PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arto Bambang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kisame Hoshigaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bambang might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Suicidal Tendencies - Nobody Hears. Hoshigaki has chosen HMMM! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bambang
vs
Hoshigaki

177 cm
38
212 lbs
29 - 26 - 0

190 cm
27
201 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Instinct

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 29 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arto Bambang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kisame Hoshigaki!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bambang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Arto Bambang has been cut.
Hoshigaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bambang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoshigaki misses the target.
Bambang just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoshigaki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bambang keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoshigaki is looking to chop away at Bambang's legs.
Bambang throws a looping overhand right but Hoshigaki ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Hoshigaki.
Bambang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Both fighters circling a little - Hoshigaki finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hoshigaki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hoshigaki tried to score with a low kick but Bambang checks it.
Hoshigaki is looking to land body kicks.
Hoshigaki thumps Bambang with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bambang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoshigaki moves away.
Bambang jabs Hoshigaki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Bambang.
Hoshigaki tried to score with a low kick but Bambang checks it.
Hoshigaki throws a low kick but Bambang moves out of range easily.
Bambang on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshigaki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bambang if he has to take too many more of those.

Bambang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bambang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bambang leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bambang takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hoshigaki stalling in the clinch.

Bambang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bambang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bambang swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hoshigaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Bambang closes the distance and clinches.
Hoshigaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoshigaki is leaning against Bambang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hoshigaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoshigaki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hoshigaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Bambang avoids the damage to the body.
Hoshigaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bambang's defenses.
Bambang avoids the elbow strike from Hoshigaki, against the cage.
Bambang is struggling to control the position.
Bambang scores with a shot to the side of Hoshigaki's head.
Bambang swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoshigaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bambang.
Hoshigaki working Bambang over with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoshigaki.
Bambang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bambang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bambang pushes Hoshigaki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bambang is trying to maintain a safe position but Hoshigaki gets an underhook and turns Bambang into the cage.
Hoshigaki prevents a body shot from Bambang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bambang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoshigaki tries to throw a body punch but Bambang avoids it by throwing Hoshigaki back against the cage.
Bambang has Hoshigaki pressed against the cage.
Bambang has a couple of punches blocked by Hoshigaki.
Bambang takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bambang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hoshigaki is keeping busy.
Hoshigaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bambang's efforts to push away.
Hoshigaki lands an elbow just above Bambang 's eye.
Hoshigaki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hoshigaki avoids the elbow strike from Bambang, against the cage.
Bambang misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoshigaki gets through Bambang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hoshigaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bambang misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshigaki lands a nice knee to the body.
The referee calls for Hoshigaki to work.
Hoshigaki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bambang slowing the pace effectively.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hoshigaki obliges.
Bambang is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoshigaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bambang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bambang is trying to stall.
Hoshigaki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bambang in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hoshigaki lands a shoulder strike.
Hoshigaki slows down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bambang up against the cage.
Come on Bambang - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kisame Hoshigaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arto Bambang's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hoshigaki fakes the leg kick and cracks Bambang in the body.
Hoshigaki misses with a body kick.
Bambang misses with a straight right.
Bambang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hoshigaki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoshigaki is looking to clinch.
Bambang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoshigaki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bambang is looking to wear down Hoshigaki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hoshigaki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bambang is able to avoid easily.
Bambang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hoshigaki slips under a jab from Bambang.
Hoshigaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Bambang circles away.
Bambang tries to move into range but Hoshigaki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoshigaki ducks under a wild hook from Bambang.
Hoshigaki is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bambang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoshigaki moves away.
Hoshigaki lands with a hook. Bambang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Arto Bambang's cut is getting worse.
Kisame Hoshigaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Hoshigaki closes the distance and clinches.
Hoshigaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoshigaki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoshigaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshigaki avoiding damage.
Hoshigaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bambang's defenses.
Hoshigaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Bambang backwards.
Bambang misses with a punch on the inside.
Bambang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoshigaki blocking some punches.
Bambang wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bambang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bambang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bambang misses with a body punch.
Hoshigaki cracks Bambang with a nice body shot.
Bambang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoshigaki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hoshigaki blocks an uppercut.
Hoshigaki stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hoshigaki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bambang takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bambang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hoshigaki lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Bambang.
Bambang looking to stall.
Hoshigaki crunches a lovely knee into Bambang's ribcage.
Bambang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoshigaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hoshigaki looking to slow down the pace here.
Hoshigaki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hoshigaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hoshigaki lands a damaging elbow.
Hoshigaki misses with an elbow strike.
Hoshigaki tries a body shot but Bambang blocks it.
Bambang misses with a punch to the body.
Hoshigaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hoshigaki being controlled against the cage.
Hoshigaki misses with a punch to the body.
Hoshigaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bambang's efforts to push away.
Bambang misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hoshigaki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hoshigaki blocks a body shot from Bambang.
A short right from Hoshigaki on the inside.
Hoshigaki letting Bambang take a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Hoshigaki.
Bambang is trying to maintain a safe position but Hoshigaki gets an underhook and turns Bambang into the cage.
Bambang slowing the pace effectively.
Hoshigaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hoshigaki crunches a lovely knee into Bambang's ribcage.
Hoshigaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bambang's defenses.

Arto Bambang's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hoshigaki landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bambang misses with the head strike.
Kisame Hoshigaki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bambang misses with a punch to the body.
Hoshigaki leaning against his opponent.
Hoshigaki lands an elbow just above Bambang 's eye.
Bambang has a couple of punches blocked by Hoshigaki.
Bambang misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoshigaki scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bambang is trying to maintain a safe position but Hoshigaki gets an underhook and turns Bambang into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kisame Hoshigaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arto Bambang's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hoshigaki tries to clinch up.
Nice cross by Hoshigaki.
Nice cross by Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Bambang rushes Hoshigaki and presses him up against the cage.
Bambang working hard to break the clinch.
Bambang misses with some punches.
Hoshigaki blocking some punches.
Bambang takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hoshigaki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hoshigaki stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoshigaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bambang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoshigaki scores with a shoulder strike.
Hoshigaki scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hoshigaki.

Jeez, Arto Bambang's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hoshigaki lands an elbow inside that Bambang shrugs off.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arto Bambang's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kisame Hoshigaki!
Kisame Hoshigaki really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Instinct logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.