PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert MacArthur Jnr (ranked 149 p4p, 396 weight class) and Nig Nig (ranked 29 p4p, 59 weight class). MacArthur Jnr comes to the cage accompanied by barbarian pipe band. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

MacArthur Jnr
vs
Nig

199 cm
38
214
34 - 17 - 1

201 cm
30
210
17 - 11 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert MacArthur Jnr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nig Nig!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nig buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nig defending well as MacArthur Jnr loads up on a big left hand.
MacArthur Jnr misses the shot to the body.
MacArthur Jnr looks to land a right hand but Nig moved out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts MacArthur Jnr, as that shot connected.
MacArthur Jnr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chakuriki LA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Nig with the inside leg kick.
MacArthur Jnr thows a body kick. Nig tries to catch it but that hurt him.
MacArthur Jnr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
MacArthur Jnr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
MacArthur Jnr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nig manages to avoid it.
Nig wants to slow MacArthur Jnr down by chopping away at his legs.
MacArthur Jnr clobbers Nig with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a body kick.
MacArthur Jnr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacArthur Jnr slips under a jab.
MacArthur Jnr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nig misses with a low kick.
Nig swings for the body but MacArthur Jnr moves out of range.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a hook. Nig ducked under it nicely.
A nice side step and Nig releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nig throws a body punch but MacArthur Jnr moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nig lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and MacArthur Jnr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from MacArthur Jnr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
MacArthur Jnr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nig just manages to avoid it.
Good work by Nig as he checks the leg kick.
Nig throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
MacArthur Jnr tried to counter with a leg kick but Nig avoided it.
Nig fakes a jab and throws a low kick but MacArthur Jnr checks it well.
MacArthur Jnr with a jab.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a decent looking hook.
Nig stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from MacArthur Jnr.
Nig tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
MacArthur Jnr half committed to a counter leg kick.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a leg kick
enabling Nig to counter with a crisp jab.
Nig takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nig throws a series of punches but MacArthur Jnr moves out of range.
Nig lands a nice hook to MacArthur Jnr's body. MacArthur Jnr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
MacArthur Jnr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Nig tenderised MacArthur Jnr's leg. MacArthur Jnr is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've been informed that Nig has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
MacArthur Jnr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
MacArthur Jnr sets himself, and Nig steps forward looking for the clinch! MacArthur Jnr avoids it this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nig throws a leg kick but MacArthur Jnr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nig throws a leg kick but MacArthur Jnr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
MacArthur Jnr moves out of range of the leg kick from Nig.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nig tries to close the distance and clinch up but MacArthur Jnr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MacArthur Jnr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nig to score with a decent uppercut.
MacArthur Jnr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and MacArthur Jnr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacArthur Jnr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nig.
Nig moves in looking to clinch but MacArthur Jnr pushes him off.
MacArthur Jnr throws out a leg kick but Nig moves out of range and MacArthur Jnr only half commits.
Nig takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nig throws a quick inside leg kick.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a wild body shot.
Nig throws out a counter right but MacArthur Jnr avoids it with no problem.
MacArthur Jnr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nig chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before MacArthur Jnr can pounce on him.
Nice body kick from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr throws a hook but Nig blocks it.
MacArthur Jnr misses the shot to the body.
MacArthur Jnr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nig manages to avoid it.
Nig looks to land a left hand but MacArthur Jnr moved out of range nicely.
Nig throws a chopping leg kick but MacArthur Jnr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
MacArthur Jnr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nig slips a straight right by MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nig bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nig bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nig throws a leg kick but MacArthur Jnr checks it.
Nig attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big right from Nig misses.
A little feinted left hand from MacArthur Jnr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nig walks into a straight right hand from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a straight left.
Nig pivots, looking for a leg kick but MacArthur Jnr is out of range and Nig settles back down.
Nig with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Nig.
MacArthur Jnr blocks a leg kick.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a hook to the body. Nig takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nig throws a hook to the side of MacArthur Jnr's head but MacArthur Jnr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
MacArthur Jnr slips under a jab from Nig.
Nig lands a nice looking body shot.
MacArthur Jnr cracks Nig with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nig throws a jab but it's blocked by MacArthur Jnr.
Nig throws a chopping leg kick but MacArthur Jnr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nig swings for the body but MacArthur Jnr moves out of range.
A head kick from MacArthur Jnr lands but Nig takes it in his stride.

