PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between William Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Fu Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Master has chosen Shaolin Monastic chanting as his entrance music. 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!

Bird
vs
Fu Master

170 cm
34
144 lbs
29 - 6 - 0

179 cm
27
150 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, William Bird!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kung Fu Master!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bird checks a leg kick.
Master lands a nice looking body kick.
Bird tries to land a front kick but Master steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Master only half commits to the counter leg kick.

Master takes the fight into the clinch.
Master tries to break free but Bird pushes him back against the ropes.
Bird unloads a knee to the mid-section. Master lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Our sources have told us that Bird has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Bird keeps control of Master as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bird lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Kung Fu Master has been cut.
Bird cracks Master with a nice body shot.
Bird tries to stall but Master uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Master managing to block the knees to the body from Bird.
Master blocks an uppercut.
Master with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bird misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Master.
Master's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Master tries a body shot but Bird blocks it.
Bird lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bird dodges an elbow strike from Master.
Master tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Bird.
Master gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bird.
Bird managing to block the knees to the body from Master.
Master 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 tries to land knees in the clinch but Master avoids the damage to the body.
Bird lands an elbow just above Master 's eye.
Bird prevents a body shot from Master.
Master is trying to break free.
Bird takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bird lands a left hand that snaps the head of Master backwards.
Master is trying to stall.
Master misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bird keeps control of Master as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bird is stalling here.
Bird keeps control of Master as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bird takes an elbow to the temple.
Bird throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masters head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Master blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bird avoids a wild elbow strike from Master.
Master tries to land knees in the clinch but Bird avoids the damage to the body.
Master misses with a knee to the head.
Bird softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Master wants to get back to striking at distance but Bird won't allow it.
Bird landing knees to the body.
Bird blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Master managing to block the knees to the body from Bird.
Bird misses with some punches.
Bird misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Master.
Bird takes a knee to the side of the body.
Master can't break the clinch.
Bird pushes off an throws an elbow but Master leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Master doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Master on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bird unloads a knee to the mid-section. Master lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Master misses with a punch on the inside.
Master has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Master blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Master.
Bird misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Master is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Master working hard to break the clinch.
Bird misses with the head strike.
Master wants to break free but Bird has control.
Bird looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bird fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bird.

Master breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Master misses its intended target.

Master gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Master trying to land knees to the body.
Master has had enough of the clinch but Bird keeps him there for the moment.
Master lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Master lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bird lands a knee to the body.
Bird lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Master backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Bird.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Master lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bird.
Bird scores with a nice hook to the head.
Master tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bird blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Master is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bird is keeping busy.

Master breaks the clinch.
Master takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Master fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bird is out of range.
Bird thumps Master with a low kick.
Bird scoring well with a low kick there.
Bird pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Master tries to counter with a clinch but Bird shakes him off and moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bird lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Master tries to circle away but Bird has him pinned against the ropes.
Bird misses with a body punch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Master prevents a body shot from Bird.
Bird throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masters head.
Master misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bird.
Master lands a knee to the body.
Bird lands an uppercut.
Bird lands a good knee to the midsection. Master won't want to take too many of those.
Master tries to circle away but Bird has him pinned against the ropes.
Master is looking to control Bird's arms but Bird gets an underhook and turns him. Now Master has his back to the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Bird.
Good body shot from Bird.
Bird works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bird lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Master.
Master tries to circle away but Bird has him pinned against the ropes.

Master breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Bird.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Master throws a looping overhand right but Bird ducks down to avoid it.
Bird scores with a push kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Master on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Master pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Master moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Master takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Master tries to keep at a distance but Bird has taken the fight into the clinch.
Master misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bird lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bird swings wildly with an uppercut but Master uses good head movement to avoid it.
Master missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Master's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Master blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bird lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Master is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bird lands with a light punch inside.
Bird tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bird misses with the head strike.
Bird blocks a body shot from Master.
Master blocks the elbow strike.
Master stalling the fight.
Master has had enough of the clinch but Bird keeps him there for the moment.
Bird lands a body shot.
Master misses with a body punch.
Bird utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Master looks winded!
Bird tries to work over Master's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Master tries to circle away but Bird has him pinned against the ropes.
Master using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Master trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Bird.
Bird lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bird lands a shoulder strike.
Bird throws a head punch that misses.
Bird comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bird.

That has opened up Kung Fu Master's cut even more.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bird crunches a lovely knee into Master's ribcage.
Bird working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Master wants to get back to striking at distance but Bird won't allow it.
Master blocks a body shot from Bird.
Bird managing to block the knees to the body from Master.
Bird lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bird lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Master backwards.
Master goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bird tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Master's elbow.
Master blocks an elbow strike from Bird.
Master tries a body shot but Bird blocks it.

