PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arto Bambang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keeping Promises (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bambang's entrance music is Suicidal Tendencies - Nobody Hears. A fine choice. Promises has chosen MegaDeth - Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bambang
vs
Promises

177 cm
37
212 lbs
28 - 24 - 0

185 cm
29
212 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arto Bambang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keeping Promises!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Promises misses with a wild body shot.
Bambang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Promises sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bambang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Promises.
Promises ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Promises flicks out a counter leg kick but Bambang steps away.
Bambang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Promises moves away.
Arto Bambang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Promises scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bambang doesn't seem bothered though.
Bambang punishes Promises's body with a nice straight punch.
Bambang misses with a straight left.
Promises walks into a left hand.
Bambang throws a right and a left that Promises avoids nicely.
Promises slips a jab from Bambang.
A shot to the liver by Promises. Beautiful body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Promises. That's going to slow Bambang down.
Bambang lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bambang takes a swing at Promises's ribcage but misses.
Promises let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Promises looks to score with a jab to the body but Bambang is just out of range.
Promises attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Promises has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bambang lands the left hand.
Bambang 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bambang scores with a nice right hand.
Promises ducks under a wild hook from Bambang.
Bambang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Promises has time to react.
Bambang tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bambang looks to land a right hand but Promises moved out of range.
Promises showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bambang.
Promises uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bambang.
Promises moves out of range as Bambang strikes.
Promises takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Promises moves away from the strike by Bambang.
Promises throws a nice inside leg kick.
Promises just misses with a punch to the body.
Promises is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bambang rather than just go for the knockout.
Bambang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Promises.
Promises scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Promises lands a nice hook to Bambang's body. Bambang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bambang slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Promises lands a body shot.
Bambang fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Promises looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bambang tries to bum rush Promises with a series of wild strikes but Promises uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bambang throws a hook but Promises blocks it.
Bambang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Promises motions for Bambang to come forward. Promises throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Promises shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Bambang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bambang throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Promises misses.
Bambang misses the shot to the body.
Bambang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bambang cracks Promises with a good jab.
Promises lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bambang's sensitive parts.
Bambang misses with a body shot.
Bambang misses with a body shot.
Bambang lands the left hand.
A swing and a miss from Bambang.
Promises appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bambang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bambang will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A left and a right from Bambang both land. Nice combination.
Bambang throws a body shot but no joy.
And Promises responds with a good body kick, but Bambang manages to step out the way in time.
Bambang tests Promises's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bambang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Promises blocks a jab.
Bambang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Promises raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bambang throws a lazy uppercut
and Promises counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bambang thinking.
Bambang tries to clinch but Promises is having none of it.
Promises misses with an uppercut.
Promises avoids the body shot from Bambang.
Bambang looks to score with a jab to the body but Promises is just out of range.
Promises tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bambang was well out of range. Poor timing from Promises.
Bambang walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Promises works Bambang's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bambang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bambang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Bambang has closed the distance and engaged Promises in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bambang.

