PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kieran Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Manuel Arboleda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arboleda has chosen ASTAROTH - GUERRA DE METAL as his entrance music. Humberto Manuel Arboleda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Summers
vs
Manuel Arboleda

180 cm
34
169 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

165 cm
41
158 lbs
27 - 30 - 1

Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

Amped Performance

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 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kieran Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humberto Manuel Arboleda!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arboleda throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Arboleda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Summers was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Summers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arboleda tries to clinch up but Summers circles away and keeps his distance.
Arboleda just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSummers.

Arboleda pushes Summers up against the ropes in a clinch.
Summers looking to throw knees to the head but Arboleda is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arboleda.
Summers misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Arboleda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Summers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arboleda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Summers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arboleda blocks it with crossed arms.
Arboleda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Summers misses with a knee to the head.
Summers lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Humberto Manuel Arboleda has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arboleda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Summers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Arboleda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Summers misses with a knee strike.
Summers landing knees to the body.
Summers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Summers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arboleda landing knees to the body.
Arboleda lands a shoulder strike.
Summers working Arboleda over with knees to the body.
Arboleda lands an elbow inside that Summers shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Arboleda throws an elbow but misses.
Summers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Summers scores with a knee to the head.
Arboleda lands an elbow that stopped Summers in his tracks for a moment.
Summers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Summers takes an elbow to the temple.
Summers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Arboleda's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arboleda trying to stall but Summers improves his position.
Arboleda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Summers crunches a lovely knee into Arboleda's ribcage.
Arboleda trying to stall but Summers improves his position.
Arboleda lands a nice knee to the body.
Summers looking to throw knees to the head but Arboleda is blocking nicely.
Summers scores a nice knee to the body.
Arboleda lands an elbow that stopped Summers in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Summers.
Summers avoiding damage as Arboleda throws knees to the body.
Summers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arboleda scores a nice knee to the body.
Summers is breathing heavily.
Arboleda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Summers tries to land knees in the clinch but Arboleda avoids the damage to the body.
Summers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Summers tries to land knees in the clinch but Arboleda avoids the damage to the body.
Summers misses with the head strike.
Arboleda landing knees to the body.
Summers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Summers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Arboleda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Summers looking to throw knees to the head but Arboleda is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Summers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Summers misses with a knee strike.
Arboleda tries a knee to the head but Summers blocks it.
Summers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arboleda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arboleda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kieran Summers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Humberto Manuel Arboleda's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Summers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Summers is looking for a counter combo.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Summers is having none of it.
Arboleda throws a nice head kick!
Arboleda has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Summers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arboleda is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Summers misses the target.
Arboleda is looking to clinch but Summers is avoiding it.
Summers swats away the attempt to clinch by Arboleda.
Arboleda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arboleda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arboleda is looking to clinch but Summers is avoiding it.
Arboleda tries to clinch up.

Arboleda drives through and clinches with Summers against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
Summers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arboleda pushes Summers back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arboleda scores with a shot to the side of Summers's head.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Summers.
Arboleda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Arboleda gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Summers misses with a knee strike.
Arboleda is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Summers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arboleda pushes off an throws an elbow but Summers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Summers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Summers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arboleda avoiding damage as Summers throws knees to the body.
Summers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arboleda crunches a lovely knee into Summers's ribcage.
Arboleda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Summers's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Arboleda.
Arboleda lands a good knee to the midsection. Summers won't want to take too many of those.
Arboleda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers lands a knee to the head.
Summers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Summers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arboleda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Summers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arboleda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Arboleda lands an elbow just above Summers 's eye.
Knees to the body from Arboleda.
Arboleda taking a breather.
Arboleda connects with a knee to the head.
Arboleda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Arboleda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arboleda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Summers avoids it.
Arboleda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Summers is defending well for now.
Summers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Arboleda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Summers is defending well for now.
Summers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arboleda blocks a body shot from Summers.
Arboleda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Summers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Humberto Manuel Arboleda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Humberto Manuel Arboleda's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Arboleda moves in looking to clinch but Summers pushes him off.
Arboleda doesn't manage to clinch there - Summers circles away.
Arboleda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Summers counters with a quick kick to the body but Arboleda blocks it.
Arboleda misses with a head kick.
Summers looks to land a right hand but Arboleda moved out of range.

