PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Little Vidonic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Manuel Arboleda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arboleda has chosen ASTAROTH - GUERRA DE METAL as his entrance music. Humberto Manuel Arboleda acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Vidonic
vs
Manuel Arboleda

167 cm
26
145 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

165 cm
36
158 lbs
25 - 22 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Little Vidonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humberto Manuel Arboleda!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arboleda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vidonic throws out the jab.
Arboleda checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Arboleda slips under a jab.
Arboleda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arboleda tries to clinch up but Vidonic circles away and keeps his distance.

Arboleda moves into the clinch.
Vidonic tries to land knees in the clinch but Arboleda avoids the damage to the body.
Vidonic takes an elbow to the temple.
Our sources have told us that Vidonic has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Arboleda trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Vidonic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arboleda's brow.
Vidonic managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.

Vidonic manages to break the clinch.

Arboleda takes the fight into the clinch.
Vidonic missing with knees to the body.
Vidonic can't find room to land a body shot as Arboleda controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vidonic is trying to break the clinch but Arboleda has him pressed against the ropes.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Vidonic avoids the damage to the body.
Vidonic is leaning against Arboleda and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vidonic is trying to break the clinch but Arboleda has him pressed against the ropes.
Vidonic throws a head punch that misses.
Vidonic blocks an elbow strike.
Vidonic lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda managing to block the knees to the body from Vidonic.
Vidonic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vidonic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vidonic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arboleda backwards.

Vidonic breaks the clinch.

Arboleda has managed to clinch.
Vidonic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arboleda blocks an uppercut.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vidonic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Vidonic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arboleda ducks under a wild hook from Vidonic.

Arboleda closes the distance and clinches.
Arboleda tries to work over Vidonic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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.
Vidonic lands a hook that snaps the head of Arboleda backwards.
Vidonic wants to break free but Arboleda has control.
Arboleda avoids a wild elbow strike from Vidonic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arboleda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vidonic takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Little Vidonic has been cut.
Vidonic scores a nice knee to the body.
Arboleda managing to block the knees to the body from Vidonic.
Vidonic tries to break the clinch but Arboleda is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda lands an elbow inside.

Vidonic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arboleda blocks the body kick.
Vidonic tries to work over Arboleda's front leg with a kick but Arboleda checks it.
Arboleda fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vidonic.
Vidonic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arboleda.
Arboleda thows a body kick. Vidonic tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vidonic throws a big shot that misses.
Vidonic throws a head kick that misses.
Vidonic throws a hook but Arboleda avoids it easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vidonic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vidonic tries to circle away but Arboleda has him pinned against the ropes.
Arboleda keeps control of Vidonic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vidonic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arboleda backwards.

Vidonic breaks from the clinch.
Arboleda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vidonic throws out the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Arboleda.
Arboleda doesn't manage to clinch there - Vidonic circles away.
Vidonic blocks a head kick by Arboleda.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vidonic connects with a looping right hand.
Arboleda gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vidonic.
Vidonic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Arboleda is able to avoid easily.
Vidonic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Arboleda is out of range and Vidonic settles back down.
Arboleda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arboleda defending well as Vidonic loads up on a big left hand.
Arboleda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vidonic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vidonic keeps Arboleda at a distance using the push kick.
Arboleda is looking to clinch.
Arboleda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Arboleda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Vidonic.
Arboleda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vidonic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vidonic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arboleda takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Arboleda clinches up with Vidonic and pushes him back against the ropes.
Vidonic trying to land knees to the body.
Vidonic lands with a light punch inside.
Vidonic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vidonic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arboleda avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vidonic's face.
Vidonic tries to land knees in the clinch but Arboleda avoids the damage to the body.
Arboleda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vidonic or not.
Vidonic lands a nice knee to the body.
Vidonic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arboleda backwards.
Arboleda looking to stall.
Arboleda throws a knee to the head but misses.

Vidonic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Arboleda lands a knee to the body.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vidonic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vidonic misses with a hook to the ribs.

Vidonic manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Arboleda clinches.
Arboleda landing knees to the body.
Arboleda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vidonic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vidonic prevents a body shot from Arboleda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Little Vidonic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Little Vidonic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Vidonic keeps the fight on the outside.
Vidonic throws a jab but it's blocked by Arboleda.
Arboleda misses with a head kick.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Vidonic is having none of it.
Little Vidonic is winning the standup battle so far.
Vidonic misses with a body shot.
Arboleda takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vidonic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Arboleda wants to clinch.
Arboleda tries to move into range but Vidonic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Arboleda.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vidonic scoring well with a low kick there.
Arboleda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vidonic throws out the jab.
Vidonic throws a shot from downtown. Arboleda moves away and avoids it.
Arboleda staying out of range there.
Arboleda steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vidonic.
Arboleda 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.
Arboleda tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Vidonic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Vidonic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arboleda is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda is looking to clinch but Vidonic is avoiding it.
A big right from Vidonic misses.
Vidonic misses with a looping right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vidonic.
A jab lands there for Vidonic.
Vidonic misses with a looping left.

Arboleda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Arboleda lands a damaging elbow.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Vidonic here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Vidonic 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.
Arboleda misses with a knee to the head.

