PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Daemon Blackfyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Manuel Arboleda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackfyre comes to the ring accompanied by Mojo So Dope. Arboleda has chosen ASTAROTH - GUERRA DE METAL as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Blackfyre
vs
Manuel Arboleda

191 cm
28
146 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

165 cm
31
157 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daemon Blackfyre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humberto Manuel Arboleda!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blackfyre clinches up against the ropes.
Arboleda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blackfyre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arboleda lands a good knee to the midsection. Blackfyre won't want to take too many of those.
Arboleda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arboleda looking to stall.
Arboleda trying to stall but Blackfyre improves his position.
Arboleda is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Blackfyre has denied him.
Arboleda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blackfyre is defending well for now.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Blackfyre avoids the damage to the body.
Blackfyre has had enough of the clinch but Arboleda keeps him there for the moment.
Arboleda throws an elbow but it misses.
Blackfyre trying to land knees to the body.
Blackfyre tries to land knees in the clinch but Arboleda avoids the damage to the body.
Arboleda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blackfyre misses with a knee to the head.
Blackfyre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arboleda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blackfyre's efforts to push away.
Arboleda 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.
Arboleda missing with knees to the body.
Blackfyre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blackfyre misses with a punch to the body.

Blackfyre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda tries to clinch up.
Arboleda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blackfyre misses with a wild body shot.

Arboleda rushes Blackfyre and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Blackfyre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arboleda.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Daemon Blackfyre has been cut.
Blackfyre has a couple of punches blocked by Arboleda.
Blackfyre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arboleda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blackfyre is trying to break free.
Arboleda trying to land knees to the body.
Blackfyre tries to land knees in the clinch but Arboleda avoids the damage to the body.
Blackfyre is trying to push Arboleda away but Arboleda has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Blackfyre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arboleda takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Arboleda closes the distance and clinches.
Arboleda keeps control of Blackfyre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blackfyre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arboleda is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arboleda.
Arboleda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackfyre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blackfyre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Arboleda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blackfyre backwards.
Good body shot from Blackfyre.
Blackfyre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head.
Blackfyre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arboleda.
Blackfyre takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blackfyre.
Arboleda avoiding damage as Blackfyre throws knees to the body.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the head but Blackfyre blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blackfyre can't find room to land a body shot as Arboleda controls the action.
Knees to the body from Arboleda.
A left hand lands to the body for Arboleda.

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

Arboleda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Blackfyre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Humberto Manuel Arboleda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daemon Blackfyre's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Arboleda closes the distance and pushes Blackfyre back into the ropes.
Arboleda has a couple of punches blocked by Blackfyre.
Blackfyre missing with knees to the body.

Blackfyre breaks the clinch.
A head kick from Arboleda lands but Blackfyre takes it in his stride.

Blackfyre moves into the clinch.
Blackfyre is trying to break the clinch but Arboleda is controlling him.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Blackfyre avoids the damage to the body.
Arboleda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arboleda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blackfyre blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blackfyre.

Blackfyre breaks the clinch.
Arboleda tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Blackfyre instigates a clinch.
Arboleda misses with an elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Arboleda.

Blackfyre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arboleda throws a leg kick which misses Blackfyre's front leg but catches the back leg as Blackfyre tries to avoid it.

Blackfyre gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blackfyre tries to throw a body punch but Arboleda avoids it by throwing Blackfyre back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda misses with a knee to the head.
Arboleda prevents Blackfyre from breaking the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blackfyre obliges.
Blackfyre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Blackfyre's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blackfyre is trying to push Arboleda away but Arboleda has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Arboleda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arboleda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arboleda stalling in the clinch but Blackfyre improves position.
Blackfyre tries to break free but Arboleda pushes him back against the ropes.
Arboleda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Blackfyre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blackfyre swats away the attempt to clinch by Arboleda.
Arboleda just misses with a punch to the body.

Arboleda gets tackled into the ropes by Blackfyre. Blackfyre maintains the clinch.
Arboleda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blackfyre throws an elbow that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arboleda.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arboleda obliges.

Blackfyre manages to break the clinch.

Arboleda fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blackfyre, pushing him back against the ropes.
Arboleda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arboleda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arboleda avoiding damage as Blackfyre throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blackfyre tries to land knees in the clinch but Arboleda avoids the damage to the body.
Blackfyre lands a nice uppercut.
Arboleda is looking to control Blackfyre's arms but Blackfyre gets an underhook and turns him. Now Arboleda has his back to the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Blackfyre throws an elbow but misses.
Arboleda misses with a knee to the head.
Blackfyre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blackfyre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blackfyre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Humberto Manuel Arboleda has been cut.
Blackfyre takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arboleda stalling in the clinch but Blackfyre improves position.

Blackfyre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arboleda tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Daemon Blackfyre will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Arboleda tries to clinch there but Blackfyre circles away.

Blackfyre instigates a clinch.
Arboleda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blackfyre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blackfyre can't break the clinch.
Blackfyre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Arboleda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blackfyre blocks it with crossed arms.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blackfyre managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
Arboleda tries a knee to the head but Blackfyre blocks it.
Arboleda tries to stall but Blackfyre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Arboleda looking to slow down the pace here.

