PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Feyd Rautha Harkonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Manuel Arboleda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harkonnen comes into the arena with The Headstones-Heart of Darkness blaring out of the sound system. Arboleda is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ASTAROTH - GUERRA DE METAL. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rautha Harkonnen
vs
Manuel Arboleda

167 cm
40
145 lbs
26 - 12 - 1

165 cm
32
157 lbs
20 - 15 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

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 26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Feyd Rautha Harkonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humberto Manuel Arboleda!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Harkonnen manages to break the clinch.
Harkonnen is looking to land body kicks.
Arboleda doesn't manage to clinch there - Harkonnen circles away.

Arboleda closes the distance and pushes Harkonnen back into the ropes.
Harkonnen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arboleda avoids it.
Arboleda keeps control of Harkonnen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Arboleda takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Humberto Manuel Arboleda has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Harkonnen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arboleda's brow.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Harkonnen avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Arboleda.
Arboleda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arboleda blocks a body shot from Harkonnen.
Arboleda trying to land knees to the body.
Harkonnen wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harkonnen breaks from the clinch.
Harkonnen looks to land a body kick but Arboleda moved away.
Harkonnen wants to slow Arboleda down by chopping away at his legs.
Arboleda appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

Arboleda moves into the clinch successfully.
Harkonnen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harkonnen lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen trying to land knees to the body.
Arboleda managing to block the knees to the body from Harkonnen.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Harkonnen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Harkonnen trying to land knees to the body.
Harkonnen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arboleda.

Harkonnen breaks the clinch.
Arboleda doesn't manage to clinch there - Harkonnen circles away.
Harkonnen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Arboleda instigates a clinch.
Harkonnen takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Feyd Rautha Harkonnen has been cut.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen landing knees to the body.

Harkonnen breaks from the clinch.
Arboleda looks to clinch
and Harkonnen counters with a straight right hand.
Arboleda wants to clinch.
Arboleda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Harkonnen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Harkonnen throws a head kick but Arboleda moves out of range.
Arboleda unleashes a big counter combination but Harkonnen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Arboleda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harkonnen scores with a kick to the body.
Nice shot by Arboleda.
Harkonnen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harkonnen throws a leg kick that misses.
Arboleda tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Harkonnen misses the target.
Arboleda throws a head kick but Harkonnen moves out of range.
Harkonnen throws a head kick but Arboleda moves out of range.
Arboleda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Arboleda clinches with his opponent.
Harkonnen lands an elbow that stopped Arboleda in his tracks for a moment.
Harkonnen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harkonnen takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harkonnen takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Feyd Rautha Harkonnen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Harkonnen lands a lovely overhand right.
Harkonnen is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Arboleda tries to clinch up
and Harkonnen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harkonnen misses with a series of wild punches.
Arboleda tries to clinch up.
Harkonnen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Arboleda avoids it.
Arboleda is looking to clinch.
Harkonnen throws a jab but it's blocked by Arboleda.
Arboleda looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arboleda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arboleda throws a head kick that misses.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Harkonnen moves away
and Harkonnen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Harkonnen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harkonnen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Arboleda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arboleda getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harkonnen swats away the attempt to clinch by Arboleda.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen throws a body punch but Arboleda moves out of range.
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick from Harkonnen lands but Arboleda takes it in his stride.

Arboleda moves into the clinch.
Harkonnen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

Harkonnen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harkonnen throws an overhand right that lands on Arboleda's shoulder, as Arboleda tries to avoid the shot.
Harkonnen swats away the attempt to clinch by Arboleda.
Arboleda wants to clinch but Harkonnen slips to the side
and Harkonnen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harkonnen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arboleda can do to turn this around?
Arboleda wants to clinch up but Harkonnen keeps it at a distance.
Arboleda tries to clinch up but Harkonnen circles away and keeps his distance.
Arboleda wants to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Harkonnen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harkonnen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harkonnen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harkonnen looks to score with a jab to the body but Arboleda is just out of range.
Harkonnen lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen tests Arboleda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harkonnen misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harkonnen throws a body shot but no joy.
Arboleda steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Arboleda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harkonnen's corner calls for a 1-2. Harkonnen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Arboleda avoids a punch combination nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arboleda.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Harkonnen is having none of it.
Harkonnen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harkonnen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arboleda has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harkonnen throws a leg kick which misses Arboleda's front leg but catches the back leg as Arboleda tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Harkonnen misses its intended target.
Arboleda is looking to clinch but Harkonnen is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Feyd Rautha Harkonnen dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harkonnen lands an uppercut.

Harkonnen breaks from the clinch.
Harkonnen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arboleda manages to avoid it.
Arboleda wants to clinch up but Harkonnen keeps it at a distance.
Arboleda tries to clinch up.
Arboleda doesn't manage to clinch there - Harkonnen circles away.
Arboleda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Harkonnen is having none of it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Harkonnen here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harkonnen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Harkonnen keeps the fight on the outside.
Harkonnen thinks about countering with a head kick.
Harkonnen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Arboleda closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

Harkonnen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arboleda takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Arboleda fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harkonnen, pushing him back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harkonnen's efforts to push away.

