PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zophiel Furfur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cid
vs
Furfur

183 cm
31
164 lbs
24 - 7 - 1

178 cm
33
169 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Steel Penn's All 160
The Big Kabosh

Steel Penn's All 160
ODIUM

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Virgil Cid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zophiel Furfur!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Cid is predictable there
and Furfur counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cid moves out of range of the body kick.
Furfur misses with an uppercut. Cid saw that one coming.
Furfur moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A punch combination from Furfur misses.
Furfur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cid. That did some damage!
Cid on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Furfur. Furfur obviously looking to wear him down.
Furfur has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cid staying out of range there.
Cid throws the kick towards the body but Furfur avoids it.
Furfur cracks the inside of Cid's front leg.
Furfur looks to throw a body kick
letting Cid counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick from Furfur misses.

Furfur moves into range and clinches up with Cid.
Furfur scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cid cracks Furfur with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Furfur wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Cid.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Furfur's efforts to push away.
Furfur dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cid wants to get back to striking at distance but Furfur won't allow it.
Cid working aggressively here.
Cid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Furfur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Furfur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cid's elbow.
Furfur tries a body shot but Cid blocks it.
Furfur lands a right hand.
Cid lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Furfur trying to control the position but instead, Cid has worked for underhooks and has pushed Furfur into the cage.
Cid tries a body shot but Furfur blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cid.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furfur lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Furfur.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Furfur scores with a hook to the body.
Cid swings wildly with an uppercut but Furfur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Furfur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cid's elbow.
Furfur throws a punch but it's blocked by Cid.
Cid tries to throw a body punch but Furfur avoids it by throwing Cid back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Furfur fails to land.
Cid pushes Furfur back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Furfur can't find room to land a body shot as Cid controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Furfur.
Cid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Furfur's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Furfur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Furfur tries to work over Cid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Furfur prevents a body shot from Cid.
Furfur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cid tries to work over Furfur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Furfur.
Cid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Furfur lands a body punch.
Cid misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Furfur.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Furfur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Furfur misses its intended target.
A clash of legs there as Cid blocks the low kick.
Furfur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Furfur.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furfur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cid walks forward, straight into a front kick from Furfur.
Furfur jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Furfur throws a leg kick but Cid sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Furfur throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cid.
Cid lands a head kick!
Furfur keeps Cid at a distance using the push kick.
Furfur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Furfur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cid ducks under a wild hook from Furfur.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Furfur cracks Cid with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab by Cid.
Cid takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circle momentarily. Furfur darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Furfur blocks a low kick nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Cid.
Furfur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Furfur.
Furfur blocks an uppercut.
The referee calls for Cid to work.
Cid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Furfur's elbow.
Cid throws a punch but it's blocked by Furfur.
Furfur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Furfur.
Furfur throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Cid fails to land.

Furfur manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cid throws a leg kick
and Furfur counters with a nice kick to the body.
Zophiel Furfur seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Furfur lands but Cid takes it in his stride.
Furfur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cid manages to avoid it.
Furfur scores with a shot to the body.

Furfur gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cid makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Furfur lands a right hand.
Furfur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Furfur takes a shot to the head.
Furfur trying to stall but Cid improves his position.
Furfur misses with a punch to the body.

