PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy The Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Napalm Chief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

The Kid
vs
Chief

192 cm
28
173 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

172 cm
26
182 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy The Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Napalm Chief!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Kid moves in looking to clinch but Chief pushes him off.
The Kid closes the distance but Chief moves to the side
and Chief counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The Kid swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chief paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chief throws a jab when The Kid was well out of range.
The Kid doesn't manage to clinch there - Chief circles away.
Chief chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Kid can pounce on him.
Chief blocks a leg kick.
The Kid wants to clinch up but Chief keeps it at a distance.
The Kid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Kid moves to clinch but Chief breaks away
and Chief counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Chief. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chief throws a jab when The Kid was well out of range.
No joy there for Chief, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Kid looks for the body kick but Chief saw that one coming.
Chief swinging wildly here.
The Kid lands a jab to the head.
The Kid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chief takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The Kid misses with a low kick as Chief jumps back.
The Kid closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chief counters with a series of strikes. The Kid will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chief uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Kid.
A punch combination from Chief misses.
Chief throws a big shot that misses.
The Kid tries to clinch there but Chief circles away.
Chief looks to land a combination but The Kid avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chief misses with a lunging right hand
and The Kid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Kid dodges the punch combination from Chief.
The Kid looks to clinch
and Chief counters with a nice uppercut.
The Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chief paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Kid moves to clinch but Chief breaks away
and Chief counters with a slapping leg kick.
The Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chief paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chief misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Kid.
The Kid wants to clinch but Chief slips to the side
and Chief counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chief circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Kid thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chief if he has to take too many more of those.
A good leg kick by The Kid.
The Kid moves out of range as Chief strikes.
The Kid closes the distance but Chief moves to the side
enabling Chief to counter with a crisp jab.
Chief swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Kid.
The Kid tries to clinch but Chief moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chief misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Kid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Kid tries to clinch
and Chief counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chief misses with a looping left.
The Kid tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chief counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

The Kid is rocked!
The Kid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oh The Kid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Kid really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A cross from Chief lands.
Chief loads up on a big right hand but The Kid slips the punch.
The Kid seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Kid closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chief counters with a left and a right that stings The Kid.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Napalm Chief 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.

Chief lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Kid circles away quickly and effectively.
The Kid closes the distance but Chief moves to the side
and Chief counters with a straight right hand.
The Kid tries to clinch up.
The Kid closes the distance but Chief moves to the side
and Chief counters with a straight right hand.
The Kid tries to clinch there but Chief circles away.
Chief misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chief. The Kid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chief stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Napalm Chief seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Kid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chief.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chief circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Kid on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

The Kid has managed to clinch.
The Kid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chief lands with a light punch inside.

Chief pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chief fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Chief misses.
Chief circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Kid tries to clinch but Chief moves out of range.
The Kid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

The Kid has closed the distance and engaged Chief in a clinch.
Chief misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chief is trying to push The Kid away but The Kid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Chief breaks the clinch.
Napalm Chief is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

The Kid gets a clinch.
The Kid landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
The Kid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The Kid has Chief pressed against the cage.
Chief is looking to break free of the clinch but The Kid has double underhooks.
The Kid scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Napalm Chief has been cut.
The Kid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chief is defending well for now.
Chief tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Kid's elbow.
The Kid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chief trying to stall but The Kid improves his position.
The Kid is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chief tries to work over The Kid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Kid throws an elbow that misses.
The Kid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Kid has Chief pressed against the cage, preventing Chief from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chief pushes The Kid back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chief tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Kid's elbow.
The Kid wants to stall.
A knee to the head by The Kid.
The Kid throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Kid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Kid lands a good knee to the midsection. Chief won't want to take too many of those.
Chief scores with a hook to the body.
The Kid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Kid tries a knee to the head but Chief blocks it.
Chief lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Kid backwards.
The Kid looking to throw knees to the head but Chief is blocking nicely.
The Kid misses with an elbow strike.
Chief misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Kid controlling the action here for a moment.
The Kid tries to land a knee to the head but Chief blocks with his arms.
Billy The Kid has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chief is trying to force a seperation but The Kid has the dominant position.
The Kid tries a knee to the head but Chief blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chief working aggressively here.
Chief is trying to stall.
Chief can't find room to land a body shot as The Kid controls the action.
Chief misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Kid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chief wants to break free but The Kid has control.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The Kid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chief lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A body shot lands from Chief.
Chief swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chief swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The Kid throws an elbow but it misses.
The Kid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chief avoiding damage as The Kid throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Napalm Chief will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Napalm Chief's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Chief scoring well with a low kick there.
The Kid lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chief will feel that in the morning.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Kid. Chief does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chief rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Kid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Kid connects with a right hand. Chief shakes it off.
Chief throws a body kick that misses
and The Kid counters with a nice uppercut.
Chief throws an overhand right that lands on The Kid's shoulder, as The Kid tries to avoid the shot.
Chief tries a low kick but The Kid avoids it.
The Kid tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chief counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Kid throws the left hand but Chief avoids the punch easily.
Chief swinging wildly here.
The Kid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chief.
The Kid moves to clinch but Chief breaks away
and Chief counters with a left and a right that stings The Kid.
Chief lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

The Kid moves into the clinch.
Chief lands a body punch.
The Kid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chief.
Chief tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Kid's elbow.
Chief tries to work over The Kid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chief tries a body shot but The Kid blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chief breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Kid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Kid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Chief in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The Kid tries to clinch there but Chief circles away.
The Kid tries to clinch but Chief moves out of range.
A big left from Chief misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Kid doesn't manage to clinch there - Chief circles away.
Chief tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Kid was well out of range. Poor timing from Chief.
The Kid connects with a leg kick. Chief looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chief misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chief scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The Kid tries to clinch up but Chief circles away and keeps his distance.
The Kid doesn't manage to clinch there - Chief circles away.
The Kid fails in his attempt to clinch.
A cross from Chief lands.
The Kid moves in looking to clinch but Chief pushes him off.
The Kid misses with a shot to the body
and Chief counters with a nice body shot.
The Kid tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chief counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chief drops The Kid with a naaaaasty hook - The Kid is in real trouble here! Chief dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Napalm Chief!
After winning the bout, Napalm Chief thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.