PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Latrobe Arundel (ranked 9 p4p, 45 weight class) and Ispa Mfer (ranked 2 p4p, 8 weight class). Arundel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Shook Ones. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Arundel
vs
Mfer

185 cm
30
190
27 - 4 - 0

181 cm
32
186
21 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latrobe Arundel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ispa Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Mfer.
Mfer throws a chopping leg kick but Arundel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mfer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mfer misses with an uppercut
and Arundel counters with a nice uppercut.
Arundel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mfer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arundel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mfer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Arundel moves forwards but Mfer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mfer looks to score with a jab to the body but Arundel is just out of range.
Mfer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arundel throws out the jab.
Arundel 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.
Mfer delivers a nice body kick.
Mfer lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer swings widly with a right hand
and Arundel counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Ispa Mfer has been cut.
Mfer misses with a leg kick
enabling Arundel to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer throws a leg kick but Arundel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Arundel feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mfer misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Arundel misses the target.
Mfer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mfer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Arundel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mfer misses with a kick to the body
and Arundel counters with a body kick.
Arundel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mfer moves out of range as Arundel strikes.
Mfer flicks out a counter leg kick but Arundel steps away.
Mfer throws the left hand but Arundel avoids the punch easily.
Ispa Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arundel misses with a straight right.
Mfer's corner calls for a 1-2. Mfer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mfer misses with a hook
and Mfer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mfer throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arundel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Arundel jabs at Mfer's body.
Arundel blocks a low kick nicely.
Mfer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Arundel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Arundel throws a shot from downtown. Mfer moves away and avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Mfer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mfer jabs at Arundel's body.
Mfer misses with a right hand
and Arundel counters with a nice leg kick.
Mfer misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick from Mfer, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mfer throws a hook but Arundel blocks it.
Nice body punch from Mfer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mfer throws a leg kick
and Arundel counters with a stiff right hand.
Mfer throws a lazy right hand but Arundel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mfer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arundel catches Mfer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Arundel lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mfer will feel that in the morning.
Mfer looks winded!
Mfer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arundel.
Mfer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mfer defending well as Arundel loads up on a big left hand.
Mfer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arundel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Arundel misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arundel misses with a straight right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mfer.
Mfer tries a low kick but Arundel avoids it.
Mfer misses with a right hand
and Arundel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arundel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - Arundel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mfer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A low kick from Mfer misses
and Arundel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mfer tries to land a front kick but Arundel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mfer throws a lazy right hand but Arundel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arundel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mfer throws out a powerful jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ispa Mfer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ispa Mfer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mfer misses with a hook. Arundel ducked under it nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Arundel blocks the leg kick.
Arundel slips under a jab from Mfer.
Arundel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mfer misses with a body shot.
Mfer lands a glancing blow to the side of Arundel's head.
Mfer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mfer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mfer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arundel half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mfer is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer lands a nice hook to Arundel's body. Arundel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arundel checks a leg kick nicely.
Arundel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Arundel slips a jab from Mfer.
Mfer lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer takes one to the side of the head.
Mfer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mfer thuds a left hand into Arundel's body.
Mfer swings for the body but Arundel moves out of range.
Mfer connects with a body shot that sends Arundel's belly button to the back.
Mfer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Mfer misses
and Arundel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mfer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arundel scores with a jab to the body.

