PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Artest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Lonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artest's entrance music is Champion- Ron Artest Feat T-Pain. A fine choice. Ron Artest could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arturo Lonni's chin.

Artest
vs
Lonni

200 cm
19
260 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

201 cm
19
271 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Artest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arturo Lonni!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lonni lunges at Artest with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Artest's hand.
A jab from Lonni misses.
Lonni wants to land a leg kick but Artest is out of range.
Artest throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lonni counters with a nice uppercut.
Lonni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Artest tries to clinch up but Lonni circles away and keeps his distance.
Lonni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Artest. Artest obviously looking to wear him down.
Lonni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Artest manages to avoid it.
A cross from Lonni lands.
Lonni digs a good hook to Artest's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lonni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lonni connects with a looping right hand.
Artest wants to clinch up but Lonni keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artest looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice defenses there by Artest.
Lonni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A leg kick checked by Lonni.
Artest misses with a kick to the body.
Lonni lands a jab.
Good exchange - Lonni coming out on top.
Artest misses with a low kick.
Lonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Artest moves away.
Artest throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artest misses with a body kick.
Lonni jabs Artest to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lonni thuds his right hand into Artest's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Artest throws a leg kick which misses Lonni's front leg but catches the back leg as Lonni tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Artest misses with a low kick as Lonni jumps back.
Lonni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Artest.
Lonni throws the left hand but Artest avoids the punch easily.
Artest takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lonni circles away from the clinch attempt.

Artest gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Artest with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artest tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Artest lands an elbow just above Lonni 's eye.
Artest trying to land knees to the body.
Artest tries to land knees in the clinch but Lonni avoids the damage to the body.
Lonni lands a left hand.
Artest tries to land knees in the clinch but Lonni avoids the damage to the body.
Artest lands an elbow inside.
Lonni is trying to break the clinch but Artest has him pressed against the cage.
Lonni dodges an elbow strike from Artest.
Artest prevents Lonni from breaking the clinch.
Artest tries to land a knee to the head but Lonni blocks with his arms.
Artest landing knees to the body.
Artest has Lonni pressed against the cage, preventing Lonni from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Artest connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lonni's face.

It looks like Arturo Lonni has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lonni managing to block the knees to the body from Artest.
Artest misses with an elbow over the top.
Lonni throws a punch but it's blocked by Artest.
Artest misses with a body punch.
Artest throws a knee to the head but misses.
Artest using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lonni has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lonni fails to land.
Lonni is looking to break free of the clinch but Artest has double underhooks.
Lonni tries to break the clinch but Artest is controlling the position.
Lonni dodges an elbow strike from Artest.
Artest lands a right hand.
Lonni wants to break free but Artest has control.
Artest lands an uppercut.
Artest tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Artest lands a knee to the body.
Lonni looks winded!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Artest just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lonni's brow.
Artest keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lonni's efforts to push away.
Artest throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lonni misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lonni is trying to push Artest away but Artest has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Artest throws a head punch that misses.
Artest unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Artest comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Artest dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arturo Lonni's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lonni swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Artest counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Artest lands a damaging elbow.
Artest throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Artest keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lonni's efforts to push away.
Lonni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Lonni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Artest throws a looping overhand right but Lonni ducks down to avoid it.
Lonni misses with an uppercut

and Artest counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lonni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Artest pushes Lonni back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Artest has Lonni pressed against the cage, preventing Lonni from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Artest swings wildly with an uppercut but Lonni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Artest tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lonni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Lonni breaks from the clinch.
Arturo Lonni seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Artest closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artest using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lonni has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Artest misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Lonni.
Lonni has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Artest seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lonni can turn it around.
Lonni has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Artest keeps control of Lonni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Artest tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Artest throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lonni blocks it with crossed arms.
Lonni lands an uppercut.
Lonni blocks the elbow strike.
Artest tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Artest is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lonni is defending well for now.
Lonni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Artest gets through Lonni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lonni lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lonni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lonni looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Artest misses with a short punch on the inside.
Artest keeps control of Lonni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lonni is trying to break the clinch but Artest is controlling him.
Ron Artest has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Artest fails to land.
Artest throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lonni blocks it with crossed arms.

Lonni breaks the clinch.
Lonni jabs Artest to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Artest is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Artest blocks a jab.
Lonni misses with a wild combination.
Lonni throws a looping overhand right but Artest ducks down to avoid it.
Artest tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lonni counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Artest thinking.
A slapping leg kick lands for Artest.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artest is looking to score with low kicks.
Artest lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lonni misses with a double jab.
Lonni scores with a jab to the body.
Lonni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Artest.
Lonni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lonni misses with a lunging right hand

and Artest counters by clinching up.
Artest pushes off an throws an elbow but Lonni leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Artest is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Artest fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Artest tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Artest lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lonni blocks the elbow strike.
Artest scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lonni lands a shoulder strike.
Lonni is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Artest.
Lonni blocks an elbow strike from Artest.
Artest connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lonni's face.

Lonni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lonni misses with a left hand
and Artest counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Lonni is rocked!
Artest avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lonni is still on wobbly legs! Can Artest finish him?
Artest throws a series of punches but Lonni moves out of range.
Lonni seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Artest with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lonni to score with a decent uppercut.
Lonni keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Artest looks to land a body kick but Lonni moved away.
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 Ron Artest will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arturo Lonni's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Artest misses with a leg kick.
Lonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Artest moves away.
Artest throws a body kick that misses.
Lonni with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Artest to score with a decent uppercut.
Lonni looks to land a left hand but Artest moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Lonni misses.
Lonni works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lonni. Artest does a little dance to reset his feet.
Artest tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lonni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Artest is just out of range.
Lonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Artest was well out of range. Poor timing from Lonni.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lonni misses with a straight right.
Lonni misses the jab.
Lonni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Artest throws a push kick but Lonni slaps the foot to one side.

Artest closes the distance and clinches.
Artest blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Artest with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Artest keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lonni's efforts to push away.
Lonni can't break the clinch.
Lonni can't break the clinch.
Lonni has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lonni is trying to break the clinch but Artest has him pressed against the cage.
Ron Artest is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lonni tries to throw a body punch but Artest avoids it by throwing Lonni back against the cage.
Artest missing with knees to the body.
Lonni working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Artest unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lonni lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lonni.
Lonni wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Artest has him pressed against the cage.
Artest lands a body shot.
Lonni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Artest misses with a knee strike.
Artest lands a damaging elbow.
Lonni avoids the elbow strike from Artest, against the cage.
Artest tries a knee to the head but Lonni blocks it.
Artest blocks an uppercut.
Lonni prevents a body shot from Artest.
Artest scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lonni takes an elbow to the temple.
Artest tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Artest lands a nice elbow.
Artest scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artest lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lonni backwards.

Lonni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lonni blocks a leg kick.
Artest tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lonni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lonni keeps the fight on the outside.
Artest turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lonni checks a leg kick nicely.
Artest on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lonni lands with a cross.
Lonni has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Artest.
Artest misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artest lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lonni takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Artest tries a low kick but Lonni avoids it.

Artest closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Artest creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lonni is trying to push Artest away but Artest has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Artest lands an elbow inside.
Artest lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Arturo Lonni's cut even more.
Lonni tries a body shot but Artest blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Artest just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lonni's brow.
Lonni is trying to break free.
Arturo Lonni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lonni is trying to force a seperation but Artest has the dominant position.
Artest prevents Lonni from breaking the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Artest showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Artest, 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Artest!
A very excited looking Ron Artest rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.