PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clive Churchill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Project XxX (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Churchill might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Australian National Anthem . XxX has chosen Thomas Silversteins Words as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Churchill
vs
XxX

175 cm
20
162 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
147 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clive Churchill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Project XxX!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Churchill swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Churchill moves out of range of the body kick.
Churchill tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Churchill.

XxX instigates a clinch.
Churchill blocks an elbow strike from XxX.
XxX with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
XxX pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
XxX avoiding damage.
XxX pushes off an throws an elbow but Churchill leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
XxX pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Churchill misses with a hook from the clinch.
XxX creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Churchill's defenses.
XxX looking to throw knees to the head but Churchill is blocking nicely.
Churchill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
XxX lands an elbow that stopped Churchill in his tracks for a moment.
XxX lands a nice knee to the body.
Churchill is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
XxX gets through Churchill's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Churchill is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but XxX is keeping busy.
XxX gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Churchill slowing the pace effectively.
Churchill avoids a wild elbow strike from XxX.
A head punch on the inside from Churchill fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from XxX.
XxX throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Churchill blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by XxX as Churchill tries to tie him up.
XxX misses with an elbow strike.
XxX creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Churchill's defenses.
XxX with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
XxX looking to throw knees to the head but Churchill is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, XxX just misses with a elbow thrown towards Churchill's brow.
XxX tries to land a knee to the head but Churchill blocks with his arms.

Churchill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Churchill moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
XxX throws a lazy body kick
and Churchill counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from XxX. Churchill does a little dance to reset his feet.
XxX swings for the body but Churchill moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from XxX is predictable there
and Churchill counters with a leg kick.
Churchill swats away the attempt to clinch by XxX.
XxX throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
XxX fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Churchill manages to avoid it.

XxX moves into the clinch successfully.
XxX lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, XxX just misses with a elbow thrown towards Churchill's brow.
XxX pushes off an throws an elbow but Churchill leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
XxX misses with an elbow strike.
XxX tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
XxX lands a nice elbow.
XxX looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Churchill stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Churchill has had enough of the clinch but XxX keeps him there for the moment.
XxX looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Churchill avoiding damage.
Churchill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Churchill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
XxX moves out of range of the body kick from Churchill.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from XxX.
XxX moves in looking to clinch but Churchill pushes him off.
Churchill tries a low kick but XxX avoids it.
XxX connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
XxX moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
XxX misses with a body kick.
XxX throws out a leg kick but Churchill moves out of range and XxX only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Project XxX dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

XxX avoids the head kick by Churchill.
XxX avoids the head kick by Churchill.
XxX throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Churchill.
Churchill takes a shot to the body in his stride.
XxX closes the distance looking to clinch
and Churchill counters with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from XxX.
XxX tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Churchill was well out of range. Poor timing from XxX.
Churchill looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for XxX. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

XxX drives through and clinches with Churchill against the cage.
XxX throws an elbow but it misses.
Churchill misses with some punches.
XxX throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
XxX misses with an elbow over the top.
XxX missing with knees to the body.
XxX misses with an elbow strike.
XxX pushes off an throws an elbow but Churchill leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
XxX throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by XxX.
Churchill dodges an elbow strike from XxX.
Churchill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Churchill will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning XxX up against the cage.
XxX is looking to control Churchill's arms but Churchill gets an underhook and turns him. Now XxX has his back to the cage.
Churchill avoids the elbow strike from XxX, against the cage.
Churchill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Churchill avoids a wild elbow strike from XxX.
XxX comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
XxX lands a nice elbow.
XxX lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
XxX throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
XxX throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
XxX pushes off an throws an elbow but Churchill leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Churchill.
XxX throws an elbow but it misses.

Churchill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
XxX checks a leg kick.
Churchill scores with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
XxX misses with a kick to the body
and Churchill counters with a slapping leg kick.
Project XxX seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Churchill checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
XxX gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Churchill counters with a nice low kick that buckles XxX's knee momentarily.
Churchill delivers a nice body kick.
Project XxX seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as XxX checks a leg kick.
Churchill tried to score with a low kick but XxX checks it.
XxX throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Churchill makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
XxX doesn't manage to clinch there - Churchill circles away.
XxX wants to clinch but Churchill slips to the side
and Churchill counters with a thumping low kick.
XxX throws a series of punches but Churchill avoids them all with ease.
Churchill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by XxX.
Churchill lands a high kick!
Churchill misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Churchill is looking to slow XxX down with leg kicks.
XxX tries to clinch up.
XxX tries to land a front kick but Churchill steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
XxX scoring well with a low kick there.
XxX tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Churchill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
XxX lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Churchill throws out a leg kick but XxX moves out of range and Churchill only half commits.
Churchill lands with a thumping leg kick.
XxX shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
XxX is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Churchill rather than just go for the knockout.

XxX closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
XxX with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Churchill avoiding damage as XxX throws knees to the body.
Churchill displaying some good clinch control by pressing XxX up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Churchill taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Project XxX will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Churchill throws a leg kick which misses XxX's front leg but catches the back leg as XxX tries to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by XxX.
Churchill wants to land a leg kick but XxX is out of range.
XxX thuds his shin into the meat of Churchill's side.
XxX misses with a low kick.
XxX tries a low kick but Churchill avoids it.
A lazy body kick from XxX
and Churchill counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Churchill keeps the fight on the outside.

XxX clinches.
XxX keeps control of Churchill as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by XxX.
Project XxX seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
XxX is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Churchill is defending well for now.
XxX with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Churchill avoids a wild elbow strike from XxX.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by XxX.
Churchill stalling in the clinch but XxX improves position.
XxX misses with an elbow strike.
Churchill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
XxX with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Churchill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
XxX throws an elbow but it's blocked.
XxX lands an elbow that stopped Churchill in his tracks for a moment.

Churchill breaks from the clinch.
XxX tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Churchill counters with a head kick. That will keep XxX thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
XxX checks the leg kick.
Clive Churchill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Project XxX is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
XxX throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
XxX cracks Churchill with an open hand slap.
Churchill scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Churchill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Churchill.
A jab lands there for XxX.
Churchill takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
XxX looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Churchill misses with a body kick.
XxX is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
XxX thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Churchill if he has to take too many more of those.
XxX 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.
Churchill circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! XxX drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Churchill follows XxX to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clive Churchill!
Clive Churchill decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.