Bambang breaks from the clinch.
Bambang throws a looping overhand right but Promises ducks down to avoid it.
Promises staying out of range there.
Bambang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Promises has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bambang.
Promises throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Bambang.
Promises appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Promises misses with a leg kick
and Bambang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bambang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Promises paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bambang misses with a wild body shot.
Promises fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bambang looks to land a right hand but Promises moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Promises lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bambang with a nice cross.
Bambang moves out of range as Promises throws a body kick.
Bambang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Promises can do to turn this around?
Bambang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Promises sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Promises takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bambang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bambang works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bambang throws a body shot but no joy.
Bambang misses with a looping left.
Bambang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Promises.
Bambang throws a looping overhand right but Promises ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bambang catches Promises with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Promises uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bambang.
Bambang misses with a wild body shot.
Promises keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Promises throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Promises throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Promises dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Promises's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bambang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Promises scrambles back to his feet.
Promises is looking to chop away at Bambang's legs.
Promises displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bambang throws out the jab.
A shot to the body from Bambang misses
and Promises counters with a stiff right hand.
Promises misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bambang.
Promises on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bambang misses with a series of wild punches.
Bambang misses with a straight right.
Promises connects with a body shot.
Bambang misses with a wild body shot.
Promises shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bambang throws the left hand but Promises avoids the punch easily.
Bambang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bambang takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bambang fails to land with a series of punches.
Bambang misses with a body shot.
Promises appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Promises misses with an uppercut
and Bambang counters with a stiff right hand.
Bambang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Promises blocks the body kick.
Bambang lands with a hook. Promises tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bambang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Promises.
Promises blocks a jab.
Arto Bambang is winning the standup battle so far.
Bambang connects with a single shot there.
Bambang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Promises fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bambang avoids the body shot from Promises.
Promises throws a body shot but no joy.
Bambang misses with a looping left.
Bambang throws a jab when Promises was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Promises takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bambang throws a lazy uppercut
and Promises counters with a right hand to the body.
Bambang misses with an uppercut.
Bambang throws a series of punches but Promises moves out of range.
Promises jabs Bambang right on the nose. Bambang blinks but takes it well.
Promises's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bambang under the eye.
Promises throws a leg kick but Bambang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Bambang misses its target.
Promises throws a leg kick which misses Bambang's front leg but catches the back leg as Bambang tries to avoid it.
Bambang connects with a looping right hand.
Promises lands a head shot.
Promises misses with a low kick.
Promises swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bambang just misses with a punch to the body.
Bambang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Promises.
It seemed like Promises was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bambang misses with a left hand
and Promises connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bambang cracks a nice hook into Promises's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bambang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Promises throws a hook but Bambang avoids it easily.
Promises has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Promises takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Keeping Promises has been cut.
Promises gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bambang.
Bambang misses with a wild body shot.
Promises tries a quick counter leg kick but Bambang is wise to it.
Bambang looks to score with a jab to the body but Promises is just out of range.
Bambang throws a hook but Promises avoids it easily.
Promises has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bambang takes a swing at Promises's ribcage but misses.
Promises lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Promises defending well as Bambang loads up on a big left hand.
Bambang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Promises.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bambang checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bambang scores with a nice strike.
Promises stuns Bambang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Promises wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arto Bambang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Keeping Promises's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Promises avoids the body shot from Bambang.
A jab from Bambang misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Promises misses.
Promises bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Promises uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bambang.
Bambang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bambang throws a jab when Promises was well out of range.
Promises misses with a kick to the body.
Bambang misses with a looping right.
Bambang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bambang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bambang wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Promises wants to land a leg kick but Bambang is out of range.
Bambang appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bambang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Promises defending well as Bambang loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bambang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Promises swings for the body but Bambang moves out of range.
Bambang throws a one two combo.
Promises moves out of range as Bambang strikes.
Bambang throws a looping overhand right but Promises ducks down to avoid it.
Donk. Promises catches Bambang right on the button with a cross.
Promises steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bambang.
Bambang misses with a lunging right hand
and Promises counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Promises has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bambang finds it's way round the side to connect with Promises's head.
Bambang takes a swing at Promises's ribcage but misses.
Promises connects with a body shot that sends Bambang's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bambang lands with a hook. Promises tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bambang is looking to clinch but Promises is avoiding it.
A good leg kick by Promises.
Promises avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bambang tries to clinch up.
Bambang throws a lazy right hand but Promises sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bambang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Promises throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bambang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bambang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bambang throws out a loose jab but Promises uses good head movement to avoid it.
Promises throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Promises there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Promises moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bambang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Promises misses with a body shot.
Promises throws a shot to the body.
Bambang checks a low kick from Promises.
Promises fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bambang.
Bambang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Promises manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bambang tries to clinch there but Promises circles away.
Bambang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Promises avoids the body shot from Bambang.
Promises misses with a low kick.
Bambang throws a hook to the side of Promises's head but Promises sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Promises throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Promises avoids the body shot from Bambang.
Bambang misses the jab.
Promises throws a low kick but Bambang avoids it.
Bambang looks to land a body kick but Promises moved away.
Promises throws a hook but Bambang blocks it.
Promises throws out a loose jab but Bambang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bambang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bambang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Promises looks to score with a jab to the body but Bambang is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Promises bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bambang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bambang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Arto Bambang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bambang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bambang misses with a hook.
Promises tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bambang was well out of range. Poor timing from Promises.
Bambang lands a body shot.
Promises misses with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bambang, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bambang throws a body punch but Promises moves out of range.
Promises avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Promises has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Promises there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bambang is looking to clinch but Promises is avoiding it.
Promises getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Keeping Promises has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bambang throws a one two combo.

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 Arto Bambang.
Well Bambang 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

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