PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benedict Arnold (ranked 2735 p4p, 309 weight class) and Junior Borg (ranked 2643 p4p, 297 weight class). Borg is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Don't Borg Out. Junior Borg struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Arnold
vs
Borg

187 cm
38
188 lbs
26 - 16 - 2

169 cm
39
203 lbs
29 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benedict Arnold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Junior Borg!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arnold wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Borg! But no joy.
Arnold avoids the head kick by Borg.
Arnold wants to slow Borg down by chopping away at his legs.

Arnold closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Borg breaks the clinch.
Arnold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borg.
Arnold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Borg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arnold lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Borg's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Arnold connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Borg scrambles back to his feet.
Arnold tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Borg is able to avoid easily.
Borg raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Arnold clinches with his opponent.
Arnold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Borg breaks the clinch.

Arnold darts in and clinches Borg up against the cage.

Borg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Borg misses with an uppercut
and Arnold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Arnold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and Borg releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold misses the shot to the body.
Borg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Borg has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Borg throws a head kick that misses.
Arnold doesn't manage to clinch there - Borg circles away.
Borg ducks under a wild hook from Arnold.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arnold.
Arnold gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Arnold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Borg! But no joy.
Arnold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arnold throws a jab when Borg was well out of range.
Borg scores with a jab to the body.

Borg instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Arnold.
Borg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arnold lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arnold prevents Borg from breaking the clinch.

Borg manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Borg.
Borg throws out a loose jab but Arnold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borg takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Arnold fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arnold avoids the head kick by Borg.
An attempted straight right counter from Arnold misses the target.
Nice body kick from Arnold.
Arnold with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Arnold takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Borg looks to land a left hand but Arnold moved out of range nicely.

Arnold closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Arnold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borg's elbow.
Arnold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borg's elbow.

Borg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arnold doesn't manage to clinch there - Borg circles away.
Borg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Borg listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borg wants to clinch but Arnold slips to the side
and Arnold counters with a nice body shot.
Borg looks to throw the jab but Arnold is out of range.

Arnold closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Arnold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Borg is trying to force a seperation but Arnold has the dominant position.
Arnold throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Borg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Arnold moves into the clinch.
Borg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Arnold has Borg pressed against the cage, preventing Borg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Borg is trying to break the clinch but Arnold has him pressed against the cage.
Borg is trying to push Arnold away but Arnold has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Arnold tries to work over Borg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Borg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Borg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Borg punishes Arnold's body with a nice straight punch.
Borg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Arnold.
Borg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Arnold gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Borg breaks from the clinch.
Arnold throws a body shot but no joy.
Borg connects with a single shot there.
Borg throws the left hand but Arnold avoids the punch easily.
Arnold scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Borg lands a head kick!
A punch combination from Borg misses.

Arnold pushes Borg up against the cage in a clinch.
Borg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Arnold prevents Borg from breaking the clinch.
A short uppercut from Arnold.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arnold working aggressively here.
Arnold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Borg breaks the clinch.
Borg throws a head kick that misses.
Borg fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benedict Arnold dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A decent looking cross lands there for Borg.
Borg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Borg on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Arnold is looking to clinch.
Arnold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Borg throws out a counter right but Arnold avoids it with no problem.
Arnold ducks under a wild hook from Borg.
Arnold doesn't manage to clinch there - Borg circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arnold.

Borg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Borg misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnold throws a leg kick that is checked
and Borg counters with a head kick.
Junior Borg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arnold connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Borg momentarily.
Borg loads up on a big right hand but Arnold slips the punch.
Borg throws a combination. Arnold tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Borg misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Arnold misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Arnold has closed the distance and engaged Borg in a clinch.
Borg blocks an uppercut.

Borg breaks the clinch.
Borg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Borg throws a sloppy head kick and Arnold moves out of range easily.
Arnold with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Arnold throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Borg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arnold.

Arnold has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short uppercut from Arnold.
Borg blocks a body shot from Arnold.
Arnold misses with a punch to the body.
Borg working hard to break the clinch.
Arnold lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Arnold fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Arnold.
Borg is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arnold lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arnold lands a right hand.
Arnold lands an uppercut.
Arnold is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Borg can do to turn this around?
A short left from Arnold.
Arnold cracks Borg with a nice body shot.
Arnold is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Arnold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Arnold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arnold lands with a right to the head.
Borg working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Arnold.
A frustrated look appears on Borg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Arnold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arnold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arnold misses with a hook from the clinch.

Borg breaks from the clinch.
Arnold tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Borg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Borg - just one landing.
No joy there for Borg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Borg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arnold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Borg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arnold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Borg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arnold misses with a body shot.
Borg doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Arnold pushes Borg up against the cage in a clinch.
Arnold swings wildly with an uppercut but Borg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arnold misses with some punches.
Arnold keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Borg's efforts to push away.
Arnold working aggressively here.

Borg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Borg clinches.
Arnold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Arnold tries a body shot but Borg blocks it.
Borg has had enough of the clinch but Arnold keeps him there for the moment.
Arnold misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Arnold.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold has Borg pressed against the cage, preventing Borg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Arnold lands with a light punch inside.
Borg is looking to break free of the clinch but Arnold has double underhooks.

Borg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Borg might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Borg looks to throw the jab but Arnold is out of range.

Arnold moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arnold lands a body punch.
Arnold lands a right hand.
Benedict Arnold has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Arnold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Borg backwards.
Arnold scores with a nice hook to the head.

Borg is rocked!
Borg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Arnold scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Arnold.
Borg is still on wobbly legs! Can Arnold finish him?
A short right from Arnold on the inside.
Arnold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Arnold working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arnold lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Borg to his knees! Arnold keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benedict Arnold!
During a confident post fight interview, Benedict Arnold thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.