PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aditya Wardhana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturro Affi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wardhana comes to the cage accompanied by Dragging Dead Bodies in Blue Bags Up Really Long Hills. Affi has chosen Men at work - Land of down under as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Arturro Affi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Wardhana
vs
Affi

175 cm
24
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
169 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

MMA ANIMAL

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aditya Wardhana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Arturro Affi!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wardhana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Wardhana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wardhana throws a body punch but Affi moves out of range.
Wardhana tests Affi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Affi feints and then cracks Wardhana's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wardhana down.
Wardhana has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Affi tries to bum rush Wardhana with a series of wild strikes but Wardhana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Affi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wardhana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aditya Wardhana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Affi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Affi misses with a series of wild punches.
Wardhana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Affi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wardhana.
Jab by Affi.
Wardhana looks to score with a jab to the body but Affi is just out of range.
Wardhana misses with a hook. Affi ducked under it nicely.
Wardhana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Affi stalks Wardhana and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wardhana's face. Wardhana staggers backwards, shaken.
Affi slips a jab from Wardhana.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Affi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Affi duly obliges.
A nice combination there by Affi.
The fighters circling - Wardhana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Affi tries to clinch up but Wardhana circles away and keeps his distance.
Affi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wardhana throws a hook to the side of Affi's head but Affi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Left hook, right uppercut from Affi.
Affi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Affi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wardhana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wardhana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wardhana takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Affi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wardhana.
Some wild striking there from Wardhana.
Wardhana throws a left and a right that both miss
and Affi counters with a left and a right that stings Wardhana.
Wardhana is breathing heavily.
Affi feints and then cracks Wardhana's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wardhana down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Affi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wardhana throws a shot to the body.
Wardhana swats away the attempt to clinch by Affi.
Affi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Affi duly obliges.
Affi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A left and a right from Wardhana both land. Nice combination.
Wardhana misses with a jab, cross combination.

Affi clinches.
Affi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Affi stalling in the clinch but Wardhana improves position.
Affi keeps control of Wardhana as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Affi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wardhana up against the cage.
Wardhana can't find room to land a body shot as Affi controls the action.
Affi is stalling here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Affi trying to stall but Wardhana improves his position.
Wardhana working hard to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Affi.
Wardhana tries to break free but Affi pushes him back against the cage.
Affi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wardhana up against the cage.
Wardhana has a couple of punches blocked by Affi.
Affi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wardhana backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Affi.
Affi tries to land a knee to the head but Wardhana blocks with his arms.
Affi stalling against the cage.
Wardhana struggles to land a body shot inside as Affi controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wardhana.
Wardhana has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Affi misses with a knee strike.
Affi misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wardhana has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Affi pushes Wardhana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wardhana wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Affi has him pressed against the cage.
Affi wants to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Wardhana's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wardhana misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wardhana looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wardhana wants to get back to striking at distance but Affi won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Affi.
Wardhana is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Affi trying to stall but Wardhana improves his position.
Wardhana has Affi pushed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Affi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wardhana or not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wardhana lands a right hand that snaps the head of Affi backwards.
Affi is looking to control Wardhana's arms but Wardhana gets an underhook and turns him. Now Affi has his back to the cage.
Affi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wardhana wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arturro Affi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Affi tries to clinch there but Wardhana circles away.
A combination from Affi does no damage.
Affi lands a nice looking body shot.
Affi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Affi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wardhana misses with a hook. Affi ducked under it nicely.
Wardhana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wardhana just misses with a punch to the body.

Affi closes the distance and pushes Wardhana back into the cage.
Wardhana has a couple of punches blocked by Affi.
Wardhana tries to break free but Affi pushes him back against the cage.
Wardhana being controlled against the cage.
A short left from Affi.
Affi trying to land knees to the body.
Affi keeps control of Wardhana as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Affi lands a body punch.
Wardhana tries to work over Affi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Affi blocks a body shot from Wardhana.
Wardhana tries to break free but Affi pushes him back against the cage.
Wardhana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Wardhana breaks the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Affi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Wardhana throws a jab but it's blocked by Affi.
Wardhana misses with a hook.
Wardhana misses with a series of wild punches.
Aditya Wardhana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Affi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wardhana misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wardhana misses with a series of wild punches.
Affi feints a jab promting Wardhana to slip. Affi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wardhana slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Affi throws a combination. Wardhana tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Affi is working the combinations to good effect here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wardhana throws a series of punches but Affi moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Affi scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Wardhana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arturro Affi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Affi lands a leg kick that knocks Wardhana off balance momentarily.
Wardhana slips a jab and a cross from Affi.
Affi throws a nice looking combination but Wardhana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Affi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wardhana has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Affi.
Wardhana tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wardhana is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wardhana has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Affi.
Wardhana keeps the fight on the outside.
Wardhana throws a right and a left that both miss.

