PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Arts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Arts
vs
Kidd

196 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marshall Arts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kidd tries for a takedown but Arts sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kidd tries to clinch but Arts moves away
and Arts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arts keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kidd is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kidd with a lazy takedown attempt
and Arts counters with an outside leg kick.
Marshall Arts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Kidd.
Kidd with a lazy takedown attempt
and Arts counters with a good low kick that Kidd was not able to check.
Kidd 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.
Kidd looks gassed!
Arts lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kidd misses with a left hand
and Arts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Billy Kidd has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kidd gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Arts makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Arts takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Arts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arts throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Arts with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Arts throws a head kick that Kidd semi-blocks.
Arts pushes Kidd away with a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arts scoring well with a low kick there.
Arts scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Arts throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Arts.
Billy Kidd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arts cracks Kidd with a good jab.
Kidd avoids the body shot from Arts.
Kidd is trying desperately to land a takedown but Arts is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kidd.
Arts moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice jab there from Arts.
Arts lands a brutal head kick. Kidd looks out on his feet and Arts throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Marshall Arts!