PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kid is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by lukenback texas. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Zero
vs
Kid

180 cm
26
198 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

180 cm
31
191 lbs
23 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sub Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Captain Kid!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zero.
Zero takes a swing at Kid's ribcage but misses.
Kid throws a head kick that misses

and Zero counters with a single leg into guard. Kid didn't expect that.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kid wants to stand up but Zero is controlling him.
Kid is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kid blocks the strikes from Zero.
Still in half guard, Kid seems content to control.
Zero is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zero is working hard here to advance position.
Zero is trying to control but Kid passes into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zero tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero regains half guard.
Kid moves into full mount! Zero won't be happy about that!
Kid with shots to the head and body - Zero looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kid in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kid postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Zero looks a forlorn figure.
Zero sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Zero looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Zero actively working from the bottom here.
Zero slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid trying to control but Zero is working from the bottom.
Kid is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Zero is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kid must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kid is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Kid got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zero has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kid has managed to get both his arms back between Zero's legs - danger averted.
Kid throwing strikes but missing.
Kid is fighting to break Zero's control of his arms but Zero is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Zero is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kid is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kid got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zero has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kid has managed to get both his arms back between Zero's legs - danger averted.
Zero wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kid is now in half guard.
Kid stalling away here and it's allowed Zero to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

Kid avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zero controls Kid momentarily but Kid frees himself.
Kid postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zero keeping moving, preventing Kid from controlling successfully.
Kid not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kid looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid trying to control the position from guard on top but Zero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kid sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Captain Kid has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kid scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Zero closes the distance and clinches.
Zero landing knees to the body.
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!
Kid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kid misses with a knee to the head.
Kid lands a body shot.
Zero blocks a body shot from Kid.
Kid stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Captain Kid will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Zero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zero shoots in looking for a takedown. Kid tries to sprawl out of it but Zero keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kid manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kid fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zero lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zero slips a straight right by Kid.
Kid 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.
Kid paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Zero.
Captain Kid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kid throws a sloppy head kick and Zero moves out of range easily.
Kid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kid throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zero.
Kid scoring well with a low kick there.
Kid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero scores with a jab to the body.
Sub Zero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Zero.
Zero does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kid connects with a solid leg kick.
Zero attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zero tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zero checks the leg kick.
Kid on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kid misses with a body shot.
Zero lands a nice shot to the body.
Kid throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zero has a takedown stuffed.
Kid goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Captain Kid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kid pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zero shoots in and drives through. Kid sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sub Zero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zero misses with a low kick.
Zero blocks a head kick by Kid.
Kid comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kid lands a head kick. Zero smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horrible takedown by Zero or perhaps it was just good defense by Kid which made him look bad.
Zero shoots in but Kid avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zero shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kid but Kid pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kid throws a head kick that misses.
Kid blocks a jab.
Zero scores with a body shot.
Kid throws a lazy right hand but Zero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kid.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kid, as that shot connected.
Zero tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zero fails with the takedown.
Kid thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zero if he has to take too many more of those.
A slow jab from Kid misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Kid there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kid throws a poor cross that misses
and Zero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Kid. Beautiful body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kid.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zero misses with a looping left.
Zero throws a solid leg kick but Kid takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zero.
Zero pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kid is out of range and Zero settles back down.
Kid throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Zero to counter with a crisp jab.
Kid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kid looks to land a body kick but Zero moved away.
Zero walks into a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kid connects with an inside leg kick.
Kid throws a body kick that misses.
Zero tries to score with a low kick but Kid moves his leg out of the way.
Zero is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Captain Kid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Zero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kid misses with a head kick.
Kid connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kid clobbers Zero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kid.
Kid scores with a spinning back kick!
Zero cracks a nice hook into Kid's ribs.
Zero misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Zero.
Zero fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kid is out of range.
Kid throws a sloppy head kick and Zero moves out of range easily.
Zero lands with a hook. Kid tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kid takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Captain Kid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice straight punches there by Kid. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kid.
Kid thows a leg kick but Zero checks it
and Zero counters with a nice uppercut.
Zero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zero gets a double leg takedown into Kid's guard.

Kid is looking for a triangle but Zero pushes his legs off easily.
Zero with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zero makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kid is on top in guard.
Kid postures up and lands a big shot to Zero's brow.
Zero looking for a sweep. Not yet Zero, not yet.

Zero working for a triangle but Kid defends it easily.
Kid with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zero is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kid defends well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kid throws a big elbow that misses.
Zero is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zero prevents Kid from improving his position.
Zero winds up and cracks Kid with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zero missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kid defending well though.
Kid is trying to get back to full guard.
Kid works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sub Zero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zero throws a big elbow that misses.
Zero tries to free his leg and advance position but Kid is retaining full guard.
Zero wants to control from the top but Kid keeps moving.
Kid wants to control the position but Zero says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Zero takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kid wants to get back to full guard.
Zero sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kid defending well though.
Kid blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zero.
Kid regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Zero.
Captain Kid is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zero throws an elbow that misses. Kid uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zero's guard. Nice move by Kid!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kid controlling from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Zero looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sub Zero showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kid has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Captain Kid!
Captain Kid bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.