PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xander Arapeta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arapeta comes to the ring accompanied by The Sound by Switchfoot. Duggan has chosen Bitch!!! Where you been as his entrance music. Xander Arapeta has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Arapeta
vs
Duggan

188 cm
26
200 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

190 cm
22
204 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45
xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xander Arapeta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jim Duggan!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duggan just misses with a punch to the body.

Arapeta moves into the clinch.
Arapeta lands a damaging elbow.

Arapeta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Arapeta has taken the fight to the clinch.
Duggan tries to work over Arapeta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duggan blocks an elbow strike from Arapeta.
Duggan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duggan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duggan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Duggan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duggan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arapeta tries to land knees in the clinch but Duggan avoids the damage to the body.
Arapeta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Arapeta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Duggan's defenses.

It looks like Jim Duggan has been cut.
Nice elbow from Arapeta.
A short left from Duggan.
Duggan blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arapeta.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Arapeta drives through and clinches with Duggan against the ropes.
Arapeta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Arapeta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Arapeta misses with an elbow over the top.
Arapeta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Arapeta connects with a knee to the head.

Arapeta manages to break the clinch.

Arapeta has taken the fight to the clinch.
Duggan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Arapeta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Duggan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Arapeta or not.
Arapeta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Duggan pushes Arapeta back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duggan avoiding damage as Arapeta throws knees to the body.
Duggan managing to block the knees to the body from Arapeta.
Duggan digs a right hand into Arapeta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Arapeta's gas tank.
Arapeta is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duggan digs a right hand underneath Arapeta's ribcage. Arapeta let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Duggan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duggan lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Duggan.
Duggan scores with a hook to the body.
Duggan trying to stall but Arapeta improves his position.
Duggan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Duggan blocks an elbow strike.
Duggan lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duggan.
Duggan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arapeta backwards.
Nice body punch from Duggan - that landed with a thud.
Duggan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duggan works on Arapeta's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Duggan.
Duggan scores with a shoulder strike.
Duggan is working Arapeta over against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan gets through Arapeta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duggan misses with a body punch.
Duggan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duggan has Arapeta pressed against the ropes, preventing Arapeta from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Duggan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duggan managing to block the knees to the body from Arapeta.
Arapeta blocking some punches.
Arapeta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duggan avoids it.
Duggan looking to stall.
Duggan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Duggan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duggan blocks the elbow strike.
Arapeta wants to break free but Duggan has control.
Duggan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Duggan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duggan lands with a light punch inside.
Duggan lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arapeta backwards.

Arapeta is rocked!
Duggan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oh Arapeta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Duggan.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duggan.
Duggan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Duggan.
Duggan creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Arapeta with a big uppercut! Arapeta tries to clinch up but Duggan pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Arapeta to the mat! Arapeta covers up and Duggan unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jim Duggan!