PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Payton Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy The Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wright
vs
The Kid

172 cm
24
202 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

192 cm
22
188 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 159's - $45

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Payton Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy The Kid!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Kid moves in looking to clinch but Wright pushes him off.
Wright thows a body shot but no joy.
The Kid lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Payton Wright has been cut.
Wright swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for The Kid.
Wright tries a head kick but it misses.
The Kid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Wright takes a swing at The Kid's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Wright misses
and The Kid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Kid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Kid throws a head kick that misses.
Wright throws a wild body kick that The Kid sees coming a mile off.
Wright tries a low kick but The Kid avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Kid blocks the body kick.
Wright throws a head kick but The Kid moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright misses with an uppercut
and The Kid counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wright swats away the attempt to clinch by The Kid.
Wright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wright takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Billy The Kid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright tries to land a front kick but The Kid steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Kid throws a series of punches but Wright avoids them all with ease.
Wright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Kid lands a jab.
Wright misses with a hook. The Kid ducked under it nicely.
The Kid attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The Kid tests Wright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wright misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a leg kick that misses.

The Kid instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Kid lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for The Kid.
Wright is breathing heavily.
The Kid landing knees to the head.
The Kid just leaning against Wright, taking a breather.
Wright blocks an elbow strike.
The Kid stalling the fight.
The Kid connects with a knee to the head.
The Kid looking to throw knees to the head but Wright is blocking nicely.
The Kid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The Kid landing knees to the body.
Wright takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Kid stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The Kid continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright is trying to stall.
The Kid misses with a knee to the head.
Wright misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The Kid landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Kid misses with a knee strike.
Wright lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Kid backwards.
The Kid landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Kid.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Kid.
The Kid comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wright wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright avoiding damage as The Kid throws knees to the body.
Wright is working for takedown but The Kid is calmly controlling the position for now.
The Kid with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Kid misses with a knee to the head.
The Kid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Kid lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The Kid tries to land a knee to the head but Wright blocks with his arms.
Wright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wright has a couple of punches blocked by The Kid.
The Kid gets underhooks to prevent Wright's takedown attempt.
The Kid is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wright misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Kid tries a knee to the head but Wright blocks it.
The Kid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wright misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy The Kid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Payton Wright'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.

The Kid throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Kid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Kid slips under a jab from Wright.
Billy The Kid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wright misses with a body punch
and The Kid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Kid scores with a punch to the head.
Nice defenses there by The Kid.
Wright tries for a takedown but The Kid sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The Kid is looking to clinch.
The Kid moves in looking to clinch but Wright pushes him off.
The Kid ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
The Kid throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Kid misses with a knee strike.
The Kid has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Kid crunches a lovely knee into Wright's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Kid missing with knees to the body.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wright misses with some punches.
The Kid putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wright in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The Kid tries to land a knee to the head but Wright blocks with his arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Kid.
The Kid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Billy The Kid seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Kid pressing his opponent against the cage.
The Kid lands a knee to the head.
The Kid scores with a knee to the head.
Wright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wright managing to block the knees to the body from The Kid.
The Kid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Kid is struggling to control the position.
The Kid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Wright goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Kid landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Kid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Kid trying to land knees to the body.
The Kid misses with a knee to the head.
The Kid has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Kid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wright is defending well for now.
The Kid tries to land a knee to the head but Wright blocks with his arms.
The Kid missing with knees to the body.
Wright doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Kid just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wright's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Kid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Kid looking to throw knees to the head but Wright is blocking nicely.
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Wright has The Kid pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Wright pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending The Kid tumbling to the mat - Wright dives into The Kid's guard.
The Kid not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The Kid has Wright pulled in close to control his posture.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Billy The Kid.
Wright takes one to the chin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright staying out of range there.
The Kid throws an overhand right that lands on Wright's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
The Kid throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
Wright pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Kid is out of range and Wright settles back down.
Payton Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Kid looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
The Kid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Kid is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The Kid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wright.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wright wants to slow The Kid down by chopping away at his legs.
Wright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy The Kid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Payton Wright's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

The Kid tries to clinch up.
The Kid takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Wright fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wright dodges the punch combination from The Kid.
The Kid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Kid misses with a body shot.
The Kid misses with a low kick.
The Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wright thows a body shot but no joy.
The Kid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Kid looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
The Kid thows a body shot but no joy.
The Kid tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wright is able to avoid easily.
Wright misses with a wild combination.
The Kid lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fight stays on the outside here - The Kid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wright is looking to wear down The Kid with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A leg kick checked by The Kid.
A punch combination from The Kid misses.
Wright is really struggling to find his range with his punches. The Kid's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wright tries to bum rush The Kid with a series of wild strikes but The Kid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Kid throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Kid defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wright.
Wright shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The Kid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Kid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Kid throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
The Kid fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Kid throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Kid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wright blocks a head kick by The Kid.
The Kid lands a jab to Wright's midsection.
The Kid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Kid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Payton Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a hook but The Kid blocks it.
Wright misses with a hook. The Kid ducked under it nicely.
The Kid is looking to clinch.
Wright paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The Kid checks a leg kick.
Wright slips under a jab.
Wright goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
The Kid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Billy The Kid is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The Kid throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
The Kid scores with the left hand. Wright knows he should have avoided that one.
Wright gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Kid counters with a head kick. That will keep Wright thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Kid wants to clinch up but Wright keeps it at a distance.
The Kid swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
The Kid ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
A slow jab from The Kid misses its intended target.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Kid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

The Kid clinches up with Wright and pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Kid lands a knee to the head.

Payton Wright's cut is getting worse.
The Kid lands a nice knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy The Kid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Kid winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy The Kid!
After the big win, Billy The Kid made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best 159's - $45 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.