PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Bolleke (ranked 4 p4p, 1 weight class) and Latrobe Arundel (ranked 2 p4p, 1 weight class). Arundel has chosen Shook Ones as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bolleke
vs
Arundel

195 cm
30
191
24 - 5 - 0

185 cm
28
190
22 - 2 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Shadow Warrior Nutrition
Urban Fighter

Shadow Warrior Nutrition
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Bolleke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latrobe Arundel!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arundel ducks under a wild hook from Bolleke.
Bolleke misses with an uppercut
enabling Arundel to counter with a crisp jab.
Bolleke will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Arundel misses with a straight left.
Arundel misses with a looping right.
Arundel lands a nice looking body shot.
A big left from Bolleke misses.
Bolleke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bolleke throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arundel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bolleke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arundel was well out of range. Poor timing from Bolleke.
Arundel stuns Bolleke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bolleke throws a shot from downtown. Arundel moves away and avoids it.
Bolleke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arundel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bolleke ducks under a wild hook from Arundel.
Bolleke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bolleke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Arundel responds with a good body kick, but Bolleke manages to step out the way in time.
A cross from Arundel lands.
Nice defenses there by Arundel.
Arundel 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.
Arundel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bolleke.
Arundel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Arundel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bolleke misses with a series of wild punches.
Arundel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bolleke looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Arundel is fending him off so far but Bolleke persists. Nope, Arundel circles away and we're back to standing.
Thomas Bolleke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Bolleke misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bolleke looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arundel looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Arundel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bolleke is one step ahead there.
Bolleke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Arundel has his hands on Bolleke's head, controlling the position.
Bolleke slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arundel keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Bolleke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arundel is not content to let Bolleke control the position.
Arundel is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bolleke trying to pass the guard but Arundel defending well.
Arundel moves into full guard.
Bolleke trying to control but Arundel is working from the bottom.
Arundel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bolleke passes into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bolleke wants to pass the guard but Arundel is defending well.
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 Thomas Bolleke will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bolleke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Arundel is looking to slow Bolleke down with leg kicks.
Bolleke looks to throw the jab but Arundel is out of range.
Bolleke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arundel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bolleke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arundel was well out of range. Poor timing from Bolleke.
Arundel appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Arundel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Latrobe Arundel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bolleke throws the left hand but Arundel avoids the punch easily.
Bolleke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolleke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bolleke is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bolleke looks to score with a jab to the body but Arundel is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arundel. Bolleke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bolleke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke with a poor takedown
and Arundel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arundel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bolleke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arundel needs to keep his hands up - Bolleke had a free shot at his head there.
Arundel wants to land a leg kick but Bolleke is out of range.
Bolleke staying out of range there.
Bolleke misses the shot to the body.
Bolleke blocks a jab.
Arundel needs to keep his hands up - Bolleke had a free shot at his head there.
Bolleke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arundel throws out the jab.
Bolleke throws a lazy uppercut
and Arundel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bolleke missing with a left hand there. Arundel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bolleke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Arundel coming out on top.
Arundel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bolleke's sensitive parts.
Bolleke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arundel moves away.
Bolleke misses with a hook to the body
and Arundel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Latrobe Arundel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bolleke shoots and misses

and Arundel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Arundel.
A short uppercut from Arundel.
Arundel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arundel.
Bolleke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bolleke goes for a takedown in the clinch but Arundel prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Bolleke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arundel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Arundel.
Good body shot from Arundel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Arundel.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arundel lands a right hand.
Arundel cracks Bolleke with a nice body shot.

