PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Atunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lapu Lapu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Atunes
vs
Lapu

185 cm
24
190 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

188 cm
26
195 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Lapu Lapu!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes looks to land a left hand but Lapu moved out of range nicely.
Nice cross by Atunes.
Lapu misses with a wild combination.
Lapu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lapu ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
Atunes wants to land a leg kick but Lapu is out of range.
Atunes throws a hook but Lapu avoids it easily.
We've been hearing reports that Atunes has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lapu just misses with a punch to the body.
Lapu scores with a hook to the body. Atunes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lapu digs a good body shot into Atunes's ribs.
Atunes throws a looping overhand right but Lapu ducks down to avoid it.
Atunes tried to score with a low kick but Lapu checks it.
Atunes misses with the combination.
Lapu wants to counter the offense by Atunes and move into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes slips a jab from Lapu.
Atunes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Atunes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Arturo Atunes has been cut.
Lapu misses with a right hand
enabling Atunes to counter with a crisp jab.
Lapu takes one on the button.
Atunes looks to land a body kick but Lapu moved away.
A swing and a miss from Lapu.
Lapu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Atunes to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Lapu Lapu has been cut.
Atunes jabs at Lapu's body.
Lapu slips under a jab from Atunes.
Atunes lands a jab to Lapu's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Lapu lands.
Lapu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A quick step to the side and Atunes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Atunes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lapu.
A slapping leg kick lands for Atunes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lapu misses with a hook.
Atunes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lapu has time to react.
Atunes misses with a kick to the body.

Atunes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Atunes wants to control from the top but Lapu keeps moving.
Atunes cracks Lapu with a solid left hand.
Atunes throwing strikes but missing.
Atunes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Atunes is looking to work some ground and pound but Lapu has wrist control.
Atunes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Atunes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Atunes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Atunes throws a big elbow that misses.
Atunes is in close to Lapu's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Lapu looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Atunes passes into side control.
Atunes laying and praying for a moment but Lapu takes advantage and regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lapu regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Atunes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Atunes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Atunes throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Atunes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Atunes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Atunes trying to control but Lapu is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arturo Atunes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Atunes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Atunes lands a body shot.
Atunes loads up on a big right hand but Lapu slips the punch.
Lapu moves forwards but Atunes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Atunes tries to work over Lapu's front leg with a kick but Lapu checks it.
Lapu tries to counter with a clinch but Atunes shakes him off and moves away.
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lapu's coach down at KAMOT-E 4.5* sparring gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lapu's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Atunes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice uppercut lands for Atunes. That snapped Lapu's head back.
Atunes scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lapu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Atunes's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Atunes. That's going to slow Lapu down.
Lapu motions for Atunes to come forward. Lapu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lapu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atunes.
Good shot there by Atunes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lapu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Atunes's sensitive parts.
Atunes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lapu.
Lapu wants to counter with a clinch but Atunes pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes tries to land a front kick but Lapu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Atunes throws a sloppy head kick and Lapu moves out of range easily.
Lapu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Atunes is out of range.
Atunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lapu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lapu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lapu misses with a body punch
and Atunes counters with a straight right hand.
Atunes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Atunes keeps the fight on the outside.
Lapu misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Atunes finds it's way through Lapu's defenses.
Lapu checks the leg kick.
Atunes misses with a leg kick.
Arturo Atunes is winning the standup battle so far.
Atunes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lapu. Lapu obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atunes misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Atunes.
Atunes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Atunes misses the target.
Atunes misses with a wild body shot.
Atunes avoids the body shot from Lapu.
Lapu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atunes manages to avoid it.
Lapu throws a leg kick which misses Atunes's front leg but catches the back leg as Atunes tries to avoid it.
Atunes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lapu at a distance.
Atunes 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.
Atunes lands a lovely overhand right.
Atunes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lapu in his tracks.
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Atunes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lapu Lapu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lapu throws a front kick aimed at Atunes's knee but Atunes avoids it well.
A solid body kick from Atunes.
Lapu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atunes.
Lapu misses with a combination
and Atunes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lapu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atunes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Atunes.
Lapu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Atunes misses with a few strikes there.
Atunes throws a jab when Lapu was well out of range.
Lapu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Atunes.
Lapu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Atunes circles away quickly and effectively.
Atunes sizes up Lapu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lapu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Atunes misses.
Atunes throws an overhand right that lands on Lapu's shoulder, as Lapu tries to avoid the shot.
Atunes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lapu can do to turn this around?
Lapu lands with a nice combination. Atunes backs away looking to recover.
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!
Lapu misses with a series of wild punches.
Atunes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lapu misses with a straight right.
Atunes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lapu wants to land a leg kick but Atunes is out of range.
Atunes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Atunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lapu.
Lapu is looking to chop away at Atunes's legs.
Atunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lapu Lapu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Atunes throws a body punch but Lapu moves out of range.
A big right from Atunes misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Atunes.
Atunes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arturo Atunes dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Atunes lands a nice shot that snaps Lapu's head back.
Lapu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lapu misses the shot to the body.
Lapu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lapu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Atunes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Atunes.
Atunes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lapu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lapu closes the distance but Atunes moves to the side
and Atunes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lapu slips a straight right by Atunes.
Atunes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lapu throws out the jab.
A combination from Lapu does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lapu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lapu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lapu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lapu misses with a wild combination.
Atunes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Atunes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lapu misses the jab.
Atunes looks for the body kick but Lapu saw that one coming.
Atunes moves away from the strike by Lapu.
Atunes thows a body kick. Lapu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Atunes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Atunes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Atunes throws a leg kick but Lapu sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes lands a really nice looking cross but Lapu seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Atunes. Those never looked like landing.
Lapu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Atunes rather than just go for the knockout.
Lapu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Atunes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lapu takes a step back to recover.
Lapu misses with a two punch combination.
Lapu cracks Atunes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lapu tries to land a leg kick but Atunes saw it coming and moves away.
Lapu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lapu.
Atunes throws a hook but Lapu blocks it.
Atunes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lapu.
As Lapu backs away, Atunes returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Atunes defending well as Lapu loads up on a big left hand.
Lapu misses with a double jab.
Lapu swings for the body but Atunes moves out of range.
Atunes throws a big counter combination but Lapu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lapu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Atunes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Atunes with a nice cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Atunes.
Atunes blocks a jab.
Lapu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Atunes misses with a looping left.
Lapu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Atunes.
Lapu scores with a sloppy right hand. Atunes should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Atunes.
Lapu wants to counter the offense by Atunes and move into the clinch position.
Lapu throws a hook but Atunes blocks it.
Atunes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Atunes misses with a hook.
Atunes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lapu in his tracks.
Lapu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Atunes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lapu throws a hook but Atunes blocks it.
Lapu Lapu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes throws a jab when Lapu was well out of range.
Atunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lapu.
Atunes throws a lazy right hand but Lapu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lapu wants to counter with a clinch but Atunes pushes him away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lapu swinging wildly here.
Atunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Atunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lapu.
Atunes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Atunes throws a right and a left that Lapu avoids nicely.
Lapu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lapu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Atunes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Atunes dips to his left and cracks Lapu with an uppercut!

And that's the end of the fight!
Arturo Atunes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Atunes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturo Atunes!
Arturo Atunes took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Great to be here, love Amsterdam's ladies, thanks to everyone.'.