PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyle The Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Craddock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Kid kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Moby - Flower . Albert Craddock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

The Kid
vs
Craddock

185 cm
22
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

197 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle The Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Craddock!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Kid looks for a takedown but Craddock sprawls well.
The Kid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Craddock circles away quickly and effectively.
Craddock plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

The Kid shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than The Kid was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The Kid controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kyle The Kid.
Craddock scores with a one two! The Kid had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Craddock throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

The Kid closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The Kid sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craddock looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Kid perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kyle The Kid.
Craddock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Kid works over Craddock's head and body with a nice combination.
Craddock throws a head kick but The Kid moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Kid.

The Kid looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Craddock!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Kid controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle The Kid dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

No joy there for The Kid, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Kid shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Craddock defends it nicely.
Horrible takedown by The Kid or perhaps it was just good defense by Craddock which made him look bad.
Craddock lands a head kick. The Kid smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Craddock tries to clinch but fails miserably

and The Kid decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Craddock's guard.
The Kid stays in close to Craddock's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Craddock slips a jab and a cross from The Kid.
The Kid misses with a series of wild punches.
Craddock tries to clinch there but The Kid circles away.
The Kid throws a big shot that misses.
Craddock throws a head kick that The Kid semi-blocks.

The Kid closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Craddock to the mat! Craddock manages to get full guard.
The Kid showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kyle The Kid just wasn't active enough.
Craddock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Craddock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Kid throws a right and a left that Craddock avoids nicely.
Horrible takedown by The Kid or perhaps it was just good defense by Craddock which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle The Kid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Craddock misses with a head kick.
Kyle The Kid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Kid swats away the attempt to clinch by Craddock.
The Kid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Craddock.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craddock stuffs the takedown attempt from The Kid. The Kid gets slowly back to his feet.
The Kid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Craddock throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The Kid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Craddock as The Kid shoots in.
The Kid misses with a double jab.
Craddock throws a head kick but The Kid moves out of range.
Craddock slaps away a takedown attempt from The Kid, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Craddock throws a head kick that misses.
The Kid misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Craddock takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Craddock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Albert Craddock seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craddock throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Craddock.
A punch combination from Craddock misses.
A solid body kick from Craddock.
Albert Craddock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

The Kid drives through with a takedown into Craddock's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
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!
The Kid is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kyle The Kid has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Craddock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle The Kid dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

The Kid misses with a straight right.
Craddock lands with a kick to the ribs.
Craddock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Kid.
Craddock lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Craddock - that will leave a mark!
Craddock tries to clinch but The Kid is having none of it.
The Kid shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Craddock as he avoids it easily.
Craddock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Kid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Kid will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Craddock throws a right hand that The Kid ducks under and follows up with a left that The Kid also avoids with ease.
Craddock tries to clinch up but The Kid circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for The Kid, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

The Kid closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Craddock is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kyle The Kid overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Craddock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Kid controls the position from side control.
The Kid seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Craddock for as long as he can get away with.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Kyle The Kid wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The Kid fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Kid really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The Kid misses with the combination.
The Kid lands with a straight right. Craddock didn't see that one coming.
The Kid swats away the attempt to clinch by Craddock.
The Kid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craddock defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Kid.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle The Kid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Kid takes a kick to the side of the head.
Craddock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Kid circles away quickly and effectively.
The Kid throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Kid fails to land the takedown.
Craddock throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Kid takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Craddock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Kid falls off balance throwing a combination
and Craddock counters with a nice low kick that buckles The Kid's knee momentarily.
A punch combination from The Kid misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craddock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Craddock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Kid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Craddock.
The Kid tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The Kid changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Craddock tries to avoid it but The Kid manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Craddock to the ground. Craddock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Kid has a takedown stuffed.
Craddock bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kyle The Kid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An inside leg kick lands from Craddock.
Craddock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Craddock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Craddock misses with a double jab.
Craddock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Albert Craddock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The Kid gets a double leg takedown into Craddock's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Albert Craddock.
I think The Kid has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle The Kid!
After winning the bout, Kyle The Kid thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.