PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Har Ambe (ranked 802 p4p, 90 weight class) and Disco Kid (ranked 1121 p4p, 122 weight class). Ambe comes into the arena with Boosie - Set it Off blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Disco Kid enters the ring!

Ambe
vs
Kid

169 cm
28
152 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

164 cm
21
135 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Groove Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Har Ambe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Disco Kid!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kid bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ambe's head.
Kid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ambe.
Ambe tries to clinch up
and Kid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ambe tries to clinch but Kid is having none of it.
Kid looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kid lands a glancing blow to the side of Ambe's head.
Ambe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ambe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ambe tries to clinch there but Kid circles away.
Ambe doesn't manage to clinch there - Kid circles away.

Ambe has managed to clinch.
Ambe is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Kid gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kid struggles to land a body shot inside as Ambe controls his hands.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kid is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kid swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambe is looking for a takedown.
Ambe lands with a left to the head.
Kid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ambe pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Ambe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ambe is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kid is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Har Ambe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kid misses with a knee strike.
Ambe has been working on his balance at Touch Of Death Combat Academy, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Kid.
Kid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ambe's elbow.
Ambe throws a punch but it's blocked by Kid.

Ambe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ambe.
Kid slaps away a takedown attempt from Ambe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ambe tries to close the distance and clinch but Kid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Har Ambe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kid punishes Ambe's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambe misses with a lunging right hand
and Kid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kid connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kid with a jab.
Ambe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kid.
Ambe tries to clinch but Kid moves out of range.
Ambe slips a straight right by Kid.

Ambe moves into the clinch.
Kid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kid scores with a shoulder strike.
Kid can't find room to land a body shot as Ambe controls the action.
Ambe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kid fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kid has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kid connects with a jab.
Ambe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ambe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kid sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ambe tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Ambe shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kid napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kid struggling a bit here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ambe cracks Kid with a big elbow.
Ambe throws an elbow but Kid slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kid tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Ambe easily slips into full mount!
Ambe throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ambe misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Poor strikes thrown by Ambe there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kid wants to hold on but Ambe pushes him away.
BOOM! Ambe connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ambe raining down shots from the mount!
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!
Ambe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid blocking the ground and pound.
Kid holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ambe tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ambe thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ambe lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ambe working the ground and pound effectively.
Ambe throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kid because Ambe loaded up on that one.
Kid is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kid tries to lock up and control but Ambe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ambe lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ambe lands a heavy elbow.
Kid is trying to escape the mount.
Ambe unloading with bombs!

Ambe is working for a guillotine from mount but Kid frees his head quite easily.
Ambe looking to control but Kid is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kid wants to control but Ambe is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Ambe there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kid is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kid gets back to half guard.
Ambe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ambe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ambe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kid trying to control from the bottom.
Ambe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ambe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kid wants to get back to full guard.
Ambe is thwarting Kid's attempts to control the position.

Kid actively working from the bottom here.
Kid is looking for a sweep. Ambe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ambe is keen to just control but Kid is a slippery customer.

Kid looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kid is not content to let Ambe control the position.
Kid keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ambe is thwarting Kid's attempts to control the position.

Kid actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Ambe there.
Kid wants to control but Ambe is keeping busy.
Ambe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ambe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ambe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kid defending well though.
Ambe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kid won't allow Ambe to pass to mount.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kid is refusing to be controlled, as Ambe sits in half guard.

Kid actively working from the bottom here.
Kid avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ambe.
Kid tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kid keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kid gets back to full guard.
Ambe wants to control from the top but Kid keeps moving.
Ambe throws a big right hand that misses.
Ambe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ambe trying to control but Kid is working from the bottom.
Ambe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ambe stopping the sweep attempt from Kid.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ambe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ambe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Ambe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ambe cracks Kid with a solid left hand.

Kid has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ambe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ambe throws a strike but Kid rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Ambe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kid gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Ambe has his foot on Kid's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kid works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Har Ambe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ambe is looking to clinch but Kid is avoiding it.
Ambe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ambe throws a hook but Kid avoids it easily.
Kid swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kid wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Ambe clinches.

Ambe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ambe closes the distance and clinches.

Kid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kid swats away the attempt to clinch by Ambe.
Kid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kid slaps away a takedown attempt from Ambe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ambe tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ambe misses with a straight right.
Kid throws out a counter right but Ambe avoids it with no problem.
Kid scores with a jab to the head.
Ambe lands a jab to the head.
Ambe throws a body shot but no joy.
Ambe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kid lands a jab to the nose.
Ambe throws a poor cross that misses
and Kid counters with a straight right hand.
Kid moves into range and connects with a jab.
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.
Ambe looks to land a right hand but Kid moved out of range.
Ambe moves out of range of the strikes.
Ambe is looking to counter punch.
Ambe fails with a takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Kid on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Har Ambe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kid scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ambe doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Ambe misses
and Kid counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ambe thinking.
Kid scores with a jab to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Kid fails to land.
Ambe blocking some punches.
Ambe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Kid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kid uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kid comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kid, as that shot connected.
Nice straight punches there by Kid. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kid.

Ambe is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Kid lands.
Oh Ambe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kid cracks Ambe with a hook to the temple - Ambe is on wobbly legs here! Kid swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Ambe falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Kid wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Disco Kid!
A very excited looking Disco Kid made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.