PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Earp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Apollo Creed, Deck of Jack. Virgil Earp could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Apollo Creed's chin.

Earp
vs
Creed

187 cm
24
216 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

189 cm
29
221 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Virgil Earp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Creed!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed throws a hook to the side of Earp's head but Earp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Earp goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Creed cracks Earp with a good jab.
Earp misses with a body shot.
Earp is looking to clinch but Creed is avoiding it.
Earp stuns Creed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Earp.
Creed keeps the fight on the outside.
Earp scores with a jab. Creed acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Earp connects with a leg kick. Creed looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Earp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Creed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Decent striking displayed by Creed there.
Creed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Earp.
Creed throws a chopping leg kick but Earp manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Creed cracks Earp with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Creed pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Creed throws a leg kick which misses Earp's front leg but catches the back leg as Earp tries to avoid it.
Earp throws a looping overhand right but Creed ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Earp wants to clinch up but Creed keeps it at a distance.
Good exchange - Creed coming out on top.
Creed misses with an attempted mid kick.
Creed misses with a low kick as Earp jumps back.
Earp cracks Creed with a good jab.
Creed does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Apollo Creed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creed pivots, looking for a leg kick but Earp is out of range and Creed settles back down.
Creed throws a low kick, looking for Earp's leg but Earp calmly moves out of range.
Earp misses with a body shot.
Earp keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Earp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Creed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Creed, as that shot connected.
Creed lands with a cross.
Earp fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Earp turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Earp lands a nice hook to Creed's body. Creed takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Creed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Earp misses with the body kick
and Earp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Earp lands a nice shot that snaps Creed's head back.
Earp misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Creed.
Earp avoids the head kick by Creed.
A solid body kick from Earp.
Earp misses with an uppercut.
Earp feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Creed's calf.
Creed looks gassed!
Creed throws the left hand but Earp avoids the punch easily.
Creed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Creed takes a jab right on the kisser.
Creed avoids the head kick by Earp.
Earp plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Earp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed is looking to score with low kicks.
Creed scoring well with a low kick there.
A big left from Earp misses.
Earp thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Creed if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice body kick from Earp.
Creed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Earp slips under a jab from Creed.
Creed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Earp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Earp throws the left hand but Creed avoids the punch easily.
Creed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Earp.
Creed just misses with a punch to the body.
Creed swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Creed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Creed misses with a low kick as Earp jumps back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Earp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Creed takes a swing at Earp's ribcage but misses.
Earp lands with a good body shot.
Earp throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Creed misses.
Earp connects with a crisp jab.
Earp throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Creed.
A jab from Earp misses.
Earp takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Earp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Earp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Earp throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Creed.
Earp scores with a head kick.
Earp tries a head kick but it misses.
Earp doesn't manage to clinch there - Creed circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Virgil Earp dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Earp thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Creed if he has to take too many more of those.
Virgil Earp is winning the standup battle so far.
Earp takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Earp tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Earp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Earp wants to clinch.
Nice shot by Earp.
Earp tries a head kick but it misses.
Earp tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from Creed misses
and Earp counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Earp throws a head kick but Creed moves out of range.
Earp has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Creed finds it's way round the side to connect with Earp's head.
Creed throws a hook to the side of Earp's head but Earp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed misses with a looping left.
Earp cracks Creed with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Earp throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Creed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Earp throws a nice inside leg kick.
Creed is breathing heavily.
Creed misses the jab.
Earp throws a right and a left that both miss.
Creed takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Earp scores with a kick to the body.
Earp scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good leg kick by Earp there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Earp lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Earp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Creed manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Creed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Earp tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Earp moves in looking to clinch but Creed pushes him off.
A shot to the body from Creed misses
and Earp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creed throws a jab but it's blocked by Earp.
Earp is looking to slow Creed down with leg kicks.
Earp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Earp lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Earp slips a jab from Creed.
Earp with a nice cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Earp darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Earp just misses with a punch to the body.
Earp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Earp.
Earp fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Earp throws a sloppy head kick and Creed moves out of range easily.
Earp lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Earp lands a slapping body shot.
Earp lands with a hook. Creed tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Earp throws a half hearted mid kick.
Earp comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Earp tries to clinch but Creed moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Earp. Creed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Creed misses the shot to the body.
Earp lands a leg kick that knocks Creed off balance momentarily.
Creed on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Creed loads up on a big right hand but Earp slips the punch.
Creed takes one to the chin there.
Earp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Earp misses with a head kick.
Creed throws a low kick but it's checked well by Earp.
Creed takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Earp misses with a head kick.
Earp connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Creed momentarily.

Creed is rocked!

Earp moves into the clinch.
Creed is still on wobbly legs! Can Earp finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Earp lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Apollo Creed has been cut.
Creed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Earp creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Creed's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Creed drops to his knees and Earp pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Virgil Earp!