PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pony Mclovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arto Blomsten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mclovin comes to the cage accompanied by Redbone- Come And Get Your Love. 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.

Mclovin
vs
Blomsten

183 cm
31
184 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

182 cm
30
178 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

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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 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pony Mclovin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arto Blomsten!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blomsten looks to land a right hand but Mclovin moved out of range.
Blomsten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blomsten misses with a looping left.
Nice straight punches there by Blomsten. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blomsten.
Mclovin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blomsten is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mclovin throws a front kick aimed at Blomsten's knee but Blomsten avoids it well.
Mclovin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mclovin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mclovin looks to score with a jab to the body but Blomsten is just out of range.
A lazy body kick from Mclovin
and Mclovin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mclovin looks to land a body kick but Blomsten moved away.
Blomsten 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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mclovin 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 Blomsten has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blomsten and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Blomsten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blomsten misses the shot to the body.
Mclovin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Blomsten just manages to avoid it.
Mclovin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blomsten.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blomsten throws a leg kick but Mclovin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mclovin misses with a left hand
and Blomsten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mclovin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Mclovin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mclovin slips a straight right by Blomsten.
Mclovin thinks about countering with a body kick.
Blomsten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mclovin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mclovin throws a leg kick but Blomsten checks it.
Arto Blomsten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blomsten.
Mclovin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blomsten misses with a wild body shot.
Mclovin thinks about countering with a body kick.
Mclovin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A lazy left from Blomsten finds it's target.
Mclovin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Coffee Shop in the buildup to the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Blomsten back to the cage. Mclovin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blomsten throws a hook but Mclovin avoids it easily.
Mclovin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Blomsten throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mclovin on the side of the head.
Blomsten moves out of range of the body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Mclovin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mclovin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mclovin misses with a body shot

and Blomsten moves into the clinch.
Blomsten has a couple of punches blocked by Mclovin.
Blomsten takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Arto Blomsten has been cut.
Mclovin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blomsten working aggressively here.
Blomsten tries to work over Mclovin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blomsten misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blomsten struggles to land a body shot inside as Mclovin controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Mclovin.
Blomsten tries to throw a body punch but Mclovin avoids it by throwing Blomsten back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mclovin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blomsten tries to throw a body punch but Mclovin avoids it by throwing Blomsten back against the cage.
Blomsten has Mclovin pressed against the cage, preventing Mclovin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blomsten working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blomsten can't find room to land a body shot as Mclovin controls the action.
Blomsten lands a left hand.
Blomsten struggles to land a body shot inside as Mclovin controls his hands.
A short right from Blomsten on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten misses with some punches.
Blomsten lands a body punch.
Mclovin blocking some punches.
Mclovin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blomsten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blomsten misses with the head strike.
Blomsten lands a nice shot to the body.
Blomsten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blomsten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blomsten scores with a shoulder strike.
Mclovin blocking some punches.
Blomsten misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arto Blomsten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arto Blomsten'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.

Mclovin misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mclovin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Blomsten moves out of range of the body kick.
That kick from Mclovin tenderised Blomsten's leg. Blomsten is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mclovin thows a leg kick but Blomsten checks it
and Blomsten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blomsten pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mclovin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Blomsten just manages to avoid it.
Mclovin misses with a jab to the body
and Blomsten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mclovin is looking to land body kicks.
Blomsten is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mclovin with a body shot.
Blomsten ducks right into an uppercut from Mclovin.
Arto Blomsten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blomsten throws a front kick aimed at Mclovin's knee but Mclovin avoids it well.
Mclovin throws a leg kick but Blomsten sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blomsten wants to slow Mclovin down by chopping away at his legs.
Mclovin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mclovin takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blomsten misses with a shot to the body
and Mclovin counters with a body kick that stops Blomsten in his tracks momentarily.
Blomsten swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mclovin counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Blomsten finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Blomsten thows a leg kick but Mclovin checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blomsten throws an off balance right hand
and Mclovin counters with a one-two to the body.
Mclovin throws a leg kick that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mclovin.
Blomsten misses with a leg kick.
Blomsten throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab from Blomsten.
Mclovin is looking to wear down Blomsten with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mclovin lands with a kick to the temple. Blomsten shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mclovin takes a swing at Blomsten's ribcage but misses.
Blomsten wants to counter with a clinch but Mclovin pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin lands with a shot to the body.
Blomsten feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mclovins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Blomsten closes the distance and clinches.
Blomsten blocking some punches.
Blomsten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blomsten lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mclovin can't find room to land a body shot as Blomsten controls the action.
Blomsten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blomsten has a couple of punches blocked by Mclovin.
Blomsten misses with a punch to the body.
Blomsten scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mclovin lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short left from Blomsten.
Blomsten misses with a punch to the body.
Mclovin blocks a body shot from Blomsten.
Blomsten lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mclovin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blomsten working aggressively here.
Blomsten misses with the head strike.
Blomsten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blomsten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mclovin backwards.
Blomsten throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blomsten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blomsten blocking some punches.
Mclovin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blomsten misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Blomsten as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mclovin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blomsten.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mclovin lands a shoulder strike.
Mclovin blocks a body shot from Blomsten.
Blomsten blocks a body shot from Mclovin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Pony Mclovin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arto Blomsten's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Mclovin lands with a thumping leg kick.
A shot to the body from Blomsten misses
and Mclovin counters with an outside leg kick.
Blomsten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mclovin.
Mclovin looks to score with a jab to the body but Blomsten is just out of range.
Blomsten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blomsten misses with a body shot
and Mclovin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blomsten avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mclovin swings for the body but Blomsten moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Blomsten!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mclovin moves out of range as Blomsten strikes.
Mclovin throws an off balance right hand
and Blomsten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mclovin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blomsten connects with a right hand. Mclovin shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blomsten connects with a crisp jab.
Blomsten misses with a body kick.
Blomsten scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blomsten looks to throw the jab but Mclovin is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Mclovin misses the target.
Blomsten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mclovin misses with a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Blomsten. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blomsten.
Blomsten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blomsten throws a jab when Mclovin was well out of range.
Mclovin throwing a counter right hand but Blomsten manages to avoid it.
Blomsten scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blomsten fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mclovin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Blomsten moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blomsten.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mclovin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blomsten is defending well for now.
Blomsten lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mclovin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blomsten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blomsten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mclovin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Blomsten.
Mclovin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten blocks a body shot from Mclovin.
Blomsten swings wildly with an uppercut but Mclovin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blomsten misses with some punches.
Blomsten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blomsten scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blomsten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blomsten throws a head punch that misses.
Blomsten has a couple of punches blocked by Mclovin.
Mclovin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blomsten's elbow.
Blomsten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blomsten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blomsten lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blomsten misses with a punch on the inside.
Blomsten lands an uppercut.
Blomsten has a couple of punches blocked by Mclovin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mclovin.
Blomsten swings wildly with an uppercut but Mclovin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blomsten tries to work over Mclovin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blomsten lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blomsten.
Blomsten scores with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arto Blomsten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blomsten 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arto Blomsten!
Arto Blomsten decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.