PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Latrobe Arundel (ranked 75 p4p, 36 weight class) and Odchigin Khadan (ranked 14 p4p, 9 weight class). Arundel's entrance music is Shook Ones. A fine choice. Khadan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Altai Kai (Turkic Throat Singing). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Arundel
vs
Khadan

185 cm
31
190
28 - 6 - 0

179 cm
32
189
21 - 12 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Shadow Warrior Nutrition

HELLS BALLS RECOVERY
HELLBENT

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 28 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latrobe Arundel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Odchigin Khadan!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khadan throws a jab but it's blocked by Arundel.
Arundel looks to land a left hand but Khadan moved out of range nicely.
Khadan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Arundel is looking to slow Khadan down with leg kicks.
Khadan blocks a low kick nicely.
Arundel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Arundel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khadan. That did some damage!
Arundel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Arundel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khadan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arundel.
A swing and a miss from Arundel.
Khadan looks to land a left hand but Arundel moved out of range nicely.
Khadan misses with a wild body shot.
Khadan moves out of range as Arundel throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arundel moves out of range as Khadan strikes.
Arundel misses with a kick to the body.
Arundel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khadan. That did some damage!
Arundel misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Khadan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khadan misses with a hook. Arundel ducked under it nicely.
Arundel throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Khadan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Latrobe Arundel has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arundel wants to land a leg kick but Khadan is out of range.
Khadan defending well as Arundel loads up on a big left hand.
Khadan throws a hook but Arundel blocks it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Arundel.
Arundel misses the shot to the body.
Khadan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Arundel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Khadan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Arundel is predictable there
letting Khadan counter with a right hand.
Khadan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Arundel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khadan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good work by Khadan as he checks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khadan! But no joy.
Arundel throws a head kick that Khadan semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khadan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arundel backing away here, and Khadan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Arundel throws a leg kick but Khadan sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice leg kick from Arundel, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khadan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arundel lands an overhand right.
Khadan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Khadan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Khadan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Arundel but Arundel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Arundel throws a lazy body kick
and Khadan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arundel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arundel misses with a hook
and Khadan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arundel scores with a jab to the body.
Khadan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Arundel tries to avoid it but Khadan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Arundel to the ground. Arundel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Khadan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arundel.
Arundel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khadan. That did some damage!
Arundel staying out of range there.
Khadan throws a big shot that misses.
Arundel blocks a jab.
Khadan ducks right into an uppercut from Arundel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arundel misses the body punch
and Khadan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arundel lets loose with a powerful body kick. Khadan will feel that in the morning.
Arundel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Khadan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Arundel lands with a shot to the body.
Khadan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Arundel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Khadan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Arundel lands with an uppercut that bounces Khadan off the cage and back into range.
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!
Arundel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arundel.
Khadan avoids the body shot from Arundel.
Khadan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Khadan avoids a kick to the body.
Arundel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khadan.
Arundel throws a shot to the body.
Arundel misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arundel scores with a jab to the head.
Latrobe Arundel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arundel swings widly with a right hand
letting Khadan counter with a right hand.
That kick from Arundel tenderised Khadan's leg. Khadan is trying to keep his angry face on.
No joy there for Khadan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khadan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A nice leg kick from Arundel, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Khadan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arundel missing with a left hand there. Khadan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khadan looks to score with a jab to the body but Arundel is just out of range.
Arundel throws a leg kick
and Khadan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khadan moves out of range of the leg kick from Arundel.
Arundel explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khadan throws a leg kick but Arundel checks it.
Khadan throws a hook but Arundel avoids it easily.
Khadan scores with a jab.
Arundel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Latrobe Arundel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Latrobe Arundel's cut.
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.

