PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Humberto Manuel Arboleda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eobard Thawne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Arboleda might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ASTAROTH - GUERRA DE METAL. Thawne is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bodies - Drowning Pool. Eobard Thawne told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Manuel Arboleda
vs
Thawne

165 cm
34
158 lbs
21 - 20 - 1

184 cm
24
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

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Cardio machine

Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Dauntless

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humberto Manuel Arboleda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eobard Thawne!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Arboleda takes the fight into the clinch.
Thawne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arboleda's elbow.
Arboleda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Arboleda tries to stall but Thawne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Arboleda lands a knee to the body.
Thawne crunches a lovely knee into Arboleda's ribcage.
Thawne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thawne tries to break the clinch but Arboleda is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arboleda.
Thawne digs a right hand underneath Arboleda's ribcage. Arboleda let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thawne missing with knees to the body.
Arboleda lands a shot to the body.
Thawne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arboleda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thawne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arboleda lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Thawne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thawne missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thawne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Arboleda's face.

It looks like Humberto Manuel Arboleda has been cut.
Arboleda throws an elbow but it misses.
Thawne with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thawne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thawne pushes Arboleda back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Arboleda scores a nice knee to the body.
Thawne misses with a knee to the head.
Thawne lands a left hand.
Arboleda crunches a lovely knee into Thawne's ribcage.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thawne.
Arboleda cracks Thawne with a nice body shot.
Arboleda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thawne is defending well for now.
Thawne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thawne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arboleda blocks it with crossed arms.
Thawne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thawne takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Eobard Thawne has been cut.
Arboleda managing to block the knees to the body from Thawne.
Arboleda scores with a shot to the side of Thawne's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thawne misses with a knee strike.
Thawne struggles to land a body shot inside as Arboleda controls his hands.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the head but Thawne blocks with his arms.
Arboleda controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thawne tries to land knees in the clinch but Arboleda avoids the damage to the body.
Thawne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thawne misses with a punch to the body.

Thawne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arboleda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thawne.

Arboleda rushes Thawne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thawne avoids it.
Arboleda looking to slow down the pace here.
Arboleda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thawne's elbow.
Thawne landing knees to the body.
Arboleda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Arboleda stalling in the clinch.
Thawne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arboleda creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thawne lands a nice knee to the body.
Thawne dodges an elbow strike from Arboleda.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda throws an elbow but it misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arboleda.

Thawne breaks the clinch.
Thawne 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.
Thawne connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thawne takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thawne throws an overhand right that lands on Arboleda's shoulder, as Arboleda tries to avoid the shot.
Thawne cracks Arboleda with an open hand slap.
Jab from Thawne.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Arboleda is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Arboleda has managed to clinch.
Arboleda taking a breather.
Arboleda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thawne missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Arboleda.
Thawne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Thawne.
Arboleda misses with a knee strike.
Thawne lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arboleda avoiding damage as Thawne throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thawne lands a nice elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Arboleda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arboleda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thawne is defending well for now.
Thawne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Thawne manages to break the clinch.
Thawne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Thawne moves out of range.
Arboleda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thawne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Thawne is having none of it.
It seemed like Thawne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thawne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arboleda.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Thawne moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thawne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thawne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arboleda slips under a jab from Thawne.
Arboleda wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eobard Thawne will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Arboleda is looking to land body kicks.
Arboleda checks the leg kick nicely there.
Arboleda moves in looking to clinch but Thawne pushes him off.
Thawne misses with a kick to the body.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thawne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thawne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arboleda under the eye.
Thawne missing with a left hand there. Arboleda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thawne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Arboleda wants to clinch up but Thawne keeps it at a distance.
Arboleda lands a head kick!
Thawne is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Arboleda tries to clinch up but Thawne circles away and keeps his distance.
Thawne let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Thawne gets tackled into the cage by Arboleda. Arboleda maintains the clinch.
Thawne avoiding damage as Arboleda throws knees to the body.
Thawne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thawne tries a knee to the head but Arboleda blocks it.

Thawne manages to break the clinch.
Thawne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arboleda doesn't seem bothered though.
Arboleda wants to clinch up but Thawne keeps it at a distance.
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!
A jab from Thawne misses.
Thawne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice cross by Thawne.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thawne misses with a looping right.
Thawne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thawne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thawne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arboleda is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thawne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thawne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thawne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thawne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thawne throws a hook to the side of Arboleda's head but Arboleda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thawne swings widly with a right hand

and Arboleda counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Thawne is trying to break the clinch but Arboleda is controlling him.
Arboleda misses with a body punch.
Arboleda stalling in the clinch but Thawne improves position.
Thawne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thawne has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Arboleda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thawne scores with a knee to the head.
Thawne takes an elbow to the temple.

