PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Despicable Oh Dae Su (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cid comes to the cage accompanied by There's No Home for You Here. The crowd seem to be enjoying Oh Dae Su's choice of entrance music: Turn down the What. Xavier Cid is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Cid
vs
Oh Dae Su

175 cm
35
162 lbs
31 - 13 - 0

173 cm
37
165 lbs
33 - 13 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier Cid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Despicable Oh Dae Su!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cid misses with a body shot.
Oh Dae Su checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That kick from Cid tenderised Oh Dae Su's leg. Oh Dae Su is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cid lands a jab.
Cid throws a front kick that sends Oh Dae Su stumbling back into the cage.
Oh Dae Su stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cid.
Oh Dae Su walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cid.
Cid throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oh Dae Su stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cid throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oh Dae Su takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Oh Dae Su.
Cid misses the shot to the body.
Oh Dae Su walks into a straight right hand from Cid.
Cid moves in looking to clinch but Oh Dae Su pushes him off.
Cid throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oh Dae Su misses the shot to the body.
Nice body kick from Cid.
Oh Dae Su on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cid scores with a body shot.
Oh Dae Su takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cid throws a body kick that misses.
Oh Dae Su's corner calls for a 1-2. Oh Dae Su obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cid throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cid scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cid throws a big shot that misses.
Oh Dae Su takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cid connects with a leg kick. Oh Dae Su looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've been informed that Oh Dae Su has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Oh Dae Su is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oh Dae Su ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oh Dae Su shoots in for a takedown but Cid shows good takedown defense.
Oh Dae Su takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Oh Dae Su swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oh Dae Su has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cid.
Cid throws a leg kick but Oh Dae Su checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh Dae Su avoids a kick to the body.
Oh Dae Su misses with a straight left.
Cid throws a leg kick but Oh Dae Su moved away.
Oh Dae Su checks a leg kick.
Cid throws a leg kick which misses Oh Dae Su's front leg but catches the back leg as Oh Dae Su tries to avoid it.
Oh Dae Su tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cid connects with a leg kick. Oh Dae Su looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cid ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oh Dae Su keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cid.
Cid cracks a nice hook into Oh Dae Su's ribs.
Cid scores with a jab to the body.
Cid looks to land a combination. Oh Dae Su sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cid throws a front kick that sends Oh Dae Su stumbling back into the cage.
Cid lands a head kick. Oh Dae Su smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Oh Dae Su tries to clinch there but Cid circles away.
Cid finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oh Dae Su lands with an overhand left.
Cid tries a low kick but Oh Dae Su avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cid shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cid tries to clinch there but Oh Dae Su circles away.
Cid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Cid dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cid looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cid lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oh Dae Su's sensitive parts.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cid. Oh Dae Su shrugs it off though.
Cid misses the shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Cid.
Cid misses with a shot to the body

and Oh Dae Su counters with a shoot takedown. Cid fights it but they end up in guard.
Oh Dae Su throws a strike but Cid rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oh Dae Su being controlled here, momentarily.
Cid has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Xavier Cid.
Cid lands with a nice body punch.
Oh Dae Su misses with an uppercut
and Cid counters with a nice leg kick.
Cid digs a good body shot into Oh Dae Su's ribs.
Cid lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oh Dae Su's sensitive parts.
Cid thows a body kick. Oh Dae Su tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Oh Dae Su misses with a low kick.
Cid is looking to wear down Oh Dae Su with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Oh Dae Su throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Xavier Cid is winning the standup battle so far.
Cid misses with a wild body shot.
Cid works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Oh Dae Su.
Oh Dae Su checks a leg kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Oh Dae Su misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cid doesn't manage to clinch there - Oh Dae Su circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cid lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Oh Dae Su has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Oh Dae Su and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cid scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cid takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oh Dae Su shoots in looking for a takedown but Cid manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Oh Dae Su's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid throws a head kick that misses.
Cid misses with a hook to the body

so Oh Dae Su counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Oh Dae Su postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cid has Oh Dae Su pulled in close to control his posture.
Oh Dae Su working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oh Dae Su throws a strike but Cid rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Oh Dae Su is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid stopping the sweep attempt from Oh Dae Su.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cid controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Oh Dae Su has his hands on Cid's head, controlling the position.
Oh Dae Su not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Despicable Oh Dae Su was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cid scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cid doesn't manage to clinch there - Oh Dae Su circles away.
Oh Dae Su throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Xavier Cid will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Cid digs a good hook to Oh Dae Su's body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cid.
Oh Dae Su shoots in for a takedown but Cid shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cid fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oh Dae Su blocks a head kick by Cid.
Cid throws a leg kick that is checked
and Oh Dae Su counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cid misses with a leg kick.
Oh Dae Su turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oh Dae Su swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cid moves away from the strike by Oh Dae Su.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Oh Dae Su lands but Cid takes it in his stride.
Cid avoids the body shot from Oh Dae Su.
Oh Dae Su takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cid throws a leg kick which misses Oh Dae Su's front leg but catches the back leg as Oh Dae Su tries to avoid it.
Cid fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Oh Dae Su looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cid paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oh Dae Su chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cid can pounce on him.
Cid cracks Oh Dae Su with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oh Dae Su blocks the body kick.
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!
Cid attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Dae Su shoots for a takedown but Cid saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh Dae Su shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oh Dae Su drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cid feints and then cracks Oh Dae Su's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oh Dae Su down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cid.
Xavier Cid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cid is looking to score with low kicks.
Oh Dae Su blocks a leg kick.
Cid looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A bone on bone clash there as Oh Dae Su blocks the leg kick.
Oh Dae Su looks to score with a jab to the body but Cid is just out of range.

Cid pushes Oh Dae Su up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cid.
Despicable Oh Dae Su has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh Dae Su looking for a takedown.
Xavier Cid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Despicable Oh Dae Su.

Oh Dae Su breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cid.
Cid throws out a loose jab but Oh Dae Su uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oh Dae Su.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cid.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cid, as that shot connected.
Oh Dae Su fails with a takedown attempt.
Oh Dae Su showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cid.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid misses with a body kick.
Cid comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Xavier Cid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oh Dae Su misses with a hook.
A big right from Cid misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Cid finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cid connects with a right hand. Oh Dae Su shakes it off.
Cid uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Oh Dae Su has time to react.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oh Dae Su tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cid.
Xavier Cid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Oh Dae Su takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Cid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cid, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Cid!
Xavier Cid tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.