PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Chuck Norris Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Manuel Arboleda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Arboleda's choice of entrance music: ASTAROTH - GUERRA DE METAL. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Norris Jr
vs
Manuel Arboleda

178 cm
22
160 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

165 cm
29
157 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck Norris Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humberto Manuel Arboleda!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Arboleda instigates a clinch.
Arboleda is trying to maintain a safe position but Norris Jr gets an underhook and turns Arboleda into the ropes.
Arboleda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arboleda lands a left hand.
Knees to the body from Arboleda.
A short left from Norris Jr.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norris Jr avoids it.
Norris Jr has had enough of the clinch but Arboleda keeps him there for the moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Norris Jr misses with the head strike.
We've been informed that Arboleda has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Arboleda avoids the elbow strike from Norris Jr, against the ropes.
Arboleda trying to land knees to the body.
Arboleda looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Norris Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arboleda's elbow.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Norris Jr avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arboleda.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arboleda scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arboleda lands a good knee to the midsection. Norris Jr won't want to take too many of those.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arboleda misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Norris Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Arboleda on the inside.
Norris Jr has had enough of the clinch but Arboleda keeps him there for the moment.
Arboleda with a knee to the head.
Norris Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
Norris Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Norris Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.

Norris Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Arboleda moves into the clinch.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Norris Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Arboleda keeps control of Norris Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Arboleda pushes off an throws an elbow but Norris Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Arboleda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norris Jr.
Arboleda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norris Jr is defending well for now.
Norris Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Norris Jr.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arboleda misses with a body punch.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr is trying to push Arboleda away but Arboleda has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Norris Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Arboleda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arboleda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Arboleda with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Norris Jr fails to land.
Arboleda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norris Jr is defending well for now.
Norris Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arboleda backwards.
Arboleda lands an elbow inside.
Norris Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Norris Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Arboleda blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Norris Jr.

It looks like Humberto Manuel Arboleda has been cut.
Arboleda throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arboleda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Norris Jr or not.
Arboleda connects with a nasty looking knee right to Norris Jr's face.
Norris Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Arboleda controls the action.
Arboleda can't find room to land a body shot as Norris Jr controls the action.
Arboleda lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Humberto Manuel Arboleda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Humberto Manuel Arboleda'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.

Norris Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Norris Jr is having none of it.
Arboleda defending well as Norris Jr loads up on a big left hand.

Arboleda has closed the distance and engaged Norris Jr in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Norris Jr.
Norris Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norris Jr.
Arboleda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arboleda lands with a short shot to the head.
Arboleda trying to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Arboleda tries a knee to the head but Norris Jr blocks it.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Norris Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Norris Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
Arboleda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norris Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Arboleda blocking some punches.
Norris Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda is looking to control Norris Jr's arms but Norris Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Arboleda has his back to the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Arboleda.
Norris Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Arboleda.
Norris Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
Norris Jr scores with a shot to the side of Arboleda's head.
Arboleda connects with a knee to the head.
Arboleda lands an elbow inside.
Arboleda can't find room to land a body shot as Norris Jr controls the action.
Arboleda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Arboleda looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Norris Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Norris Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Arboleda backwards.
Arboleda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Norris Jr or not.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Norris Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norris Jr misses with some punches.
Arboleda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Norris Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Norris Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Arboleda has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norris Jr.
Norris Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr is working Arboleda over against the ropes.
Arboleda lands an elbow inside that Norris Jr shrugs off.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norris Jr avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Norris Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arboleda lands a knee to the body.

Norris Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norris Jr throws a push kick but Arboleda slaps the foot to one side.
Arboleda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Norris Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Arboleda doesn't manage to clinch there - Norris Jr circles away.
Norris Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arboleda throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Arboleda moves in looking to clinch but Norris Jr pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arboleda lands a leg kick that knocks Norris Jr off balance momentarily.
Arboleda takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Norris Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Norris Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arboleda.
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 Chuck Norris Jr will probably get the nod.
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 ring so we can get back down to business.

Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norris Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arboleda just misses with a punch to the body.
Arboleda moves in looking to clinch but Norris Jr pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arboleda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arboleda tries to clinch there but Norris Jr circles away.
Norris Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Norris Jr moves out of range.
Norris Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Norris Jr moves out of range.
Norris Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Arboleda's shoulder, as Arboleda tries to avoid the shot.
Arboleda takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Arboleda throws a head kick but Norris Jr moves out of range.
Arboleda lands a nice leg kick that just misses Norris Jr's sensitive parts.
Arboleda moves in looking to clinch but Norris Jr pushes him off.
Arboleda tries to clinch up.
Norris Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arboleda.
Norris Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Arboleda.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Arboleda moves out of range of the body kick.
Arboleda ducks right into an uppercut from Norris Jr.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Arboleda forces Norris Jr back against the ropes and clinches.
Norris Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Arboleda.
Norris Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Norris Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Arboleda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Arboleda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Norris Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Norris Jr has Arboleda pushed against the ropes.
Arboleda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arboleda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Norris Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Norris Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Arboleda uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr misses with some punches.
Arboleda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norris Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Arboleda.
Arboleda tries to work over Norris Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arboleda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Norris Jr's defenses.
Arboleda prevents Norris Jr from breaking the clinch.
Norris Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arboleda backwards.
Norris Jr avoiding damage as Arboleda throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norris Jr.
Norris Jr misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Norris Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Arboleda wants to stall.
Norris Jr misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Norris Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arboleda's elbow.
Arboleda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Arboleda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Chuck Norris Jr did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Humberto Manuel Arboleda's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Norris Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arboleda tries to clinch up.
Norris Jr misses with an uppercut. Arboleda saw that one coming.
Arboleda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arboleda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norris Jr.
Arboleda blocks the body kick.
Arboleda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chuck Norris Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Arboleda tries to clinch up but Norris Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Norris Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Norris Jr moves out of range.

Arboleda closes the distance and clinches.
Norris Jr tries to circle away but Arboleda has him pinned against the ropes.
Norris Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
Arboleda lands with a light punch inside.
Norris Jr tries to work over Arboleda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Norris Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
Norris Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Norris Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Norris Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Arboleda has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Norris Jr avoiding damage as Arboleda throws knees to the body.
Arboleda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Norris Jr's defenses.
Norris Jr misses with the head strike.
Arboleda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arboleda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Norris Jr avoiding damage as Arboleda throws knees to the body.
Arboleda is stalling here.
Arboleda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norris Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Arboleda.
Norris Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Norris Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Norris Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Arboleda.
Arboleda is looking to clinch but Norris Jr is avoiding it.
Norris Jr scores with a jab. Arboleda acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Norris Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Arboleda finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr throws a looping overhand right but Arboleda ducks down to avoid it.
Arboleda throws the left hand but Norris Jr avoids the punch easily.
Arboleda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norris Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Arboleda rushes Norris Jr and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arboleda obliges.
Norris Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Norris Jr fails to land.
Arboleda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arboleda working Norris Jr over with knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Norris Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Arboleda lands a knee to the body.
Norris Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arboleda landing knees to the body.
Norris Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Arboleda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arboleda working Norris Jr over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Humberto Manuel Arboleda dominated that fourth 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 ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Arboleda moves into the clinch.
Norris Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Norris Jr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Norris Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Arboleda.
Arboleda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Arboleda stalling in the clinch but Norris Jr improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arboleda.
Arboleda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Arboleda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arboleda lands a knee to the body.
Arboleda scores a nice knee to the body.
Arboleda presses Norris Jr against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Arboleda is leaning against Norris Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Arboleda working Norris Jr over with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arboleda.
Arboleda with a knee to the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Arboleda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Norris Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Arboleda lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norris Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Arboleda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arboleda blocks a body shot from Norris Jr.
Arboleda missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arboleda.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norris Jr avoids it.
Norris Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arboleda trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Arboleda.
Nice body punch from Arboleda.
Arboleda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Norris Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arboleda scores with a shoulder strike.
Norris Jr misses with the head strike.
Arboleda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Norris Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arboleda missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda throws an elbow but it misses.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Arboleda trying to land knees to the body.
Norris Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris Jr wants to stall.
A short right from Norris Jr on the inside.
Norris Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Arboleda gets an underhook and turns Norris Jr into the ropes.
Norris Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Arboleda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arboleda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norris Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Norris Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norris Jr misses with a body kick.
Arboleda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Norris Jr throws a body punch but Arboleda moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Humberto Manuel Arboleda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Arboleda has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 47:49
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 46:50
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humberto Manuel Arboleda!
Humberto Manuel Arboleda tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Chuck Norris Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'EI JUMALAUTA MITÄ PASKAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'.