PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Muuka Laine (ranked 367 p4p, 44 weight class) and Kieran McArthur (ranked 604 p4p, 72 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Laine
vs
McArthur

176 cm
35
146 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

175 cm
31
155 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muuka Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kieran McArthur!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McArthur misses with an uppercut. Laine saw that one coming.
Laine throws a shot from downtown. McArthur moves away and avoids it.
A cross from Laine lands.
Laine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McArthur on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Muuka Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McArthur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laine moves away.

Laine takes the fight into the clinch.
McArthur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
McArthur misses with a punch to the body.

Laine breaks from the clinch.
McArthur takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McArthur throws a chopping leg kick but Laine manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McArthur misses with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of McArthur 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Laine connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McArthur's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laine throws a right and a left that both miss.

Laine gets a clinch.
Laine working aggressively here.

Laine breaks the clinch.
We've been told by Laine's head coaches at Gangsterdamage that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McArthur wants to slow Laine down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from McArthur misses.
McArthur moves out of range as Laine strikes.
Nice body kick from Laine.
McArthur throws a nice outside leg kick.
McArthur has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Laine works the jab nicely.
McArthur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laine throws a leg kick which misses McArthur's front leg but catches the back leg as McArthur tries to avoid it.
Laine misses with a body shot.
McArthur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McArthur on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Laine misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laine, right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from McArthur.
McArthur scoring well with a low kick there.
Laine lands a jab to the head.
Laine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McArthur has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Laine connects with a nice looking jab.
Laine throws a predictable looking body shot
and McArthur counters with a good, hard body kick but Laine shrugs it off.
Laine throws a head kick that half lands.
Laine thuds his right hand into McArthur's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McArthur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laine scoring well with a low kick there.
McArthur shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Laine clinches with his opponent.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McArthur lands a nice uppercut.
Laine stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McArthur blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Laine on the inside.
Laine has a couple of punches blocked by McArthur.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McArthur tries to work over Laine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from McArthur.
McArthur blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine misses with a short punch on the inside.
McArthur misses with a punch to the body.

Laine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McArthur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laine is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Laine scores with a sloppy right hand. McArthur should have avoided that one.
Laine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McArthur tries a head kick but it misses.
Laine throws a poor cross that misses
and McArthur counters with a leg kick.
Crunch! McArthur slams his shin into Laine's torso.
McArthur lands a nice looking body kick.
Laine is breathing heavily.
McArthur avoids a kick to the body.
McArthur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McArthur. McArthur obviously looking to wear him down.
Laine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McArthur's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laine throws a body shot but no joy.
Laine lands a right hook to the body.
Laine throws a leg kick that misses.
McArthur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laine was well out of range. Poor timing from McArthur.
McArthur takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McArthur eats them both and turns towards Laine to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McArthur misses with a wild body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Laine. McArthur shrugs it off though.
McArthur misses with a body shot.
McArthur takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Laine throws a poor cross that misses
enabling McArthur to counter with a crisp jab.
Laine throws out a loose jab but McArthur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine throws a jab when McArthur was well out of range.
McArthur appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Laine misses with the body kick
and McArthur counters with a straight right hand.
McArthur motions for Laine to come forward. McArthur throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laine walks forward, straight into a front kick from McArthur.
Laine lands a nice shot that snaps McArthur's head back.
McArthur uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laine moves in looking to clinch but McArthur pushes him off.
Laine connects with a leg kick. McArthur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McArthur tries a low kick but Laine avoids it.
McArthur throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muuka Laine dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Laine lands with a shot to the body.
McArthur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McArthur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Laine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McArthur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting McArthur counter with a right hand.
McArthur lands with a kick to the ribs.
Laine takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice leg kick lands there from Laine.
Laine will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McArthur fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laine is out of range.
McArthur keeps the fight on the outside.
McArthur throws out a leg kick but Laine moves out of range and McArthur only half commits.
Laine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McArthur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laine throws out the jab.
McArthur appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Laine misses.
McArthur flicks out a counter leg kick but Laine steps away.
McArthur's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McArthur swings for the body but Laine moves out of range.
McArthur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laine. Laine obviously looking to wear him down.
Laine misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine takes one to the chin there.
McArthur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Laine is looking to clinch but McArthur is avoiding it.
Laine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McArthur circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from McArthur on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Laine scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McArthur fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Laine has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
McArthur blocks the body kick.
Muuka Laine is winning the standup battle so far.
Laine lands a nice looking kick to the body. McArthur takes a step back to recover.
McArthur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laine scores with a nice body kick.
McArthur misses with a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Laine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McArthur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McArthur connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Laine momentarily.
Laine throws a leg kick that is checked
and McArthur counters with a stiff right hand.
McArthur throws a leg kick

and Laine counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Laine.
Laine lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Laine.
Kieran McArthur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McArthur blocks an uppercut.

Laine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laine connects with a body shot.
McArthur with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laine to score with a decent uppercut.
McArthur swings for the body but Laine moves out of range.
McArthur avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab lands there for Laine.
Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McArthur cracks Laine with an open hand slap.
Laine is looking to score with low kicks.
McArthur slips a straight right by Laine.
McArthur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Laine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laine jabs McArthur right on the nose. McArthur blinks but takes it well.
Laine needs to keep his hands up - McArthur had a free shot at his head there.
Laine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McArthur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laine slips under a jab.
Laine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laine misses with an uppercut.
McArthur staying out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laine, right into the meat.
Laine lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Laine.
Laine fails to land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Laine scores with a four punch combination!
Laine throws a leg kick but McArthur sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Laine wants to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for McArthur.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laine missing with a left hand there. McArthur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McArthur was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
McArthur throws a nice inside leg kick.
McArthur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McArthur throws out the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Laine misses its target.
McArthur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laine avoids the body shot from McArthur.

Laine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McArthur lands a left hand.
McArthur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McArthur misses with a punch on the inside.
Muuka Laine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Laine blocks a body shot from McArthur.
McArthur blocking some punches.
Laine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McArthur lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laine or not.
Still in the clinch, Laine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McArthur blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Laine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Muuka Laine will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Laine slips a jab from McArthur.
McArthur has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Laine motions for McArthur to come forward. Laine throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laine closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from McArthur.
McArthur lands with a hook. Laine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Laine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McArthur drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Laine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McArthur can do to turn this around?
McArthur misses with a hook. Laine ducked under it nicely.
McArthur blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Laine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McArthur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Laine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McArthur unleashes a big counter combination but Laine bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

McArthur cracks Laine with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McArthur has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Laine to stand back up!

Laine is rocked!

It looks like Muuka Laine has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McArthur tries to land a front kick but Laine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Laine thinks about countering with a body kick.
Oh Laine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McArthur finds Laine's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Laine flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. McArthur lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Laine will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kieran McArthur!
In his post fight interview, Kieran McArthur started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.