Affi clinches with his opponent.
Affi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wardhana wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Affi has him pressed against the cage.
Affi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arturro Affi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good body shot from Affi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Affi cracks Wardhana with a nice body shot.
Wardhana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Affi looking to throw knees to the head but Wardhana is blocking nicely.
Affi lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Affi.
With the fighters up against the cage, Affi throws an elbow but misses.
Wardhana can't break the clinch.
Wardhana is trying to force a seperation but Affi has the dominant position.
Affi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wardhanas head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Affi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wardhana has had enough of the clinch but Affi keeps him there for the moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Affi.
Wardhana is trying to break free.
Affi has Wardhana pushed against the cage.
Affi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wardhana prevents a body shot from Affi.
Wardhana wants to break free but Affi has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Affi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wardhana's efforts to push away.
A short left from Affi.
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!
The referee calls for Affi to work.
Affi misses with a body punch.
Affi blocks a body shot from Wardhana.
Wardhana wants to get back to striking at distance but Affi won't allow it.
Affi stalls.
Wardhana trying to stall but Affi improves his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Affi lands a hook that snaps the head of Wardhana backwards.
Wardhana is trying to break free.
Affi lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Wardhana's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arturro Affi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Wardhana throws a right hand that misses
and Affi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wardhana's knee momentarily.
Wardhana misses with a two punch combination.
Affi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wardhana throws out the jab.
Wardhana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wardhana walks into a stiff left hand from Affi.
Affi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wardhana manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Affi throws a nice looking combination but Wardhana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Affi wants to clinch up but Wardhana keeps it at a distance.
Wardhana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Affi moves in looking to clinch but Wardhana pushes him off.

Affi moves into the clinch.
Wardhana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Affi's elbow.
Affi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wardhana or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Affi.
Affi is struggling to control the position.
Affi continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Affi tries to land a knee to the head but Wardhana blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wardhana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Affi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Affi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Affi struggles to land a body shot inside as Wardhana controls his hands.
A short left from Affi.
Affi keeps control of Wardhana as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Wardhana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wardhana lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wardhana throws a shot from downtown. Affi moves away and avoids it.
Wardhana misses with a double jab.
Wardhana misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Affi misses.
Wardhana swinging wildly here.
Affi is looking to clinch but Wardhana is avoiding it.
Affi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Affi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wardhana at a distance.
Affi tries to clinch up.
Wardhana stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Affi.
Affi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Affi fails in his attempt to clinch.
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!
Some wild striking there from Wardhana.
Good leg kick by Affi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Affi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Affi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Affi misses with a double jab.
Affi lands with a shot to the body.
Affi fails to land with a series of punches.
Affi tries to clinch up.
A combination from Wardhana does no damage.
Wardhana on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Wardhana. Those never looked like landing.

Affi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Wardhana's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wardhana blocks a body shot from Affi.
A nice left hand lands by Affi.
Affi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Affi.
Affi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Affi stalls.
Affi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wardhana throws a punch but it's blocked by Affi.
Wardhana wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Affi presses Wardhana against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wardhana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Affi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Aditya Wardhana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arturro Affi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wardhana lands a body shot in the clinch.
Affi leaning his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Affi.
Wardhana stalling in the clinch but Affi improves position.
Affi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Affi throws an elbow but it misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Affi lands with a right to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Affi is trying to maintain a safe position but Wardhana gets an underhook and turns Affi into the cage.
Affi has Wardhana pressed against the cage.
A short right from Wardhana.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arturro Affi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Affi 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturro Affi!
Arturro Affi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.