PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Help Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy The Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Out comes into the arena with Remember my NAME! blaring out of the sound system. Billy The Kid has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Out
vs
The Kid

187 cm
30
186 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

192 cm
29
173 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Help Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy The Kid!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Kid misses with a wild combination.
Out throws a lazy right hand but The Kid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Kid thows a body shot but no joy.
Out lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Out.
The Kid tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Out makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Out misses with a double jab.
The Kid tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Out counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Kid is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Out closes the distance and pushes The Kid back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out blocks the elbow strike.
The Kid lands an elbow inside that Out shrugs off.
The Kid is trying to stall.
The referee calls for The Kid to work.
Out wants to break free but The Kid has control.
Out is trying to break the clinch but The Kid has him pressed against the cage.
Out wants to get back to striking at distance but The Kid won't allow it.
The Kid tries to land knees in the clinch but Out avoids the damage to the body.
The Kid taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Out blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Kid pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Out breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Out scoring well with a low kick there.
The Kid tries to clinch there but Out circles away.
Billy The Kid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Kid tries to clinch up but Out circles away and keeps his distance.
Out circles away from the clinch attempt.
Out misses the shot to the body.
Out throws a leg kick but The Kid sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A head kick misses from Out.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Kid. Out does a little dance to reset his feet.

The Kid moves into range and clinches up with Out.
The Kid controlling the action here for a moment.
Out on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Out manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Out throws a series of punches but The Kid avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Kid tries to clinch up.
The Kid throws a left and a right that both miss
and Out counters with a big head kick but The Kid shrugs it off.
The Kid is looking to clinch but Out is avoiding it.
Out uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Kid.
Out misses with the combination.
The Kid thumps Out with a low kick.
Out takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Out throws a big shot that misses.
Out throws a quick inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as The Kid blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Out.
The Kid throws a head kick that misses.
The Kid throws a hook but Out avoids it easily.
The Kid wants to clinch up but Out keeps it at a distance.
The Kid takes a kick to the side of the head.
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!

The Kid clinches up against the cage.
The Kid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Out avoiding damage as The Kid throws knees to the body.
The Kid dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The Kid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Kid trying to land knees to the body.
Out tries to break free but The Kid pushes him back against the cage.
Out looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Help Out will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Out throws a head kick that half lands.
The Kid darts in trying to clinch
and Out counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

The Kid is rocked!
The Kid misses with a wild body shot.

Out rushes The Kid and presses him up against the cage.
The Kid pressing his opponent against the cage.
The Kid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Out taking a breather.
The Kid has Out pressed against the cage, preventing Out from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Out tries to circle away but The Kid has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Kid tries to land a knee to the head but Out blocks with his arms.
Out is trying to push The Kid away but The Kid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Out has had enough of the clinch but The Kid keeps him there for the moment.
Out wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Kid trying to stall but Out improves his position.
Out has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Out wants to break free but The Kid has control.
Out looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Out is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Out takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Help Out has been cut.
The Kid taking a breather.
Out managing to block the knees to the body from The Kid.
The Kid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Out has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Out pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Out is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The Kid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from The Kid.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Kid. Out does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Kid tries to clinch there but Out circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Out misses the target.
Out throws a hook but The Kid blocks it.
The Kid tries to clinch
and Out counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Out swats away the attempt to clinch by The Kid.
Out chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Kid can pounce on him.
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!
The Kid throws a sloppy body shot
and Out counters with a head kick. That will keep The Kid thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The Kid is still on wobbly legs! Can Out finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Kid seems to have recovered his senses.

The Kid moves into range and clinches up with Out.
The Kid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Out.

Out breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The Kid takes the fight into the clinch.
The Kid has Out pressed against the cage, preventing Out from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Out pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Out on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Kid. The Kid obviously looking to wear him down.
Help Out is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick by Out misses

and The Kid counters by moving into the clinch.
Out wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Kid blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Out manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Kid moves to clinch but Out breaks away
and Out counters with a head kick.
The Kid lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Out pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Kid tries to close the distance and clinch but Out swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Out drives through and clinches with The Kid against the cage.
Out is trying to break the clinch but The Kid has him pressed against the cage.
Out tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Kid stalling in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Kid tries to stall but Out uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The Kid misses with a knee strike.
Billy The Kid seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Out is looking to break free of the clinch but The Kid has double underhooks.
The Kid gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Help Out dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Help Out's cut.
That's time! Out's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

The Kid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Out manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Out.
The Kid closes the distance but Out moves to the side
and Out counters with a nice low kick that buckles The Kid's knee momentarily.
Out has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The Kid tries to clinch but Out is having none of it.
The Kid moves in looking to clinch but Out pushes him off.
The Kid connects with a single shot there.
The Kid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Out.

The Kid fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Out, pushing him back against the cage.
Out is trying to push The Kid away but The Kid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Out tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The Kid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Out is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Kid has Out pushed against the cage.

Out manages to break the clinch.
The Kid throws a right hand that misses
and Out counters with a leg kick.
The Kid tries to clinch up but Out circles away and keeps his distance.
The Kid tries to close the distance and clinch but Out swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Kid throws a head kick that misses

and Out counters with a head kick that drops The Kid to the mat! The Kid scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The Kid clinches with his opponent.
The Kid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Out avoids it.
Out can't find room to land a body shot as The Kid controls the action.

Out escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The Kid has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Kid wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Kid is struggling to control the position.
The Kid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Out's efforts to push away.
Stalling in the clinch from The Kid.
The Kid wants to stall.
The Kid crunches a lovely knee into Out's ribcage.
The Kid misses with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Out is trying to break the clinch but The Kid has him pressed against the cage.

Out breaks the clinch.
The Kid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Out manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Kid tries to close the distance and clinch but Out swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

The Kid has closed the distance and engaged Out in a clinch.
The Kid landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Out is trying to push The Kid away but The Kid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The Kid looking to throw knees to the head but Out is blocking nicely.
The Kid prevents Out from breaking the clinch.
The Kid landing knees to the body.
The Kid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Kid working Out over with knees to the body.
Out avoiding damage as The Kid throws knees to the body.
Out is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Kid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Out is defending well for now.
Out working aggressively here.
The Kid looking to throw knees to the head but Out is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Kid.
The Kid is trying to stall.
The Kid is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Out misses with a knee strike.
Billy The Kid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Kid lands a good knee to the midsection. Out won't want to take too many of those.
The Kid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The Kid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Out's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The Kid moves into the clinch.
Help Out is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Kid looking to throw knees to the head but Out is blocking nicely.
The Kid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The Kid lands a good knee to the midsection. Out won't want to take too many of those.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy The Kid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Out has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Help Out!
Help Out thanked the fans post fight for their support.