Cid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cid avoids a kick to the body.
Cid chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Furfur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cid attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Furfur fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Furfur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cid looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Furfur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Furfur tries to clinch there but Cid circles away.
Cid throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cid moves away from the strike by Furfur.
Furfur lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cid takes a step back to recover.
Furfur looks to land a right hand but Cid moved out of range.
Furfur is looking to score with low kicks.
Cid takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Furfur throws a series of punches but Cid moves out of range.
Furfur takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Furfur lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cid at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cid lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cid dips to his left and cracks Furfur with an uppercut!
Cid lands with a straight right. Furfur didn't see that one coming.
Furfur tries to clinch but Cid is having none of it.
Cid thows a left - swing and a miss!
Furfur looks to score with a jab to the body but Cid is just out of range.
Furfur connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cid momentarily.
Furfur tries to clinch
and Cid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Furfur.
Furfur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Furfur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cid checks it well.
Cid swings for the body but Furfur moves out of range.
Furfur cracks Cid with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid lands a nice leg kick that just misses Furfur's sensitive parts.
Some bone on bone action there as Cid checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Furfur misses with a head kick.
Cid throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Furfur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cid lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Furfur misses.
Cid tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cid tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Furfur throws the kick towards the body but Cid avoids it.
Furfur throws a wild body kick that Cid sees coming a mile off.
Furfur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cid.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Furfur lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cid has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cid and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zophiel Furfur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A cross from Cid lands.
Cid tried to score with a low kick but Furfur checks it.
Furfur avoids the body shot from Cid.
Furfur throws a hook to the side of Cid's head but Cid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Furfur needs to keep his hands up - Cid had a free shot at his head there.
Furfur lands a head shot.
A good leg kick by Cid.
Cid throws a body punch but Furfur moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Cid there.
Furfur looks to land a body kick but Cid moved away.
Furfur lands a nice looking body kick.
Furfur tries a head kick but it misses.
Furfur misses with a straight right.
Cid motions for Furfur to come forward. Cid throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Furfur scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur tried to score with a low kick but Cid checks it.
Cid keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cid throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Furfur darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Furfur throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Furfur scoring well with a low kick there.
Cid scores with a decent looking hook.
Furfur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cid throws a wild body kick that Furfur sees coming a mile off.
Furfur misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Furfur checks a leg kick.
Furfur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cid takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cid. Furfur does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furfur avoids the body shot from Cid.
Furfur dips to his left and cracks Cid with an uppercut!
Cid throws a head kick that half lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Furfur throws a solid leg kick but Cid takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Furfur.
Furfur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cid.
Cid blocks the body kick.
Cid throws a solid leg kick but Furfur takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cid.
Furfur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Furfur looks for the body kick but Cid saw that one coming.
Furfur walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cid.
Cid avoids the body shot from Furfur.
A big right from Furfur misses.
Cid throws a hook but Furfur blocks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Cid as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furfur lands a leg kick that knocks Cid off balance momentarily.
Cid connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Furfur momentarily.
Furfur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cid. Cid obviously looking to wear him down.
Cid stuns Furfur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cid misses the shot to the body.
Cid throws a lazy head kick
and Furfur counters with a body kick that stops Cid in his tracks momentarily.
Furfur cracks the inside of Cid's front leg.
Furfur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cid was well out of range. Poor timing from Furfur.
Furfur scores with a nice right hand.
Furfur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Furfur tries to clinch up.
Furfur slips under a jab from Cid.
Furfur throws a half hearted mid kick.
Furfur pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furfur takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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!
Cid throws a low kick but Furfur avoids it.
Furfur looks to throw the jab but Cid is out of range.
Cid blocks a jab.
Cid takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cid moves out of range of the body kick.
Furfur connects with a high kick.
Cid thows a leg kick but Furfur checks it
and Furfur counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Furfur lands an overhand right.
Furfur lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cid at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Furfur moves out of range as Cid throws a body kick.
Furfur tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cid is able to avoid easily.
Cid scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Zophiel Furfur just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Furfur missing with a left hand there. Cid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Furfur throws a big shot that misses.
Furfur ducks under a wild hook from Cid.
Furfur lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cid misses with a low kick.
Furfur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Furfur is looking to clinch but Cid is avoiding it.
Cid misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Furfur misses the target.
Cid lands a jab to the nose.
Cid takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cid lands an overhand right.
A jab from Cid misses.
Furfur cracks Cid with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cid is out of range.
Furfur misses with an uppercut. Cid saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Furfur.
Furfur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cid attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Furfur ducks under a wild hook from Cid.
Furfur with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cid to score with a decent uppercut.
Furfur thumps Cid with a low kick.
Cid misses with a head kick.
Furfur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Furfur is looking to clinch but Cid is avoiding it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Furfur.
Furfur misses with a wild body shot.
Furfur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cid lands with a good body shot.
Furfur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cid throws out a leg kick but Furfur moves out of range and Cid only half commits.
A nice leg kick lands there from Furfur.
Cid sizes up Furfur with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cid will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Cid.
Furfur lands with a hook. Cid tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cid lands a nice hook to Furfur's body. Furfur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cid on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Furfur plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Furfur takes one to the side of the head.
Furfur looks to land a left hand but Cid moved out of range nicely.
Cid smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furfur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cid.
Cid tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cid throws a low kick but Furfur avoids it.
Cid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Furfur.
Furfur moves out of range as Cid throws a body kick.
Furfur lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cid moves out of range of the body kick.
Cid takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
An inside leg kick from Cid misses.
Cid tries to work over Furfur's front leg with a kick but Furfur checks it.
Furfur lands with a thumping leg kick.
Furfur wants to slow Cid down by chopping away at his legs.
Cid throws a leg kick which misses Furfur's front leg but catches the back leg as Furfur tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furfur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cid is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cid throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Furfur to counter with a crisp jab.
Cid rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Furfur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
An inside leg kick from Cid misses.
Furfur scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Cid misses
and Furfur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cid misses with a body kick.
Furfur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Furfur blocks the body kick.
Cid throws the kick towards the body but Furfur avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Furfur throws a shot from downtown. Cid moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Cid misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Furfur.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zophiel Furfur dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!

