PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Quo Titan Kirbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaka Pheu Pheu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirbs's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Steve Miller Band - The Joker. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Quo Titan Kirbs
vs
Pheu Pheu

186 cm
32
221 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

184 cm
34
207 lbs
22 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Pitt Nutrition 160Q@$199

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trent Quo Titan Kirbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Kaka Pheu Pheu!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirbs staying out of range there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kirbs.
Kirbs throws a leg kick that misses.
Kirbs misses with a double jab
and Pheu Pheu counters with a nice uppercut.
Kirbs throws a head kick that misses.
Pheu Pheu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Pheu Pheu rushes Kirbs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pheu Pheu misses with the head strike.
Kirbs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kirbs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kirbs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pheu Pheu's elbow.
We've been informed that Pheu Pheu 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.
Pheu Pheu dodges an elbow strike from Kirbs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kirbs.
Kirbs misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kirbs throws an elbow but misses.
Kirbs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kirbs throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kirbs.
Kirbs tries to break the clinch but Pheu Pheu is controlling the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kirbs.
Pheu Pheu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kirbs throws an elbow that misses.
Pheu Pheu tries a knee to the head but Kirbs blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kirbs.
Pheu Pheu with a knee to the head.
Pheu Pheu blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kirbs throws an elbow but misses.
Kirbs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pheu Pheu blocks an elbow strike from Kirbs.
Kirbs throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pheu Pheu tries to work over Kirbs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kirbs misses with some punches.
Pheu Pheu lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirbs misses with an elbow strike.
Pheu Pheu blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kirbs fails to land.
Pheu Pheu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pheu Pheu takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pheu Pheu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pheu Pheu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Kirbs scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kirbs just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pheu Pheu's brow.
Pheu Pheu prevents a body shot from Kirbs.
Kirbs blocks an uppercut.
Kirbs throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kirbs.
Kirbs misses with a punch to the body.
Pheu Pheu lands a nice shot to the body.
Kirbs swings wildly with an uppercut but Pheu Pheu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirbs creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pheu Pheu blocks an uppercut.
Kirbs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kirbs lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Kaka Pheu Pheu has been cut.
Kirbs lands an elbow just above Pheu Pheu 's eye.
Kirbs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kirbs swings wildly with an uppercut but Pheu Pheu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirbs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pheu Pheu swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirbs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirbs lands a body shot.
Kirbs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kirbs misses with an elbow over the top.
Kirbs throws an elbow that misses.

Kirbs breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pheu Pheu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Kirbs does it's job there.
Kirbs throws a body punch but Pheu Pheu moves out of range.
Kirbs throws a solid leg kick but Pheu Pheu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kirbs.
Kirbs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pheu Pheu at a distance.

Pheu Pheu manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kirbs on his heels. He'll look to pass Kirbs's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pheu Pheu trying to control but Kirbs is working from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Pheu Pheu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Kirbs throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Pheu Pheu escapes and throws Kirbs's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kirbs is looking for a sweep.
Pheu Pheu working away.
Kirbs is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trent Quo Titan Kirbs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaka Pheu Pheu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kirbs tries a low kick but Pheu Pheu avoids it.
Pheu Pheu dodges the punch combination from Kirbs.
Kirbs avoids the head kick by Pheu Pheu.
Kirbs is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pheu Pheu.
The crowd cheers as Kirbs lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pheu Pheu doesn't seem phased though.
Kirbs tries to work over Pheu Pheu's front leg with a kick but Pheu Pheu checks it.
A head kick by Pheu Pheu misses
and Kirbs counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kirbs lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pheu Pheu moves away from the strike by Kirbs.
Kirbs misses with a wild body shot.
Kirbs dips to his left and cracks Pheu Pheu with an uppercut!
Kirbs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pheu Pheu can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirbs throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pheu Pheu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pheu Pheu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kirbs goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kirbs pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pheu Pheu is out of range and Kirbs settles back down.
Kirbs misses with a wild body shot.
Trent Quo Titan Kirbs is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pheu Pheu avoids the body shot from Kirbs.
Kirbs misses with a body shot
and Pheu Pheu counters with a low kick, right behind Kirbs 's knee.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kirbs, right into the meat.
Kirbs throws the kick towards the body but Pheu Pheu avoids it.
Kirbs looks to throw the jab but Pheu Pheu is out of range.
Pheu Pheu scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kirbs was well out of range. Poor timing from Pheu Pheu.
Kirbs is looking to counter punch.
Kirbs on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pheu Pheu is looking to land body kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Kirbs.
Kirbs is looking to wear down Pheu Pheu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kirbs throws a shot to the body.
Kirbs misses with a combination
and Pheu Pheu counters with a stiff right hand.
Kirbs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kirbs backing away here, and Pheu Pheu unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Pheu Pheu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirbs swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pheu Pheu counters with a big head kick but Kirbs shrugs it off.
Kirbs looks to score with a jab to the body but Pheu Pheu is just out of range.
Pheu Pheu connects with a leg kick. Kirbs looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kirbs throws out a loose jab but Pheu Pheu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pheu Pheu connects with an inside leg kick.
Kirbs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pheu Pheu at a distance.
Trent Quo Titan Kirbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirbs checks a low kick from Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu tries to land a front kick but Kirbs steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An attempted straight right counter from Kirbs misses the target.
Pheu Pheu throws a right hand that misses
and Kirbs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pheu Pheu throws a wild body kick that Kirbs sees coming a mile off.
Kirbs misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pheu Pheu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kirbs thinking.
Kirbs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pheu Pheu throws the left hand but Kirbs avoids the punch easily.
Kirbs swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kirbs lands with a nice body punch.
Kirbs throws a sloppy body shot
and Pheu Pheu counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirbs misses with a head kick.
Pheu Pheu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kirbs throws a body shot but no joy.
Pheu Pheu connects with a high kick.
Kirbs throws a nice looking combination but Pheu Pheu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pheu Pheu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kirbs feints and then cracks Pheu Pheu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pheu Pheu down.
Kirbs throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pheu Pheu checks a low kick from Kirbs.
Pheu Pheu throws a head kick that Kirbs semi-blocks.
Kirbs's corner calls for a 1-2. Kirbs obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Trent Quo Titan Kirbs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pheu Pheu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pheu Pheu throws a jab when Kirbs was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirbs moves away from the strike by Pheu Pheu.
Kirbs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pheu Pheu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kirbs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kirbs throws the kick towards the body but Pheu Pheu avoids it.
Kirbs throws a right and a left that Pheu Pheu avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pheu Pheu! But no joy.
Kirbs loads up on a big right hand but Pheu Pheu slips the punch.
Pheu Pheu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pheu Pheu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pheu Pheu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kirbs counters with a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Kirbs.
Pheu Pheu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pheu Pheu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kirbs checks it well.
Kirbs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Kirbs.

