PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Kibble Bittsy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Fabio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Bittsy
vs
Fabio

170 cm
25
130 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Brawler
Intelligent

Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kibble Bittsy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Fabio!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bittsy misses with a series of wild punches.
Fabio looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Bittsy drives through and clinches with Fabio against the ropes.
Bittsy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fabio is keeping busy.
Fabio is looking to control Bittsy's arms but Bittsy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fabio has his back to the ropes.
Bittsy lands a nice elbow.
Fabio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Bittsy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bittsy thows a body shot but no joy.

Bittsy closes the distance and clinches.
Bittsy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bittsy is looking to break free of the clinch but Fabio has double underhooks.
Fabio lands a right hand.
Bittsy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fabio blocks a body shot from Bittsy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bittsy throws a punch but it's blocked by Fabio.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Fabio digs a right hand into Bittsy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bittsy's gas tank.

Bittsy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fabio wants to clinch up but Bittsy keeps it at a distance.
Bittsy tries a head kick but it misses.
Bittsy swinging wildly here.
Fabio avoids the head kick by Bittsy.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fabio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabio keeps control of Bittsy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fabio is looking to break free of the clinch but Bittsy has double underhooks.
Bittsy wants to break the clinch but can't.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bittsy has had enough of the clinch but Fabio keeps him there for the moment.
Bittsy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Fabio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bittsy has him pressed against the ropes.

Bittsy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fabio tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Bittsy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fabio takes one to the chin there.

Bittsy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fabio avoiding damage as Bittsy throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bittsy is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bittsy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bittsy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Bittsy can't break the clinch.
Fabio is stalling here.
Fabio tries to land knees in the clinch but Bittsy avoids the damage to the body.

Bittsy breaks from the clinch.
Bittsy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fabio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fabio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bittsy swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Bittsy gets a clinch.
Fabio is trying to maintain a safe position but Bittsy gets an underhook and turns Fabio into the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bittsy is looking to break free of the clinch but Fabio has double underhooks.
Bittsy is trying to break the clinch but Fabio has him pressed against the ropes.
Fabio is trying to force a seperation but Bittsy has the dominant position.
Fabio misses with the head strike.
Fabio wants to get back to striking at distance but Bittsy won't allow it.
Bittsy misses with some punches.

Bittsy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fabio tries to clinch but Bittsy moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Bittsy.
Bittsy misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bittsy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fabio, pushing him back against the ropes.
Fabio is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kibble Bittsy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bittsy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fabio is trying to push Bittsy away but Bittsy has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Bittsy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kibble Bittsy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fabio throws a leg kick but Bittsy moved away.
Bittsy throws a front kick that sends Fabio stumbling back into the ropes.

Bittsy gets a clinch.
Fabio will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bittsy up against the ropes.

Bittsy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body kick from Bittsy.
Fabio is breathing heavily.
Fabio misses with a leg kick
and Bittsy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Bittsy clinches up with Fabio and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bittsy lands a knee to the body.

Bittsy breaks the clinch.

Bittsy forces Fabio back against the ropes and clinches.
Bittsy tries a knee to the head but Fabio blocks it.
Bittsy can't break the clinch.
Fabio is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bittsy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bittsy missing with knees to the body.
Fabio can't break the clinch.
Fabio has had enough of the clinch but Bittsy keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bittsy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fabio is trying to maintain a safe position but Bittsy gets an underhook and turns Fabio into the ropes.
Bittsy tries to work over Fabio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Fabio's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fabio is trying to maintain a safe position but Bittsy gets an underhook and turns Fabio into the ropes.
Bittsy is trying to break free.
Fabio is looking to control Bittsy's arms but Bittsy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fabio has his back to the ropes.

Bittsy manages to break the clinch.

Bittsy rushes Fabio and presses him up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fabio wants to get back to striking at distance but Bittsy won't allow it.

Bittsy breaks the clinch.
Bittsy swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Bittsy clinches up with Fabio and pushes him back against the ropes.

Bittsy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bittsy scores with a kick to the midsection.

Bittsy has closed the distance and engaged Fabio in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bittsy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fabio is keeping busy.

Bittsy breaks the clinch.

Bittsy has Fabio up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bittsy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

Bittsy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bittsy connects with a leg kick. Fabio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bittsy misses with a wild body shot.

Fabio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bittsy.
Fabio is trying to break the clinch but Bittsy has him pressed against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabio keeps control of Bittsy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bittsy unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Bittsy breaks the clinch.
Fabio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bittsy.
Bittsy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Fabio gets tackled into the ropes by Bittsy. Bittsy maintains the clinch.
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!
Bittsy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Bittsy trying to control the position but instead, Fabio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bittsy into the ropes.
Fabio keeps control of Bittsy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kibble Bittsy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bittsy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The referee calls for Fabio to work.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Fabio throws an elbow but misses.

Bittsy breaks the clinch.
Fabio tries to clinch but Bittsy moves out of range.
Bittsy swats away the attempt to clinch by Fabio.
Fabio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fabio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bittsy. That's going to slow Fabio down.
Bittsy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fabio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bittsy has closed the distance and engaged Fabio in a clinch.
Bittsy lands an elbow inside.
Bittsy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fabio's face.

Bittsy breaks from the clinch.
Bittsy throws a sloppy head kick and Fabio moves out of range easily.
Fabio throws a front kick aimed at Bittsy's knee but Bittsy avoids it well.

Fabio has Bittsy up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bittsy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fabio is keeping busy.
Fabio tries a body shot but Bittsy blocks it.
Bittsy stalling against the ropes.
Bittsy looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bittsy stalling in the clinch.

Bittsy breaks the clinch.

Bittsy clinches up with Fabio and pushes him back against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kibble Bittsy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fabio keeps control of Bittsy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fabio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bittsy has him pressed against the ropes.
Bittsy has had enough of the clinch but Fabio keeps him there for the moment.
Fabio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bittsy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bittsy misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bittsy has Fabio pressed against the ropes, preventing Fabio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Bittsy breaks from the clinch.

Bittsy pushes Fabio up against the ropes in a clinch.

Bittsy breaks from the clinch.
Bittsy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bittsy connects with a body shot that sends Fabio's belly button to the back.

Bittsy has taken the fight to the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Bittsy tries to circle away but Fabio has him pinned against the ropes.
Fabio wants to break the clinch but can't.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fabio tries to circle away but Bittsy has him pinned against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Fabio's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fabio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bittsy trying to stall but Fabio improves his position.
Bittsy leaning against his opponent.
Fabio is pushing Bittsy up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Bittsy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bittsy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bittsy misses the shot to the body.

Bittsy moves into the clinch successfully.
Hector Fabio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kibble Bittsy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bittsy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kibble Bittsy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bittsy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kibble Bittsy!