PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xander Arapeta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Tran Duc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Arapeta might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Sound by Switchfoot. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Arapeta
vs
Tran Duc

188 cm
23
200 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

180 cm
21
190 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xander Arapeta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pierre Tran Duc!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Arapeta.
Arapeta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tran Duc lands with a right hand.
Arapeta throws a low kick but Tran Duc avoids it.
Arapeta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Arapeta.
Arapeta throws a nice looking combination but Tran Duc bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arapeta throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Pierre Tran Duc has been cut.
Arapeta throws a head kick that half lands.
Arapeta throws a head kick but Tran Duc moves out of range.
Arapeta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Xander Arapeta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arapeta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tran Duc.
Arapeta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Arapeta checks a low kick from Tran Duc.
Tran Duc throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arapeta throws a low kick but Tran Duc avoids it.
Arapeta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tran Duc.
Arapeta throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Arapeta throws out a leg kick but Tran Duc moves out of range and Arapeta only half commits.
Tran Duc blocks a head kick by Arapeta.
Tran Duc has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arapeta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arapeta tries a head kick but it misses.
Tran Duc on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arapeta. Arapeta obviously looking to wear him down.
Xander Arapeta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arapeta tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tran Duc thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arapeta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tran Duc throws a series of punches but Arapeta avoids them all with ease.
Tran Duc jabs at Arapeta's body.
Arapeta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tran Duc blocks a low kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tran Duc takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tran Duc thows a body shot but no joy.
Arapeta plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Arapeta throws a one two combo.
Tran Duc shoots in for a takedown but Arapeta shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tran Duc showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arapeta.
Arapeta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Arapeta gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tran Duc to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tran Duc sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Arapeta's guard.
Arapeta has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tran Duc is working away from the top position though.
Tran Duc trying to control the action but Arapeta is working from the bottom.
Tran Duc looks to land a strike but Arapeta avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tran Duc throws a strike but Arapeta rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tran Duc wants to sweep here but Arapeta controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xander Arapeta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pierre Tran Duc's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A head kick by Tran Duc misses
and Arapeta counters with a low kick, right behind Tran Duc 's knee.
Arapeta throws a series of punches but Tran Duc moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Arapeta.
Arapeta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tran Duc shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Arapeta but Arapeta pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tran Duc misses the shot to the body.
Tran Duc misses with a straight right.
Arapeta connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Arapeta misses.
Tran Duc swings for the body but Arapeta moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tran Duc checks a leg kick.
Tran Duc fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Arapeta avoids it really well and circles away.
Xander Arapeta is winning the standup battle so far.
Tran Duc goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Arapeta throws a leg kick which misses Tran Duc's front leg but catches the back leg as Tran Duc tries to avoid it.
Crunch! Arapeta slams his shin into Tran Duc's torso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Tran Duc as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick by Arapeta misses

and Tran Duc counters with a single leg into guard. Arapeta didn't expect that.
Tran Duc working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tran Duc postures up in Arapeta's guard and throws a big left but Arapeta blocks it.
Tran Duc trying to control the position from guard on top but Arapeta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arapeta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tran Duc throws a big right hand that misses.
Tran Duc controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tran Duc pushes down on Arapeta's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tran Duc thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Arapeta's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Arapeta manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tran Duc working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tran Duc loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tran Duc throws a big right hand that misses.
Tran Duc throws and elbow that misses. Arapeta uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tran Duc's guard. Nice move by Arapeta!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Arapeta wants to control from the top but Tran Duc keeps moving.
Tran Duc wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tran Duc trying to control the position.
Tran Duc looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tran Duc not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tran Duc is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pierre Tran Duc will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pierre Tran Duc's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Arapeta lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Arapeta looks to throw the jab but Tran Duc is out of range.
Arapeta throws a big shot that misses.
Arapeta tries a low kick but Tran Duc avoids it.
Arapeta lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tran Duc takes a step back to recover.
Arapeta feints and then cracks Tran Duc's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tran Duc down.
Arapeta lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran Duc getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A left lands for Tran Duc.
Tran Duc tries for a takedown but Arapeta sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tran Duc throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Arapeta counters with an outside leg kick.
Arapeta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Arapeta slips under a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arapeta. That's going to slow Tran Duc down.
A head kick misses from Arapeta.
Arapeta attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tran Duc moves into range and connects with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arapeta. That's going to slow Tran Duc down.
Arapeta cracks Tran Duc with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Arapeta connects with a high kick.
Arapeta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tran Duc.
Arapeta throws a head kick but Tran Duc moves out of range.
Tran Duc rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arapeta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arapeta attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Tran Duc checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Arapeta throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arapeta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tran Duc is looking to clinch but Arapeta is avoiding it.
A shot to the body from Tran Duc misses
and Arapeta counters with a three punch combo that has Tran Duc backing up. Tran Duc nods at Arapeta to acknowledge the strikes.
Arapeta misses with a head kick.
Arapeta lands with a cross.
Tran Duc on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tran Duc cracks Arapeta with an open hand slap.
Tran Duc's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arapeta fakes the leg kick and cracks Tran Duc in the body.
Arapeta misses with an uppercut. Tran Duc saw that one coming.
Arapeta lands with a nice body kick.
Arapeta takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tran Duc looks to score with a jab to the body but Arapeta is just out of range.
Tran Duc has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Arapeta.
Tran Duc takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tran Duc throws a jab but it's blocked by Arapeta.
Tran Duc blocks a head kick by Arapeta.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xander Arapeta showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Arapeta has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xander Arapeta!