PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bobby Green (ranked 6327 p4p, 175 weight class) and Andrey Arlovski (ranked 6331 p4p, 174 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Green
vs
Arlovski

169 cm
25
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

218 cm
25
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Solid boxing
Self confident

Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Arlovski rushes Green and presses him up against the ropes.
Arlovski prevents Green from breaking the clinch.
Arlovski effectively controlling the action here.

Arlovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arlovski moves out of range as Green strikes.
Green thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bobby Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arlovski moves out of range of the strikes.
Green sets himself, and Arlovski steps forward looking for the clinch! Green avoids it this time.
Arlovski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Green.
Arlovski stalks Green and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Green's face. Green staggers backwards, shaken.
Green is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arlovski.
Arlovski tries a head kick but it misses.
Arlovski defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
Arlovski staying out of range there.
Arlovski ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Green keeps the fight on the outside.
Arlovski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Green swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Green looks to throw the jab but Arlovski is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arlovski misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski ducks under a wild hook from Green.

Arlovski clinches.
Arlovski prevents Green from breaking the clinch.
Green is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Arlovski's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Green is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Green is trying to break free.
Arlovski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Green blocks it with crossed arms.

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

Arlovski rushes Green and presses him up against the ropes.
Green is trying to break the clinch but Arlovski has him pressed against the ropes.
Arlovski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
Arlovski misses with a punch to the body.
Arlovski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Green has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Green tries to circle away but Arlovski has him pinned against the ropes.
Green tries to break free but Arlovski pushes him back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Green's efforts to push away.
Green tries to break the clinch but Arlovski is controlling the position.
Green is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Green looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Arlovski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arlovski lands a nice elbow.
Green looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Green is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Green wants to break the clinch but can't.

Arlovski breaks the clinch.
Green throws a shot from downtown. Arlovski moves away and avoids it.
Green takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Green throws a shot from downtown. Arlovski moves away and avoids it.
Green looks to throw the jab but Arlovski is out of range.
Arlovski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arlovski throws a right hand that Green ducks under and follows up with a left that Green also avoids with ease.

Arlovski forces Green back against the ropes and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Arlovski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Green misses with a looping right.
Green throws a right hand that misses
and Arlovski counters with a good, hard body kick but Green shrugs it off.
Green is breathing heavily.
Arlovski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Green.
Green is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Arlovski has Green up against the ropes in a clinch.
Arlovski stalling in the clinch but Green improves position.
Arlovski keeps control of Green as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Arlovski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Arlovski is struggling to control the position.
Green is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Arlovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Green rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Arlovski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Arlovski manages to break the clinch.

Arlovski clinches with his opponent.

Arlovski manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Arlovski closes the distance and clinches.
Arlovski's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Arlovski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Green's efforts to push away.
Green is looking to break free of the clinch but Arlovski has double underhooks.

Arlovski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arlovski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Arlovski moves into the clinch.

Arlovski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Green on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bobby Green is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Green tries to keep at a distance but Arlovski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arlovski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Arlovski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrey Arlovski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Arlovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Green.
Despite the aggression on Arlovski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Arlovski tries to clinch up.
Arlovski connects with a high kick.

Arlovski closes the distance and clinches.
Arlovski trying to control the position but instead, Green has worked for underhooks and has pushed Arlovski into the ropes.
Arlovski tries a body shot but Green blocks it.
Green is trying to break the clinch but Arlovski has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arlovski prevents Green from breaking the clinch.
Green wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arlovski stalling the fight.

Arlovski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Green throws a jab but it's blocked by Arlovski.
Arlovski moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throws a poor cross that misses
and Arlovski counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Arlovski instigates a clinch.
Arlovski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arlovski wants to stall.
Arlovski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Green is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Green wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Andrey Arlovski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Green has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Green is trying to break free.

Arlovski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arlovski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arlovski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big right from Green misses.
Green misses with a looping left.
Green throws a hook but Arlovski blocks it.
Arlovski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski slips a straight right by Green.
A jab from Green misses.
Andrey Arlovski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick from Arlovski lands but Green takes it in his stride.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Arlovski.
Green misses with an uppercut. Arlovski saw that one coming.
Arlovski is looking for the big counter here.
Arlovski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Green.

Arlovski closes the distance and pushes Green back into the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Arlovski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Green waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arlovski.

Arlovski moves into the clinch.
Arlovski prevents Green from breaking the clinch.
Arlovski is looking to control Green's arms but Green gets an underhook and turns him. Now Arlovski has his back to the ropes.
Green takes a knee to the side of the body.
Arlovski misses with a body punch.

Arlovski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Green misses with a hook. Arlovski ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Arlovski finds it's way through Green's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski jabs Green right on the nose. Green blinks but takes it well.

Arlovski drives through and clinches with Green against the ropes.

Arlovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Arlovski. Green shrugs it off though.
Green will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Arlovski keeps Green at a distance using the push kick.
Green takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Arlovski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Arlovski breaks from the clinch.

Arlovski moves into the clinch successfully.
Green is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Arlovski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arlovski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Arlovski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Arlovski staggers Green with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Green looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a straight left.
Arlovski staggers Green with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Green looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Arlovski is victorious!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Andrey Arlovski!