Nig drives through and clinches with MacArthur Jnr against the cage.
Nig throws a head punch that misses.
Nig blocks an uppercut.
MacArthur Jnr is trying to break the clinch but Nig is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nig.
Nig misses with a hook to the ribs.
MacArthur Jnr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nig presses MacArthur Jnr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nig.
Nig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nig tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Nig.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nig.
MacArthur Jnr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nig.
MacArthur Jnr lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nig Nig will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

MacArthur Jnr checks the leg kick.
Nig misses with a hook.
Nig misses the shot to the body.
Nig dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a nice body kick.
Nig stuns MacArthur Jnr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nig walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. MacArthur Jnr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nig lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
MacArthur Jnr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nig on the side of the head.
MacArthur Jnr ducks under a wild hook from Nig.
MacArthur Jnr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as MacArthur Jnr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nig doesn't seem phased though.
Nig walks into a stiff left hand from MacArthur Jnr.
Nig misses with a body shot.
A jab from Nig misses.
MacArthur Jnr throws a combination. Nig tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacArthur Jnr moves out of range as Nig strikes.
Nig throws the left hand but MacArthur Jnr avoids the punch easily.
MacArthur Jnr tries a head kick but it misses.
Nig appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacArthur Jnr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nig.
Nig Nig seems to be getting the better of the standup.
MacArthur Jnr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nig manages to avoid it.
MacArthur Jnr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nig Nig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacArthur Jnr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nig misses with a lunging right hand
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a stiff right hand.
MacArthur Jnr throws a front kick aimed at Nig's knee but Nig avoids it well.
Nig misses with a jab to the body
and Nig takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from MacArthur Jnr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nig has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nig and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nig scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from MacArthur Jnr misses.
Nig only half commits to the counter leg kick.
MacArthur Jnr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nig's jab looks to have found its range, popping MacArthur Jnr under the eye.
Nig walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. MacArthur Jnr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As Nig backs away, MacArthur Jnr returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
MacArthur Jnr blocks a jab.
MacArthur Jnr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nig.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr checks the leg kick.
Nig scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nig bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of MacArthur Jnr's head.
Nig dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MacArthur Jnr misses with an uppercut.
Nig scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nig misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacArthur Jnr cracks Nig with an open hand slap.
Nig throws a hook but MacArthur Jnr blocks it.
MacArthur Jnr looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nig waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacArthur Jnr.
Nig throws a leg kick that is checked
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a stiff right hand.
Nig throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as MacArthur Jnr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nig doesn't seem phased though.
MacArthur Jnr defending well as Nig loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nig with a nice calf kick.
MacArthur Jnr throws a nice looking combination but Nig bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice shot lands for MacArthur Jnr.
Nig fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nig waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacArthur Jnr.
Nig misses with a shot to the body
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
MacArthur Jnr throws a body punch but Nig moves out of range.
Nig just misses with a punch to the body.
MacArthur Jnr looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
MacArthur Jnr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nig.
Nig misses with a hook. MacArthur Jnr ducked under it nicely.
MacArthur Jnr takes a swing at Nig's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Nig misses.
Nig scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. MacArthur Jnr doesn't seem bothered though.
MacArthur Jnr is looking to slow Nig down with leg kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as MacArthur Jnr blocks the leg kick.
Nig's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
MacArthur Jnr misses the jab.
Nig ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacArthur Jnr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nig in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
MacArthur Jnr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nig's corner calls for a 1-2. Nig obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nig looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
MacArthur Jnr throws out a leg kick but Nig moves out of range and MacArthur Jnr only half commits.
Nig slips under a jab.
Nig throws a series of punches but MacArthur Jnr moves out of range.
MacArthur Jnr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nig.
A chopping leg kick lands by MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr connects with a right hand. Nig shakes it off.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from MacArthur Jnr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nig fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacArthur Jnr manages to avoid it.
MacArthur Jnr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nig has time to react.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nig.
Nig was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice body punch from Nig.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Robert MacArthur Jnr will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