Master breaks the clinch.
Bird is looking to land body kicks.
Bird lands a jab to the nose.
Master steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bird.
Master tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bird.
Master is looking to score with low kicks.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Master takes a kick to the side of the head.
Master looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bird lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Master.
Master takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Master misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bird dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Master. That did some damage!
Master on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bird. Bird obviously looking to wear him down.
Master pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Master connects with an inside leg kick.
Master swings widly with a right hand

and Bird counters by moving into the clinch.

Master pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bird darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Master on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bird. Bird obviously looking to wear him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Master, right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bird throws a sloppy head kick and Master moves out of range easily.
Master tries a head kick but it misses.
Bird tries to counter by clinching up but Master breaks away and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Bird dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kung Fu Master's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bird lands a slapping body shot.
Bird moves out of range of the strikes.
Master scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bird scores with the left hand. Master knows he should have avoided that one.

Master clinches up against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bird.
Master tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bird pushes Master back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Master takes an elbow to the temple.
Bird working aggressively here.
Master tries to circle away but Bird has him pinned against the ropes.
Bird lands a good knee to the midsection. Master won't want to take too many of those.
Bird is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Master can do to turn this around?
Bird keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Master's efforts to push away.
Bird lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Master.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bird managing to block the knees to the body from Master.
Master can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Master is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Bird lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bird obliges.
Nice elbow from Bird.
Master is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bird.
Master misses with an elbow over the top.
Good body shot from Bird.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Master avoiding damage as Bird throws knees to the body.
Bird lands an elbow inside that Master shrugs off.
Bird avoiding damage.
Master stalling in the clinch but Bird improves position.
Bird lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Bird.
Bird dodges an elbow strike from Master.
Master misses with some punches.
Master creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Master breaks the clinch.

Bird pushes Master up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bird lands with a light punch inside.
Master blocks an elbow strike.
Master struggles to land a body shot inside as Bird controls his hands.
Bird lands an elbow that stopped Master in his tracks for a moment.

The cut above Kung Fu Master's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bird trying to land knees to the body.
Bird lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Master tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bird throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bird is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Master is defending well for now.
Master wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Master lands with a right to the head.
Bird blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bird misses with a punch on the inside.
Master looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bird scores a nice knee to the body.
Bird takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird lands a damaging elbow.
Master avoiding damage as Bird throws knees to the body.
Bird pushes off an throws an elbow but Master leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Master as Bird tries to tie him up.
Bird lands an uppercut.
Bird digs a right hand into Master's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Master's gas tank.
Bird lands an elbow just above Master 's eye.
Bird misses with a knee strike.
Master trying to land knees to the body.

Master escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Master looks to land a left hand but Bird moved out of range nicely.
Bird checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bird tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Master was well out of range. Poor timing from Bird.
Master avoids a kick to the body.
Bird backing away here, and Master unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Master throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bird connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Master momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Bird.
Master tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bird was well out of range. Poor timing from Master.
Master throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bird buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Master slips under a jab.
Master feints a counter leg kick.
Bird feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Masters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Master scores with a jab to the body.
Bird thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Master if he has to take too many more of those.
William Bird is winning the standup battle so far.
Master blocks a low kick nicely.
Master wants to counter with a clinch but Bird pushes him away.
William Bird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bird scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bird lands a nice shot to the body.
Bird cracks the inside of Master's front leg.
Bird throws an overhand right that lands on Master's shoulder, as Master tries to avoid the shot.
Master takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bird goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bird sets himself, and Master steps forward looking for the clinch! Bird avoids it this time.

Master rushes Bird and presses him up against the ropes.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Master has had enough of the clinch but Bird keeps him there for the moment.
Bird gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Master misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Master blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bird throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Master tries to break the clinch but Bird is controlling the position.
Master tries to land knees in the clinch but Bird avoids the damage to the body.
Master's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bird gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Kung Fu Master's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bird stalling in the clinch but Master improves position.
Bird throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bird throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Master blocks it with crossed arms.
Master misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bird.
Bird scores with a shot to the side of Master's head.
A nice left hand lands by Bird.
Bird misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bird lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Bird fails to land.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Bird.

Master pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bird moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bird creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Master's defenses.
Bird lands a damaging elbow.
Bird trying to control the position but instead, Master has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bird into the ropes.
Master missing with knees to the body.

Master breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Master takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Master fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bird checks it well.
Master lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bird will feel that in the morning.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bird.
Master lands with a kick to the temple. Bird shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jab by Bird.
Master circles away from the clinch attempt.
Master swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Master thows a left - swing and a miss!
Master misses with a straight left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Master, right into the meat.
Bird throws a leg kick but Master sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bird avoids the head kick by Master.
Bird avoids a kick to the body.
Master throws a head kick but Bird moves out of range.

Master has Bird up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bird throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masters head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). William Bird!
William Bird is the new featherweight champion!
An intense looking William Bird took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I am the greatest KT fighter of all time!'.
In defeat, Kung Fu Master stepped up to the mic, saying 'There's no way I lost fair, He must have cheated! I am unbeatable! '.