PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fu Kyou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moe Zard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyou kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is ICP- Fuck The World. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Kyou
vs
Zard

180 cm
20
175 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
26
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fu Kyou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Moe Zard!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kyou manages to avoid it.
Zard is looking to score with low kicks.
Kyou clobbers Zard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Kyou closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zard tries to pull guard but Kyou won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kyou.
Kyou lands an uppercut.

It looks like Moe Zard has been cut.
Nice body punch from Kyou.
Zard looking for a takedown.
Kyou works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Kyou.
Kyou lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zard tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fu Kyou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moe Zard.
Kyou lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Kyou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kyou looks to land a combination but Zard avoids it well.
Kyou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zard misses with a straight left.
Zard looks to land a combination but Kyou avoids it well.
Zard tries to bum rush Kyou with a series of wild strikes but Kyou uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kyou misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kyou slips a jab and a cross from Zard.
Zard throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Kyou counter with a right hand.
Kyou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kyou connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Kyou has closed the distance and engaged Zard in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kyou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kyou moves away from the strike by Zard.
Zard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Kyou moves into the clinch.
Kyou throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zards head.
Kyou lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Kyou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zard throws a body punch but Kyou moves out of range.
Kyou swings for the body but Zard moves out of range.

Kyou closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Kyou breaks the clinch.

Kyou moves into range and clinches up with Zard.
A right handed body shot lands from Kyou.
Nice body punch from Kyou.
Kyou digs a right hand underneath Zard's ribcage. Zard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kyou scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kyou lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Kyou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zard scores with a decent looking hook.
Zard misses the jab.
Kyou slaps away a takedown attempt from Zard, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Zard gets tackled into the cage by Kyou. Kyou maintains the clinch.
Kyou lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kyou.
Zard is looking to break free of the clinch but Kyou has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zard tries to pull guard but Kyou holds him up against the cage and eventually Zard drops back down to his feet.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kyou.

Kyou breaks from the clinch.
Zard misses with a double jab.
Zard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A combination from Zard does no damage.

Kyou closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kyou lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Kyou.
Zard looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kyou lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Kyou.
Kyou is working Zard over against the cage.
Kyou makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kyou lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Kyou manages to break the clinch.
Zard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kyou finds it's way round the side to connect with Zard's head.

Kyou darts in and clinches Zard up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Zard fails to land.
Kyou lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kyou pushes Zard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kyou lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kyou stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Kyou.
Kyou lands a right hand.

Kyou breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kyou instigates a clinch.

Kyou breaks from the clinch.
Kyou avoids the body shot from Zard.

Kyou clinches.

Kyou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fu Kyou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zard throws a poor cross that misses
and Kyou counters with a left and a right that stings Zard.

Kyou gets a clinch.
Kyou digs a right hand into Zard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zard's gas tank.
Kyou lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zard drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kyou pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kyou scores with a three punch combo!

Zard tries to keep at a distance but Kyou has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kyou stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kyou lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Kyou.

Kyou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kyou clinches up with Zard and pushes him back against the cage.
Kyou lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyou works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kyou digs a right hand into Zard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zard's gas tank.

Kyou breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kyou rushes Zard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kyou.

Kyou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kyou gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kyou lands an uppercut.

Kyou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kyou darts in and clinches Zard up against the cage.

Kyou breaks from the clinch.

Zard tries to keep at a distance but Kyou has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kyou lands a left hand.
Zard tries to pull guard but Kyou holds him up against the cage and eventually Zard drops back down to his feet.
Kyou lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zard jumps guard but Kyou stands there with Zard around his waist. Zard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kyou.

Kyou breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zard lands a head shot.
Zard swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Kyou counters by clinching up.

Kyou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kyou walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Kyou has Zard up against the cage in a clinch.

Kyou breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fu Kyou dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Moe Zard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kyou is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zard.
A big left from Zard misses.
Zard throws a big shot that misses.
Zard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kyou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zard can do to turn this around?
Zard tries to clinch there but Kyou circles away.
Zard dodges the punch combination from Kyou.

Kyou closes the distance and clinches.

Kyou breaks from the clinch.
Zard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kyou misses with a body shot.

Kyou rushes Zard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Kyou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Kyou.
Zard misses with an uppercut.
Zard throws a right and a left that Kyou avoids nicely.
Kyou moves away from the strike by Zard.
Kyou is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fu Kyou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kyou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kyou slips a jab and a cross from Zard.
Zard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kyou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Zard. Those never looked like landing.
Zard staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kyou clinches.
A short right from Kyou on the inside.
Zard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kyou makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kyou lands a body punch.
Zard tries to pull guard but Kyou won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kyou.
Nice body punch from Kyou - that landed with a thud.
Zard is breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Kyou as the two fighters clinch.
Fu Kyou has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Kyou breaks from the clinch.
Good work by Kyou as he checks the leg kick.
Kyou takes one to the side of the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kyou is leaning against Zard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Kyou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Kyou. Beautiful body shot.

