PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Jackie Chan (ranked 3833 p4p, 4014 weight class) and Jeremy Arnason (ranked 457 p4p, 483 weight class). Arnason is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Michael Jackson - Off The Wall. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Chan
vs
Arnason

173 cm
23
166
8 - 8 - 0

178 cm
19
172
2 - 1 - 0

Brawler
Very strong

Basic striking
Solid 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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackie Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Arnason!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arnason lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Arnason throws a sloppy head kick and Chan moves out of range easily.
Chan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arnason looks to land a combination but Chan avoids it well.
Chan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arnason lands a jab to the head.
Chan connects with an inside leg kick.
Arnason connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chan. Chan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Arnason misses with a right hand
and Chan counters with a series of strikes. Arnason will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arnason cracks Chan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arnason steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Chan.
Arnason misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chan lands a jab to the head.
Arnason misses with an uppercut. Chan saw that one coming.
Chan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arnason.
Chan lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Arnason does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chan is looking for a counter combo.
Arnason connects with a solid leg kick.
Arnason throws a leg kick but Chan moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan ducks under a wild hook from Arnason.
Chan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arnason misses with a straight left.
Arnason swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chan tries to clinch up but Arnason circles away and keeps his distance.
Chan sets himself, and Arnason steps forward looking for the clinch! Chan avoids it this time.
Arnason lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chan will feel that in the morning.
Chan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arnason's coach down at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Arnason's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Chan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arnason lands a head shot.
Arnason scores with a one two! Chan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Arnason scores with a jab to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Arnason crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chan - the referee stops the clock and Arnason gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chan. Arnason manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Arnason thumps Chan with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arnason misses with an uppercut
and Chan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Jeremy Arnason has been cut.
Chan checks a leg kick.
Jeremy Arnason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Arnason.
Arnason throws a shot to the body.
Chan slips a jab and a cross from Arnason.
Arnason throws a right hand that Chan ducks under and follows up with a left that Chan also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Arnason misses its intended target.
Arnason throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arnason misses with a series of wild punches.
Chan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chan misses with a body shot.
Chan wants to clinch up but Arnason keeps it at a distance.
Chan throws a hook to the side of Arnason's head but Arnason sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Arnason dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Arnason's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Chan throws a jab but it's blocked by Arnason.
Chan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jackie Chan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab lands there for Arnason.
Chan throws a right hand that Arnason ducks under and follows up with a left that Arnason also avoids with ease.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arnason.
Arnason lands with a right hand.
Arnason stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Arnason avoids a kick to the body.
Arnason looks to land a right hand but Chan moved out of range.
Chan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arnason shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chan eats them both and turns towards Arnason to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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!
Chan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arnason blocks a head kick by Chan.
Chan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arnason.
Chan misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnason bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Arnason with a nice calf kick.
Arnason scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Arnason misses.
Arnason throws a head kick but Chan moves out of range.
Arnason fails to land with a series of punches.
Arnason scores with the left hand. Chan knows he should have avoided that one.
Chan throws a combination. Arnason tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chan tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Arnason manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arnason scores with a one two! Chan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Arnason fails to land with a series of punches.
Arnason lands a body shot.
Arnason ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Arnason misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chan feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan tries to move into range but Arnason moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chan misses with a body shot.
Arnason motions for Chan to come forward. Arnason throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arnason throws a big shot that misses.
Arnason pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arnason pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chan back to the ropes. Arnason follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Arnason throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Arnason misses with a straight right.
Chan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jeremy Arnason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Arnason misses
and Chan counters with a three punch combo that has Arnason backing up. Arnason nods at Chan to acknowledge the strikes.
Arnason tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jeremy Arnason seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arnason misses with a two punch combination.
Chan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chan wants to clinch.
Arnason wants to counter the offense by Chan and move into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arnason throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Arnason showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Arnason's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Arnason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arnason.
Arnason has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arnason.
Chan throws a head kick but Arnason moves out of range.
Arnason throws out a loose jab but Chan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arnason 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.
Arnason keeps the fight on the outside.
Chan swinging wildly here.
Chan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arnason tries to counter by closing the distance.
Arnason throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnason waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chan.
Arnason throws a series of punches but Chan moves out of range.
Good shot there by Arnason.
Chan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackie Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chan slips a jab and a cross from Arnason.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnason swats away the attempt to clinch by Chan.
Chan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Arnason to score with a decent uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Arnason misses.
Arnason jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Arnason looks to move away, Chan throws a big counter combo but Arnason just gets out of the way.
Arnason takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chan slips a jab from Arnason.
Chan thinks about countering with a head kick.
Arnason dips to his left and cracks Chan with an uppercut!
Arnason throws a body punch but Chan moves out of range.
Arnason throws a combination. Chan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Arnason misses with an uppercut.
Chan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Arnason checks it well.

Chan has Arnason up against the ropes in a clinch.
Arnason lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnason with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arnason looking to slow down the pace here.
Arnason pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Arnason with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Chan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Arnason misses.
Chan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arnason tests Chan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arnason with a nice calf kick.
Arnason lands with a good body shot.
Chan misses with a hook. Arnason ducked under it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Arnason comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arnason 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Arnason!
After winning the bout, Jeremy Arnason thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.