PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bo Kilbee (ranked 4364 p4p, 3134 weight class) and Noah Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Kilbee
vs
Archer

179 cm
21
183
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
186
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Inexperienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

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 Sydney, Bo Kilbee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Noah Archer !
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilbee moves to clinch but Archer breaks away
letting Archer counter with a right hand.
Kilbee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kilbee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Archer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Archer misses.
Kilbee fails with a takedown attempt.
Archer misses with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Archer misses
and Kilbee counters with a nice uppercut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Archer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kilbee - the referee stops the clock and Archer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kilbee. Archer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer slaps away a takedown attempt from Kilbee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Archer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Archer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kilbee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Archer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Kilbee. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilbee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Archer checks it well.
Archer looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilbee is just out of range.
Archer swinging wildly here.
Archer jabs at Kilbee's body.
Noah Archer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Archer misses the target.
Archer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kilbee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Archer counter with a right hand.
Kilbee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Archer to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer lands a jab to the head.
Archer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kilbee.
Kilbee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Archer scores with a jab. Kilbee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Archer leaves Kilbee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kilbee is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Archer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Archer jabs at Kilbee's body.
Archer 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.
Kilbee moves in looking to clinch but Archer pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer misses with the combination.
Archer lands a jab-cross combination.
Archer lands a nice shot that snaps Kilbee's head back.
Archer fails to land with a series of punches.
Kilbee is looking to counter punch.
Archer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kilbee.
Archer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer throws a series of strikes that have Kilbee backpedaling.
Archer connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilbee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kilbee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Archer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch lands to the side of Kilbee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kilbee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kilbee walks into a stiff left hand from Archer .
Archer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Bo Kilbee has been cut.
Archer misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Noah Archer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bo Kilbee's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Archer cracks Kilbee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Archer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Archer lands a nice shot that snaps Kilbee's head back.
Kilbee shoots and misses
and Archer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kilbee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Archer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kilbee looks for a takedown but Archer sprawls well.
Archer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kilbee tries to clinch up but Archer circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer misses with a body shot.
Archer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kilbee misses with a takedown attempt
and Archer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Kilbee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Archer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kilbee at a distance.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kilbee might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Archer coming out on top.
Archer misses with the combination.
Archer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kilbee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Archer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Noah Archer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Archer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice body punch from Archer .
Archer throws a combination. Kilbee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Kilbee is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Archer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kilbee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer 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.
Archer digs a good body shot into Kilbee's ribs.
Archer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Archer .
Archer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Archer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Archer connects with a body shot.
Archer jabs Kilbee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Archer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kilbee at a distance.
Archer dips to his left and cracks Kilbee with an uppercut!
Kilbee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kilbee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kilbee walks into a stiff left hand from Archer .
Archer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Archer scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Archer does it's job there.
Bo Kilbee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Archer thuds a left hand into Kilbee's body.
Archer lands a right hook to the body.
Archer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Archer connects with a crisp jab.
Kilbee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Archer scores with a punch to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer scores with a jab. Kilbee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kilbee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Archer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice uppercut there from Archer .
Kilbee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Archer counters with a one-two to the body.
Kilbee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Archer dips to his left and cracks Kilbee with an uppercut!
Archer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Archer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Archer connects with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Noah Archer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bo Kilbee's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Archer digs a good body shot into Kilbee's ribs.
Bo Kilbee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Kilbee.
Kilbee slips under a jab from Archer .
Archer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kilbee was well out of range. Poor timing from Archer .
Archer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Archer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Archer lands a jab to Kilbee's midsection.
Kilbee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Archer .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kilbee's hands.
Archer lands with a cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kilbee fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer misses with a body shot.
Kilbee seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kilbee shoots and misses
and Archer counters with a two punch combo.
Jab, jab by Archer - just one landing.
Sloppy strikes from Kilbee. Those never looked like landing.
Kilbee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Archer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Archer scores with a shot to the body.
Archer scores with a body shot.
Archer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Archer lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Archer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Oh Kilbee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer connects with a right hand. Kilbee shakes it off.
Archer scores with a three punch combo!
Archer throws a series of punches but Kilbee avoids them all with ease.
Archer lands a glancing blow to the side of Kilbee's head.
Archer cracks Kilbee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kilbee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Archer scores with a jab to the body.
Archer works the jab nicely.
Archer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kilbee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Archer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Archer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Archer jabs Kilbee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Archer . Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer scores with a nice strike.
Archer lands a nice looking body shot.
Archer throws a combination. Kilbee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Archer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Archer lands with a good body shot.
Archer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Donk. Archer catches Kilbee right on the button with a cross.
Archer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Archer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Archer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Archer .
Archer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A punch lands to the side of Kilbee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Archer misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kilbee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Archer .
Kilbee takes one on the button.
Kilbee seems to have got his legs back now.
Archer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Archer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Archer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Archer punishes Kilbee's body with a nice straight punch.
Archer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Archer lands with a hook. Kilbee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Archer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bo Kilbee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Archer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kilbee on the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Noah Archer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Archer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 25:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 24:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 24:30

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