Blackfyre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arboleda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arboleda tries to clinch up.
Arboleda wants to clinch.

Blackfyre has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackfyre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Arboleda misses with a knee strike.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blackfyre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arboleda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arboleda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blackfyre misses with a body punch.
Arboleda scores a nice knee to the body.
Arboleda lands a shoulder strike.
Blackfyre avoiding damage as Arboleda throws knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Arboleda.

Blackfyre manages to break the clinch.

Arboleda drives through and clinches with Blackfyre against the ropes.
Blackfyre takes an elbow to the temple.

Blackfyre breaks from the clinch.
Arboleda avoids the body shot from Blackfyre.
Arboleda is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Blackfyre clinches up with Arboleda and pushes him back against the ropes.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Arboleda connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackfyre misses with a punch to the body.

Blackfyre breaks the clinch.
Blackfyre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Arboleda doesn't manage to clinch there - Blackfyre circles away.

Arboleda clinches.
Blackfyre unloads a knee to the mid-section. Arboleda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Blackfyre - that landed with a thud.
Blackfyre tries to break free but Arboleda pushes him back against the ropes.
Arboleda lands a damaging elbow.
Blackfyre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Arboleda missing with knees to the body.
Blackfyre works on Arboleda's body with a couple of short punches.
Blackfyre managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.

Blackfyre manages to break the clinch.

Blackfyre has taken the fight to the clinch.
Arboleda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arboleda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blackfyre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Humberto Manuel Arboleda just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch but Blackfyre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blackfyre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Blackfyre has Arboleda up against the ropes in a clinch.
Arboleda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Blackfyre avoids the damage to the body.
Arboleda taking a breather.
Blackfyre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blackfyre trying to land knees to the body.
Arboleda wants to stall.
Knees to the body from Blackfyre.
Arboleda throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arboleda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blackfyre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Arboleda looking to throw knees to the head but Blackfyre is blocking nicely.
Blackfyre is trying to force a seperation but Arboleda has the dominant position.
Blackfyre lands with a light punch inside.
Arboleda looking to throw knees to the head but Blackfyre is blocking nicely.
Arboleda with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blackfyre wants to break free but Arboleda has control.

Blackfyre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arboleda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blackfyre. Blackfyre obviously looking to wear him down.
Arboleda doesn't manage to clinch there - Blackfyre circles away.
Arboleda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Arboleda clinches with his opponent.
Arboleda tries to throw a body punch but Blackfyre avoids it by throwing Arboleda back against the ropes.
Arboleda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Blackfyre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Blackfyre is having none of it.
Blackfyre lands a slapping body shot.
Blackfyre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blackfyre tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arboleda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arboleda wants to clinch up but Blackfyre keeps it at a distance.
Arboleda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blackfyre.
Arboleda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arboleda moves in looking to clinch but Blackfyre pushes him off.

Arboleda pushes Blackfyre up against the ropes in a clinch.
Arboleda landing 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!
Blackfyre managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Blackfyre avoids the damage to the body.
Blackfyre avoids the elbow strike from Arboleda, against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blackfyre.
Blackfyre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arboleda.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blackfyre.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blackfyre.
Blackfyre misses with a punch to the body.
Arboleda tries to stall but Blackfyre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Arboleda pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Blackfyre tries to land knees in the clinch but Arboleda avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Daemon Blackfyre will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Arboleda closes the distance and clinches.
Blackfyre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arboleda avoids it.
Blackfyre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Blackfyre breaks from the clinch.
Arboleda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arboleda avoids the body shot from Blackfyre.
Arboleda tries to clinch there but Blackfyre circles away.

Blackfyre pushes Arboleda up against the ropes in a clinch.
Blackfyre tries a knee to the head but Arboleda blocks it.
Arboleda keeps control of Blackfyre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Arboleda looking to throw knees to the head but Blackfyre is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackfyre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blackfyre missing with knees to the body.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blackfyre avoids it.

Blackfyre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arboleda wants to clinch up but Blackfyre keeps it at a distance.

Arboleda closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Blackfyre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arboleda throws a leg kick but Blackfyre sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Arboleda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch but Blackfyre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Arboleda throws an elbow that misses.
Arboleda trying to land knees to the body.

Blackfyre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Blackfyre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Arboleda, pushing him back against the ropes.
Blackfyre is looking to break free of the clinch but Arboleda has double underhooks.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blackfyre.
Blackfyre trying to land knees to the body.
Arboleda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blackfyre avoids it.

Blackfyre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arboleda fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Blackfyre both land. Nice combination.
Arboleda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Blackfyre moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackfyre fails to land with a series of punches.
Arboleda throws a body punch but Blackfyre moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Blackfyre tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arboleda doesn't manage to clinch there - Blackfyre circles away.
Blackfyre misses the shot to the body.
Arboleda tries to clinch up but Blackfyre circles away and keeps his distance.

Blackfyre has managed to clinch.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow.
Arboleda trying to land knees to the body.
Blackfyre misses with a knee strike.
Arboleda wants to stall.
Arboleda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Blackfyre avoids the damage to the body.
Blackfyre managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daemon Blackfyre showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blackfyre 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 48:47
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 46:49
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 48:47

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