PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between King Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Funkyama
vs
Bird

179 cm
23
146 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
22
144 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

World class MT
KO power

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, King Funkyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Bird!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bird checks it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bird. That's going to slow Funkyama down.
Bird is looking to score with low kicks.
Bird smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Funkyama jabs Bird to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bird takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bird.
Funkyama avoids a kick to the body.
Bird sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bird throws a right and a left that both miss.

Bird darts in and clinches Funkyama up against the ropes.
Bird prevents a body shot from Funkyama.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funkyama managing to block the knees to the body from Bird.
Bird lands an uppercut.
Funkyama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Funkyama scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird blocking some punches.
Bird dodges an elbow strike from Funkyama.
Funkyama looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bird lands an elbow inside that Funkyama shrugs off.
Funkyama blocks an elbow strike from Bird.
Funkyama is trying to stall.
Funkyama blocks an elbow strike.
Bird lands a right hand.
Bird lands a knee to the body.
Bird is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bird lands an elbow inside.
Funkyama misses with a body punch.
Funkyama looking to throw knees to the head but Bird is blocking nicely.
Funkyama tries to break the clinch but Bird is controlling the position.
Bird scores with a knee to the head.
Funkyama wants to break free but Bird has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bird lands a nice elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Funkyama's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bird creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bird throws an elbow that misses.
Funkyama is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bird is keeping busy.
Bird blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bird is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Funkyama wants to break free but Bird has control.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Funkyama missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Funkyama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bird avoids it.
Funkyama managing to block the knees to the body from Bird.
Bird unloads a knee to the mid-section. Funkyama lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Funkyama trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but William Bird will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A big left from Funkyama misses.
Bird throws a head kick that misses.
Bird catches Funkyama with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bird throws a looping overhand right but Funkyama ducks down to avoid it.
Bird misses with a wild body shot.
Bird lands a nice hook to Funkyama's body. Funkyama takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Funkyama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bird misses with a looping right.
Funkyama tries to work over Bird's front leg with a kick but Bird checks it.
Funkyama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Bird closes the distance and pushes Funkyama back into the ropes.
Bird lands a shoulder strike.
Bird utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bird creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Funkyama's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bird.
Funkyama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bird.
Bird lands a knee to the head.
Bird is leaning against Funkyama and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A knee to the head by Bird.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bird.

Funkyama is rocked!
Bird pushes Funkyama back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Funkyama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bird connects with a knee to the head.
Funkyama is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bird lands a right hand.
Bird lands a hook that snaps the head of Funkyama backwards.
William Bird seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bird slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bird cracks Funkyama with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Funkyama goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Funkyama wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). William Bird!
A very excited looking William Bird 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.