PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vim Fweigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Napier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fweigo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Firestarter- The Prodigy. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kris Napier was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Fweigo
vs
Napier

172 cm
23
154 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

183 cm
22
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vim Fweigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kris Napier!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fweigo moves into the clinch successfully.
Napier can't break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fweigo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fweigo misses with a hook from the clinch.

Fweigo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fweigo swinging wildly here.
A big left from Fweigo misses.
Napier throws a series of punches but Fweigo moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fweigo connects with a right hand. Napier shakes it off.
Fweigo checks a leg kick.
Fweigo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Napier doesn't seem bothered though.
Fweigo connects with a jab.
Fweigo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fweigo misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fweigo punishes Napier's body with a nice straight punch.
Napier moves in looking to clinch but Fweigo pushes him off.
Napier looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Napier throws a body kick that misses.
Napier avoids the body shot from Fweigo.
Fweigo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fweigo lands with a right hand.
Fweigo works over Napier's head and body with a nice combination.

Napier rushes Fweigo and presses him up against the cage.
Fweigo stalling.
Fweigo managing to block the knees to the body from Napier.
Napier lands an elbow inside that Fweigo shrugs off.
Fweigo misses with a short punch on the inside.

Napier breaks from the clinch.
Vim Fweigo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Napier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fweigo moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Fweigo finds it's way through Napier's defenses.
Fweigo checks a leg kick nicely.
Fweigo misses with a combination
and Napier counters with an inside leg kick.
Fweigo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Napier avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fweigo. Napier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Napier pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fweigo is out of range and Napier settles back down.
Fweigo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Napier counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Napier lands a head kick!
Napier scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big left from Fweigo misses.
Fweigo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Napier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Napier darts in trying to clinch
and Fweigo counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Fweigo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Napier is looking to clinch but Fweigo is avoiding it.
Napier is looking to slow Fweigo down with leg kicks.
Fweigo tries to close the distance and clinch but Napier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fweigo tries to clinch but Napier moves out of range.
Fweigo works the jab nicely.
Fweigo lands a nice hook to Napier's body. Napier takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Napier.
Napier misses with a body punch
letting Fweigo counter with a right hand.
Napier slips a jab from Fweigo.
Napier takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fweigo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Napier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fweigo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fweigo scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fweigo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fweigo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A thudding body kick lands there by Napier!
Fweigo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fweigo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice combination there by Fweigo.
Fweigo wants to clinch but Napier slips to the side
and Napier counters with a head kick. That will keep Fweigo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Some bone on bone action there as Fweigo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fweigo misses the jab.
Fweigo misses with a two punch combination.
Napier throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fweigo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fweigo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fweigo throws a looping overhand right but Napier ducks down to avoid it.

Fweigo rushes Napier and presses him up against the cage.
Fweigo taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vim Fweigo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Napier moves into the clinch.
Napier pressing his opponent against the cage.
Napier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fweigo can't break the clinch.
Napier landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Napier landing knees to the body.
Fweigo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Napier taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Napier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fweigo is defending well for now.
Fweigo working aggressively here.

Fweigo breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fweigo connects with a jab.
Nice body punch from Fweigo.
Napier defending well as Fweigo loads up on a big left hand.
Fweigo lands with an overhand left.
Fweigo scores with a sloppy right hand. Napier should have avoided that one.
Fweigo avoids the head kick by Napier.
Napier is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vim Fweigo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Napier tries to clinch up but Fweigo circles away and keeps his distance.
Fweigo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fweigo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Napier's head backwards.
Fweigo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Napier doesn't seem bothered though.
Fweigo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fweigo thows a body shot but no joy.
Napier doesn't manage to clinch there - Fweigo circles away.

Fweigo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Napier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fweigo's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fweigo avoids a wild elbow strike from Napier.
Fweigo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Napier wants to stall.
Fweigo can't break the clinch.

Fweigo manages to break the clinch.