Arboleda rushes Summers and presses him up against the ropes.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Summers avoids the damage to the body.
Summers tries a knee to the head but Arboleda blocks it.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Arboleda lands a good knee to the midsection. Summers won't want to take too many of those.
Arboleda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Arboleda is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Summers tries to land a knee to the head but Arboleda blocks with his arms.
Arboleda creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Summers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arboleda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Summers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Arboleda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Summers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Summers misses with a knee to the head.
Arboleda lands a hook that snaps the head of Summers backwards.
Summers avoiding damage as Arboleda throws knees to the body.
Summers misses with the head strike.
Summers tries a knee to the head but Arboleda blocks it.
Summers misses with a knee to the head.
Arboleda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Summers's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arboleda obliges.
Arboleda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Summers missing with knees to the body.
Arboleda lands a right hand.
Summers misses with a knee to the head.
Arboleda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arboleda.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arboleda is trying to stall.
Summers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda managing to block the knees to the body from Summers.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Summers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arboleda avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arboleda.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Arboleda is looking to control Summers's arms but Summers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Arboleda has his back to the ropes.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Summers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Arboleda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Summers's elbow.
Arboleda lands an elbow that stopped Summers in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arboleda.
Arboleda trying to land knees to the body.
Arboleda tries to stall but Summers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Arboleda tries a knee to the head but Summers blocks it.
Arboleda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Summers landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arboleda obliges.
Arboleda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arboleda misses with a knee strike.
Summers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Humberto Manuel Arboleda really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Humberto Manuel Arboleda's cut.
That's time! Summers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Arboleda misses with a head kick.
Arboleda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arboleda feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Summers's calf.
Summers avoids the head kick by Arboleda.
It looked like Summers was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Arboleda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arboleda tries to clinch up.
Summers fires out a quick counter leg kick but Arboleda just manages to avoid it.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Summers is having none of it.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Summers moves out of range.
Summers thinks about countering with a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Arboleda blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Summers misses with a looping left.
Arboleda avoids a kick to the body.
Summers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arboleda manages to avoid it.
Summers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Summers went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Arboleda moves into the clinch successfully.
Arboleda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arboleda creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Summers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arboleda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Summers throws a knee to the head but misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Summers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arboleda pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Arboleda lands an elbow that stopped Summers in his tracks for a moment.
Summers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arboleda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Summers takes an elbow to the temple.
Arboleda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the head but Summers blocks with his arms.
Summers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arboleda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arboleda is trying to maintain a safe position but Summers gets an underhook and turns Arboleda into the ropes.
Arboleda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Summers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arboleda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Summers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arboleda lands an uppercut.
Arboleda with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Arboleda trying to land knees to the body.
Summers managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
Summers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Summers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Summers.
Summers lands with a short shot to the head.
Summers misses with a knee strike.
Summers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arboleda blocks it with crossed arms.
Summers trying to land knees to the body.
Summers blocks an elbow strike from Arboleda.
Summers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arboleda throws a head punch that misses.
Summers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arboleda scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Humberto Manuel Arboleda will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Humberto Manuel Arboleda's cut.
That's time! Summers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Summers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kieran Summers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Summers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Summers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Summers is looking to counter with head kicks.
Summers fails to land with a series of punches.
Arboleda checks a leg kick.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Summers avoids the head kick by Arboleda.
Summers tried to counter with a leg kick but Arboleda avoided it.
Arboleda misses with an attempted mid kick.
Summers fires out a quick counter leg kick but Arboleda just manages to avoid it.
Arboleda lands a nice shot that snaps Summers's head back.
Arboleda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Arboleda clinches up with Summers and pushes him back against the ropes.
Summers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arboleda avoids the elbow strike from Summers, against the ropes.
Summers misses with a knee strike.
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 lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Summers working aggressively here.
Summers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arboleda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Summers throws a head punch that misses.
Summers misses with a knee strike.
Summers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arboleda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Summers is defending well for now.
Summers tries to land knees in the clinch but Arboleda avoids the damage to the body.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Arboleda lands an elbow inside that Summers shrugs off.
Arboleda lands a body punch.
Nice elbow from Arboleda.
Arboleda lands a good knee to the midsection. Summers won't want to take too many of those.
Arboleda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Arboleda scores with a knee to the head.

Summers is rocked!
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Summers avoids it.
Oh Summers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Summers managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
Summers seems to have got his legs back now.
Arboleda landing knees to the head.
Arboleda taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arboleda blocks it with crossed arms.
Arboleda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Summers blocks it with crossed arms.
Summers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Arboleda throws an elbow but misses.
Summers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arboleda creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arboleda.
Arboleda misses with a punch to the body.
Summers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arboleda avoids it.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Summers.
Arboleda tries to stall but Summers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Summers lands a right hand.
Arboleda lands an elbow just above Summers 's eye.
Arboleda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Summers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arboleda misses with an elbow over the top.
Arboleda missing with knees to the body.
Summers misses with a knee strike.

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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humberto Manuel Arboleda!
In his post fight interview, Humberto Manuel Arboleda started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.