PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Butch Thighpunch (ranked 2247 p4p, 4098 weight class) and Jeremy Arnason (ranked 283 p4p, 462 weight class). Arnason has chosen Michael Jackson - Off The Wall as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thighpunch
vs
Arnason

185 cm
43
180
24 - 14 - 0

178 cm
20
172
3 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Butch Thighpunch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Arnason!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arnason swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thighpunch counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Jeremy Arnason has been cut.
Thighpunch punishes Arnason's body with a nice straight punch.
Thighpunch throws a hook but Arnason avoids it easily.
Arnason takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thighpunch connects with a single shot there.
Thighpunch has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dillo's Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Arnason lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thighpunch at a distance.
Arnason throws an off balance right hand
letting Thighpunch counter with a right hand.
Arnason's coach down at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Arnason's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Arnason ducks under a wild hook from Thighpunch.
Thighpunch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arnason misses with an uppercut
and Thighpunch counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thighpunch misses with a body shot.
Arnason takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Arnason avoids the body shot from Thighpunch.
Arnason is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Arnason listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thighpunch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Arnason has time to react.
Nice uppercut there from Thighpunch.
Thighpunch throws a right and a left that Arnason avoids nicely.
Thighpunch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thighpunch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arnason.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnason throws an overhand right that lands on Thighpunch's shoulder, as Thighpunch tries to avoid the shot.
Arnason drops his hands momentarily and Thighpunch takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thighpunch throws a shot from downtown. Arnason moves away and avoids it.
Thighpunch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arnason was well out of range. Poor timing from Thighpunch.
Thighpunch throws the left hand but Arnason avoids the punch easily.
Arnason wants to counter the offense by Thighpunch and move into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thighpunch throws a hook to the side of Arnason's head but Arnason sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arnason takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arnason throws out a loose jab but Thighpunch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thighpunch misses with a few strikes there.
Arnason swings widly with a right hand
and Thighpunch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnason jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thighpunch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arnason tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Thighpunch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thighpunch is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Arnason tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thighpunch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thighpunch.
Thighpunch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Arnason.
Thighpunch throws a good cross that connects.

That has opened up Jeremy Arnason's cut even more.
Arnason misses with a wild body shot.
Thighpunch appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thighpunch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnason is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thighpunch.
A big right from Thighpunch misses.
Thighpunch sets himself, and Arnason steps forward looking for the clinch! Thighpunch avoids it this time.
Arnason takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thighpunch throws a body shot but no joy.
Thighpunch throws a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Arnason.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thighpunch throws a shot from downtown. Arnason moves away and avoids it.
Thighpunch ducks under a wild hook from Arnason.
Thighpunch appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Arnason misses with a double jab
and Thighpunch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thighpunch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thighpunch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thighpunch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arnason.
Thighpunch is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Thighpunch misses with a body shot.
Arnason takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Arnason is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Thighpunch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arnason was well out of range. Poor timing from Thighpunch.
Arnason is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Arnason connects with a nice looking jab.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Thighpunch scores with a hook.
Thighpunch swings for the body but Arnason moves out of range.
Arnason steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Thighpunch.
Arnason staying out of range there.
Thighpunch is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thighpunch tests Arnason's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thighpunch takes a swing at Arnason's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Thighpunch misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arnason throws the left hand but Thighpunch avoids the punch easily.
Arnason wants to clinch
and Thighpunch counters with a nice uppercut.

The cut above Jeremy Arnason's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Arnason tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thighpunch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thighpunch jabs Arnason right on the nose. Arnason blinks but takes it well.

Arnason is rocked!
Thighpunch knocks out Arnason with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Thighpunch before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Thighpunch picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Butch Thighpunch!
Butch Thighpunch retains his welterweight title!
Butch Thighpunch bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.