|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Skull Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Manuel Arboleda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arboleda has chosen ASTAROTH - GUERRA DE METAL as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 166 cm
21
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
|
165 cm
21
154 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Skull Crash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Humberto Manuel Arboleda!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crash throws a leg kick but Arboleda sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Arboleda.
Arboleda tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crash counters with a leg kick.
Crash turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crash throws a head kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Crash blocks the leg kick.
Arboleda wants to clinch but Crash slips to the side
and Crash counters with a nice leg kick.
Crash throws a sloppy head kick and Arboleda moves out of range easily.
Arboleda closes the distance and clinches.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Crash avoids the damage to the body.
Crash wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arboleda has him pressed against the cage.
Arboleda prevents Crash from breaking the clinch.
Crash is trying to force a seperation but Arboleda has the dominant position.
Arboleda connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crash's face.
Crash avoids the elbow strike from Arboleda, against the cage.
Crash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda tries to clinch up
and Crash makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Arboleda really felt that one!
Crash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arboleda.
Crash lands a head kick!
It looks like Humberto Manuel Arboleda has been cut.
Crash tries a low kick but Arboleda avoids it.
Arboleda closes the distance but Crash moves to the side
and Crash counters with a leg kick.
Crash throws a half hearted mid kick.
Arboleda tries to clinch up
and Crash counters with an outside leg kick.
Crash lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crash throws a sloppy head kick and Arboleda moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda darts in and clinches Crash up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crash wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arboleda landing knees to the body.
Arboleda is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Crash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arboleda.
Arboleda loads up on a big right hand but Crash slips the punch.
Arboleda avoids the head kick by Crash.
Crash tried to score with a low kick but Arboleda checks it.
Arboleda misses with a leg kick
and Crash counters with a thumping low kick.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch but Crash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crash swats away the attempt to clinch by Arboleda.
Arboleda fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Crash moves away
and Crash counters with an outside leg kick.
Crash looks to land a body kick but Arboleda moved away.
Arboleda lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arboleda wants to clinch but Crash slips to the side
and Crash counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Arboleda closes the distance and pushes Crash back into the cage.
Arboleda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crash is defending well for now.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the head but Crash blocks with his arms.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crash.
Crash wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crash is trying to break the clinch but Arboleda is controlling him.
Crash has had enough of the clinch but Arboleda keeps him there for the moment.
Arboleda lands an elbow inside.
Crash tries to break free but Arboleda pushes him back against the cage.
Arboleda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda missing with knees to the body.
Arboleda pressing his opponent against the cage.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crash avoids it.
Crash managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
Crash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A bone on bone clash there as Arboleda blocks the leg kick.
Crash thumps Arboleda with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arboleda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crash counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Arboleda is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Crash connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arboleda tries to clinch up
and Crash counters with a thumping low kick.
Arboleda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skull Crash dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Humberto Manuel Arboleda's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Arboleda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crash counters with a good low kick that Arboleda was not able to check.
Crash misses with a low kick.
Skull Crash is winning the standup battle so far.
Arboleda wants to clinch but Crash slips to the side
and Crash counters with a leg kick.
Arboleda throws a low kick but it's checked well by Crash.
Arboleda darts in trying to clinch
and Crash counters with a nice leg kick.
Arboleda is looking to score with low kicks.
Crash swats away the attempt to clinch by Arboleda.
Crash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arboleda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Crash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arboleda wants to clinch up but Crash keeps it at a distance.
Arboleda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Crash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Arboleda's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arboleda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arboleda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Crash moves out of range.
Crash throws a leg kick which misses Arboleda's front leg but catches the back leg as Arboleda tries to avoid it.
Arboleda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arboleda moves to clinch but Crash breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Arboleda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crash can pounce on him.
Crash throws a leg kick but Arboleda checks it.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Arboleda.
Crash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crash circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crash dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arboleda. That did some damage!
Crash attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arboleda tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Crash.
Crash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crash circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Arboleda pushes Crash up against the cage in a clinch.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the head but Crash blocks with his arms.
Crash breaks from the clinch.
Arboleda is looking to clinch but Crash is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash 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.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arboleda closes the distance but Crash moves to the side
and Crash counters with an outside leg kick.
Arboleda throws a leg kick which misses Crash's front leg but catches the back leg as Crash tries to avoid it.
Arboleda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Crash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arboleda wants to clinch.
Arboleda tries to clinch there but Crash circles away.
Crash circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crash counters with a low kick, right behind Arboleda 's knee.
Crash throws a leg kick but Arboleda sees it coming and moves out of range.
Crash throws a chopping leg kick but Arboleda manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda checks the leg kick nicely there.
Arboleda plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Skull Crash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arboleda throws a chopping leg kick but Crash manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Arboleda tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crash counters with an outside leg kick.
Good work by Crash as he checks the leg kick.
Arboleda closes the distance but Crash moves to the side
and Crash counters with a thumping low kick.
Crash attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Arboleda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crash counters with a body kick that stops Arboleda in his tracks momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crash swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crash scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skull Crash dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Humberto Manuel Arboleda's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Crash misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crash throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arboleda closes the distance but Crash moves to the side
and Crash counters with a low kick, right behind Arboleda 's knee.
Arboleda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arboleda has managed to clinch.
Crash is trying to break the clinch but Arboleda has him pressed against the cage.
Crash breaks the clinch.
Crash tries to work over Arboleda's front leg with a kick but Arboleda checks it.
Arboleda tries to clinch there but Crash circles away.
Crash chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arboleda can pounce on him.
Arboleda tries to clinch up
and Crash counters with a big head kick but Arboleda shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash blocks a head kick by Arboleda.
Arboleda throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Arboleda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arboleda darts in trying to clinch
and Crash counters with an inside leg kick.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Crash moves away
and Crash counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crash keeps the fight on the outside.
Arboleda moves to clinch but Crash breaks away
and Crash finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Arboleda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crash is looking to chop away at Arboleda's legs.
Crash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arboleda wants to clinch up but Crash keeps it at a distance.
Good leg kick by Crash there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Arboleda lands a head kick. Crash smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crash takes a swing at Arboleda's ribcage but misses.
Crash has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Crash throws the kick towards the body but Arboleda avoids it.
Crash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arboleda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crash. That did some damage!
Arboleda tries to clinch but Crash moves out of range.
Crash connects with an inside leg kick.
Arboleda looks to clinch
and Crash counters with an outside leg kick.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crash throws a half hearted mid kick.
Arboleda avoids the head kick by Crash.
Arboleda has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crash.
Arboleda checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda wants to clinch up but Crash keeps it at a distance.
Crash looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crash throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Crash moves away
and Crash counters with a good low kick that Arboleda was not able to check.
Arboleda wants to clinch up but Crash keeps it at a distance.
Arboleda blocks a head kick by Crash.
Arboleda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arboleda misses with a leg kick.
Crash misses with a low kick.
Arboleda tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Crash.
Crash has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arboleda.
Arboleda misses with a head kick.
Crash looks to land a body kick but Arboleda moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda wants to clinch.
Arboleda tries to clinch up but Crash circles away and keeps his distance.
Arboleda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crash counters with a good low kick that Arboleda was not able to check.
Crash showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arboleda.
Skull Crash is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A lazy left from Crash finds it's target.
Arboleda takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arboleda throws a leg kick
and Crash counters with a nice leg kick.
Crash throws a head kick but Arboleda moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crash scores with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skull Crash showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crash, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skull Crash!
After winning the bout, Skull Crash thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
76% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
