PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sami Vatanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huberto Arnaboldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vatanen comes to the cage accompanied by Kalmah - Heros to Us. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Vatanen
vs
Arnaboldi

200 cm
25
291 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

204 cm
28
296 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sami Vatanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huberto Arnaboldi !
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Arnaboldi .
Arnaboldi misses with a few strikes there.
Vatanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arnaboldi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vatanen.
Vatanen moves out of range as Arnaboldi strikes.
Vatanen is looking to counter punch.
A cross from Arnaboldi lands.
Vatanen 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.
Arnaboldi connects with a jab.

It looks like Sami Vatanen has been cut.
Vatanen slips a jab and a cross from Arnaboldi .
Vatanen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vatanen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Vatanen tries to keep at a distance but Arnaboldi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arnaboldi throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vatanen blocking some punches.
Arnaboldi working aggressively here.
Arnaboldi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vatanen is trying to break the clinch but Arnaboldi has him pressed against the cage.
Arnaboldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arnaboldi 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

It looks like Huberto Arnaboldi has been cut.
Vatanen is trying to break the clinch but Arnaboldi is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnaboldi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short left from Vatanen.
Vatanen pushes Arnaboldi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arnaboldi working aggressively here.

Vatanen manages to break the clinch.
Vatanen connects with a looping right hand.
Vatanen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Arnaboldi has time to react.
Arnaboldi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arnaboldi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vatanen throws a body shot but no joy.
Vatanen throws a lazy right hand but Arnaboldi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vatanen swings for the body but Arnaboldi moves out of range.
Arnaboldi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Arnaboldi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vatanen.
Nice jab there from Arnaboldi .
Vatanen misses with a looping right.
A shot to the body from Vatanen misses
and Arnaboldi counters with a nice uppercut.

Sami Vatanen's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vatanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arnaboldi moves away.
Vatanen misses with a body shot
enabling Arnaboldi to counter with a crisp jab.
A lazy left from Vatanen finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnaboldi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vatanen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arnaboldi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arnaboldi takes a jab right on the kisser.

That has opened up Huberto Arnaboldi 's cut even more.
Vatanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arnaboldi .
Arnaboldi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vatanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vatanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arnaboldi moves away.
Vatanen jabs at Arnaboldi 's body.
Vatanen misses with a body shot
and Vatanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Sami Vatanen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Arnaboldi is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Vatanen hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Huberto Arnaboldi !
The defeated Sami Vatanen had this to say: 'Did u fart? or is that ur breath?'.