PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armando Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woo Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esposito's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat" by Fatboy Slim & Riva Starr. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Esposito
vs
Kidd

169 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Armando Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Woo Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito ducks under a wild hook from Kidd.
Kidd throws a series of punches but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Esposito has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kidd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Esposito is working for takedown but Kidd is calmly controlling the position for now.
Esposito tries to land knees in the clinch but Kidd avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd can't break the clinch.
Kidd struggles to land a body shot inside as Esposito controls his hands.
Esposito avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Esposito manages to break the clinch.
Kidd misses with a double jab.
Esposito throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kidd cracks Esposito with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A left and a right from Kidd both land. Nice combination.
Kidd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kidd connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kidd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Woo Kidd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kidd sprawls well. Kidd wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Esposito gets slowly back to his feet.
Esposito slips under a jab from Kidd.
Kidd lands with an uppercut that bounces Esposito off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito throws a right hand that Kidd ducks under and follows up with a left that Kidd also avoids with ease.
Kidd is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kidd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esposito manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A counter left hand to the body from Esposito misses its target.
Kidd lands with an uppercut that bounces Esposito off the cage and back into range.
No joy there for Esposito, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Kidd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kidd throws a one two combo.
Kidd cracks Esposito with a good jab.
Kidd swings for the body but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kidd misses with a double jab.
Esposito avoids the body shot from Kidd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd scores with a crisp jab that stopped Esposito in his tracks.
Kidd misses with a two punch combination.
Esposito shoots in for a takedown but Kidd shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armando Esposito. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Esposito closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Esposito lands in his opponent's guard.
Esposito is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kidd is trying to control the position but Esposito postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kidd keeping moving, preventing Esposito from controlling successfully.
Kidd wants to get back to his feet but Esposito is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Woo Kidd dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kidd swats away the attempt to clinch by Esposito.
Kidd scores with a three punch combo!

Esposito clinches.
Kidd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kidd is trying to break the clinch but Esposito is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kidd has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Esposito keeps control of Kidd as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd tries to circle away but Esposito has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kidd's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kidd tries a body shot but Esposito blocks it.
Kidd has had enough of the clinch but Esposito keeps him there for the moment.
Esposito manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kidd looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kidd is trying to break the clinch but Esposito is controlling him.

Esposito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kidd lands a nice shot that snaps Esposito's head back.
Kidd misses with a double jab.
Kidd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As Kidd looks to move away, Esposito throws a big counter combo bu Kidd just gets out of the way.
Kidd scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito shoots in looking for a takedown. Kidd tries to sprawl out of it but Esposito keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kidd manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kidd misses with a double jab.
Kidd has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kidd moves away.

Esposito has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kidd trying to stall but Esposito improves his position.

Esposito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd scores with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Kidd. Those never looked like landing.
Kidd misses with a few strikes there.
Armando Esposito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kidd fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Esposito was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kidd.
Kidd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kidd lands a jab to Esposito's midsection.
Esposito has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Esposito there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kidd lands a jab to Esposito's midsection.
Esposito lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kidd circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Woo Kidd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kidd cracks Esposito with an open hand slap.
Esposito shoots in for a double leg but Kidd sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kidd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kidd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kidd connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Esposito momentarily.
Kidd shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Esposito eats them both and turns towards Kidd to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd throws a series of punches but Esposito avoids them all with ease.
As Kidd looks to move away, Esposito throws a big counter combo bu Kidd just gets out of the way.
A left and a right from Kidd both land. Nice combination.
Kidd throws a jab but it's blocked by Esposito.
Esposito changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd misses with an uppercut. Esposito saw that one coming.
Kidd cracks Esposito with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Woo Kidd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kidd swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Esposito counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kidd!
You can see the frustration on Kidd's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Esposito stands up.
Kidd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esposito went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kidd misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kidd throws a body shot but no joy.
Esposito appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kidd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Esposito throws a big counter combination but Kidd scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
No joy there for Esposito, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kidd misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esposito takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito slips a jab and a cross from Kidd.
Kidd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kidd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kidd lands a glancing blow to the side of Esposito's head.
Sloppy strikes from Esposito. Those never looked like landing.
Kidd's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kidd duly obliges.
Good standup being displayed there by Kidd as he connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd scores with a hook to the body. Esposito takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Woo Kidd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kidd looks to land a combination but Esposito avoids it well.
Kidd tries to bum rush Esposito with a series of wild strikes but Esposito uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Esposito seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kidd scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kidd lands with a right hand.
Kidd lands a nice hook to Esposito's body. Esposito takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kidd stuffs the takedown attempt from Esposito. Esposito gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.

And that's the end of the fight!
Woo Kidd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kidd winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Woo Kidd!
An out of breath Woo Kidd thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Armando Esposito had this to say: 'Stay tuned!'.