Harkonnen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harkonnen misses with a looping left.
Arboleda tries to clinch up.
Harkonnen is looking to counter the offense by Arboleda and move into the clinch.
Harkonnen scores with a nice right hand.
Harkonnen throws out a leg kick but Arboleda moves out of range and Harkonnen only half commits.
Arboleda tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harkonnen counters with a straight right hand.
Arboleda is looking to clinch but Harkonnen is avoiding it.
Harkonnen swings for the body but Arboleda moves out of range.

Harkonnen gets a clinch.
Harkonnen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Arboleda's defenses.
Harkonnen scores a nice knee to the body.
Arboleda stalling in the clinch but Harkonnen improves position.
Harkonnen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Arboleda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harkonnen managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Harkonnen.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harkonnen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harkonnen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arboleda tries to throw a body punch but Harkonnen avoids it by throwing Arboleda back against the ropes.
Arboleda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harkonnen's defenses.
Harkonnen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harkonnen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Arboleda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arboleda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arboleda landing knees to the body.
Harkonnen tries to land knees in the clinch but Arboleda avoids the damage to the body.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harkonnen avoids it.
Arboleda avoiding damage as Harkonnen throws knees to the body.

Harkonnen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harkonnen takes a swing at Arboleda's ribcage but misses.
Harkonnen scores with the left hand. Arboleda knows he should have avoided that one.
Harkonnen throws a lazy right hand but Arboleda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harkonnen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arboleda.
Arboleda throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Feyd Rautha Harkonnen clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Arboleda is looking to clinch but Harkonnen is avoiding it.
Harkonnen misses with a low kick.
Arboleda tries to clinch up.
Arboleda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harkonnen tries to land a front kick but Arboleda steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Harkonnen throws a head kick that misses.
Arboleda tries to clinch
and Harkonnen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arboleda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harkonnen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Harkonnen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Arboleda motions for Harkonnen to come forward. Arboleda throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arboleda moves in looking to clinch but Harkonnen pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arboleda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arboleda wants to clinch
and Harkonnen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen scores with a nice right hand.
Harkonnen looks for the body kick but Arboleda saw that one coming.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Harkonnen moves into the clinch successfully.
Arboleda takes an elbow to the temple.
Harkonnen tries to land knees in the clinch but Arboleda avoids the damage to the body.
Arboleda lands a nice uppercut.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arboleda tries to stall but Harkonnen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Arboleda lands a good knee to the midsection. Harkonnen won't want to take too many of those.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Arboleda avoids a wild elbow strike from Harkonnen.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Arboleda with a knee to the head.
Arboleda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harkonnen's elbow.
Harkonnen trying to stall but Arboleda improves his position.
Knees to the body from Arboleda.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Arboleda as Harkonnen tries to tie him up.
Harkonnen pushes off an throws an elbow but Arboleda leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harkonnen avoiding damage as Arboleda throws knees to the body.
Arboleda is leaning against Harkonnen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Arboleda stalling the fight.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Arboleda.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arboleda.
Arboleda avoiding damage as Harkonnen throws knees to the body.
Arboleda working Harkonnen over with knees to the body.
Arboleda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harkonnen missing with knees to the body.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harkonnen lands a left hand.
Arboleda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arboleda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harkonnen is defending well for now.
Harkonnen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Harkonnen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arboleda lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Humberto Manuel Arboleda dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Arboleda misses with a low kick.
Arboleda doesn't manage to clinch there - Harkonnen circles away.
Harkonnen moves out of range as Arboleda throws a body kick.
Harkonnen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harkonnen swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Arboleda takes the fight into the clinch.
Harkonnen tries to break free but Arboleda pushes him back against the ropes.
Harkonnen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Arboleda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harkonnen is defending well for now.
Harkonnen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Arboleda trying to stall but Harkonnen improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harkonnen is leaning against Arboleda and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Arboleda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harkonnen lands with a left to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harkonnen.

Harkonnen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harkonnen swings for the body but Arboleda moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen swats away the attempt to clinch by Arboleda.
Arboleda throws a head kick but Harkonnen moves out of range.
Harkonnen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Arboleda tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harkonnen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Harkonnen throws a body shot but no joy.
Arboleda gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harkonnen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harkonnen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Arboleda moves into the clinch successfully.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Harkonnen avoids the damage to the body.
Arboleda looking to throw knees to the head but Harkonnen is blocking nicely.
Arboleda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harkonnen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harkonnen missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harkonnen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harkonnen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harkonnen lands a really nice looking cross but Arboleda seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arboleda feints and then cracks Harkonnen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harkonnen down.
A big left from Harkonnen misses.
Arboleda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harkonnen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Arboleda tries to clinch up.
Arboleda moves in looking to clinch but Harkonnen pushes him off.

Arboleda pushes Harkonnen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Harkonnen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Harkonnen avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Arboleda as Harkonnen tries to tie him up.
Harkonnen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arboleda.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harkonnen lands a damaging elbow.
Arboleda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harkonnen backwards.
Arboleda avoiding damage as Harkonnen throws knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harkonnen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 49:46
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Feyd Rautha Harkonnen!
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen thanked the fans post fight for their support.