PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Doroteo Arango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Red Robin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arango's entrance music is The Lion. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Arango
vs
Red Robin

189 cm
25
197 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
26
175 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Kalashnikov Nutrition & Supplements (160Q)

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doroteo Arango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Red Robin!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arango tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Red Robin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arango wants to clinch up but Red Robin keeps it at a distance.
Red Robin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Red Robin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Red Robin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Red Robin looks to score with a jab to the body but Arango is just out of range.
Arango tries to clinch but Red Robin is having none of it.
Arango misses with a body shot.
Red Robin unleashes a big counter combination but Arango bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Arango tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Red Robin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Red Robin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Red Robin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Red Robin throws a lazy right hand but Arango sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arango takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tim Red Robin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Red Robin. Arango does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Arango tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Red Robin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Red Robin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arango manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Arango finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Arango moves into the clinch successfully.
Arango fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arango misses with the head strike.
Red Robin wants to get back to striking at distance but Arango won't allow it.
Red Robin blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Robin blocking some punches.
Arango lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arango working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Arango has a couple of punches blocked by Red Robin.
A head punch on the inside from Arango fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Arango.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Red Robin.
Red Robin working hard to break the clinch.
Arango misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arango lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Arango lands a shoulder strike.
Arango tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Red Robin's elbow.
Arango misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arango fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Red Robin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
I was talking to Arango's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Arango lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arango misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Arango.
Arango has a couple of punches blocked by Red Robin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arango swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Arango.
Arango lands a shot to the body.
Red Robin is trying to break free.
Arango lands a right hand.
Arango has Red Robin pressed against the ropes, preventing Red Robin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doroteo Arango dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Red Robin connects with a body shot.
Arango throws a body punch but Red Robin moves out of range.
Red Robin lands with a good body shot.
Red Robin cracks a nice hook into Arango's ribs.
Arango fails in his attempt to clinch.
Red Robin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Arango tries to close the distance and clinch but Red Robin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arango misses with a wild combination.
Red Robin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A combination from Red Robin does no damage.

Arango rushes Red Robin and presses him up against the ropes.
A short left from Arango.
Arango lands a nice shot to the body.
Red Robin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Arango.
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!
Arango keeps control of Red Robin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Robin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Red Robin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Arango creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Red Robin.
Arango working aggressively here.
Arango lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Red Robin has had enough of the clinch but Arango keeps him there for the moment.
Arango struggles to land a body shot inside as Red Robin controls his hands.
Arango misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arango prevents Red Robin from breaking the clinch.
Arango lands a left hand.
Arango lands a left hand that snaps the head of Red Robin backwards.
Arango lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arango misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arango tries to throw a body punch but Red Robin avoids it by throwing Arango back against the ropes.
Arango working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arango is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Red Robin can do to turn this around?
Arango lands a nice uppercut.
Arango misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arango fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arango lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Arango lands a right hand that snaps the head of Red Robin backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arango.
Arango misses with some punches.
Arango fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arango misses with the head strike.
Arango swings wildly with an uppercut but Red Robin uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doroteo Arango dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Red Robin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Red Robin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Red Robin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Red Robin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arango stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Red Robin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arango was well out of range. Poor timing from Red Robin.
Red Robin lands with a nice combination. Arango backs away looking to recover.

Arango gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Arango misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arango lands with a right to the head.
Red Robin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arango lands a shoulder strike.
Arango pushes Red Robin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Red Robin working hard to break the clinch.
Arango throws a punch but it's blocked by Red Robin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arango gets through Red Robin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Arango swings wildly with an uppercut but Red Robin uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arango throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Arango scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arango tries a body shot but Red Robin blocks it.
Arango working aggressively here.
Arango scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tim Red Robin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arango makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arango fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arango scores with a shoulder strike.
Arango throws a punch but it's blocked by Red Robin.
A head punch on the inside from Arango fails to land.
Arango misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arango tries a body shot but Red Robin blocks it.
Arango misses with the head strike.
Red Robin blocks an uppercut.
Arango scores with a nice hook to the head.
Red Robin is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Red Robin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Arango misses with a punch on the inside.
Doroteo Arango is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arango lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Red Robin or not.
Arango tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Red Robin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Red Robin tries to break the clinch but Arango is controlling the position.
Red Robin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Red Robin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Arango tries to work over Red Robin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Doroteo Arango showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arango, 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doroteo Arango!
Doroteo Arango really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Kalashnikov Nutrition & Supplements (160Q) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.