PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yip Man Iii (ranked 779 p4p, 706 weight class) and Kieran McArthur (ranked 113 p4p, 105 weight class). 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?

Man Iii
vs
McArthur

182 cm
29
165
22 - 11 - 1

175 cm
44
155
31 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

New Standard

Conviction
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Yip Man Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kieran McArthur!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McArthur paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Man Iii moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McArthur throws a shot from downtown. Man Iii moves away and avoids it.
Man Iii lands a nice looking body shot.
Man Iii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Man Iii lands with a straight right. McArthur didn't see that one coming.
McArthur has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Man Iii is looking to slow McArthur down with leg kicks.
Man Iii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McArthur.
Man Iii throws a leg kick which misses McArthur's front leg but catches the back leg as McArthur tries to avoid it.
Man Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McArthur is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Man Iii with a body shot.
McArthur is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Man Iii.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McArthur misses with an uppercut. Man Iii saw that one coming.
Man Iii throws a leg kick but McArthur checks it.
McArthur throws a lazy right hand but Man Iii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McArthur misses with a hook. Man Iii ducked under it nicely.
McArthur takes a swing at Man Iii's ribcage but misses.
McArthur looks to land a left hand but Man Iii moved out of range nicely.
Man Iii throws a low kick but McArthur moves out of range easily.
Yip Man Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McArthur scores with a kick to the body.
Man Iii pivots, looking for a leg kick but McArthur is out of range and Man Iii settles back down.
McArthur is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Man Iii bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McArthur's head backwards.
Man Iii scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for McArthur.

It looks like Yip Man Iii has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Man Iii as he connects with a hook.
McArthur defending well as Man Iii loads up on a big left hand.
Man Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McArthur.
McArthur moves out of range of the leg kick from Man Iii.
McArthur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man Iii.
Man Iii throws a low kick but McArthur moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McArthur! But no joy.
McArthur swings for the body but Man Iii moves out of range.
Man Iii connects with a single shot there.
McArthur just misses with a punch to the body.
McArthur looks for the body kick but Man Iii saw that one coming.
McArthur misses with an uppercut.
A counter left hand to the body from Man Iii misses its target.
Man Iii misses with a looping right.
McArthur walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Man Iii throws a good cross that connects.
Man Iii misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man Iii. McArthur does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McArthur lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McArthur moves out of range of the leg kick from Man Iii.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McArthur sends Man Iii crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McArthur is motioning to the referee to let Man Iii up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Man Iii is rocked!
McArthur misses with an uppercut. Man Iii saw that one coming.
Oh Man Iii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McArthur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man Iii seems to have got his legs back now.
Man Iii with the inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man Iii. That's going to slow McArthur down.
Man Iii throws a right hand that McArthur ducks under and follows up with a left that McArthur also avoids with ease.
McArthur throws a jab but it's blocked by Man Iii.
McArthur misses with a leg kick.
Man Iii lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man Iii lands a leg kick that knocks McArthur off balance momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Man Iii checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McArthur moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Man Iii cracks a nice hook into McArthur's ribs.
Man Iii buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McArthur just misses with a punch to the body.
Man Iii slips under a jab.
Man Iii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Man Iii dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McArthur. That did some damage!
Man Iii throws a leg kick but McArthur checks it.
Man Iii moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McArthur tried to score with a low kick but Man Iii checks it.
Man Iii is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McArthur throws out a loose jab but Man Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man Iii misses with a body shot.
Man Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Man Iii jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McArthur takes one to the chin there.
Man Iii throws a low kick but McArthur avoids it.
McArthur's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Man Iii, as that shot connected.
Man Iii blocks the body kick.
It looked like Man Iii was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McArthur.
McArthur tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Man Iii scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McArthur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Man Iii wants to land a leg kick but McArthur is out of range.
Man Iii lands a nice leg kick that just misses McArthur's sensitive parts.
Man Iii throws a solid leg kick but McArthur takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Man Iii.
Man Iii takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McArthur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McArthur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man Iii.
McArthur throws a hook but Man Iii blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McArthur scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Man Iii is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Man Iii lands a nice shot that snaps McArthur's head back.
Man Iii cracks McArthur with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Man Iii scores with a sloppy right hand. McArthur should have avoided that one.
Man Iii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McArthur.
Man Iii jabs at McArthur's body.
Man Iii scores with a one two! McArthur had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Man Iii connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McArthur's hands.
Man Iii throws a series of punches but McArthur avoids them all with ease.
Man Iii throws a nice inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Man Iii blocks the leg kick.
McArthur on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Man Iii throws a leg kick that is checked
and McArthur counters with a straight right hand.
Man Iii bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McArthur's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man Iii lands with a good body shot.
McArthur takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Man Iii misses with a leg kick
letting McArthur counter with a right hand.
McArthur takes a swing at Man Iii's ribcage but misses.
Man Iii scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yip Man Iii dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yip Man Iii's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