Kyou takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Kyou manages to break the clinch.
Zard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kyou stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kyou walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zard looks to throw the jab but Kyou is out of range.
Zard swings for the body but Kyou moves out of range.
Zard misses with a takedown

and Kyou counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kyou.
Fu Kyou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moe Zard.
Kyou lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kyou throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zards head.

Kyou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kyou misses the shot to the body.
Kyou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zard.
Kyou misses with a wild combination.
Kyou cracks Zard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Zard tries to bum rush Kyou with a series of wild strikes but Kyou uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Kyou moves into range and clinches up with Zard.
Kyou scores with a shoulder strike.

Kyou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zard misses with a wild body shot.
Zard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kyou on the side of the head.
Kyou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kyou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zard.

Kyou takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kyou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kyou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Kyou has managed to clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kyou creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kyou just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kyou throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Zard pulls guard successfully.
Kyou lands a couple of elbows.

Zard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Kyou stands up from Zard's guard - Kyou perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kyou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zard was well out of range. Poor timing from Kyou.
Zard misses the shot to the body.
Zard avoids the head kick by Kyou.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyou dodges the punch combination from Zard.
Zard throws the left hand but Kyou avoids the punch easily.

Kyou gets a clinch.

Kyou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Kyou gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Kyou.
Nice body punch from Kyou - that landed with a thud.
Zard goes for a takedown attempt but Kyou pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Kyou closes the distance and clinches.

Kyou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Kyou.

Kyou moves into the clinch.

Kyou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kyou gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kyou makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Kyou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Zard gets tackled into the cage by Kyou. Kyou maintains the clinch.
Kyou scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fu Kyou dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Moe Zard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Zard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kyou scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zard misses with a double jab.

Zard gets tackled into the cage by Kyou. Kyou maintains the clinch.
A short left from Kyou.
Zard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Kyou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kyou is looking to wear down Zard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A punch combination from Zard misses.
The crowd cheers as Zard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kyou doesn't seem phased though.
Kyou cracks a nice hook into Zard's ribs.

Kyou closes the distance and clinches.

Kyou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zard thows a body shot but no joy.
Zard misses the jab.
Kyou moves away from the strike by Zard.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Kyou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kyou clinches.
Zard fails to pull guard.
Kyou lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zard is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kyou pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Kyou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyou misses the shot to the body.
Zard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kyou defending well as Zard loads up on a big left hand.
Kyou slips under a jab from Zard.
Zard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kyou throws a head kick but Zard moves out of range.
Kyou misses with a straight left.
Kyou darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Kyou moves into the clinch successfully.
Zard jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kyou walks away with a smile on his face. Zard gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fu Kyou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moe Zard.

Kyou moves into the clinch.

Kyou manages to break the clinch.
Zard misses with an uppercut

and Kyou holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kyou lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zard tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Kyou breaks from the clinch.
Zard throws a looping overhand right but Kyou ducks down to avoid it.
Kyou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zard.

Kyou rushes Zard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kyou is leaning against Zard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kyou stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kyou throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kyou is working Zard over against the cage.
Zard can't get the takedown.

Kyou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kyou fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kyou digs a good hook to Zard's body.
Kyou works Zard's body with a nice hook.
Kyou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kyou manages to break the clinch.
Kyou takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kyou cracks Zard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Kyou moves into the clinch.

Kyou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zard misses with a few strikes there.

Zard gets tackled into the cage by Kyou. Kyou maintains the clinch.
Zard tries to pull guard but Kyou won't allow it.
Zard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kyou gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Kyou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Zard gets tackled into the cage by Kyou. Kyou maintains the clinch.
Moe Zard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kyou manages to break the clinch.

Kyou closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Kyou breaks from the clinch.
A left and a right from Kyou both land. Nice combination.
Zard misses with a straight left.
Zard misses with a hook to the body
and Kyou counters with a nice body shot.
Zard throws a shot from downtown. Kyou moves away and avoids it.
Zard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zard throws a lazy uppercut

and Kyou holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zard tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zard is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kyou scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kyou.
Kyou lands a body punch.
A short left from Kyou.
Kyou lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kyou works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Kyou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kyou gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kyou lands with a light punch inside.

Kyou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kyou clinches.

Kyou manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyou works Zard's body with a nice hook.

Kyou closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kyou lands with a light punch inside.
Kyou scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kyou lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kyou gets through Zard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kyou lands a body punch.
Kyou cracks Zard with a nice body shot.
Kyou works on Zard's body with a couple of short punches.

Kyou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Zard gets tackled into the cage by Kyou. Kyou maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kyou manages to break the clinch.
Kyou blocks a low kick nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zard, as that shot connected.
Kyou connects with a body shot that sends Zard's belly button to the back.
Kyou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zard throws a jab but it's blocked by Kyou.
Zard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Kyou moves into the clinch successfully.
Fu Kyou is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kyou softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fu Kyou showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kyou has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:25
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:25
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fu Kyou!