PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eks Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Artest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy 'Invaders Must Die' . Artest is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Champion- Ron Artest Feat T-Pain. Ron Artest has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Man
vs
Artest

181 cm
34
217 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

200 cm
21
252 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

VIRAL COMBAT
Cage Star

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eks Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ron Artest!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artest scores with a hook to the body. Man takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Artest fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Artest pushes Man away with a front kick.
Artest misses the shot to the body.

Artest darts in and clinches Man up against the cage.
Man will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Artest up against the cage.
Artest misses with a knee strike.
Artest creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Artest working Man over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Artest.
Man is breathing heavily.
Artest misses with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Artest.
Man prevents a body shot from Artest.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Artest as Man tries to tie him up.
Artest throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Man prevents a body shot from Artest.
Artest throws an elbow that misses.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Artest just misses with a elbow thrown towards Man's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Artest as Man tries to tie him up.
Artest throws a head punch that misses.
The referee calls for Man to work.
Man wants to stall.
Man dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Artest tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Artest misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Artest.
Artest throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Man blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artest trying to land knees to the body.
Man content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Artest.
Man has Artest pushed against the cage.
Man trying to stall but Artest improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eks Man.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Artest throws a front kick aimed at Man's knee but Man avoids it well.
Artest misses with a kick to the body.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Artest.

Artest closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Artest tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Artest.
Artest being controlled against the cage.
Man is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Artest swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Artest goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Artest dominated that round.
That's time! Man's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Artest does a little dance to reset his feet.
Artest throws a wild body kick that Man sees coming a mile off.
Artest keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Artest.
Ron Artest seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Man takes a swing at Artest's ribcage but misses.
Artest throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Artest throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Man takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Artest looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Artest has taken the fight to the clinch.
Man avoids a wild elbow strike from Artest.
Artest tries a knee to the head but Man blocks it.
Artest tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Artest throws a head punch that misses.
Man stalling the fight.
Artest lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artest missing with knees to the body.
Artest is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Artest misses with a punch to the body.
Man blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Artest.
Artest working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Artest.
Man taking a breather.
Ron Artest seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Artest lands a hook that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Artest is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Man displaying some good clinch control by pressing Artest up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Artest fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man takes a shot to the head.
Man blocks a body shot from Artest.
Artest trying to land knees to the body.
Artest tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man leaning against his opponent.
Artest working aggressively here.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Artest.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Artest.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artest trying to land knees to the body.
Artest tries a knee to the head but Man blocks it.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Artest misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Man is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Artest just misses with a elbow thrown towards Man's brow.
Man blocks a body shot from Artest.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Artest showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Artest throws a push kick but Man slaps the foot to one side.
Artest throws a leg kick but Man moved away.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Artest.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Artest moves away.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Artest.
Artest throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Man throws a leg kick but Artest sees it coming and moves out of range.
Artest lands with a thumping leg kick.
Artest throws a leg kick but Man sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artest is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Artest misses with a body kick.

Artest clinches up against the cage.
Artest misses with a short punch on the inside.
Artest trying to land knees to the body.
Artest throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Artest throws a head punch that misses.
Man stalling.
Artest lands an elbow inside that Man shrugs off.

It looks like Eks Man has been cut.
Artest throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
Man prevents a body shot from Artest.
Ron Artest is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artest misses with the head strike.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man stalling.
Artest trying to land knees to the body.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Artest misses with a knee to the head.
Man slowing the pace effectively.
Artest misses with a body punch.
The referee calls for Man to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Artest creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man stalling in the clinch but Artest improves position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Artest.
Artest working aggressively here.
Artest throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Artest fails to land.
Artest misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Artest has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Artest throws a head punch that misses.
Artest missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Artest as the two fighters clinch.
Artest misses with a body punch.
Artest creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Artest missing with knees to the body.
Come on Man - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Artest tries to throw a body punch but Man avoids it by throwing Artest back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Artest.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, Artest throws an elbow but misses.
Eks Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Artest pushes Man back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Artest comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Artest 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Artest!
Ron Artest managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Cage Star , into his post fight interview.