Pheu Pheu closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pheu Pheu lands in his opponent's guard.
Pheu Pheu is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kirbs throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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 Trent Quo Titan Kirbs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kaka Pheu Pheu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kirbs lands a leg kick that knocks Pheu Pheu off balance momentarily.
Kirbs misses with a hook to the body
and Pheu Pheu counters with an inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Kirbs checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirbs. Pheu Pheu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirbs connects with an inside leg kick.
Kirbs misses with a few strikes there.
Pheu Pheu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pheu Pheu checks a leg kick.
Kirbs connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirbs pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pheu Pheu is out of range and Kirbs settles back down.
Kirbs slips under a jab.
Kirbs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kirbs moves out of range of the strikes.
Pheu Pheu avoids the body shot from Kirbs.
Kirbs misses with a hook. Pheu Pheu ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kirbs gets tackled into the cage by Pheu Pheu. Pheu Pheu maintains the clinch.
Pheu Pheu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kirbs's elbow.
Pheu Pheu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kirbs lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Trent Quo Titan Kirbs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kirbs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kirbs is trying to break the clinch but Pheu Pheu has him pressed against the cage.
Pheu Pheu misses with a punch to the body.
Kirbs can't find room to land a body shot as Pheu Pheu controls the action.

Kirbs breaks the clinch.
Kirbs scores with a kick to the body.
Kirbs connects with a right hand. Pheu Pheu shakes it off.
Nice jab there from Kirbs.
Pheu Pheu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pheu Pheu takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pheu Pheu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kirbs lands with a cross.
Kaka Pheu Pheu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kirbs misses with a body shot.
Kirbs throws a sloppy head kick and Pheu Pheu moves out of range easily.
Pheu Pheu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirbs manages to avoid it.
Kirbs misses with a straight right.
Kirbs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pheu Pheu in his tracks.
Kirbs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pheu Pheu. Pheu Pheu obviously looking to wear him down.
Pheu Pheu moves out of range of the body kick from Kirbs.
Kirbs misses with a low kick.
Kirbs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pheu Pheu in his tracks.

Pheu Pheu clinches up with Kirbs and pushes him back against the cage.
Pheu Pheu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kirbs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pheu Pheu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kirbs's efforts to push away.
Pheu Pheu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kirbss head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pheu Pheu takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Kaka Pheu Pheu's cut even more.
Kirbs can't find room to land a body shot as Pheu Pheu controls the action.
Pheu Pheu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pheu Pheu is leaning against Kirbs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kirbs misses with an elbow over the top.
Pheu Pheu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kirbs misses with a body punch.
Pheu Pheu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pheu Pheu takes an elbow to the temple.
Pheu Pheu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kirbs just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pheu Pheu's brow.
Pheu Pheu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kirbs tries to work over Pheu Pheu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kirbs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Pheu Pheu.
Kirbs lands an uppercut.
Trent Quo Titan Kirbs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kirbs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kirbs struggles to land a body shot inside as Pheu Pheu controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirbs lands a left hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kirbs throws an elbow but misses.
Kirbs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kirbs misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kirbs fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kirbs lands an elbow inside that Pheu Pheu shrugs off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Quo Titan Kirbs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kirbs, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Quo Titan Kirbs!
An out of breath Trent Quo Titan Kirbs thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.