PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rabban Harkonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pandora comes to the cage accompanied by Gonna Fly Now. Harkonnen has chosen Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pandora
vs
Harkonnen

180 cm
23
181 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

183 cm
29
170 lbs
12 - 4 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arthur Pandora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Rabban Harkonnen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harkonnen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pandora tried to score with a low kick but Harkonnen checks it.
Harkonnen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harkonnen lands a head kick!

It looks like Arthur Pandora has been cut.
Pandora throws a wild body kick that Harkonnen sees coming a mile off.
Harkonnen keeps the fight on the outside.
Pandora wants to slow Harkonnen down by chopping away at his legs.
Pandora throws a sloppy head kick and Harkonnen moves out of range easily.
Harkonnen misses with a body kick.
Pandora thows a leg kick but Harkonnen checks it
and Harkonnen counters with a leg kick.
Pandora throws a leg kick
enabling Harkonnen to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harkonnen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pandora misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pandora doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harkonnen avoids the head kick by Pandora.
Pandora blocks a low kick nicely.
Pandora takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harkonnen connects with a looping right hand.
Pandora throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harkonnen lands a nice shot that snaps Pandora's head back.
Pandora throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Harkonnen counters with a nice leg kick.
Pandora tries to land a front kick but Harkonnen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pandora's head.
Pandora throws a leg kick that misses.
Rabban Harkonnen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harkonnen. That's going to slow Pandora down.
Pandora misses with a low kick as Harkonnen jumps back.
Harkonnen moves out of range of the leg kick from Pandora.
Harkonnen misses with a low kick.
Harkonnen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harkonnen.
Harkonnen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pandora.
Harkonnen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harkonnen checks a leg kick.
Harkonnen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harkonnen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pandora tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harkonnen avoids it.
Pandora misses with a knee to the head.
Harkonnen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Harkonnen receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Harkonnen blocks the elbow strike.
Pandora looking to throw knees to the head but Harkonnen is blocking nicely.
Pandora tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harkonnen avoids it.
Pandora comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pandora misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harkonnen.

Harkonnen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Harkonnen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pandora throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harkonnen counters with a straight right hand.
Harkonnen with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pandora.
Harkonnen stuns Pandora with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harkonnen throws a head kick that half lands.
Harkonnen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harkonnen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pandora has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harkonnen finds it's way round the side to connect with Pandora's head.
Harkonnen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pandora.
Pandora takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Pandora is rocked!
Pandora avoids the head kick by Harkonnen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pandora takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harkonnen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pandora had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Harkonnen thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rabban Harkonnen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pandora'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.

Harkonnen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pandora tries to clinch up.

Pandora moves into range and clinches up with Harkonnen.
Harkonnen pushes Pandora back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pandora with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harkonnen gets through Pandora's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Pandora is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pandora jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harkonnen walks away with a smile on his face. Pandora gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Harkonnen connects with a leg kick. Pandora looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pandora walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harkonnen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Harkonnen lands a nice shot to the body.
Harkonnen cracks the inside of Pandora's front leg.
Pandora seems to have got his legs back now.
Pandora tries to move into range but Harkonnen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harkonnen lunges at Pandora with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pandora's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Harkonnen.
Pandora throws a lazy head kick
and Harkonnen counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen lands a high kick!
Harkonnen thuds his shin into the meat of Pandora's side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pandora takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harkonnen throws a sloppy head kick and Pandora moves out of range easily.
Harkonnen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pandora tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A low kick from Pandora is predictable there
and Harkonnen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pandora has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen lands a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harkonnen tries a head kick but it misses.
Pandora throws a wild body kick that Harkonnen sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Pandora misses

and Harkonnen counters with a head kick that drops Pandora to the mat! Pandora scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Harkonnen scores with a kick to the body.
Pandora tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harkonnen cracks Pandora with a good jab.
Harkonnen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harkonnen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pandora avoids the head kick by Harkonnen.
A head kick by Pandora misses
and Harkonnen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harkonnen scores with a nice body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pandora crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Harkonnen - the referee stops the clock and Pandora gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Harkonnen. Pandora manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pandora chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harkonnen can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pandora tries to keep at a distance but Harkonnen has taken the fight into the clinch.

Harkonnen breaks the clinch.
Harkonnen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pandora takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Harkonnen lands a big head kick that sends Pandora tumbling to the mat! Harkonnen takes a step backwards and waves Pandora back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harkonnen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pandora gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harkonnen lands a brutal head kick. Pandora looks out on his feet and Harkonnen throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Rabban Harkonnen!
After winning the bout, Rabban Harkonnen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.