An inside leg kick lands from Nig.
MacArthur Jnr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nig throws out the jab.
Nig wants to clinch up but MacArthur Jnr keeps it at a distance.
Nig throws a body punch but MacArthur Jnr moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from MacArthur Jnr.
Nig misses with a wild body shot.
Nig's jab looks to have found its range, popping MacArthur Jnr under the eye.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a few strikes there.
MacArthur Jnr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nig counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
MacArthur Jnr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little jabbing left from Nig on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nig misses with a leg kick.
MacArthur Jnr throws a hook but Nig avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacArthur Jnr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nig defending well as MacArthur Jnr loads up on a big left hand.
Nig takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nig has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nig looks to score with a jab to the body but MacArthur Jnr is just out of range.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nig.
MacArthur Jnr takes a swing at Nig's ribcage but misses.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a looping left.
MacArthur Jnr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nig was well out of range. Poor timing from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr throws a leg kick but Nig checks it.
MacArthur Jnr throws a leg kick
and Nig counters with a nice uppercut.
MacArthur Jnr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nig avoids the body shot from MacArthur Jnr.
Nig throws a hook to the side of MacArthur Jnr's head but MacArthur Jnr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nig throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from MacArthur Jnr misses the target.
Nig misses with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Nig blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nig. MacArthur Jnr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nig drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
MacArthur Jnr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nig finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nig cracks MacArthur Jnr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
MacArthur Jnr checks a leg kick.
Nig clobbers MacArthur Jnr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nig pivots, looking for a leg kick but MacArthur Jnr is out of range and Nig settles back down.
MacArthur Jnr ducks under a wild hook from Nig.
An attempted straight right counter from MacArthur Jnr misses the target.
Nig tries a low kick but MacArthur Jnr avoids it.
MacArthur Jnr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nig throws a looping overhand right but MacArthur Jnr ducks down to avoid it.
Nig misses with a body punch
enabling MacArthur Jnr to counter with a crisp jab.
MacArthur Jnr moves out of range of the leg kick from Nig.
MacArthur Jnr throws a low kick but Nig moves out of range easily.
Nig feints a counter leg kick.
MacArthur Jnr throws a hook but Nig avoids it easily.
Nig throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacArthur Jnr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from MacArthur Jnr misses its target.
Nig finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nig lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and MacArthur Jnr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from MacArthur Jnr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
MacArthur Jnr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nig.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nig swings widly with a right hand
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a nice body kick.
MacArthur Jnr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nig.

Nig forces MacArthur Jnr back against the cage and clinches.
Nig swings wildly with an uppercut but MacArthur Jnr uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacArthur Jnr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nig can't find room to land a body shot as MacArthur Jnr controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for MacArthur Jnr.
Nig takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
MacArthur Jnr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
MacArthur Jnr lands a hook that snaps the head of Nig backwards.
MacArthur Jnr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
MacArthur Jnr lands a right hand.
Nig has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice body punch from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr lands an elbow just above Nig 's eye.

It looks like Nig Nig has been cut.
A short right from MacArthur Jnr on the inside.
MacArthur Jnr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nigs head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
MacArthur Jnr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
MacArthur Jnr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
MacArthur Jnr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
MacArthur Jnr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Robert MacArthur Jnr has scored more points in the clinch so far.

MacArthur Jnr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MacArthur Jnr thumps Nig with a low kick.
MacArthur Jnr misses with an uppercut. Nig saw that one coming.
A jab from MacArthur Jnr misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. MacArthur Jnr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
MacArthur Jnr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
MacArthur Jnr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MacArthur Jnr looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
MacArthur Jnr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nig throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert MacArthur Jnr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well MacArthur Jnr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Robert MacArthur Jnr!
An out of breath Robert MacArthur Jnr thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.