PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Cerci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woo Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Woo Kidd has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Emilio Cerci's chin.

Cerci
vs
Kidd

185 cm
26
197 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

190 cm
21
200 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Emilio Cerci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Woo Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerci misses with a straight right.
Kidd lands a nice shot that snaps Cerci's head back.
Cerci steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kidd.
Kidd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cerci manages to avoid it.
Kidd lands a two punch combo.
Cerci throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kidd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kidd lands a nice hook to Cerci's body. Cerci takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cerci jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kidd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cerci.
Kidd appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kidd scores with a three punch combo!
Cerci scores with a hook to the body. Kidd takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kidd paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kidd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kidd throws a body punch but Cerci moves out of range.
Cerci misses with a two punch combination.
Cerci scores with a body shot.
Kidd throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd throws a one two combo.
Cerci misses with a looping right.
Cerci swings for the body but Kidd moves out of range.
Kidd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cerci.
Kidd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cerci scores with a nice right hand.
Woo Kidd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cerci uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kidd has time to react.

It looks like Woo Kidd has been cut.
Cerci ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kidd moves away.
Kidd throws a hook to the side of Cerci's head but Cerci sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cerci 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.
Kidd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Kidd scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kidd lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kidd closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cerci ducks under a wild hook from Kidd.
Kidd slips a jab from Cerci.
Kidd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cerci throws a body punch but Kidd moves out of range.
Kidd is working the combinations to good effect here.
Cerci throws a jab when Kidd was well out of range.
Kidd works over Cerci's head and body with a nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd throws a combination. Cerci tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kidd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kidd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cerci moves away.
Cerci is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cerci takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kidd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kidd misses with a wild combination.
Cerci throws out a loose jab but Kidd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kidd on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kidd fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cerci looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cerci looks to land a right hand but Kidd moved out of range.
Kidd throws a series of punches but Cerci moves out of range.
Cerci throwing a counter right hand but Kidd manages to avoid it.
Cerci fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kidd manages to avoid it.
Kidd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cerci keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Cerci misses its target.
Cerci thows a left - swing and a miss!

Oooooh!!! Cerci has knocked Kidd down with a huge combo! Cerci steps away and waves a wobbly Kidd back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Kidd is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerci misses with a jab to the body
and Kidd counters with a left to the body.
Kidd is still on wobbly legs! Can Cerci finish him?
A punch combination from Cerci misses.
It seemed like Kidd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kidd seems to have recovered his senses.
Kidd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kidd throws a poor cross that misses

and Cerci counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kidd! Cerci lets Kidd back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Kidd slips a straight right by Cerci.
Kidd throws a series of punches but Cerci moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kidd looks to throw the jab but Cerci is out of range.
Cerci ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kidd looks winded!

Cerci cracks Kidd with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kidd looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Cerci finish him?
Cerci throws a hook to the side of Kidd's head but Kidd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kidd is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Cerci doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Kidd crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Kidd's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Emilio Cerci!