PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henny Bottles (ranked 2257 p4p, 2701 weight class) and Killer Kidd (ranked 159 p4p, 186 weight class). Killer Kidd has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Henny Bottles's chin.

Bottles
vs
Kidd

181 cm
35
139
8 - 15 - 2

160 cm
41
138
31 - 13 - 3

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henny Bottles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Killer Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kidd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bottles has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kidd finds it's way round the side to connect with Bottles's head.
Kidd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bottles takes one on the button.
Kidd lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bottles tries to clinch but Kidd moves out of range.
Kidd scores with a jab to the head.
Kidd swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Bottles moves into range and clinches up with Kidd.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bottles takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The referee calls for Bottles to work.
Kidd misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Kidd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Kidd.
Kidd swats away the attempt to clinch by Bottles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Bottles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kidd throws out a loose jab but Bottles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bottles is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kidd.
Bottles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bottles swinging wildly here.
Kidd throws out a counter right but Bottles avoids it with no problem.
Bottles tries to close the distance and clinch but Kidd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kidd keeps the fight on the outside.
Kidd looks to land a right hand but Bottles moved out of range.
Kidd misses with a wild body shot.
Kidd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kidd. Bottles does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Kidd misses.
Bottles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kidd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bottles backing away here, and Kidd unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kidd.

Bottles darts in and clinches Kidd up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bottles blocks a body shot from Kidd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd avoiding damage as Bottles throws knees to the body.
Bottles's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Kidd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bottles really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kidd scores with a leg kick.
Bottles ducks under a wild hook from Kidd.
Bottles wants to clinch.
Bottles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kidd.
Bottles appears to be looking for a big counter.
A shot to the liver by Kidd. Beautiful body shot.
Kidd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kidd connects with a single shot there.
Bottles is looking to clinch but Kidd is avoiding it.

Kidd tries to keep at a distance but Bottles has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kidd tries to circle away but Bottles has him pinned against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Bottles has been working on his elbows in the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd avoids a wild elbow strike from Bottles.
Bottles misses with a knee to the head.
Bottles throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kidd - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bottles lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Killer Kidd has been cut.
Kidd effectively controlling the action here.
Bottles tries to stall but Kidd uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Kidd breaks the clinch.
Kidd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kidd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bottles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kidd appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kidd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bottles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bottles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bottles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kidd has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Kidd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kidd lands with a shot to the body.
Bottles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kidd lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bottles is looking to clinch but Kidd is avoiding it.
Bottles moves in looking to clinch but Kidd pushes him off.
Bottles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kidd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Kidd.
Decent striking displayed by Kidd there.
Bottles tries to clinch but Kidd moves away
and Kidd counters with a nice uppercut.
Bottles wants to clinch.
Bottles tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kidd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Killer Kidd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Killer Kidd's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bottles doesn't manage to clinch there - Kidd circles away.
A low kick lands for Kidd.
Kidd lands a nice shot to the body.
Killer Kidd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bottles moves in looking to clinch but Kidd pushes him off.
Bottles is looking to clinch.
Bottles backing away here, and Kidd unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kidd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Kidd does it's job there.
Kidd has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kidd paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bottles slips under a jab.
Bottles ducks under a wild hook from Kidd.
Bottles wants to clinch up but Kidd keeps it at a distance.
Kidd let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kidd thuds his right hand into Bottles's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Henny Bottles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd keeps the fight on the outside.
Kidd throws a hook to the side of Bottles's head but Bottles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bottles wants to clinch up but Kidd keeps it at a distance.
Donk. Kidd catches Bottles right on the button with a cross.
Kidd lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kidd lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd just misses with a punch to the body.
Kidd cracks Bottles with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bottles tries to clinch there but Kidd circles away.
Kidd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kidd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kidd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kidd scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bottles throws out a loose jab but Kidd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bottles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kidd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kidd throws a body shot but no joy.
Kidd circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kidd counters with a straight right hand.

Bottles is rocked!
Kidd lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Bottles falls backwards - clearly groggy! Kidd dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Killer Kidd!
An out of breath Killer Kidd thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.