PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between William Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Kicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bird
vs
Kicker

170 cm
26
144 lbs
14 - 0 - 0

184 cm
28
140 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, William Bird!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ray Kicker!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Kicker.
Bird tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bird scores with a decent looking hook.
Bird takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kicker checks a leg kick.
Kicker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kicker slips a jab from Bird.
Bird thumps Kicker with a low kick.
Kicker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bird. That did some damage!

Bird closes the distance and clinches.
Kicker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bird blocks an elbow strike from Kicker.
Kicker works on Bird's body with a couple of short punches.
Bird blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Bird.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kicker lands an elbow just above Bird 's eye.
Bird throws a punch but it's blocked by Kicker.
Kicker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kicker throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bird lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bird lands a nice uppercut.
Kicker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bird lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bird scores a nice knee to the body.
Bird misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kicker.
Bird takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kicker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kicker tries to work over Bird's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kicker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kicker trying to land knees to the body.
Bird throws a punch but it's blocked by Kicker.
Bird lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kicker tries to land knees in the clinch but Bird avoids the damage to the body.
Bird has Kicker pushed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bird throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird lands with a left to the head.
Bird blocks an uppercut.
Bird comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kicker crunches a lovely knee into Bird's ribcage.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bird avoids it.
Kicker lands an elbow just above Bird 's eye.
Kicker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bird scores with a shot to the side of Kicker's head.
Nice elbow from Bird.
Bird trying to control the position but instead, Kicker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bird into the cage.
Kicker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bird lands an uppercut.

Kicker is rocked!
Bird lands with a short shot to the head.
Kicker is still on wobbly legs! Can Bird finish him?
Bird throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kicker blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Bird.
A hook to the body from Bird.
Kicker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bird is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kicker is defending well for now.
Kicker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bird blocks it with crossed arms.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bird.
Bird lands a left hand.
Kicker misses with an elbow strike.
Kicker takes an elbow to the temple.
Kicker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bird.
Bird can't find room to land a body shot as Kicker controls the action.
Bird lands an elbow just above Kicker 's eye.
Bird lands a knee to the head.
Kicker avoids a wild elbow strike from Bird.
Kicker working aggressively here.
Kicker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bird lands a hook that snaps the head of Kicker backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kicker trying to land knees to the body.
Bird misses with a knee strike.
Bird blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kicker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bird in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kicker prevents a body shot from Bird.
Bird prevents a body shot from Kicker.
Kicker avoids the elbow strike from Bird, against the cage.
Kicker pushes off an throws an elbow but Bird leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bird lands with a short shot to the head.
Bird goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bird lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kicker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kicker misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kicker.
Kicker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kicker seems to have recovered his senses.
Bird taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kicker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kicker looking to throw knees to the head but Bird is blocking nicely.
Bird with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bird works on Kicker's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Bird.
Bird blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bird lands with a left to the head.
Kicker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bird.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Bird dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bird cracks Kicker with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Kicker is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Kicker is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Kicker could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). William Bird!
William Bird retains his bantamweight title!
William Bird took some time post fight to say the following; 'I am the greatest KT fighter of all time! There is noone in 135 lbs or 145 lbs that even come close to my level. If you disagree, I welcome you into the ring where you will receive a fistful of pain!'.