PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill The Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tweedle Dum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bill The Kid has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

The Kid
vs
Dum

186 cm
29
186 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

200 cm
27
185 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

MayheM sportswear

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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill The Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tweedle Dum!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dum lands a jab to The Kid's midsection.
Dum throws a jab but it's blocked by The Kid.
The Kid is looking to counter punch.
The Kid blocks a jab.
Dum cracks The Kid with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dum slips under a jab.
Dum has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as The Kid is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dum takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Dum closes the distance and clinches.
The Kid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Kid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dum's elbow.

The Kid manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Dum misses.
The Kid was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The Kid throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Kid looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dum throws out a loose jab but The Kid uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Kid throwing a counter right hand but Dum manages to avoid it.
Dum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Kid was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Kid slips a straight right by Dum.
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!
Dum swings for the body but The Kid moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Kid throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Kid. Dum does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Kid ducks under a wild hook from Dum.
Dum misses with a body punch
and The Kid counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dum thinking.
Dum lands a head shot.
The Kid lands with a nice body punch.
The Kid punishes Dum's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice cross by The Kid.

It looks like Tweedle Dum has been cut.
The Kid ducks under a wild hook from Dum.
It looked like The Kid was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dum.
Dum is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dum slips a jab from The Kid.
The Kid misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from The Kid misses

and Dum holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Kid lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dum throws a punch but it's blocked by The Kid.
The Kid scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Kid.
The Kid blocking some punches.
Dum struggles to land a body shot inside as The Kid controls his hands.
Dum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Kid prevents a body shot from Dum.
The Kid misses with some punches.
Dum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Kid scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dum swings wildly with an uppercut but The Kid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dum tries to throw a body punch but The Kid avoids it by throwing Dum back against the cage.

The Kid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tweedle Dum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dum misses with a hook to the body
and The Kid counters with a stiff right hand.
Dum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Kid paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Kid lands with an uppercut that bounces Dum off the cage and back into range.
Dum connects with the punch.
The Kid ducks right into an uppercut from Dum.
The Kid lands a lovely overhand right.
Dum misses with a straight left.
It looked like The Kid wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Kid takes a swing at Dum's ribcage but misses.
The Kid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dum was well out of range. Poor timing from The Kid.
Dum misses with a hook
and The Kid counters with a straight right hand.
Dum lands with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from The Kid.
Dum misses with a left hand
and The Kid counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Kid moves out of range as Dum strikes.
The Kid swings for the body but Dum moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Kid thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dum tries to counter by closing the distance.
The Kid throws a right hand that misses
and Dum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dum connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Kid momentarily.
Dum misses with a looping right.
The Kid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Dum. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Kid. Dum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dum tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dum misses with a left hand
enabling The Kid to counter with a crisp jab.
The Kid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dum.
Dum avoids the body shot from The Kid.
The Kid sets himself, and Dum steps forward looking for the clinch! The Kid avoids it this time.
The Kid throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Dum to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from The Kid.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dum stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The Kid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dum was well out of range. Poor timing from The Kid.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bill The Kid will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tweedle Dum's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A looping hook to the body misses from The Kid. Dum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bill The Kid is winning the standup battle so far.
Dum ducks under a wild hook from The Kid.
The Kid misses with a body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dum in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dum on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Kid moves away.
Dum swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Kid counters with a crisp right that sends Dum to the canvas! The Kid follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill The Kid!
A very excited looking Bill The Kid rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.