Vidonic breaks the clinch.
Arboleda slips a straight right by Vidonic.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Vidonic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Vidonic misses the target.
Vidonic misses with a low kick.
Arboleda scores with a decent looking hook.
Vidonic misses with a body kick.
Vidonic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arboleda under the eye.
A punch lands to the side of Arboleda 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vidonic misses the jab.
Arboleda goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vidonic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch but Vidonic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arboleda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arboleda tries to clinch up but Vidonic circles away and keeps his distance.
Vidonic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vidonic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arboleda can do to turn this around?
Arboleda throws a head kick that misses.
Arboleda tries to land a body kick
and Vidonic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arboleda connects with a leg kick. Vidonic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vidonic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arboleda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arboleda takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Vidonic avoids the head kick by Arboleda.
Vidonic lands with a kick to the ribs.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vidonic lands a body shot.
Good shot there by Vidonic.
Vidonic with a hook.
Arboleda throws a sloppy head kick and Vidonic moves out of range easily.
Arboleda tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arboleda blocks a jab.
Vidonic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arboleda flicks out a counter leg kick but Vidonic steps away.
Vidonic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Arboleda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vidonic throws a leg kick but Arboleda sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vidonic throws a sloppy head kick and Arboleda moves out of range easily.

Arboleda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vidonic working Arboleda over with knees to the body.
Vidonic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Arboleda missing with knees to the body.
Vidonic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Vidonic.
Vidonic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arboleda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow.
Vidonic trying to land knees to the body.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Vidonic avoids the damage to the body.
Arboleda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vidonic is defending well for now.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the head but Vidonic blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Vidonic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vidonic lands an elbow that stopped Arboleda in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Humberto Manuel Arboleda has been cut.
Vidonic pushes Arboleda back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vidonic misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice body punch from Arboleda.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda struggles to land a body shot inside as Vidonic controls his hands.

Vidonic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vidonic looks to land a left hand but Arboleda moved out of range nicely.
Vidonic throws a body punch but Arboleda moves out of range.

Arboleda gets a clinch.
Vidonic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Arboleda managing to block the knees to the body from Vidonic.
Vidonic 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.
Vidonic pushes Arboleda back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head.
Vidonic tries to throw a body punch but Arboleda avoids it by throwing Vidonic back against the ropes.
Vidonic wants to get back to striking at distance but Arboleda won't allow it.
Vidonic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Arboleda displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vidonic up against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arboleda stalling in the clinch but Vidonic improves position.
Arboleda scores a nice knee to the body.
Vidonic tries to work over Arboleda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Little Vidonic dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Vidonic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Arboleda with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vidonic to score with a decent uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Arboleda.

Arboleda clinches up with Vidonic and pushes him back against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vidonic.
Vidonic has had enough of the clinch but Arboleda keeps him there for the moment.
Arboleda lands an elbow that stopped Vidonic in his tracks for a moment.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vidonic misses with an elbow over the top.

Vidonic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arboleda.
Vidonic throws a big shot that misses.
Vidonic cracks Arboleda with a good jab.
No joy there for Arboleda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arboleda.

Arboleda clinches.
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!
Vidonic 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.

Vidonic breaks the clinch.
Vidonic keeps the fight on the outside.
Arboleda tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vidonic misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Arboleda has taken the fight to the clinch.
Arboleda lands an elbow inside that Vidonic shrugs off.
Arboleda is trying to stall.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Arboleda managing to block the knees to the body from Vidonic.
Vidonic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Vidonic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arboleda doesn't manage to clinch there - Vidonic circles away.
Vidonic misses with a looping right.
Vidonic wants to land a leg kick but Arboleda is out of range.
Arboleda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vidonic. Vidonic obviously looking to wear him down.

Arboleda closes the distance and clinches.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow.
Vidonic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vidonic is looking to break free of the clinch but Arboleda has double underhooks.
Arboleda prevents a body shot from Vidonic.
Vidonic wants to break free but Arboleda has control.
Vidonic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arboleda backwards.
Vidonic takes a knee to the side of the body.
Arboleda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Vidonic.
Arboleda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Vidonic manages to break the clinch.

Arboleda fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vidonic, pushing him back against the ropes.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Vidonic avoids the damage to the body.
Vidonic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arboleda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Vidonic breaks the clinch.
Vidonic throws a low kick, looking for Arboleda's leg but Arboleda calmly moves out of range.
Jab by Vidonic.
Arboleda tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Vidonic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vidonic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vidonic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Arboleda thuds his shin into the meat of Vidonic's side.
Vidonic misses with a leg kick.
Vidonic moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromArboleda.
Vidonic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arboleda's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Arboleda moves into the clinch successfully.
Arboleda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vidonic.
Vidonic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vidonic lands with a left to the head.
Arboleda tries to throw a body punch but Vidonic avoids it by throwing Arboleda back against the ropes.
Vidonic takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vidonic is looking to break free of the clinch but Arboleda has double underhooks.
Vidonic lands a damaging elbow.
Vidonic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arboleda takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vidonic blocks an elbow strike.
Arboleda misses with a knee to the head.
Vidonic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Arboleda takes an elbow to the forehead.

Vidonic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arboleda wants to clinch up but Vidonic keeps it at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vidonic as Arboleda tries to tie him up.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vidonic avoids it.
Vidonic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vidonic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vidonic lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vidonic working Arboleda over with knees to the body.
Vidonic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vidonic can't break the clinch.

Vidonic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arboleda tries a head kick but it misses.
Little Vidonic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vidonic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Arboleda. Arboleda circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed right hand from Vidonic misses the target.

Arboleda moves into the clinch.
Vidonic lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Arboleda on the inside.

Vidonic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Arboleda gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vidonic tries to break the clinch but Arboleda is controlling the position.
Vidonic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Arboleda lands with a short shot to the head.
Arboleda tries a body shot but Vidonic blocks it.

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 Little Vidonic.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vidonic, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Little Vidonic!