PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Homicidal Maniac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juri Arpa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Maniac
vs
Arpa

213 cm
26
265 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

208 cm
22
280 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Homicidal Maniac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juri Arpa!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Arpa is predictable there
and Maniac counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Arpa throws a leg kick
and Maniac counters with an outside leg kick.
Arpa misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy body kick from Maniac
and Arpa counters with a nice body kick.
Arpa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Arpa connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arpa throws a leg kick
and Maniac counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Arpa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maniac. That did some damage!
That kick from Arpa tenderised Maniac's leg. Maniac is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maniac wants to slow Arpa down by chopping away at his legs.
Arpa throws a leg kick
and Maniac counters with a low kick, right behind Arpa 's knee.
Maniac sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Juri Arpa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maniac walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arpa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maniac on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Arpa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maniac is breathing heavily.
Arpa looks to throw the jab but Maniac is out of range.
Arpa throws a leg kick
and Maniac counters with an outside leg kick.
Arpa motions for Maniac to come forward. Arpa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arpa lands with a cross.
Arpa throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arpa throws a solid leg kick but Maniac takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arpa.
Arpa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arpa throws a leg kick
and Maniac counters with a nice low kick that buckles Arpa's knee momentarily.
A head kick by Arpa misses
and Maniac counters with a nice kick to the body.
Maniac moves out of range as Arpa strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arpa checks a leg kick.
Maniac tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Arpa.
Arpa throws a leg kick
and Maniac counters with a leg kick.
Arpa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maniac feints and then cracks Arpa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arpa down.
Maniac ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maniac lets loose with a powerful body kick. Arpa will feel that in the morning.
Maniac lands a high kick!
Maniac lands a high kick!
Arpa blocks a head kick by Maniac.
Maniac fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arpa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Maniac scoring well with a low kick there.
Maniac lands with a kick to the temple. Arpa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maniac scores with a kick to the midsection.
Maniac throws a solid leg kick but Arpa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maniac.
Maniac throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maniac.
Maniac fakes the leg kick and cracks Arpa in the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maniac.
Maniac pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Arpa misses with a leg kick
and Maniac makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Arpa really felt that one!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arpa checks a low kick from Maniac.
Some bone on bone action there as Arpa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Arpa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Maniac.
Maniac throws a head kick that misses.
Arpa avoids the head kick by Maniac.
Maniac throws a solid leg kick but Arpa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maniac.
A low kick from Arpa is predictable there
and Maniac counters with a nice low kick that buckles Arpa's knee momentarily.
Maniac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arpa checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maniac on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Arpa gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Maniac counters with a low kick, right behind Arpa 's knee.
A low kick from Arpa is predictable there
and Maniac counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Homicidal Maniac dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Arpa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Maniac counters with an inside leg kick.
Arpa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maniac counters with a nice low kick that buckles Arpa's knee momentarily.
Maniac throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maniac thumps Arpa with a low kick.
Homicidal Maniac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maniac.
Maniac scores with a push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arpa avoids the head kick by Maniac.
Arpa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maniac can pounce on him.
Maniac throws a sloppy head kick and Arpa moves out of range easily.
A solid body kick from Maniac.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maniac.
Arpa is breathing heavily.
Maniac lands a leg kick that knocks Arpa off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maniac lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maniac scores with a head kick.

It looks like Juri Arpa has been cut.
Maniac misses with a head kick.
Maniac throws a head kick that Arpa semi-blocks.
Maniac tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arpa blocks a head kick by Maniac.
Arpa lands with a kick to the temple. Maniac shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Maniac.
Maniac pushes Arpa away with a front kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maniac.
Maniac throws the kick towards the body but Arpa avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Arpa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Maniac - the referee stops the clock and Arpa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Maniac. Arpa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Arpa blocks the body kick.
Arpa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Maniac.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maniac.
Arpa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Maniac. That one must have hurt.
Maniac throws a head kick that misses.
Maniac lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maniac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maniac throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maniac.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maniac tries a head kick but it misses.
Arpa avoids the head kick by Maniac.
Maniac with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Arpa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maniac counters with a body kick that stops Arpa in his tracks momentarily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Maniac.
Maniac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maniac is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arpa can do to turn this around?
Maniac tries to land a leg kick but Arpa saw it coming and moves away.
A low kick from Arpa misses
and Maniac counters with a solid body kick.
Arpa blocks a head kick by Maniac.
Maniac lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maniac fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maniac thumps Arpa with a low kick.
Maniac explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
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!
Arpa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Maniac lands a front kick.
Maniac moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maniac misses with a head kick.
Maniac thumps Arpa with a low kick.
Arpa avoids the head kick by Maniac.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arpa throws a leg kick
and Maniac counters with a body kick that stops Arpa in his tracks momentarily.
Maniac throws a sloppy head kick and Arpa moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maniac, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Homicidal Maniac dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juri Arpa'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!

Maniac throws the kick towards the body but Arpa avoids it.
Arpa feints and then cracks Maniac's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maniac down.
Arpa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maniac takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Arpa misses with a body shot.
Homicidal Maniac is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maniac.
Arpa throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Arpa misses
and Maniac counters with a head kick. That will keep Arpa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Maniac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arpa throws a jab but it's blocked by Maniac.
Maniac throws a head kick that Arpa semi-blocks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arpa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maniac throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Arpa misses with a body shot.
Arpa throws a sloppy head kick
and Maniac counters with a nice low kick that buckles Arpa's knee momentarily.
Arpa throws a sloppy head kick
and Maniac counters with a head kick. That will keep Arpa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Arpa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maniac throws a leg kick but Arpa moved away.
A head kick by Arpa misses
and Maniac counters with a thumping low kick.
Arpa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arpa misses with a leg kick
and Maniac counters with a nice leg kick.
Maniac fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arpa.
A slapping body kick lands there for Maniac.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maniac lands a leg kick that knocks Arpa off balance momentarily.
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!
Arpa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maniac.
Maniac connects with a solid leg kick.
Arpa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maniac. Maniac obviously looking to wear him down.
Arpa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maniac tries a head kick but it misses.
Juri Arpa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maniac misses with a head kick.
Nice body kick from Maniac.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Arpa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Maniac has got the better of the exchanges.
Maniac fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arpa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Arpa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick by Arpa misses
and Maniac counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maniac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Arpa is predictable there
and Maniac counters with a low kick, right behind Arpa 's knee.
Arpa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maniac throws a nice head kick!
Maniac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maniac ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Homicidal Maniac is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maniac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maniac throws the kick towards the body but Arpa avoids it.
Maniac fakes the leg kick and cracks Arpa in the body.
A punch combination from Arpa misses.
Maniac tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maniac feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arpa's calf.
Maniac turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Arpa misses
and Maniac counters with a head kick. That will keep Arpa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Maniac scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A low kick from Arpa misses
and Maniac counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick from Maniac lands but Arpa takes it in his stride.
Crunch! Maniac slams his shin into Arpa's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maniac goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arpa throws a leg kick
and Maniac counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Arpa blocks a head kick by Maniac.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maniac - that will leave a mark!

And that's the end of the fight!
Homicidal Maniac showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maniac has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Homicidal Maniac!