PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Shitty Bill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Versus The World (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The World comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The lost vikings kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bill
vs
The World

225 cm
36
300 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

225 cm
32
300 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Heavy handed

VIRAL COMBAT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shitty Bill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Versus The World!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The World swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid body kick from Bill.
The World closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Versus The World has been cut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Bill scores with a nice short uppercut.
The World creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The World blocks a body shot from Bill.
The World misses with an elbow strike.
I was talking to Bill's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The World scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The World throws an elbow but it misses.
Bill scores with a shoulder strike.
Bill misses with a short punch on the inside.
The World lands with a short shot to the head.
Bill tries a body shot but The World blocks it.
Bill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bill trying to land knees to the body.
Bill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The World pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The World lands an elbow inside.
Bill creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The World blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The World blocks an uppercut.
Bill is trying to break the clinch but The World has him pressed against the ropes.
The World pushes off an throws an elbow but Bill leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The World blocking some punches.
Bill throws a head punch that misses.
Bill managing to block the knees to the body from The World.

Bill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The World avoids the head kick by Bill.
Nice defenses there by The World.
Bill tries a head kick but it misses.
The World fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bill takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bill throws a sloppy head kick
and The World counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bill throws a combination that misses
and The World counters with a nice body kick.
Bill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for The World.
The World throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from The World.
The World swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bill scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bill tries a low kick but The World avoids it.
Bill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bill scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bill misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from The World misses.
Bill walks forward, straight into a front kick from The World.
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 Shitty Bill will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Versus The World's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The World looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The World moves away from the strike by Bill.
Jab by Bill.
The World throws a head kick that misses
and Bill counters with a nice leg kick.
Bill throws a nice looking combination but The World bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bill's corner calls for a 1-2. Bill obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shitty Bill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bill throws a quick inside leg kick.
The World looks to land a body kick but Bill moved away.
Bill looks to land a body kick but The World moved away.
Bill lands a nice looking kick to the body. The World takes a step back to recover.
Bill misses with a looping right.
The World throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bill.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill misses with the combination.
Bill throws a head kick that misses.
The World doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The World throws a head kick that misses.
Shitty Bill is winning the standup battle so far.
Bill tries a head kick but it misses.
The World keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bill tries a head kick but it misses.
Bill misses with a head kick.
Bill scores with the left hand. The World knows he should have avoided that one.

That has opened up Versus The World's cut even more.
The World walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bill checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The World throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bill on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The World throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The World misses with an uppercut.
The World fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bill.
Bill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The World digs a good hook to Bill's body.
The World throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The World throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The World swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The World.
Bill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The World.
A head kick misses from Bill.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shitty Bill dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Versus The World's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

The World throws a head kick but Bill moves out of range.
The World throws a hook but Bill blocks it.
Bill defending well as The World loads up on a big left hand.
Bill throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bill misses with a head kick.
Bill throws a low kick, looking for The World's leg but The World calmly moves out of range.
Bill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The World sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The World avoids the head kick by Bill.
Bill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bill walks forward, straight into a front kick from The World.
The World moves forwards but Bill connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The World is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The World chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill throws a head kick but The World moves out of range.
The World connects with a body shot.
The World lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The World uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bill.
The World misses with a body kick.
Bill takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bill throws a head kick that misses.
The World looks to score with a jab to the body but Bill is just out of range.
Good shot there by The World.
The World tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The World is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bill rather than just go for the knockout.
Bill scores with a jab. The World acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bill avoids the head kick by The World.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bill is looking to chop away at The World's legs.
Bill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bill throws a nice head kick!
Bill looks to land a combination but The World avoids it well.
Bill gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The World.
The World avoids the head kick by Bill.
The World with a hook.
The World pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bill is out of range and The World settles back down.
Bill jabs The World to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bill swinging wildly here.
A chopping leg kick lands by The World.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Shitty Bill did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Versus The World's cut.
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.

A jab from Bill misses.
Bill connects with a single shot there.
The World looks for the body kick but Bill saw that one coming.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bill lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bill.
The World connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bill momentarily.
A head kick by Bill misses
and The World makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bill misses with a body shot.
Bill dodges the punch combination from The World.
Bill fails to land with a series of punches.
Bill blocks the body kick.
Bill misses with a head kick.
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 World clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The World lands a nice knee to the body.
Bill takes an elbow to the forehead.
The World lands a hook that snaps the head of Bill backwards.
The World working Bill over with knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The World trying to land knees to the body.
The World creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bill avoids the elbow strike from The World, against the ropes.
The World lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The World looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The World is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bill is defending well for now.
Versus The World seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The World lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bill takes an elbow to the temple.
Bill takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The World unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bill lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bill misses with a hook from the clinch.
The World lands a damaging elbow.
Bill has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The World pushes off an throws an elbow but Bill leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The World missing with knees to the body.
Bill tries to work over The World's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bill working some nice short punches in the clinch.

The cut above Versus The World's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bill is trying to force a seperation but The World has the dominant position.
The World prevents Bill from breaking the clinch.
Bill working aggressively here.
The World misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the ropes, The World throws an elbow but misses.
The World prevents Bill from breaking the clinch.
Bill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, The World just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bill's brow.
The World lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bill blocks an elbow strike.
Bill dodges an elbow strike from The World.
Bill has a couple of punches blocked by The World.
Bill scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Versus The World dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Versus The World's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

The World tries to clinch but Bill is having none of it.
Bill needs to keep his hands up - The World had a free shot at his head there.
Bill swings for the body but The World moves out of range.
The World takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bill throws a leg kick but The World sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bill throws a poor cross that misses
and The World counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bill misses with a looping left.
Bill blocks a jab.
Bill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bill moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The World throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The World is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The World lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bill misses with a low kick.
Bill throws a lazy uppercut
and The World counters with a good low kick that Bill was not able to check.
A jab from The World finds it's way through Bill's defenses.
The World takes a kick to the side of the head.
The World lands with a kick to the temple. Bill shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

The World has closed the distance and engaged Bill in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The World backwards.

Versus The World's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bill looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The World creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The World misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Bill fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The World trying to land knees to the body.
Bill tries to break free but The World pushes him back against the ropes.
Bill avoiding damage as The World throws knees to the body.
The World blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, The World throws an elbow but misses.
A short left from Bill.
The World avoiding damage as Bill throws knees to the body.
Bill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Versus The World's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shitty Bill!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Shitty Bill waved his t-shirt featuring VIRAL COMBAT's logo in front of the cameras.