PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kick Puncher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wiggum Ralph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kick Puncher could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wiggum Ralph's chin.

Puncher
vs
Ralph

175 cm
22
144 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
140 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kick Puncher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wiggum Ralph!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ralph lands with a nice body kick.
Puncher takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ralph throws a low kick but Puncher moves out of range easily.
Ralph throws a body punch but Puncher moves out of range.
Puncher swinging wildly here.
Puncher blocks a head kick by Ralph.
Ralph ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puncher moves away.
No joy there for Puncher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ralph misses with a head kick.

Ralph rushes Puncher and presses him up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Puncher.
Ralph wants to stall.

Ralph breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ralph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puncher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ralph counters with a low kick, right behind Puncher 's knee.
Nice takedown defense from Ralph. No joy for Puncher on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ralph scores with a nice head shot.
Ralph fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Puncher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ralph is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ralph with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ralph thows a body shot but no joy.
Wiggum Ralph is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ralph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Ralph.
Good leg kick by Ralph there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Puncher misses with a few strikes there.
Ralph slips under a jab from Puncher.
Puncher wants to clinch.
Ralph throws out a loose jab but Puncher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ralph tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ralph moves away from the strike by Puncher.
Puncher stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ralph.
Ralph needs to keep his hands up - Puncher had a free shot at his head there.
Good leg kick by Ralph there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ralph digs a good hook to Puncher's body.
Ralph is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Puncher rather than just go for the knockout.
Ralph wants to land a leg kick but Puncher is out of range.
Ralph slips under a jab from Puncher.
Puncher's corner calls for a 1-2. Puncher obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Puncher loads up on a big right hand but Ralph slips the punch.
Ralph pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ralph keeps the fight on the outside.
Ralph uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Puncher.
Puncher throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ralph motions for Puncher to come forward. Ralph throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Puncher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Puncher avoids a kick to the body.
Puncher misses with a right hand
and Ralph counters with a straight right hand.
Ralph throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ralph throws a sloppy head kick and Puncher moves out of range easily.
Ralph tries to work over Puncher's front leg with a kick but Puncher checks it.
Puncher does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Puncher loads up on a big right hand but Ralph slips the punch.
Ralph connects with a body shot that sends Puncher's belly button to the back.
Ralph avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ralph throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Puncher.
Ralph fails to land with a series of punches.
Ralph takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ralph blocks an uppercut.
Puncher throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Puncher.
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!
Puncher lands a good knee to the midsection. Ralph won't want to take too many of those.
Ralph tries to throw a body punch but Puncher avoids it by throwing Ralph back against the cage.

Puncher manages to break the clinch.
Ralph lands a head shot.
Ralph scores with a nice body kick.
Ralph misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puncher. Ralph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puncher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Puncher moves away from the strike by Ralph.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ralph throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ralph throws a head kick but Puncher moves out of range.
Ralph takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Ralph has closed the distance and engaged Puncher in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wiggum Ralph dominated that round.
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.

Ralph avoids the body shot from Puncher.
Ralph lands a nice looking body shot.
Ralph lands with a good body shot.
Ralph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ralph dodges the punch combination from Puncher.
Puncher shoots in but Ralph avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ralph pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ralph misses with a body shot.
Ralph throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ralph throws the left hand but Puncher avoids the punch easily.
Puncher dips to his left and cracks Ralph with an uppercut!
Ralph misses with a hook to the body
and Puncher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Puncher forces Ralph back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puncher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puncher putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ralph in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Puncher has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ralph after a bit of a struggle.
Puncher misses with a punch to the body.
Ralph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ralph looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ralph throws a head punch that misses.
Puncher putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ralph in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Puncher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Puncher.
Puncher lands an elbow that stopped Ralph in his tracks for a moment.
Puncher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ralph has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Puncher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ralph thows a body shot but no joy.
Ralph takes a swing at Puncher's ribcage but misses.
Ralph moves out of range as Puncher strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puncher doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Puncher misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ralph scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Puncher doesn't seem bothered though.
Puncher looks to land a combination but Ralph avoids it well.
Ralph scores with a nice right hand.
Puncher misses with a lunging right hand
and Ralph counters with a series of strikes. Puncher will be more careful next time no doubt.
Puncher throws out a loose jab but Ralph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puncher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ralph tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ralph throws a predictable looking body shot
and Puncher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ralph checks the leg kick.
Ralph fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Puncher is out of range.
Puncher tries for a takedown but Ralph sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kick Puncher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ralph misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ralph is looking to clinch.
Ralph finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ralph throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Puncher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ralph.
Puncher takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ralph lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Puncher blocks a leg kick.
Ralph steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Puncher.
A left lands for Puncher.
Puncher misses with a wild combination.