Mfer closes the distance and clinches.
Mfer lands a shot to the body.
Arundel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mfer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arundel's elbow.
Arundel struggles to land a body shot inside as Mfer controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arundel scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Arundel manages to break the clinch.
Mfer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mfer moves out of range of the strikes.
Mfer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A big right from Arundel misses.
Arundel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mfer throws a combination. Arundel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Latrobe Arundel has been cut.
Arundel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Arundel ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.
Mfer throws a right hand that misses
and Arundel counters with a straight right hand.
Mfer throws a poor cross that misses
and Arundel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mfer misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer misses with a straight left.
Arundel scores with a body shot.
Mfer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mfer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A low kick from Mfer misses
letting Arundel counter with a right hand.
Arundel throws a looping overhand right but Mfer ducks down to avoid it.
Arundel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Good work by Arundel as he checks the leg kick.
Arundel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mfer misses with a hook. Arundel ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Mfer misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mfer throws a jab but it's blocked by Arundel.
Arundel moves out of range as Mfer strikes.
Mfer takes a swing at Arundel's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfer scores with a body shot.
Mfer misses with a hook to the body
and Arundel counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab by Mfer.
Mfer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Arundel is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arundel. Mfer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arundel scores with a jab.
Arundel throws a leg kick that misses.
Mfer lands with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ispa Mfer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A head kick misses from Mfer.
Arundel throwing a counter right hand but Mfer manages to avoid it.
Arundel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arundel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mfer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arundel.
Mfer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mfer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Arundel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mfer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ispa Mfer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mfer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mfer - that will leave a mark!
Arundel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arundel throws a leg kick
and Mfer counters with an outside leg kick.
Arundel is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Mfer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mfer motions for Arundel to come forward. Mfer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mfer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arundel cracks Mfer with an open hand slap.
Mfer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mfer - that will leave a mark!
Mfer blocks a leg kick.
Mfer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arundel.
Mfer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Arundel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mfer.
Crunch! Mfer slams his shin into Arundel's torso.
Mfer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Mfer.
Mfer scores with a punch to the head.
Arundel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mfer.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Arundel punishes Mfer's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Mfer. That's going to slow Arundel down.
Mfer looks for the body kick but Arundel saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Mfer misses its intended target.
Arundel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mfer throws a poor cross that misses
and Arundel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mfer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Arundel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mfer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Arundel looks to throw the jab but Mfer is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Mfer misses.
Arundel half committed to a counter leg kick.
Arundel walks into a stiff left hand from Mfer.
Nice defenses there by Arundel.
Mfer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Arundel avoids a kick to the body.
Arundel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arundel scores with a jab. Mfer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mfer delivers a nice body kick.
Mfer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mfer.
Arundel lands with a straight right. Mfer didn't see that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Arundel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arundel blocks a jab.
Arundel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Arundel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arundel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Arundel just misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer throws a big shot that misses.
Mfer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Arundel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A low kick from Mfer misses
and Arundel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mfer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Arundel counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick from Arundel.
Mfer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mfer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arundel is looking to counter with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ispa Mfer really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mfer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mfer lands a jab to Arundel's midsection.
Mfer misses with an uppercut.
Arundel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mfer swings widly with a right hand
and Arundel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mfer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arundel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Mfer misses.
Mfer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arundel counters with a stiff right hand.
Arundel slips under a jab from Mfer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arundel lands a nice looking body shot.
Mfer looks to clinch
and Arundel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That kick from Arundel tenderised Mfer's leg. Mfer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mfer is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mfer swings widly with a right hand
enabling Arundel to counter with a crisp jab.
Mfer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Mfer.
Nice body punch from Arundel.
Mfer misses with a shot to the body
enabling Arundel to counter with a crisp jab.
Arundel misses with a body kick.
Arundel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mfer's sensitive parts.
Arundel throws a shot from downtown. Mfer moves away and avoids it.
Arundel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mfer can pounce on him.
Arundel throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Mfer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mfer thuds a left hand into Arundel's body.
Mfer looks to score with a jab to the body but Arundel is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Arundel.
Arundel throws a leg kick but Mfer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mfer thuds a left hand into Arundel's body.
Mfer scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mfer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Arundel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mfer lands a nice looking body kick.
Mfer scores with a jab.
Mfer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mfer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mfer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mfer lands a glancing blow to the side of Arundel's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Arundel, right into the meat of the thigh.
Arundel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mfer throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Arundel to counter with a crisp jab.
Arundel throws a leg kick but Mfer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mfer misses with an uppercut.
Mfer moves out of range as Arundel strikes.
Mfer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arundel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mfer misses with a double jab.
Mfer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arundel.
Arundel scores with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws a leg kick
and Arundel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mfer misses with a left hand
and Mfer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mfer throws a hook but Arundel blocks it.
Mfer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Arundel.
Donk. Mfer catches Arundel right on the button with a cross.
Arundel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mfer manages to avoid it.
Arundel throws a wild body kick that Mfer sees coming a mile off.
Mfer scores with a body shot.
Arundel throws a poor cross that misses
and Mfer counters with a nice leg kick.

Arundel gets tackled into the cage by Mfer. Mfer maintains the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Latrobe Arundel will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nice uppercut lands for Mfer. That snapped Arundel's head back.
Mfer connects with a right hand. Arundel shakes it off.
A big left from Arundel misses.
Mfer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arundel was well out of range. Poor timing from Mfer.
Mfer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Arundel avoids the body shot from Mfer.
Mfer throws a shot from downtown. Arundel moves away and avoids it.
Arundel throws a chopping leg kick but Mfer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer lands with a hook. Arundel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mfer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arundel.
Mfer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arundel.
Mfer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Arundel has time to react.
Mfer scores with a jab.
Mfer misses with a low kick.
Arundel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mfer.
Mfer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Arundel counters with a nice uppercut.
Mfer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mfer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arundel staying out of range there.
Mfer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Arundel counters with a stiff right hand.
Arundel throws a body shot but no joy.
Arundel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Mfer is rocked!

Mfer closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arundel tries to circle away but Mfer has him pinned against the cage.
Mfer lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Arundel lands with a left to the head.
Mfer is still on wobbly legs! Can Arundel finish him?
Arundel scores with a shoulder strike.

Arundel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mfer throws the kick towards the body but Arundel avoids it.
Arundel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Mfer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mfer.
Arundel slips a jab from Mfer.
Mfer seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters circling - Arundel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arundel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mfer throws a low kick, looking for Arundel's leg but Arundel calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arundel throws a shot from downtown. Mfer moves away and avoids it.
Mfer throws a wild body kick that Arundel sees coming a mile off.
Mfer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Arundel moves out of range of the leg kick from Mfer.
Arundel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A low kick lands for Arundel.
Mfer feints and then cracks Arundel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arundel down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mfer.
Mfer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Arundel is able to avoid easily.
Arundel lands a really nice looking cross but Mfer seems unphased.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer lands a jab to Arundel's midsection.
Mfer misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Mfer as he connects with a hook.
Mfer tries a low kick but Arundel avoids it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mfer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mfer throws a body punch but Arundel moves out of range.
Mfer scores with a decent looking hook.
Arundel misses with an uppercut.
Arundel moves out of range as Mfer strikes.
Latrobe Arundel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A chopping leg kick lands by Mfer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ispa Mfer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mfer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 46:49
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ispa Mfer!
Ispa Mfer is the new middleweight champion!
Ispa Mfer spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.