Thawne manages to break the clinch.
Eobard Thawne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thawne misses with a body shot.
Arboleda tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thawne throws an overhand right that lands on Arboleda's shoulder, as Arboleda tries to avoid the shot.
Thawne swings for the body but Arboleda moves out of range.
Arboleda doesn't manage to clinch there - Thawne circles away.
Thawne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thawne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thawne throws a body punch but Arboleda moves out of range.
Good exchange - Thawne coming out on top.
Thawne misses with a hook. Arboleda ducked under it nicely.
Arboleda moves in looking to clinch but Thawne pushes him off.
Thawne throws a leg kick
and Arboleda counters with a nice kick to the body.
Thawne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arboleda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thawne.
Thawne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thawne moves out of range of the body kick.
Thawne swats away the attempt to clinch by Arboleda.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thawne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thawne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arboleda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thawne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arboleda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thawne.

Arboleda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thawne tries to break the clinch but Arboleda is controlling the position.
Thawne lands a body punch in the clinch.
Arboleda throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thawne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Arboleda scores with a knee to the head.
Arboleda managing to block the knees to the body from Thawne.
Thawne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Thawne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arboleda lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Arboleda forces Thawne back against the cage and clinches.

Thawne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thawne swats away the attempt to clinch by Arboleda.
The fighters circling - Thawne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Thawne backs away, Arboleda returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Arboleda wants to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Thawne. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Thawne.
Thawne swats away the attempt to clinch by Arboleda.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arboleda is looking to clinch.
Thawne throws a hook to the side of Arboleda's head but Arboleda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arboleda swings for the body but Thawne moves out of range.
Arboleda throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thawne misses with a low kick.
Arboleda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arboleda throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thawne.
A big right from Thawne misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thawne.
Arboleda tries to clinch up but Thawne circles away and keeps his distance.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch but Thawne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arboleda is looking to clinch.
Thawne tries a quick counter leg kick but Arboleda is wise to it.
Thawne throws a lazy right hand but Arboleda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thawne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Arboleda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thawne throws an overhand right that lands on Arboleda's shoulder, as Arboleda tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eobard Thawne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Arboleda rushes Thawne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thawne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Arboleda is trying to stall.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Arboleda trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Arboleda throws an elbow but misses.
Thawne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Arboleda looking to throw knees to the head but Thawne is blocking nicely.
Arboleda missing with knees to the body.

Thawne breaks the clinch.
Thawne throws a jab when Arboleda was well out of range.
Arboleda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thawne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arboleda is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Thawne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch but Thawne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thawne misses the jab.
Arboleda tries to clinch there but Thawne circles away.
Arboleda closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Thawne to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda ducks under a wild hook from Thawne.
Thawne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arboleda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arboleda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thawne swats away the attempt to clinch by Arboleda.
Arboleda slips under a jab.
Arboleda blocks a head kick by Thawne.

Arboleda has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arboleda.
Thawne blocks the elbow strike.
Thawne is trying to break the clinch but Arboleda has him pressed against the cage.

Thawne breaks from the clinch.
Thawne lands a lovely overhand right.
Arboleda fails in his attempt to clinch.

Arboleda clinches up against the cage.
Arboleda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thawne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arboleda lands a body punch.
Thawne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Arboleda missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda pushes off an throws an elbow but Thawne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thawne lands a left hand.
A knee to the head by Arboleda.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Thawne avoids the damage to the body.
Thawne is trying to push Arboleda away but Arboleda has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Thawne breaks the clinch.
Arboleda doesn't manage to clinch there - Thawne circles away.
Thawne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thawne throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thawne's corner calls for a 1-2. Thawne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Arboleda connects with a solid leg kick.
Thawne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch but Thawne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thawne misses with a looping left.
Thawne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Thawne moves out of range.
Arboleda has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thawne throws a jab but it's blocked by Arboleda.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch but Thawne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arboleda moves out of range of the strikes.
Thawne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Arboleda scores with a kick to the body.
Thawne looks to land a left hand but Arboleda moved out of range nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Arboleda checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thawne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arboleda.
Arboleda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thawne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arboleda tries to clinch up but Thawne circles away and keeps his distance.
Arboleda is looking to clinch but Thawne is avoiding it.
Thawne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thawne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thawne looks to land a right hand but Arboleda moved out of range.
Thawne throws a jab but it's blocked by Arboleda.
Thawne misses with a hook. Arboleda ducked under it nicely.
Arboleda slips a jab from Thawne.
Arboleda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thawne! But no joy.
Arboleda takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Arboleda doesn't manage to clinch there - Thawne circles away.
Eobard Thawne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda ducks under a wild hook from Thawne.
Arboleda is looking to counter the offense by Thawne and move into the clinch.
Thawne uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Arboleda has time to react.
Arboleda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thawne getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arboleda tries to clinch up.
Arboleda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arboleda checks the leg kick nicely there.
Arboleda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thawne.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arboleda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thawne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thawne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thawne takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Arboleda looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Arboleda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arboleda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thawne connects with a jab.
Arboleda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arboleda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eobard Thawne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thawne winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eobard Thawne!
Our winner, Eobard Thawne, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.