PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between William Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vodka Drunkinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drunkinski has chosen It's my time as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bird
vs
Drunkinski

170 cm
32
144 lbs
27 - 4 - 0

159 cm
31
147 lbs
14 - 7 - 2

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

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 27 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, William Bird!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vodka Drunkinski!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bird connects with an inside leg kick.
Jab by Bird.
Vodka Drunkinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drunkinski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bird has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bird throws a series of punches but Drunkinski avoids them all with ease.
Bird loads up on a big right hand but Drunkinski slips the punch.
Drunkinski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bird throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bird slips a straight right by Drunkinski.
Drunkinski throws a low kick but Bird moves out of range easily.
Drunkinski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bird.
Drunkinski swings for the body but Bird moves out of range.

Bird has Drunkinski up against the ropes in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Drunkinski.
Bird tries to throw a body punch but Drunkinski avoids it by throwing Bird back against the ropes.
Bird blocks a body shot from Drunkinski.
Drunkinski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bird tries to land knees in the clinch but Drunkinski avoids the damage to the body.
Bird pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drunkinski.
Bird lands a nice elbow.
Drunkinski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drunkinski misses with a punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Drunkinski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bird goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bird managing to block the knees to the body from Drunkinski.
Drunkinski avoiding damage as Bird throws knees to the body.
Drunkinski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bird lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drunkinski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Drunkinski fails to land.
Bird lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drunkinski managing to block the knees to the body from Bird.
Drunkinski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Drunkinski lands with a right to the head.
Drunkinski lands a nice elbow.
Bird tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drunkinski avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drunkinski.
Drunkinski lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drunkinski can't find room to land a body shot as Bird controls the action.
Bird scores with a knee to the head.
Drunkinski digs a right hand underneath Bird's ribcage. Bird let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Come on Bird - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Drunkinski missing with knees to the body.
Bird fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drunkinski gets through Bird's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drunkinski.
Bird blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bird lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drunkinski blocks a body shot from Bird.
Drunkinski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Drunkinski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bird throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drunkinskis head.
Drunkinski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bird backwards.
Bird is pushing Drunkinski up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A hook to the body from Drunkinski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird is leaning against Drunkinski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bird goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bird blocks an elbow strike.
Drunkinski misses with a knee strike.
Bird tries to land a knee to the head but Drunkinski blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bird creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bird lands an elbow inside.
Bird missing with knees to the body.
Drunkinski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Bird throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drunkinski blocks it with crossed arms.
Drunkinski is looking to control Bird's arms but Bird gets an underhook and turns him. Now Drunkinski has his back to the ropes.
Bird working aggressively here.
Bird blocking some punches.
Bird misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drunkinski blocks an uppercut.
Bird is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drunkinski is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bird.
Drunkinski throws a head punch that misses.
Bird misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drunkinski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Drunkinski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Drunkinski fails to land.
Drunkinski working aggressively here.
Bird misses with an elbow over the top.
Drunkinski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Drunkinski blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Drunkinski.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drunkinski tries to throw a body punch but Bird avoids it by throwing Drunkinski back against the ropes.
Bird lands an elbow inside that Drunkinski shrugs off.
Drunkinski lands a nice shot to the body.
Drunkinski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vodka Drunkinski will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bird lands a right hook to the body.
Drunkinski throws a leg kick that is checked

and Bird holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bird can't find room to land a body shot as Drunkinski controls the action.
Bird is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drunkinski is defending well for now.
Drunkinski pushes Bird back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Drunkinski.
Drunkinski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bird lands a knee to the body.
Bird blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Drunkinski as the two fighters clinch.
Drunkinski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bird's defenses.
Bird is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bird lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drunkinski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bird misses with a body punch.
Bird lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drunkinski misses with an elbow strike.
Bird pushes Drunkinski back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Drunkinski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drunkinski lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bird.
Bird avoids a wild elbow strike from Drunkinski.
Drunkinski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drunkinski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drunkinski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drunkinski looking to throw knees to the head but Bird is blocking nicely.
Bird tries to land a knee to the head but Drunkinski blocks with his arms.
Drunkinski throws an elbow that misses.
Bird lands an elbow inside that Drunkinski shrugs off.
Drunkinski lands a hook that snaps the head of Bird backwards.
Bird lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Drunkinski tries to work over Bird's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bird creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird managing to block the knees to the body from Drunkinski.
Drunkinski tries to land a knee to the head but Bird blocks with his arms.
Bird tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drunkinski avoids it.
A bit of stalling here from Drunkinski.
Bird on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bird lands a right hand.
Bird works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Drunkinski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bird misses with a knee to the head.
Drunkinski throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drunkinski.
Drunkinski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vodka Drunkinski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bird lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Drunkinski tries to land a knee to the head but Bird blocks with his arms.
Drunkinski has Bird pushed against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bird obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drunkinski avoiding damage as Bird throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Bird scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bird trying to land knees to the body.
Bird lands an elbow inside.
Drunkinski tries to throw a body punch but Bird avoids it by throwing Drunkinski back against the ropes.
Drunkinski lands with a light punch inside.
Drunkinski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bird's face.
Drunkinski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drunkinski prevents a body shot from Bird.
Drunkinski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drunkinski throws a punch but it's blocked by Bird.
Drunkinski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bird is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bird misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drunkinski.
Drunkinski missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bird throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drunkinski blocks it with crossed arms.
Drunkinski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drunkinskis head.
Drunkinski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drunkinski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drunkinski tries to work over Bird's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bird working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bird lands an elbow just above Drunkinski 's eye.
Bird throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drunkinski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bird has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bird creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Drunkinski's defenses.
Bird lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drunkinski can't find room to land a body shot as Bird controls the action.
Bird lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bird lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drunkinski.
Bird lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drunkinski backwards.
Bird blocks the elbow strike.
Bird on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that William Bird will probably get the nod.
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.

