PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Arapeta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knuckles kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is When I'm Gone. Arapeta has chosen The Sound by Switchfoot as his entrance music. Nate Knuckles is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Knuckles
vs
Arapeta

188 cm
26
200 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

188 cm
24
200 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nate Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xander Arapeta!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arapeta lands a head kick!
Arapeta connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Arapeta connects with a solid leg kick.
Knuckles tries to bum rush Arapeta with a series of wild strikes but Arapeta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arapeta lands with a slapping head kick.
Knuckles connects with a single shot there.
Arapeta falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Knuckles to counter with a crisp jab.
Arapeta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knuckles. That did some damage!
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!
Arapeta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Arapeta.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arapeta tries to clinch up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Arapeta.
Nice defenses there by Arapeta.
Arapeta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Knuckles avoids a kick to the body.
Arapeta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Knuckles's calf.
Knuckles sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Arapeta walks into a straight right hand from Knuckles.
Knuckles drops his hands momentarily and Arapeta takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Arapeta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arapeta throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Knuckles is breathing heavily.
Knuckles stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arapeta.
Arapeta moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knuckles ducks under a wild hook from Arapeta.
Arapeta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knuckles counters with a two punch combo.
Arapeta scores with a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Arapeta.
Arapeta delivers a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Arapeta.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arapeta lands a nice shot to the body.
Arapeta lands with an uppercut that bounces Knuckles off the cage and back into rage.
Arapeta throws a leg kick which misses Knuckles's front leg but catches the back leg as Knuckles tries to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arapeta.
Knuckles stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arapeta.
Nice body kick there by Arapeta.
Arapeta moves in looking to clinch but Knuckles pushes him off.
Arapeta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Knuckles's calf.
Arapeta lands with a kick to the temple. Knuckles shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knuckles avoids the head kick by Arapeta.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles with a hook.
Arapeta lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Arapeta.
Arapeta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arapeta thuds his shin into the meat of Knuckles's side.
Arapeta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knuckles.
Some wild striking there from Arapeta.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knuckles on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Arapeta!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xander Arapeta dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Arapeta thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Knuckles if he has to take too many more of those.
A slapping body kick lands there for Arapeta.
Arapeta lands with a kick to the ribs.
Arapeta explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arapeta, right into the meat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arapeta.
Arapeta lands a high kick!
A good leg kick by Arapeta.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knuckles takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Xander Arapeta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That kick from Arapeta tenderised Knuckles's leg. Knuckles is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Arapeta throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Knuckles's head.
Arapeta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick from Arapeta lands but Knuckles takes it in his stride.
Arapeta lands a high kick!
Arapeta explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Arapeta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arapeta looks to land a combination. Knuckles sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Xander Arapeta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arapeta scoring well with a low kick there.
Knuckles will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arapeta tries to bum rush Knuckles with a series of wild strikes but Knuckles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arapeta throws a right hand that Knuckles ducks under and follows up with a left that Knuckles also avoids with ease.
Nate Knuckles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles keeps the fight on the outside.
Arapeta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arapeta lands a front kick.
Knuckles takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arapeta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knuckles was well out of range. Poor timing from Arapeta.
Knuckles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arapeta moves to clinch but Knuckles breaks away
enabling Knuckles to counter with a crisp jab.
That kick from Arapeta tenderised Knuckles's leg. Knuckles is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arapeta lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arapeta tries to bum rush Knuckles with a series of wild strikes but Knuckles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arapeta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Knuckles takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Arapeta throws a head kick that half lands.
Arapeta scores with a kick to the body.
Arapeta feints and then cracks Knuckles's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knuckles down.
Arapeta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arapeta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arapeta, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arapeta fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Arapeta. That's going to slow Knuckles down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arapeta.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arapeta.
Arapeta lands a right hook to the body.
Arapeta lands with a cross.
A good leg kick by Arapeta.
Arapeta throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knuckles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knuckles 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xander Arapeta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Arapeta connects with an inside leg kick.
Arapeta throws a leg kick but Knuckles checks it.
Arapeta scores with a head kick. Knuckles tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Arapeta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arapeta.
A good leg kick by Arapeta.
Crunch! Arapeta slams his shin into Knuckles's torso.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Knuckles might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Arapeta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knuckles slips a jab and a cross from Arapeta.
That kick from Arapeta tenderised Knuckles's leg. Knuckles is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arapeta misses with a head kick.
Arapeta tries to clinch up
and Knuckles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knuckles takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Arapeta is looking to land body kicks.
Knuckles throws a jab when Arapeta was well out of range.
Arapeta scores with a nice body kick.
Arapeta tries to work over Knuckles's front leg with a kick but Knuckles checks it.
Arapeta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nate Knuckles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles fails to land with a series of punches.
Knuckles staying out of range there.
Arapeta throws a series of punches but Knuckles moves out of range.
Arapeta tries to clinch but Knuckles is having none of it.
Arapeta fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knuckles has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Arapeta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knuckles is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Arapeta lands a nice looking kick to the body. Knuckles takes a step back to recover.
Arapeta throws a jab when Knuckles was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arapeta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Knuckles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arapeta lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Arapeta tries to close the distance and clinch but Knuckles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knuckles swings for the body but Arapeta moves out of range.
Knuckles stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arapeta.
Arapeta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Knuckles takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knuckles swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Arapeta misses with a wild combination.
Arapeta throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arapeta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knuckles.
Arapeta connects with a solid leg kick.
A punch combination from Arapeta misses.
Knuckles takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knuckles takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Arapeta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knuckles 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.
Arapeta lands a head kick. Knuckles smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Xander Arapeta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arapeta lands a glancing blow to the side of Knuckles's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xander Arapeta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arapeta 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 25:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 25:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xander Arapeta!