Ralph tries to keep at a distance but Puncher has taken the fight into the clinch.
Puncher misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puncher wants a takedown but no success here.
Puncher is trying to push Ralph away but Ralph has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Puncher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ralph is defending well for now.
Puncher is looking to break free of the clinch but Ralph has double underhooks.
Ralph managing to block the knees to the body from Puncher.
Puncher tries to score a body lock takedown but Ralph shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Puncher is working for takedown but Ralph is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Ralph.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ralph is leaning against Puncher and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Ralph escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ralph. That's going to slow Puncher down.
Ralph connects with a high kick.

Puncher is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ralph stuffs the takedown.
Oh Puncher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ralph fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puncher manages to avoid it.
Puncher avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Puncher misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Wiggum Ralph will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ralph scoring well with a low kick there.
Puncher seems to have got his legs back now.
Puncher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ralph circles away quickly and effectively.
Puncher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Puncher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ralph looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ralph moves out of range as Puncher strikes.
Puncher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Puncher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Puncher takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Puncher throws an overhand right that lands on Ralph's shoulder, as Ralph tries to avoid the shot.
Ralph goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Puncher cracks Ralph with a good jab.
Ralph throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Ralph.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Puncher.
Puncher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ralph throws a sloppy head kick and Puncher moves out of range easily.
Ralph changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Puncher throws the left hand but Ralph avoids the punch easily.
Ralph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puncher.
Puncher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ralph.
Kick Puncher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ralph ducks under a wild hook from Puncher.
Puncher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Puncher misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ralph is looking to slow Puncher down with leg kicks.
Ralph cracks a nice hook into Puncher's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ralph ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puncher moves away.
Good shot there by Ralph.
Puncher missing with a left hand there. Ralph was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A thudding body kick lands there by Puncher!
Ralph throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puncher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ralph scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Puncher dips to his left and cracks Ralph with an uppercut!
Puncher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ralph.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puncher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puncher gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ralph connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ralph tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Puncher blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puncher connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ralph's hands.
Puncher takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ralph throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Puncher.
Puncher moves in looking to clinch but Ralph pushes him off.
Ralph ducks right into an uppercut from Puncher.
Puncher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ralph.
Ralph 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.

Ralph gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Puncher is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Puncher digs a right hand underneath Ralph's ribcage. Ralph let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ralph misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kick Puncher has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Puncher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wiggum Ralph seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ralph just misses with a punch to the body.
Ralph throws a body punch but Puncher moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puncher motions for Ralph to come forward. Puncher throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Puncher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ralph manages to avoid it.
Kick Puncher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ralph doesn't manage to clinch there - Puncher circles away.
Ralph misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puncher slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Puncher misses with a hook.
Puncher throws a solid leg kick but Ralph takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Puncher.
A shot to the liver by Puncher. Beautiful body shot.
Ralph throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Ralph.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ralph throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Puncher tries to clinch but Ralph moves out of range.
Ralph avoids a punch combination nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wiggum Ralph.
I've got Ralph winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wiggum Ralph!
Wiggum Ralph was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.