Bolleke gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Arundel is looking to control Bolleke's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Arundel avoid being mounted?
Arundel keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Arundel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bolleke.
Arundel controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Bolleke working Arundel over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arundel is controlling Bolleke's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bolleke is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bolleke is pressing down on Arundel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Arundel is holding on for now.
Arundel is not content to let Bolleke control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolleke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Arundel's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Latrobe Arundel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Arundel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bolleke's sensitive parts.
A swing and a miss from Bolleke.
Bolleke throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Bolleke misses the target.
Bolleke connects with a jab.
Arundel throws an overhand right that lands on Bolleke's shoulder, as Bolleke tries to avoid the shot.
Bolleke tries for a takedown but Arundel circles away easily
and Arundel counters with a left to the body.
Bolleke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolleke shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Arundel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice body punch from Bolleke.
Arundel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bolleke counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arundel lands a lovely overhand right.
Arundel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bolleke.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Arundel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bolleke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bolleke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bolleke misses with an uppercut
and Arundel counters with a nice uppercut.
A good leg kick by Arundel.
Bolleke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arundel was well out of range. Poor timing from Bolleke.
Arundel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bolleke.
Arundel looks to score with a jab to the body but Bolleke is just out of range.
Bolleke attempts a counter takedown but Arundel avoids it well and moves away.
Bolleke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Bolleke misses.
Bolleke misses with a takedown
and Arundel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Bolleke. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke looks to land a right hand but Arundel moved out of range.
Bolleke throws the left hand but Arundel avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Bolleke misses the target.
Arundel tries to score with a low kick but Bolleke moves his leg out of the way.
Bolleke attempts a counter takedown but Arundel avoids it well and moves away.
Bolleke misses with a jab to the body
and Arundel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolleke throws out a loose jab but Arundel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolleke scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Bolleke misses.
Arundel replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bolleke blocks it well.
Arundel lunges at Bolleke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bolleke's hand.
Arundel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arundel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bolleke moves away.
Arundel connects with an inside leg kick.
Arundel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arundel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Bolleke misses.
Bolleke looks to score with a jab to the body but Arundel is just out of range.
Bolleke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Arundel.
Bolleke loads up on a big right hand but Arundel slips the punch.
Arundel lands a glancing blow to the side of Bolleke's head.

Bolleke is rocked!
Arundel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oh Bolleke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A telegraphed right hand from Arundel misses the target.
Bolleke seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arundel.
Bolleke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bolleke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bolleke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arundel moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Bolleke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bolleke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Arundel avoids the body shot from Bolleke.
Arundel moves out of range of the strikes.
Arundel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arundel with a nice calf kick.
Arundel lands a slapping body shot.
Arundel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bolleke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Latrobe Arundel really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bolleke misses with an uppercut

and Arundel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Arundel.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bolleke.
Arundel struggles to land a body shot inside as Bolleke controls his hands.
Bolleke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arundel has him pressed against the cage.
Bolleke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Arundel misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bolleke.
Bolleke prevents a body shot from Arundel.
Bolleke blocks a body shot from Arundel.
Arundel misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bolleke.
Arundel misses with a punch to the body.
Arundel can't find room to land a body shot as Bolleke controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arundel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bolleke blocks an uppercut.
Arundel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arundel is pressed up against the cage. Bolleke has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Arundel down to the mat. Arundel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Arundel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bolleke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arundel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arundel misses with a hook to the body
letting Bolleke counter with a right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Bolleke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looked like Bolleke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bolleke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bolleke throws out a powerful jab.
Bolleke swats away the attempt to clinch by Arundel.
Bolleke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arundel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bolleke slips a jab from Arundel.
Arundel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bolleke throws a jab but it's blocked by Arundel.
Bolleke throws a jab when Arundel was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke lands the left hand.
Arundel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bolleke throws a looping overhand right but Arundel ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bolleke misses the target.
Bolleke throws a shot from downtown. Arundel moves away and avoids it.
Arundel follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bolleke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arundel.
Bolleke ducks under a wild hook from Arundel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolleke misses the shot to the body.
Arundel connects with a solid leg kick.
Arundel blocks a jab.
Arundel replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bolleke blocks it well.
Bolleke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Arundel in his tracks.
A cross from Arundel lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arundel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Arundel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bolleke looks to land a right hand but Arundel moved out of range.
Arundel walks into a jab.
Bolleke misses with a hook.
Arundel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bolleke walks into a stiff left hand from Arundel.
Bolleke on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bolleke swings for the body but Arundel moves out of range.
A slow jab from Bolleke misses its intended target.
A nice side step and Arundel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Arundel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arundel looks to land a right hand but Bolleke moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke misses with a body punch
and Arundel counters with a stiff right hand.
Bolleke misses the shot to the body.
Bolleke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolleke tries to score a power double leg takedown but Arundel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bolleke somewhat.
Bolleke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Arundel throws a jab but it's blocked by Bolleke.
Bolleke was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Arundel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bolleke throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Thomas Bolleke will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Arundel cracks Bolleke with an open hand slap.
Bolleke misses the shot to the body.

Bolleke gets tackled into the cage by Arundel. Arundel maintains the clinch.
Arundel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Arundel.
Arundel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arundel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bolleke backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Arundel fails to land.
Bolleke has had enough of the clinch but Arundel keeps him there for the moment.
Bolleke tries for a takedown but Arundel manages to get underhooks.
Good body shot from Arundel.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arundel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bolleke takes a shot to the head.
Arundel is working Bolleke over against the cage.
Arundel lands with a left to the head.
Arundel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Arundel lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Bolleke to his knees! Arundel keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Latrobe Arundel!
Latrobe Arundel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.