PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Artleby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Bolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Artleby
vs
Bolan

188 cm
26
205 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

196 cm
20
218 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alan Artleby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mack Bolan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ron Honeybunn and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bolan rushes Artleby and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bolan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Artleby throws a head punch that misses.
Bolan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Artleby.
Artleby has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bolan crunches a lovely knee into Artleby's ribcage.
Bolan avoids the elbow strike from Artleby, against the cage.
Artleby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Alan Artleby has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artleby wants to take the fight to the mat but Bolan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Artleby looking to slow down the pace here.
Artleby is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Artleby avoiding damage as Bolan throws knees to the body.
Bolan tries to land knees in the clinch but Artleby avoids the damage to the body.
Bolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Artleby's face.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
Artleby tries to stall but Bolan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bolan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bolan misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artleby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Artleby drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Artleby misses with some punches.
Bolan misses with a knee strike.
Artleby drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Artleby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Artleby lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Artleby is breathing heavily.
Artleby working aggressively here.
Bolan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bolan blocks an uppercut.
Artleby leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bolan prevents a body shot from Artleby.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artleby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bolan's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Artleby throws an elbow that misses.
Bolan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bolan crunches a lovely knee into Artleby's ribcage.
Artleby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Artleby misses with some punches.
Artleby trying to stall but Bolan improves his position.
Bolan told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Bolan looking to throw knees to the head but Artleby is blocking nicely.
Bolan blocks an uppercut.
Artleby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bolan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but Artleby blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Bolan.
Artleby throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolan.
Artleby changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bolan fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Bolan clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artleby misses with some punches.
Artleby wants a takedown but no success here.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Artleby lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bolan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bolan working Artleby over with knees to the body.
Bolan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bolan lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Artleby lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bolan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bolan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bolan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bolan obliges.
Bolan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Artleby in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Bolan with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artleby is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bolan is keeping busy.
Bolan lands an elbow inside.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Artleby is working for takedown but Bolan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Bolan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bolan crunches a lovely knee into Artleby's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bolan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bolan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Artleby's defenses.
Bolan scores a nice knee to the body.
Bolan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bolan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mack Bolan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alan Artleby's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bolan moves into range and clinches up with Artleby.
Artleby throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolan.
Artleby looking to slow down the pace here.
Artleby throws a head punch that misses.
Bolan scores a nice knee to the body.
Bolan lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Bolan.
Bolan lands an elbow that stopped Artleby in his tracks for a moment.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Bolan.
Artleby takes a knee right on the jaw!

Bolan drops Artleby with a big knee straight up the middle! Artleby is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Artleby is rocked!

Bolan clinches.
Oh Artleby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Bolan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Artleby takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Bolan.
Bolan lands a big knee to the head and Artleby goes down! Bolan pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mack Bolan!
Mack Bolan is the new light heavyweight champion!
Mack Bolan decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.