PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darren Paddon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie MacArthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Paddon
vs
MacArthur

180 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
197 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Paddon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie MacArthur!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paddon throws a leg kick but MacArthur sees it coming and checks it nicely.
MacArthur misses the shot to the body.
Paddon looks to score with a jab to the body but MacArthur is just out of range.
MacArthur throws an overhand right that lands on Paddon's shoulder, as Paddon tries to avoid the shot.
Paddon jabs at MacArthur's body.
MacArthur sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Paddon looks to land a combination but MacArthur avoids it well.
MacArthur lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Paddon at a distance.
Paddon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but MacArthur is out of range.
MacArthur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
MacArthur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paddon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paddon has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
MacArthur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Paddon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A shot to the liver by MacArthur. Beautiful body shot.
MacArthur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacArthur jabs Paddon right on the nose. Paddon blinks but takes it well.
Paddon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by MacArthur.
Paddon throws a series of punches but MacArthur avoids them all with ease.
MacArthur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacArthur's corner calls for a 1-2. MacArthur obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paddon throws a body kick that misses.
Paddon misses with a straight left.
Nice cross by MacArthur.
MacArthur just misses with a punch to the body.
MacArthur throws a right hand that Paddon ducks under and follows up with a left that Paddon also avoids with ease.
MacArthur scores with a sloppy right hand. Paddon should have avoided that one.
MacArthur slips a straight right by Paddon.

MacArthur drops Paddon with a beautiful combination! Paddon stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - MacArthur is looking for the KO!

Paddon is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacArthur swinging wildly here.
Oh Paddon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A good leg kick by Paddon.
Paddon seems to have got his legs back now.
MacArthur 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.
MacArthur throws a nice looking combination but Paddon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paddon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paddon misses with a hook
and MacArthur counters with a nice body shot.
A shot to the liver by MacArthur. Beautiful body shot.
Paddon cracks the inside of MacArthur's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paddon.
MacArthur takes a swing at Paddon's ribcage but misses.
Nice cross by Paddon.
MacArthur smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
MacArthur has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Paddon misses with a wild body shot.
MacArthur tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
MacArthur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacArthur slips under a jab from Paddon.

Paddon gets tackled into the cage by MacArthur. MacArthur maintains the clinch.
MacArthur misses with the head strike.
Paddon throws a punch but it's blocked by MacArthur.
MacArthur throws a head punch that misses.
MacArthur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paddon backwards.
MacArthur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
MacArthur lands an uppercut.
MacArthur lands with a right to the head.
MacArthur lands a left hand.
Paddon is really struggling to find his range with his punches. MacArthur's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
MacArthur stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from MacArthur as the two fighters clinch.
Paddon is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from MacArthur.
MacArthur lands with a light punch inside.
MacArthur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
MacArthur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paddon misses with a body punch.
MacArthur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paddon backwards.
MacArthur softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
MacArthur lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paddon backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for MacArthur.
Paddon tries to work over MacArthur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
MacArthur lands on the inside with an uppercut.
MacArthur lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Paddon or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacArthur presses Paddon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by MacArthur.
MacArthur lands an uppercut.
Paddon has a couple of punches blocked by MacArthur.
MacArthur lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for MacArthur.

MacArthur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paddon swings for the body but MacArthur moves out of range.
Paddon misses with an uppercut
and MacArthur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
MacArthur throws a series of punches but Paddon moves out of range.

MacArthur lands a big uppercut and Paddon crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Paddon looks OK. MacArthur waves Paddon back to his feet!
MacArthur fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
MacArthur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Paddon gets tackled into the cage by MacArthur. MacArthur maintains the clinch.
MacArthur presses Paddon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by MacArthur.
MacArthur lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacArthur lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for MacArthur.
MacArthur throws a big uppercut that drops Paddon! More strikes from MacArthur and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Paddon lies dazed against the cage as MacArthur celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie MacArthur!
Our winner, Eddie MacArthur, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.