PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Dean Clarke (ranked 3783 p4p, 1820 weight class) and Hin Areni (ranked 318 p4p, 184 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Areni's choice of entrance music: Hay Qajer - Armenian Heroes song. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Clarke
vs
Areni

171 cm
25
145
6 - 7 - 1

169 cm
43
145
29 - 16 - 0

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dean Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Hin Areni!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarke misses with a right hand
letting Areni counter with a right hand.
Clarke cracks Areni with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Clarke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Areni doesn't seem bothered though.
Clarke lands a slapping body shot.
Areni takes one on the button.
Dean Clarke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clarke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Areni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clarke throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Areni counters with a stiff right hand.
Clarke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Areni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clarke misses with a double jab
and Areni counters with 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!
Clarke connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Clarke. That's going to slow Areni down.
Areni 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.
Clarke lands a slapping body shot.
Areni takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Clarke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Areni moves away.
Clarke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Areni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clarke lands a nice looking kick to the body. Areni takes a step back to recover.
Clarke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Areni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clarke connects with a solid leg kick.
Dean Clarke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clarke swings widly with a right hand
and Areni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clarke misses with the body kick
and Areni counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Areni to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clarke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Areni checks a leg kick.
Clarke misses with a left hand
and Areni counters with a stiff right hand.
Clarke gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Areni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clarke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Clarke misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Areni to counter with a crisp jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Clarke 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 Areni has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Areni and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Clarke throws the kick towards the body but Areni avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hin Areni will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Clarke misses with the body kick
and Areni counters with a nice uppercut.
Areni with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Clarke to score with a decent uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Clarke.
Clarke throws a poor cross that misses
and Areni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clarke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Clarke misses the body punch
and Areni counters with a nice uppercut.
Areni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clarke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke throws out a loose jab but Areni uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Areni was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Clarke misses with the body kick
and Areni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Areni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Clarke. Clarke obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Areni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clarke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Clarke misses with an uppercut
and Areni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clarke throws a head kick that misses.
Clarke scores with a kick to the midsection.
Clarke misses with a right hand
and Clarke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clarke misses with a lunging right hand
and Clarke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice jab there from Clarke.
Clarke throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Areni counters with a nice uppercut.
Clarke scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy body kick from Clarke
and Areni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick by Clarke misses
and Areni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Areni might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Clarke misses with the body kick
and Clarke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clarke misses with a right hand
and Areni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clarke swings widly with a right hand
and Areni counters with a nice uppercut.
Clarke looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Clarke lunges at Areni with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Areni's hand.
Clarke scores with a hook.
Clarke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Areni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Clarke motions for Areni to come forward. Clarke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Areni was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick by Clarke misses
and Areni counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hin Areni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A decent looking body kick lands there for Clarke.
Clarke throws a right hand that misses
and Areni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clarke throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Areni counters with a stiff right hand.
Clarke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Areni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clarke throws a lazy body kick
and Areni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clarke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Clarke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Clarke misses with a jab to the body
and Areni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clarke misses with a hook
and Clarke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dean Clarke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke wants to land a leg kick but Areni is out of range.
Clarke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Areni! But no joy.
Clarke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clarke misses with a body shot
and Areni counters with a straight right hand.
Clarke misses with a body punch
and Areni counters with a nice uppercut.
Clarke dips to his left and cracks Areni with an uppercut!
A good leg kick by Clarke.
Clarke swings widly with a right hand
letting Areni counter with a right hand.
Clarke throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Areni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Areni takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Areni counter with a right hand.
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!
Clarke thumps Areni with a low kick.
Clarke misses with a right hand
and Areni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clarke misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Areni counter with a right hand.
Clarke throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Clarke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Areni's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Clarke throws a sloppy head kick
letting Areni counter with a right hand.
Clarke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clarke throws a leg kick
and Areni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hin Areni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clarke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hin Areni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Areni 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hin Areni!
A very excited looking Hin Areni made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.