PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Hardman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huberto Arnaboldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Hardman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hardman
vs
Arnaboldi

191 cm
32
273 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

204 cm
27
296 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Hardman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huberto Arnaboldi !
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arnaboldi thumps Hardman with a low kick.
Hardman throws a good cross that connects.
Arnaboldi throws a right and a left that Hardman avoids nicely.
Arnaboldi fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardman looks to land a right hand but Arnaboldi moved out of range.
Arnaboldi fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arnaboldi .
Hardman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hardman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Arnaboldi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hardman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Arnaboldi looks to land a right hand but Hardman moved out of range.
Hardman misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by Arnaboldi .
Arnaboldi scores with a hook.
Arnaboldi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arnaboldi slips a jab from Hardman.
Arnaboldi throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arnaboldi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hardman. That's going to slow Arnaboldi down.
Hardman avoids the body shot from Arnaboldi .
Arnaboldi slips under a jab.
Hardman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arnaboldi moves away.
Arnaboldi throws a body shot but no joy.
Arnaboldi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hardman backs up against the cage.

It looks like Bruce Hardman has been cut.
Hardman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hardman misses with a combination
enabling Arnaboldi to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardman moves away from the strike by Arnaboldi .
Hardman is looking to counter punch.
Hardman throws a shot from downtown. Arnaboldi moves away and avoids it.
Arnaboldi slips a jab from Hardman.
Arnaboldi unleashes a big counter combination but Hardman bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Arnaboldi scores with the left hand. Hardman knows he should have avoided that one.
Huberto Arnaboldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardman blocks a jab.
Hardman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hardman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Arnaboldi s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like Huberto Arnaboldi has been cut.
Arnaboldi dodges the punch combination from Hardman.
Arnaboldi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Arnaboldi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hardman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arnaboldi .
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arnaboldi , right into the meat.
Hardman tries to work over Arnaboldi 's front leg with a kick but Arnaboldi checks it.
Hardman throws a head kick that misses.
Hardman avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Arnaboldi misses.
Hardman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardman drops his hands momentarily and Arnaboldi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hardman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arnaboldi .
Hardman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arnaboldi .
Arnaboldi misses the shot to the body.
Arnaboldi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hardman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Arnaboldi ducks under a wild hook from Hardman.
Hardman cracks Arnaboldi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Arnaboldi misses with a wild combination.
Hardman seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Oooooh!!! Hardman has knocked Arnaboldi down with a huge combo! Hardman steps away and waves a wobbly Arnaboldi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardman throws the left hand but Arnaboldi avoids the punch easily.
Hardman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Arnaboldi looks to throw the jab but Hardman is out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Arnaboldi .
Arnaboldi slips a jab from Hardman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Arnaboldi eats them both and turns towards Hardman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That has opened up Huberto Arnaboldi 's cut even more.
Arnaboldi punishes Hardman's body with a nice straight punch.
Hardman is breathing heavily.
Hardman throws a poor cross that misses
and Arnaboldi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arnaboldi tries to clinch but Hardman is having none of it.
Arnaboldi scores with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arnaboldi , right into the meat.
Hardman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Arnaboldi scores with a sloppy right hand. Hardman should have avoided that one.
A combination from Hardman does no damage.
Arnaboldi avoids the body shot from Hardman.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arnaboldi throws a right hand that Hardman ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardman also avoids with ease.
Hardman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arnaboldi manages to avoid it.
Arnaboldi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huberto Arnaboldi dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Arnaboldi drops Hardman with a beautiful combination! Hardman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Arnaboldi is looking for the KO!
Hardman misses with a shot to the body
and Arnaboldi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arnaboldi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Arnaboldi lands a big right hand that sends Hardman crashing to the mat! Arnaboldi stays standing though and waves Hardman back to his feet!

Hardman is rocked!
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!
Hardman glances at the clock... BAM! Arnaboldi nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Hardman crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Hardman is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Huberto Arnaboldi !