Furfur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cid moves away.
Furfur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cid.
Cid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Furfur throws a head kick that misses.
Cid looks to score with a jab to the body but Furfur is just out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Furfur checks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cid checks a leg kick.
Cid swings for the body but Furfur moves out of range.
Furfur has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cid.
Furfur throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cid throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Furfur counters with a leg kick.
Furfur lands with a good body shot.
Furfur tries to land a leg kick but Cid saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Furfur throws out a loose jab but Cid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Furfur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cid lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Furfur at a distance.
Furfur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cid misses with a wild combination.
Cid jabs at Furfur's body.
Furfur blocks the body kick.
Cid throws a hook but Furfur blocks it.
Furfur tries to score with a low kick but Cid moves his leg out of the way.
A cross from Furfur lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid thows a body shot but no joy.
Cid lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Furfur swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cid.
Cid with a hook.
Furfur misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Cid is predictable there
and Furfur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Furfur connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cid takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A head kick by Furfur misses
and Cid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice leg kick lands there from Cid.
Cid checks a leg kick.
Furfur with a hook.
A low kick from Furfur is predictable there
and Cid counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Furfur there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Furfur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Furfur blocks the leg kick.
Cid misses with a body kick.
Cid throws a solid leg kick but Furfur takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cid.
Cid looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Furfur throws a low kick, looking for Cid's leg but Cid calmly moves out of range.
Cid needs to keep his hands up - Furfur had a free shot at his head there.
Furfur throws a low kick, looking for Cid's leg but Cid calmly moves out of range.
Cid walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Furfur checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cid walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Furfur checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cid misses with a leg kick
and Furfur counters with a good low kick that Cid was not able to check.
Cid stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Furfur.
Cid has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Furfur.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Furfur slips a jab from Cid.
Furfur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cid has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cid throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cid blocks the body kick.
Cid ducks under a wild hook from Furfur.
Cid misses with a hook. Furfur ducked under it nicely.
Cid lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cid dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Furfur. That did some damage!
Cid has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cid there as he acknowledges the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick lands from Furfur.
Cid checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Virgil Cid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cid checks a low kick from Furfur.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zophiel Furfur.
Well Furfur 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zophiel Furfur!
Zophiel Furfur is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Zophiel Furfur, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.