PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Chris McArthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicola Tesla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris McArthur could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nicola Tesla's chin.

McArthur
vs
Tesla

185 cm
22
144 lbs
7 - 5 - 1

167 cm
26
144 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Great elbows
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Chris McArthur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nicola Tesla!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McArthur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short body shot lands from Tesla as the two fighters clinch.

McArthur breaks the clinch.
McArthur throws a head kick that misses.
Tesla cracks a nice hook into McArthur's ribs.
Tesla lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tesla scoring well with a low kick there.

Tesla moves into the clinch.
McArthur tries to land knees in the clinch but Tesla avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, McArthur just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tesla's brow.
Tesla comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tesla is leaning against McArthur and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tesla stalling against the ropes.
Tesla lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McArthur backwards.
Tesla works on McArthur's body with a couple of short punches.
Tesla unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tesla lands a damaging elbow.
Tesla lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McArthur.

Tesla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Tesla closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tesla.
Tesla lands a body punch.
McArthur creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McArthur avoiding damage as Tesla throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Tesla.
Tesla scores with a shot to the side of McArthur's head.
Tesla lands a right hand.
Tesla taking a breather.
Tesla lands an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tesla obliges.
McArthur is breathing heavily.
Tesla avoids the elbow strike from McArthur, against the ropes.
McArthur lands a damaging elbow.
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!
Tesla scores with a shoulder strike.
Tesla makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Tesla.
Tesla lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from McArthur on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tesla breaks the clinch.
McArthur takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McArthur really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tesla.
An inside leg kick lands from Tesla.
Tesla connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick misses from Tesla.

Tesla moves into the clinch.
McArthur trying to land knees to the body.
McArthur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tesla.
A right handed body shot lands from Tesla.
Tesla lands with a right to the head.
McArthur takes an elbow to the forehead.
McArthur misses with an elbow over the top.
Tesla presses McArthur against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McArthur takes an elbow to the temple.
Tesla lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tesla.
Tesla lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Tesla.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicola Tesla dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tesla gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tesla is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tesla lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McArthur pushes off an throws an elbow but Tesla leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Tesla landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tesla lands an elbow just above McArthur 's eye.
Tesla displaying some good clinch control by pressing McArthur up against the ropes.
A short right from Tesla.
Tesla is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tesla lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McArthur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tesla.
Tesla lands a nice shot to the body.
Tesla lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Chris McArthur has been cut.
Tesla lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right handed body shot lands from Tesla.
Nice body punch from Tesla.
Tesla lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McArthur.
Tesla landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tesla lands a left hand.
Tesla landing knees to the body.
Tesla lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tesla lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McArthur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Tesla - that landed with a thud.
Tesla lands a shoulder strike.

McArthur is rocked!
Tesla lands a nice elbow.
Oh McArthur is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tesla controlling the action here for a moment.
Nicola Tesla seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tesla landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tesla landing knees to the body.
McArthur seems to have got his legs back now.

Tesla breaks the clinch.
A big right from Tesla misses.
Tesla scores with a push kick.
Some wild striking there from Tesla.
McArthur avoids the head kick by Tesla.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tesla misses with a looping right.
McArthur tries to clinch there but Tesla circles away.
McArthur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tesla feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McArthur's calf.
Tesla has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from McArthur.
McArthur takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McArthur avoids the head kick by Tesla.
Tesla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McArthur.
McArthur drops his hands momentarily and Tesla takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good shot there by Tesla.
McArthur takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McArthur.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McArthur throws a head kick that misses
and Tesla counters with an inside leg kick.
Tesla listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tesla looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tesla takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McArthur takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicola Tesla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris McArthur's cut.
That's time! McArthur's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

McArthur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McArthur wants to clinch
and Tesla counters with a thumping low kick.
Tesla throws a lazy right hand but McArthur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McArthur throws a sloppy head kick
and Tesla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chris McArthur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tesla feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McArthur's calf.
McArthur tries to clinch
and Tesla counters with a low kick, right behind McArthur 's knee.