Drunkinski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Drunkinski checks a leg kick.
Bird is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Drunkinski misses with a jab to the body

and Bird counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bird.
Bird trying to land knees to the body.
Bird blocks the elbow strike.
Drunkinski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bird blocking some punches.
Drunkinski dodges an elbow strike from Bird.
Drunkinski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bird is defending well for now.
Drunkinski misses with a punch to the body.
Bird missing with knees to the body.
Drunkinski missing with knees to the body.
Bird doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drunkinski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bird lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Drunkinski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bird can't find room to land a body shot as Drunkinski controls the action.
Bird with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bird scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bird lands an elbow just above Drunkinski 's eye.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Drunkinski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bird creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Bird as the two fighters clinch.
Bird trying to stall but Drunkinski improves his position.
Drunkinski pushes off an throws an elbow but Bird leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Drunkinski misses with a punch to the body.
Bird lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bird tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drunkinski's elbow.
Drunkinski misses with a knee strike.
Bird blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drunkinski throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Bird.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird lands a body punch in the clinch.
Drunkinski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bird throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Drunkinski misses with a body punch.
Drunkinski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bird avoiding damage as Drunkinski throws knees to the body.
Bird missing with knees to the body.
Drunkinski connects with a knee to the head.
Drunkinski tries to work over Bird's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bird slows down the pace here.
Drunkinski dodges an elbow strike from Bird.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bird.
Bird managing to block the knees to the body from Drunkinski.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bird.
Bird doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bird makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drunkinski missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Bird.
A head punch on the inside from Drunkinski fails to land.
Drunkinski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Drunkinski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drunkinski pushes Bird back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Bird with a knee to the head.
Drunkinski tries to land a knee to the head but Bird blocks with his arms.
Bird blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bird lands with a left to the head.
Drunkinski takes an elbow to the temple.
Bird struggles to land a body shot inside as Drunkinski controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Drunkinski fails to land.
Bird leaning his opponent against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Drunkinski fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Drunkinski.
A short body shot lands from Bird as the two fighters clinch.
Bird lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drunkinski takes an elbow to the temple.
Drunkinski misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Bird.
Drunkinski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bird blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bird putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drunkinski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with 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. Drunkinski is defending well for now.
Bird working Drunkinski over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bird pushes off an throws an elbow but Drunkinski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Drunkinski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bird misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drunkinski.
Drunkinski working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Bird clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A lazy body kick from Drunkinski

and Bird counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Drunkinski tries a body shot but Bird blocks it.
Bird blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drunkinski misses with the head strike.
Drunkinski tries to work over Bird's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bird lands an elbow inside.
Drunkinski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Drunkinski fails to land.
Drunkinski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drunkinski managing to block the knees to the body from Bird.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bird throws an elbow but misses.
Bird blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Drunkinski.
Drunkinski working aggressively here.
Bird blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bird lands a nice uppercut.
Bird with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird avoiding damage as Drunkinski throws knees to the body.
Drunkinski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Drunkinski misses with a knee strike.
Drunkinski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bird trying to land knees to the body.
Bird takes a shot to the head.
Bird swings wildly with an uppercut but Drunkinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drunkinski swings wildly with an uppercut but Bird uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bird works on Drunkinski's body with a couple of short punches.
Bird has a couple of punches blocked by Drunkinski.
Drunkinski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bird avoids a wild elbow strike from Drunkinski.
Nice body punch from Bird.
Bird scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bird tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird lands a body punch.
Bird gets through Drunkinski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bird misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bird lands a hook that snaps the head of Drunkinski backwards.
Bird lands with a short shot to the head.
Bird blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drunkinski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bird is defending well for now.
Bird lands a damaging elbow.
Bird takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bird with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Bird.
Drunkinski is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bird lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drunkinski or not.
Drunkinski misses with the head strike.
Bird throws an elbow but it misses.
Drunkinski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Drunkinski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bird tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drunkinski avoids it.
Drunkinski blocks an elbow strike from Bird.
Bird lands a hook that snaps the head of Drunkinski backwards.
Bird missing with knees to the body.
Drunkinski swings wildly with an uppercut but Bird uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drunkinski throws an elbow that misses.
Drunkinski tries to throw a body punch but Bird avoids it by throwing Drunkinski back against the ropes.
Bird lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drunkinski misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bird.
Drunkinski trying to land knees to the body.
Bird lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Drunkinski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bird working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bird works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drunkinski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bird.
Bird throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drunkinskis head.

Drunkinski is rocked!
Bird blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drunkinski is still on wobbly legs! Can Bird finish him?
Drunkinski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bird scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bird is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bird putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drunkinski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bird goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bird crunches a lovely knee into Drunkinski's ribcage.
Drunkinski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drunkinski misses with a punch to the body.
Bird scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Bird.
Bird creates a bit of distance and cracks Drunkinski with a big uppercut! Drunkinski goes down! The referee pushes Bird away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Drunkinski make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Bird takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). William Bird!
William Bird retains his bantamweight title!
William Bird looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I am the greatest KT fighter of all time!'.