PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karate Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willum Gar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kid kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kung Fu Fighting. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kid
vs
Gar

173 cm
24
148 lbs
15 - 2 - 0

178 cm
23
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
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 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karate Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willum Gar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kid.
Gar checks a leg kick.
Gar slips under a jab from Kid.
Gar slips under a jab.
Gar throws a low kick but Kid avoids it.
Gar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kid scores with a jab to the head.
Gar blocks the body kick.
Kid finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gar throws out a loose jab but Kid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kid paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kid.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kid throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kid counters with a stiff right hand.
Kid fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gar manages to avoid it.
Gar loads up on a big right hand but Kid slips the punch.
Kid takes a swing at Gar's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gar checks it well.
Gar connects with a solid leg kick.
Gar looks to score with a jab to the body but Kid is just out of range.
Nice body kick there by Kid.
Gar throws a leg kick

and Kid moves into the clinch.
Kid working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gar struggles to land a body shot inside as Kid controls his hands.
Kid lands a right hand.
Gar blocks a body shot from Kid.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kid.
Gar lands with a short shot to the head.
Kid has a couple of punches blocked by Gar.
I was talking to Kid's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kid blocking some punches.
Gar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kid struggles to land a body shot inside as Gar controls his hands.
Kid working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kid misses with the head strike.
Gar has had enough of the clinch but Kid keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Kid.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kid.
Kid lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gar pushes Kid back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kid lands a hook that snaps the head of Gar backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Kid.
Kid lands with a short shot to the head.
Kid misses with the head strike.
Gar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Gar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kid thuds a left hand into Gar's body.
Gar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kid bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gar's head backwards.
Gar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kid.
Gar throws a jab but it's blocked by Kid.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Crunch! Gar slams his shin into Kid's torso.
Gar misses with a wild body shot.
Gar ducks under a wild hook from Kid.
Gar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kid misses with a looping right.
Kid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kid misses with a body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Gar as he connects with a hook.
Kid avoids the body shot from Gar.
Kid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gar.
Kid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gar.
Kid changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gar misses with a head kick.
Kid stuns Gar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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!
Gar throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gar blocks a leg kick.
Gar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kid doesn't seem bothered though.
Kid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gar digs a good hook to Kid's body.
Gar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gar misses with an uppercut
and Kid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gar swats away the attempt to clinch by Kid.
Gar scores with a nice body kick.
Kid will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kid fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kid if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karate Kid dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gar cracks the inside of Kid's front leg.
Gar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kid was well out of range. Poor timing from Gar.
Karate Kid is winning the standup battle so far.
Gar swings for the body but Kid moves out of range.
Gar moves out of range as Kid throws a body kick.
A head kick misses from Gar.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kid. That's going to slow Gar down.
Kid finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gar takes a swing at Kid's ribcage but misses.
Gar throws a low kick but Kid avoids it.
Gar slips a jab from Kid.
Gar connects with a body shot that sends Kid's belly button to the back.
Gar needs to keep his hands up - Kid had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kid looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gar ducks under a wild hook from Kid.

Kid has managed to clinch.
Kid lands a right hand.
Kid swings wildly with an uppercut but Gar uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid tries to work over Gar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Kid - that landed with a thud.
Kid scores with a hook to the body.
Kid softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kid tries to work over Gar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gar has a couple of punches blocked by Kid.
Kid prevents a body shot from Gar.
Kid is trying to stall.
Kid lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gar misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kid lands a body punch.
Gar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gar throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Gar fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid pushes Gar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gar misses with a body punch.
Gar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kid's elbow.
Kid scores with a shot to the side of Gar's head.
Kid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Gar is rocked!
Kid swings wildly with an uppercut but Gar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gar is still on wobbly legs! Can Kid finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gar blocks an uppercut.
Gar seems to have recovered his senses.
Gar takes a shot to the head.
Gar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kid backwards.
Kid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kid lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gar backwards.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kid here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kid.
Kid pushes Gar against the cage. Kid is working some dirty boxing. Kid pushes off with a quick right hook! Gar goes down! Gar tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Kid moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karate Kid!
Post fight, Karate Kid stared into the camera and said 'Fuck you, can crusher. How does your own medicine taste?'.