PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Unkind Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klein East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artist comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya. East comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cold as Ice- M.O.P. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Klein East has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Artist
vs
East

190 cm
31
198 lbs
21 - 14 - 1

182 cm
37
205 lbs
42 - 25 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bad Man Clothing

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 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Unkind Artist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 25 - 1, fighting out of New York, Klein East!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artist moves out of range of the body kick.
Artist cracks the inside of East's front leg.
Artist scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Artist looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Artist lands a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Artist.
East keeps the fight on the outside.
Good shot there by Artist.
A bone on bone clash there as East blocks the leg kick.
East ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Artist moves away.
East fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Artist manages to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Artist as East shoots in.
Artist throws a body punch but East moves out of range.
Artist fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
East avoids a kick to the body.
Artist tries to score with a low kick but East moves his leg out of the way.
Artist chopping away at his opponent's legs.
East misses with a looping right.
Artist uses good head movement to avoid the hook from East.
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!
East misses with a hook.
Artist avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Artist misses with a wild body shot.
East on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
East takes a swing at Artist's ribcage but misses.
East scores with a punch to the head.
Artist displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as East throws out the jab.
Artist throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Artist. That snapped East's head back.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Artist dips to his left and cracks East with an uppercut!
East throws a series of punches but Artist moves out of range.
Artist sizes up East with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Klein East seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Artist.
East misses with a body shot.
East takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Artist is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
East staying out of range there.
East attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Artist closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Artist gets underhooks to prevent East's takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
East scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Artist breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Artist scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Artist darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
East fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Artist.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
East throws a chopping leg kick but Artist manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Artist moves out of range of the strikes.
A left lands for Artist.
East steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Artist.
Artist is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
An inside leg kick from East misses.
East swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Artist connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between East's hands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Artist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Artist looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab, jab by Artist - just one landing.
East with a hook.

It looks like Unkind Artist has been cut.
Artist throws a quick inside leg kick.
East shoots in for a double leg but Artist sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Unkind Artist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klein East.
Artist lands a nice hook to East's body. East takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Artist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Artist clinches with his opponent.
Artist looking to throw knees to the head but East is blocking nicely.

East breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Artist moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
East does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Artist takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

East fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Artist to the ground. East is now in Artist's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
East trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Artist wants to sweep here but East controlling him for the moment.
East stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Artist swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Artist is trying to control the position but East postures up.
East looking to pass the guard.
East throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Artist keeping full guard, as East tries to pass.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Artist tries to land a sweep but no joy.
East wants to pass the guard but Artist is keeping the position.
East throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Artist works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
East throws a big elbow that misses.
East postures up in Artist's guard and throws a big left but Artist blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
East missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
East trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
East postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Unkind Artist will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Unkind Artist's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

East wants to land a leg kick but Artist is out of range.
East with a body punch. A glancing blow.
East throws a shot from downtown. Artist moves away and avoids it.
Artist moves away from the strike by East.
East throws a shot to the body.
East ducks under a wild hook from Artist.
Artist tests East's chin there with a solid looking shot.
East tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
East blocks a low kick nicely.
East chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Artist can pounce on him.
Artist tries to clinch up but East circles away and keeps his distance.
East has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Artist finds it's way round the side to connect with East's head.
East lands a jab to Artist's midsection.
East scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
East shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Artist.
Artist blocks the body kick.
East stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Artist.
East getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist uses good head movement to avoid the hook from East.
Artist lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Artist slips under a jab from East.
Artist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Artist pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That kick from East tenderised Artist's leg. Artist is trying to keep his angry face on.
Artist swings away with a leg kick that misses.
East misses with a body shot.
Artist moves away from the strike by East.
East wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Unkind Artist is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Artist darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
East misses with a straight right.
Unkind Artist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
East thows a left - swing and a miss!
East looks for the body kick but Artist saw that one coming.

East looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Artist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Artist managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by East.
Artist wants to control but East postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

East tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no East has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Artist is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked East off and has taken his back!
East has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Artist trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
East can't escape the position.
East is still trying to improve position.
East tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
East slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
East is looking to control Artist's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can East avoid being mounted?

East looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Artist decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
East connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Artist avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
East tries to move into range but Artist moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Artist.
A looping hook to the body misses from East. Artist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Artist lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
East throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Artist stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Artist dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on East. That did some damage!
Artist slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Artist lands a head shot.
East thows a body shot but no joy.
Artist throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
East looks to land a right hand but Artist moved out of range.
East just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Artist digs a good body shot into East's ribs.
Good work by Artist as he checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Artist misses its intended target.
Artist fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt East.
Artist avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! East crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Artist - the referee stops the clock and East gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Artist. East manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
East throws a leg kick but Artist checks it.
East throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Artist checks a leg kick.
Artist throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Artist fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches East on the side of the head.
East is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Artist.
East wants to land a leg kick but Artist is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Artist on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by East. East obviously looking to wear him down.
A lazy left from Artist finds it's target.
Artist fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but East is out of range.
Artist scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
East throws a hook but Artist avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Klein East showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Unkind Artist's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

East throws a leg kick that misses.
Artist clobbers East with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
East misses with a looping left.
Artist fakes a jab and throws a low kick but East checks it well.
Artist throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Artist looks to land a body kick but East moved away.
Artist lands with a cross.
Artist lands a leg kick that knocks East off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from East.
East feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Artist's calf.
East misses with a looping left.
Artist is looking to score with low kicks.
East misses with a low kick as Artist jumps back.
Artist throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
East looks to land a combination but Artist avoids it well.
East throws out a leg kick but Artist moves out of range and East only half commits.
East is looking to score with low kicks.
East looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Artist is fending him off so far but East persists. Nope, Artist circles away and we're back to standing.
East takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Artist throws a low kick but East avoids it.
East's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
East throws a head kick that half lands.
Artist lunges at East with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by East's hand.
Artist moves in looking to clinch but East pushes him off.
East misses with a wild body shot.
East takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Artist lands with an overhand left.
East tries to clinch there but Artist circles away.
A swing and a miss from East.
Artist tries to clinch up but East circles away and keeps his distance.
East ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Artist moves away.
Artist lands with a straight right. East didn't see that one coming.
East has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
East throws a hook but Artist avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Artist.
The fight stays on the outside here - Artist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Artist avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Artist takes a swing at East's ribcage but misses.
Artist staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
East tries to land a leg kick but Artist saw it coming and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as East blocks the leg kick.
East tries to score with a low kick but Artist moves his leg out of the way.
Artist fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Artist connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
East tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
East misses with an uppercut
and Artist counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Artist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Artist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Artist is looking to slow East down with leg kicks.
Artist lands with a nice body punch.
Artist has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Artist there as he acknowledges the shot.
East takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Artist moves in looking to clinch but East pushes him off.
Artist throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck East on the side of the head.
East fails with a takedown attempt.
East just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist doesn't manage to clinch there - East circles away.
Artist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Artist fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Artist lands with a kick to the ribs.
Artist takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Artist lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Artist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by East.
Both fighters circling a little - Artist finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Artist fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches East on the side of the head.
Artist lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters circle momentarily. East darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Artist misses with a head kick.
East throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from East, right into the meat.
Artist fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt East.
East tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artist jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
East throws a body kick that misses.
Artist uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from East.
Artist tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. East manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Artist is looking to slow East down with leg kicks.
East thows a left - swing and a miss!
Artist on the wrong end of a nice jab.
East moves forwards but Artist connects with a nice, crisp jab.
East throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Artist throws a leg kick which misses East's front leg but catches the back leg as East tries to avoid it.
East throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Artist's waist but Artist gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing East off to one side.
Unkind Artist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klein East.
Good standup being displayed there by Artist as he connects with a hook.
Artist lands a really nice looking cross but East seems unphased.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
East swings and misses with a hook to the body.

East drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
East working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Unkind Artist.
I think Artist 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Unkind Artist!
Unkind Artist seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.