PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Latrobe Arundel (ranked 195 p4p, 304 weight class) and Matteo Boretti (ranked 29 p4p, 40 weight class). Arundel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shook Ones. Boretti has chosen Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Latrobe Arundel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Matteo Boretti's chin.

Arundel
vs
Boretti

185 cm
33
190
32 - 8 - 0

188 cm
35
203
32 - 16 - 1

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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 32 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latrobe Arundel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Matteo Boretti!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Boretti misses
and Arundel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boretti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Arundel sizes up Boretti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boretti wants to slow Arundel down by chopping away at his legs.
Arundel feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Boretti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arundel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Boretti misses with a leg kick
and Arundel counters with a good, hard body kick but Boretti shrugs it off.
Arundel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A leg kick checked by Arundel.
Arundel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boretti connects with a solid leg kick.
Arundel ducks under a wild hook from Boretti.
Boretti moves out of range of the strikes.
Arundel throws a body punch but Boretti moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Boretti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boretti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Arundel moves away from the strike by Boretti.
Arundel throws a leg kick which misses Boretti's front leg but catches the back leg as Boretti tries to avoid it.
A big left from Boretti misses.
Matteo Boretti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arundel misses with the combination.
Boretti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Arundel 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.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boretti! But no joy.
Boretti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arundel.
Boretti takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arundel lands a slapping body shot.
A low kick from Boretti misses
enabling Arundel to counter with a crisp jab.
Boretti throws a head kick but Arundel moves out of range.
Arundel tried to counter with a leg kick but Boretti avoided it.
Boretti misses with a hook. Arundel ducked under it nicely.
Arundel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arundel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boretti misses with a head kick.
Arundel feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Arundel scores with a nice strike.
Boretti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arundel.
Boretti misses with a combination
and Arundel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arundel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arundel throws a low kick but Boretti avoids it.
Arundel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boretti.
Arundel throws a quick counter kick to the body but Boretti avoids it.
Boretti ducks under a wild hook from Arundel.
Arundel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boretti was well out of range. Poor timing from Arundel.
Arundel just misses with a punch to the body.
Boretti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arundel.
Nice defenses there by Arundel.
A slapping body kick lands there for Boretti.
Arundel throws a body kick that misses
and Boretti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Arundel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Arundel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boretti with a nice calf kick.
A leg kick checked by Arundel.
Boretti checks a leg kick.
Jab from Boretti.
Boretti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arundel.
Boretti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boretti misses with a hook. Arundel ducked under it nicely.
Boretti is looking to land body kicks.
Arundel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boretti.
Arundel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boretti throws a jab but it's blocked by Arundel.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Latrobe Arundel will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Boretti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Arundel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Boretti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Arundel missing with a left hand there. Boretti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boretti takes one to the side of the head.
Arundel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Boretti.
Arundel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arundel is looking to slow Boretti down with leg kicks.
Boretti connects with a right hand. Arundel shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boretti has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Arundel.
Good standup being displayed there by Boretti as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boretti throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Arundel.
Arundel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boretti.
Arundel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boretti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Latrobe Arundel is winning the standup battle so far.
Some bone on bone action there as Arundel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Arundel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arundel moves out of range of the strikes.
Arundel catches Boretti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boretti throws a right and a left that Arundel avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arundel loads up on a big right hand but Boretti slips the punch.
Arundel misses with a hook.
Arundel connects with a body shot that sends Boretti's belly button to the back.
Arundel takes a swing at Boretti's ribcage but misses.
Arundel looks to land a body kick but Boretti moved away.
Arundel throws the kick towards the body but Boretti avoids it.
Boretti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boretti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arundel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boretti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boretti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arundel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boretti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arundel circles away quickly and effectively.
Boretti digs a good body shot into Arundel's ribs.
Arundel lands a really nice looking cross but Boretti seems unphased.
Boretti tries a head kick but it misses.
Boretti throws a series of punches but Arundel moves out of range.
Boretti is looking to slow Arundel down with leg kicks.
Boretti throws a head kick but Arundel moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Arundel.
Boretti is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick from Arundel misses.
Arundel connects with an inside leg kick.
Arundel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arundel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boretti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arundel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Arundel.
Boretti misses with a left hand
and Arundel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boretti blocks a low kick nicely.
Boretti looks to throw a body kick
and Arundel counters with a nice kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arundel.
Boretti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boretti checks a low kick from Arundel.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Latrobe Arundel dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Arundel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Boretti is out of range and Arundel settles back down.
Boretti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arundel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boretti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arundel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arundel scores with a jab to the body.
Arundel slips under a jab from Boretti.
Arundel half committed to a counter leg kick.
Boretti takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boretti steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Arundel. That one must have hurt.
Arundel lands a jab to the head.
Arundel scores with a nice body kick.
Boretti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arundel tests Boretti's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arundel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
You can see that Boretti has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Arundel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boretti doesn't seem bothered though.
Arundel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Boretti is out of range and Arundel settles back down.
Arundel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boretti.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arundel.
Arundel avoids the body shot from Boretti.
Boretti ducks under a wild hook from Arundel.
Arundel scores with a leg kick.
Arundel tried to score with a low kick but Boretti checks it.
The fighters circling - Arundel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matteo Boretti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arundel staying out of range there.
Boretti moves out of range of the strikes.
Boretti tries a quick counter leg kick but Arundel is wise to it.
Arundel moves out of range of the strikes.
Arundel thinks about countering with a body kick.
Arundel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arundel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boretti slips under a jab from Arundel.
Arundel moves out of range of the body kick.
Arundel connects with an inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Boretti blocks the leg kick.
Boretti lands with a right hand.
Boretti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arundel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arundel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arundel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arundel.
Boretti walks into a left hand.
Arundel with a nice calf kick.
Boretti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boretti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Arundel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boretti connects with a solid leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Arundel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boretti has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Arundel.
Boretti misses with a right hand
and Arundel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arundel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boretti can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arundel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boretti pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Arundel drops Boretti with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Boretti looks back up at him and smiles so Arundel waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Boretti is rocked!
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!
Boretti leaves his chin hanging out and Arundel seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Boretti crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Latrobe Arundel!
Our winner, Latrobe Arundel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.