McArthur has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McArthur there as he acknowledges the shot.
McArthur throws a low kick, looking for Man Iii's leg but Man Iii calmly moves out of range.
Man Iii thumps McArthur with a low kick.
Man Iii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McArthur.
Man Iii will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Man Iii!
A good leg kick by Man Iii.
Nice uppercut lands for Man Iii. That snapped McArthur's head back.
McArthur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man Iii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Man Iii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man Iii lands with an overhand left.
Man Iii throws a nice outside leg kick.
Man Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McArthur has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
Man Iii misses the shot to the body.
Man Iii throws the left hand but McArthur avoids the punch easily.
Man Iii swings widly with a right hand
and McArthur counters with a body kick that stops Man Iii in his tracks momentarily.
Man Iii ducks under a wild hook from McArthur.
McArthur lands with a thumping leg kick.
McArthur tries to land a leg kick but Man Iii saw it coming and moves away.
Man Iii half committed to a counter leg kick.
McArthur swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Iii pivots, looking for a leg kick but McArthur is out of range and Man Iii settles back down.
McArthur is looking for the big counter here.
McArthur misses with a low kick.
Man Iii looks to throw the jab but McArthur is out of range.
Man Iii is looking to slow McArthur down with leg kicks.
Man Iii takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McArthur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man Iii manages to avoid it.
Man Iii tried to counter with a leg kick but McArthur avoided it.
Man Iii connects with an inside leg kick.
McArthur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man Iii.
Man Iii throws a leg kick but McArthur checks it.
Man Iii throws a leg kick which misses McArthur's front leg but catches the back leg as McArthur tries to avoid it.
Man Iii sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McArthur pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Man Iii was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Man Iii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McArthur.
McArthur misses with a low kick as Man Iii jumps back.
Man Iii paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Man Iii throws out a powerful jab.
McArthur connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McArthur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Man Iii. Man Iii obviously looking to wear him down.
Kieran McArthur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McArthur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McArthur misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Man Iii tries to work over McArthur's front leg with a kick but McArthur checks it.
Man Iii throws a body shot but no joy.
Man Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but McArthur is just out of range.
McArthur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McArthur looks to land a combination but Man Iii avoids it well.
Man Iii lands with a cross.
Man Iii throws a jab but it's blocked by McArthur.
A nice leg kick from McArthur, right into the meat of the thigh.
Man Iii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McArthur.
Man Iii throws a chopping leg kick but McArthur manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McArthur keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Man Iii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It seemed like McArthur was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Man Iii with a nice calf kick.
Man Iii moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Man Iii lands with an uppercut that bounces McArthur off the cage and back into range.
The fighters circling - Man Iii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McArthur checks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Man Iii.
Man Iii checks the leg kick nicely there.
Man Iii misses with a low kick.
Man Iii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McArthur.
Man Iii takes a swing at McArthur's ribcage but misses.
McArthur misses the shot to the body.
Man Iii throws a leg kick but McArthur moved away.
McArthur misses the jab.
A clash of legs there as McArthur blocks the low kick.
Yip Man Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Man Iii.
Man Iii 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 left lands for McArthur.
McArthur looks to land a left hand but Man Iii moved out of range nicely.
McArthur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Man Iii throws out a loose jab but McArthur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man Iii lands with a hook. McArthur tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McArthur takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decent striking displayed by Man Iii there.
McArthur attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Man Iii throws a leg kick but McArthur checks it.
And McArthur responds with a good body kick, but Man Iii manages to step out the way in time.
McArthur fails to land with a series of punches.
McArthur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Man Iii on the side of the head.
Man Iii throws a leg kick but McArthur checks it.
Nice straight punches there by Man Iii. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Man Iii.
McArthur looks to land a left hand but Man Iii moved out of range nicely.
McArthur misses with a straight right.
Donk. Man Iii catches McArthur right on the button with a cross.
Man Iii looks to land a left hand but McArthur moved out of range nicely.
McArthur scoring well with a low kick there.
Man Iii blocks the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McArthur cracks a nice hook into Man Iii's ribs.
Man Iii displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Man Iii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McArthur can do to turn this around?
A swing and a miss from McArthur.
Donk. Man Iii catches McArthur right on the button with a cross.
McArthur misses with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yip Man Iii dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yip Man Iii's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Man Iii cracks McArthur with an open hand slap.
Man Iii misses with a low kick.
McArthur misses with a looping left.
A cross from McArthur lands.
McArthur throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Man Iii listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Man Iii lands a two punch combo.
McArthur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man Iii.
Man Iii throws a looping overhand right but McArthur ducks down to avoid it.

McArthur drops Man Iii with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Man Iii looks back up at him and smiles so McArthur waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McArthur walks into a jab.
Nice defenses there by McArthur.
McArthur is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Man Iii with a body shot.
Man Iii connects with a leg kick.
McArthur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man Iii.
Man Iii throws a leg kick that misses.
Man Iii scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Man Iii attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McArthur ducks under a wild hook from Man Iii.
Man Iii looks to land a combination but McArthur avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur lands a nice hook to Man Iii's body. Man Iii takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slow jab from Man Iii misses its intended target.
McArthur throws a hook to the side of Man Iii's head but Man Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Man Iii was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McArthur.
McArthur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McArthur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man Iii.
Man Iii walks into a jab.
Man Iii 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.
McArthur cracks Man Iii with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kieran McArthur!
A victorious Kieran McArthur thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.