arellano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scon walks into a straight right hand from Arellano.
Scon dodges the punch combination from Arellano.
Scon shoots in and drives through. Arellano sprawls well.
It looked like Arellano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Arellano.
Arellano looks to land a right hand but Scon moved out of range.
Scon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Scon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Scon shoots for a takedown but Arellano saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Scon looks winded!
Scon tries to clinch up.
Arellano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Arellano is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Arellano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scon walks into a straight right hand from Arellano.
Arellano lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Scon backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arellano looks to land a combination. Scon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scon lands a jab-cross combination.
Arellano jabs Scon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Arellano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Scon has his takedown stuffed
and Arellano counters with a nice body shot.
Arellano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Scon slips a straight right by Arellano.
Scon changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Arellano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Scon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Scon.
Arellano keeping moving, preventing Scon from controlling successfully.
Scon is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Arellano's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Arellano avoids the head kick by Scon.
Arellano appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Arellano scores with a body shot.
Scon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Arellano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Arellano.
Scon looks for the body kick but Arellano saw that one coming.
Scon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Arellano's waist but Arellano gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Scon off to one side.
Arellano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Arellano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Arellano punishes Scon's body with a nice straight punch.
Scon shoots in for a takedown but Arellano shows good takedown defense.
Scon is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arellano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arellano swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arellano misses the jab.
Scon is looking for the big counter here.
Nice cross by Arellano.
Scon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Adrian Arellano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Scon.
Scon fails with the takedown
letting Arellano counter with a right hand.
Adrian Arellano is winning the standup battle so far.
Scon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Arellano is fending him off so far but Scon persists. Nope, Arellano circles away and we're back to standing.
Arellano scores with a nice strike.
Scon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arellano scores with a nice right hand.
Scon walks into a straight right hand from Arellano.
Scon looks up at the clock. Bad move! Arellano lands a right hand from hell, dropping Scon. Arellano pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adrian Arellano!
Adrian Arellano is the new bantamweight champion!