Tesla darts in and clinches McArthur up against the ropes.
Tesla lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McArthur is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tesla lands a right hand.
Tesla digs a right hand into McArthur's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McArthur's gas tank.
Tesla works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tesla is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tesla presses McArthur against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tesla lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tesla digs a right hand underneath McArthur's ribcage. McArthur let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tesla lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tesla lands a good knee to the midsection. McArthur won't want to take too many of those.
Tesla lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Tesla.
Tesla lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tesla throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice elbow from Tesla.
Tesla gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tesla lands an elbow that stopped McArthur in his tracks for a moment.
McArthur takes a shot to the head.
Tesla lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tesla lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McArthur takes a shot to the head.
Tesla stalling in the clinch but McArthur improves position.
Tesla gets through McArthur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tesla lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tesla lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McArthur backwards.
McArthur wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, McArthur just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tesla's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tesla lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tesla.
Tesla lands an elbow just above McArthur 's eye.
Tesla taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Tesla.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tesla.
Tesla lands with a light punch inside.
Tesla lands a nice shot to the body.
Tesla lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tesla dodges an elbow strike from McArthur.
Tesla lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McArthur or not.
Tesla unloads a knee to the mid-section. McArthur lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tesla creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tesla.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McArthur pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Tesla lands a nice elbow.
Tesla scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Tesla.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tesla creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicola Tesla really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris McArthur's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

McArthur is looking to clinch but Tesla is avoiding it.
Tesla circles away from the clinch attempt

and Tesla holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
McArthur looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McArthur misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, McArthur throws an elbow but misses.
McArthur is trying to break the clinch but Tesla has him pressed against the ropes.
Tesla pushes McArthur back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tesla lands a nice uppercut.
McArthur has a couple of punches blocked by Tesla.
Tesla gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Tesla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McArthur tries to clinch up but Tesla circles away and keeps his distance.
Tesla looks to land a body kick but McArthur moved away.
Tesla throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tesla connects with the punch.
Tesla blocks a head kick by McArthur.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
McArthur tries to close the distance and clinch but Tesla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tesla rushes McArthur and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tesla is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tesla lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tesla putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McArthur in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tesla gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tesla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tesla works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tesla lands a damaging elbow.
Nice body punch from Tesla.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tesla.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McArthur is looking to break free of the clinch but Tesla has double underhooks.
Tesla lands an uppercut.
Tesla digs a right hand underneath McArthur's ribcage. McArthur let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tesla gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tesla lands a right hand that snaps the head of McArthur backwards.
Tesla is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McArthur misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tesla digs a right hand underneath McArthur's ribcage. McArthur let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McArthur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tesla is defending well for now.
Tesla is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tesla lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Tesla.
A body shot lands from Tesla.
McArthur tries to break free but Tesla pushes him back against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Tesla.
Nice elbow from Tesla.
Tesla blocks an elbow strike.
Tesla gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Tesla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tesla throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tesla looks to land a left hand but McArthur moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McArthur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nicola Tesla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tesla scores with a nice head shot.
McArthur needs to keep his hands up - Tesla had a free shot at his head there.

Tesla clinches up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicola Tesla dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Chris McArthur's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

McArthur tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Tesla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tesla connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McArthur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tesla throws a front kick aimed at McArthur's knee but McArthur avoids it well.
Tesla lands with a straight right. McArthur didn't see that one coming.
Tesla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McArthur fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tesla lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tesla jabs McArthur to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tesla throws a head kick that misses.
McArthur wants to clinch but Tesla slips to the side

and Tesla counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops McArthur on his ass! McArthur wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Tesla as he connects with a hook.
Tesla keeps the fight on the outside.
Tesla lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McArthur throws a sloppy head kick and Tesla moves out of range easily.
McArthur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McArthur throws a head kick but Tesla moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur wants to clinch
and Tesla counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
McArthur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McArthur tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tesla counters with a big uppercut that drops McArthur face first to the mat! Will he beat the count?! He's struggled up to his knees on 7 but it doesn't look like he's going to make it... he's been counted out! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nicola Tesla!
A relieved looking Nicola Tesla thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.