Fweigo forces Napier back against the cage and clinches.
Fweigo dodges an elbow strike from Napier.
Napier lands a nice elbow.
Fweigo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Napier lands an elbow inside.

Fweigo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Napier pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fweigo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fweigo scores with a jab to the head.
Napier takes one to the side of the head.
Napier looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fweigo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Napier has time to react.
Fweigo throws a lazy right hand but Napier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fweigo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fweigo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fweigo.
Vim Fweigo is winning the standup battle so far.
Napier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Napier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fweigo.
Fweigo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fweigo throws a series of punches but Napier avoids them all with ease.
Fweigo connects with a body shot.
Fweigo throws the left hand but Napier avoids the punch easily.
Fweigo misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fweigo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to the liver by Fweigo. Beautiful body shot.
Napier swats away the attempt to clinch by Fweigo.
Nice uppercut there from Fweigo.
Fweigo takes a swing at Napier's ribcage but misses.
Napier misses with a body kick.
Napier tries to work over Fweigo's front leg with a kick but Fweigo checks it.
Fweigo moves in looking to clinch but Napier pushes him off.
Napier throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Napier is looking to clinch but Fweigo is avoiding it.
Napier wants to clinch up but Fweigo keeps it at a distance.
Napier tries a head kick but it misses.
Napier slips under a jab from Fweigo.
Fweigo looks to land a combination but Napier avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vim Fweigo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Napier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fweigo.
Napier tries to land a front kick but Fweigo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fweigo misses with a few strikes there.
Napier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fweigo.
Napier has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Fweigo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fweigo wants to get back to striking at distance but Napier won't allow it.
Fweigo lands a shoulder strike.
Napier throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Napier.
Napier leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fweigo tries to break free but Napier pushes him back against the cage.
Fweigo wants to get back to striking at distance but Napier won't allow it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fweigo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fweigo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fweigo is trying to break free.
Fweigo tries to break free but Napier pushes him back against the cage.
Fweigo lands a body punch.
Napier controlling the action here for a moment.
Fweigo working hard to break the clinch.
Fweigo blocks the elbow strike.
Fweigo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Napier has him pressed against the cage.
Fweigo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fweigo.

Fweigo breaks from the clinch.
Fweigo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fweigo tries to bum rush Napier with a series of wild strikes but Napier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Fweigo clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napier pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fweigo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Fweigo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fweigo throws a body punch but Napier moves out of range.
Napier tries a head kick but it misses.
Fweigo misses with a looping right.
Napier throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fweigo with a jab.
Fweigo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fweigo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Napier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fweigo throws the left hand but Napier avoids the punch easily.
Fweigo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Napier throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Napier tries to land a leg kick but Fweigo saw it coming and moves away.
Napier throws a low kick, looking for Fweigo's leg but Fweigo calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fweigo lands with an overhand left.
Napier keeps the fight on the outside.
Napier swats away the attempt to clinch by Fweigo.
Fweigo throws a hook but Napier avoids it easily.
Fweigo throws a combination that misses
and Napier counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fweigo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Napier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fweigo.
Fweigo throws a right hand that Napier ducks under and follows up with a left that Napier also avoids with ease.
Fweigo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Napier.
Napier thumps Fweigo with a low kick.
Napier looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Napier throws a body kick that misses.
Napier lands with a nice body kick.
Napier misses with an attempted mid kick.
Napier throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fweigo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fweigo misses with a body shot.
Fweigo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Napier momentarily.
Fweigo throws the left hand but Napier avoids the punch easily.
Fweigo stuns Napier with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Napier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fweigo.
Fweigo scores with a jab to the head.
Kris Napier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Napier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fweigo.
Napier throws a push kick but Fweigo slaps the foot to one side.
Fweigo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Napier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Napier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fweigo thuds his right hand into Napier's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vim Fweigo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Napier looks for the body kick but Fweigo saw that one coming.
Fweigo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fweigo looks to land a combination. Napier sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vim Fweigo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fweigo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vim Fweigo!