PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Humbert Humbert (ranked 1482 p4p, 230 weight class) and Bill The Kid (ranked 743 p4p, 128 weight class). Bill The Kid will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Humbert
vs
The Kid

170 cm
24
185 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

186 cm
34
186 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Humbert Humbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill The Kid!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Humbert looks to throw the jab but The Kid is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Kid! But no joy.
The Kid misses with a kick to the body.
Humbert scores with a hook to the body. The Kid takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Humbert misses with a wild body shot.
The Kid doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Humbert tries to close the distance and clinch but The Kid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Kid tries a quick counter leg kick but Humbert is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Humbert shoots in looking for a takedown. The Kid tries to sprawl out of it but Humbert keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Kid manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Humbert jabs The Kid right on the nose. The Kid blinks but takes it well.
The Kid takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Humbert misses with a wild body shot.
The Kid misses with a body shot.
The Kid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Humbert sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Humbert was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Kid throws a jab but it's blocked by Humbert.

Humbert gets a double leg takedown into The Kid's guard.
Humbert wants to control from the top but The Kid keeps moving.
Humbert might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've been hearing that Humbert has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The Kid wants to stand but Humbert is controlling the position.
The Kid preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Kid scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The Kid cracks Humbert with an open hand slap.
Humbert misses with a double jab.
Humbert feints a jab promting The Kid to slip. Humbert then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. The Kid slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The Kid lands a glancing blow to the side of Humbert's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Kid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Humbert sizes up The Kid with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Humbert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Kid unleashes a big counter combination but Humbert bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Kid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Humbert seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Humbert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Kid is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Humbert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Kid moves away.
The Kid has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Humbert finds it's way round the side to connect with The Kid's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Humbert Humbert 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.

Nice defenses there by Humbert.
A jab from The Kid misses.
A jab from The Kid misses.
Humbert fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The Kid takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Humbert bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Kid's head backwards.

Humbert clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from The Kid.
A head punch on the inside from The Kid fails to land.
The Kid swings wildly with an uppercut but Humbert uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Kid lands a body shot.
Good body shot from The Kid.
The Kid scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Kid gets underhooks to prevent Humbert's takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Kid.
The Kid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Humbert lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Humbert lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Humbert lands a takedown into guard.

The Kid scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Kid throws a jab when Humbert was well out of range.
The Kid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Humbert throws out the jab.
The Kid looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Humbert slips a straight right by The Kid.
Humbert appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The Kid ducks under a wild hook from Humbert.
Humbert misses with a body shot.
The Kid only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Humbert is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in The Kid's half guard.
Humbert is controlling the pace.
Humbert thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The Kid pushes Humbert off looking to stand but Humbert dives back in and keeps control.
The Kid is refusing to be controlled, as Humbert sits in half guard.
Humbert performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humbert drops an elbow to the side of The Kid's head.
The Kid is looking for a sweep. Humbert is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Humbert trying to pass the guard but The Kid defending well.
Humbert is keen to just control but The Kid is a slippery customer.
Humbert Humbert overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Kid trying to control but Humbert postures up.
Humbert not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Humbert Humbert will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

The Kid slips a straight right by Humbert.
Humbert jabs The Kid to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Kid looks to land a left hand but Humbert moved out of range nicely.
Humbert throws a body shot but no joy.
The Kid swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The Kid might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Humbert throws an off balance right hand
and The Kid counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Kid throws an overhand right that lands on Humbert's shoulder, as Humbert tries to avoid the shot.
Humbert drops down looking for a counter takedown but The Kid sprawls and moves away.
The Kid scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Humbert doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Humbert throws a body shot but no joy.

Humbert moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Humbert.
The Kid misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Humbert.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Humbert creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Kid throws a punch but it's blocked by Humbert.
Humbert can't find room to land a body shot as The Kid controls the action.
The Kid has a couple of punches blocked by Humbert.
Bill The Kid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humbert throws a head punch that misses.
The Kid struggles to land a body shot inside as Humbert controls his hands.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Kid misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Kid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Humbert backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Humbert.
Humbert misses with some punches.
The Kid misses with a punch on the inside.
The Kid scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Kid tries to circle away but Humbert has him pinned against the cage.
The Kid working aggressively here.
The Kid misses with the head strike.
The Kid has a couple of punches blocked by Humbert.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Kid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Humbert Humbert is winning the standup battle so far.
Donk. The Kid catches Humbert right on the button with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from The Kid misses the target.
Humbert swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Humbert thuds a left hand into The Kid's body.
The Kid moves away from the strike by Humbert.
A telegraphed right hand from The Kid misses the target.
Humbert takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humbert misses with a shot to the body
enabling The Kid to counter with a crisp jab.
The Kid looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The Kid misses with a looping left.
The Kid lands the left hand.
The Kid loads up on a big right hand but Humbert slips the punch.
It looked like Humbert wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Kid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill The Kid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Humbert 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Humbert Humbert!
Humbert Humbert was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.