Arundel throws a leg kick but Khadan checks it.
It seemed like Khadan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Arundel digs a good body shot into Khadan's ribs.
Arundel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Arundel does it's job there.
Arundel scores with a nice strike.
Arundel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Khadan's head backwards.
Latrobe Arundel is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khadan. Arundel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khadan scores with a sloppy right hand. Arundel should have avoided that one.
Arundel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Arundel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arundel blocks a jab.
Arundel throws a leg kick which misses Khadan's front leg but catches the back leg as Khadan tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arundel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Khadan tries to clinch but Arundel moves out of range.
Khadan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good exchange - Arundel coming out on top.
Khadan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadan throws a looping overhand right but Arundel ducks down to avoid it.
Arundel throws an overhand right that lands on Khadan's shoulder, as Khadan tries to avoid the shot.
Khadan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arundel sizes up Khadan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Khadan just misses with a punch to the body.
Arundel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khadan.
A little feinted left hand from Arundel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Arundel misses with a wild body shot.
Khadan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Khadan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Khadan clobbers Arundel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Arundel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khadan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Khadan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Arundel has got the better of the exchanges.
The crowd cheers as Khadan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arundel doesn't seem phased though.
Arundel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khadan. That did some damage!
Khadan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Arundel lands a leg kick that knocks Khadan off balance momentarily.
Arundel moves out of range as Khadan strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arundel misses with a body kick.
Khadan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khadan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arundel.
Khadan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It seemed like Khadan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Latrobe Arundel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arundel scores with a spinning back kick!
Arundel lands a right hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Arundel - just one landing.
Arundel is looking to slow Khadan down with leg kicks.
Jab, jab by Arundel - just one landing.
Khadan throws the left hand but Arundel avoids the punch easily.
Khadan throws a jab when Arundel was well out of range.
Khadan throws a hook but Arundel avoids it easily.
Khadan staying out of range there.
Khadan misses with a looping right.
Arundel slips a straight right by Khadan.
Khadan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arundel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arundel moves out of range as Khadan strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khadan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Arundel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khadan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Arundel lands a lovely overhand right.
Arundel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khadan on the side of the head.
Arundel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Arundel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arundel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Arundel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Arundel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Arundel misses with a hook. Khadan ducked under it nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice straight punches there by Arundel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Arundel.
Khadan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Khadan walks into a stiff left hand from Arundel.
Khadan swings for the body but Arundel moves out of range.
Arundel looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Arundel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khadan counters with a nice uppercut.
Good leg kick by Arundel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khadan lands with a cross.
Khadan moves out of range as Arundel throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khadan misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Arundel misses the target.
Arundel throws a low kick but Khadan moves out of range easily.
Arundel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arundel lands a lovely overhand right.
Arundel misses with a low kick as Khadan jumps back.
Arundel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khadan tries to counter with a clinch but Arundel shakes him off and moves away.
Arundel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Arundel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Khadan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khadan can't find room to land a body shot as Arundel controls the action.
Khadan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arundel misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arundel blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Arundel.
Khadan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Arundel manages to break the clinch.
Arundel lands with an uppercut that bounces Khadan off the cage and back into range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Latrobe Arundel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Latrobe Arundel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Arundel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Arundel blocks the body kick.
Khadan wants to clinch up but Arundel keeps it at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Khadan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khadan.
Arundel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khadan can do to turn this around?
Arundel throws a wild body kick that Khadan sees coming a mile off.
Arundel throws a low kick, looking for Khadan's leg but Khadan calmly moves out of range.
Khadan wants to counter with a clinch but Arundel pushes him away.
Khadan just misses with a punch to the body.
Arundel thumps Khadan with a low kick.
Arundel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khadan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Arundel.
A left lands for Arundel.
Arundel scores with a spinning back kick!
Arundel feints and then cracks Khadan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khadan down.
A jab from Khadan misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arundel throws a leg kick that is checked

and Khadan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Arundel is concentrating on defense, preventing Khadan from advancing position.
Odchigin Khadan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadan is trying to control the action in half guard but Arundel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Khadan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Khadan trying to control from half guard but Arundel is working away.

Khadan wants to work for an arm triangle but Arundel is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Khadan stops Arundel from getting back to his feet.

Khadan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Arundel defends it well.
Khadan is looking to stall here but Arundel recovers full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two 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.

Khadan has gone for a leg lock! Arundel slips out almost immediately though and dives into Khadan's guard.

Arundel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Khadan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Arundel is one step ahead there.
Khadan is trying to keep Arundel in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arundel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Khadan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Khadan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Arundel's guard.

Arundel is adopting a defensive guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Arundel keeping moving, preventing Khadan from controlling successfully.

Arundel pushes Khadan off and scrambles back to his feet.
Arundel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Khadan momentarily.
Khadan misses with a straight left.
Arundel throws a hook but Khadan avoids it easily.
Khadan moves out of range of the body kick.
Arundel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Arundel misses with a hook
and Khadan counters with a stiff right hand.
Khadan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arundel moves away.
Arundel clobbers Khadan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Latrobe Arundel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arundel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Latrobe Arundel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arundel, 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Latrobe Arundel!
A very excited looking Latrobe Arundel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.