PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kid Fireball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Fadden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fadden has chosen Bring The Noise by Anthrax & Public Enemy as his entrance music. 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 John Fadden was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Fireball
vs
Fadden

173 cm
25
160 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

170 cm
37
167 lbs
23 - 18 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kid Fireball!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, John Fadden!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fireball jabs at Fadden's body.
Nice shot lands for Fadden.
Fadden has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fadden swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Fireball to counter with a crisp jab.
Fireball misses with a wild combination.
And Fadden tries to counter it with a takedown but Fireball pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Fadden shoots in for a takedown but Fireball shows good takedown defense.
Fadden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fireball.
Fireball darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fireball throws a series of strikes that have Fadden backpedaling.
Fireball displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fadden.
Fireball looks to land a left hand but Fadden moved out of range nicely.
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!
Fireball stalks Fadden and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fadden's face. Fadden staggers backwards, shaken.
Fireball looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fadden connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Kid Fireball has been cut.
Fadden misses with a body kick.
Fireball smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Fadden. Those never looked like landing.
Fireball lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadden is looking to clinch but Fireball is avoiding it.
Fireball misses the shot to the body.
Fadden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fireball paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fireball connects with a right hand. Fadden shakes it off.
A swing and a miss from Fadden.
Fireball looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fireball throws out a loose jab but Fadden uses good head movement to avoid it.
John Fadden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fireball throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fadden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fadden scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fireball scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fireball dodges the punch combination from Fadden.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Fireball as he connects with a hook.
Fadden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fireball was well out of range. Poor timing from Fadden.
Fadden tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fireball counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadden drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fadden throws a push kick but Fireball slaps the foot to one side.
Fadden fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Fireball misses the target.
Kid Fireball has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Fadden.
Fadden wants to clinch
and Fireball counters with a left to the body.
Fireball ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fadden swings for the body but Fireball moves out of range.
Fireball is looking for a counter combo.
Fadden dives in and grabs Fireball's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fireball pushes down on Fadden's head and hops out.
An inside leg kick from Fadden misses.
Fireball tries to bum rush Fadden with a series of wild strikes but Fadden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fireball bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fadden's head.
Fireball throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fireball misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fireball stuns Fadden with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fireball misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick lands from Fireball.
Fireball misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fireball showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fadden.
Fireball just misses with a punch to the body.
Fireball fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fadden on the side of the head.

Fadden drives through and clinches with Fireball against the cage.

Fadden manages to pull guard.

Fireball gets to his feet. Fadden looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fadden tries a head kick but it misses.
Fadden takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fadden feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fireballs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fadden misses with a body shot
and Fireball counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fadden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fadden throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fadden misses with a right hand
and Fireball counters with a nice uppercut.
Fireball throws a right hand that Fadden ducks under and follows up with a left that Fadden also avoids with ease.
Fadden misses with a series of wild punches.
Fadden fails in his attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Fireball misses its target.
Fireball lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fireball circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fireball showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fadden.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fadden swings for the body but Fireball moves out of range.
Fadden looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fireball is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fireball scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kid Fireball dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kid Fireball's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fireball gets tackled into the cage by Fadden. Fadden maintains the clinch.

Fireball breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fadden shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fadden on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fireball. Fireball obviously looking to wear him down.
Fireball lands a jab to Fadden's midsection.
Fadden tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fireball throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fireball is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fadden can do to turn this around?
Fireball throws a lazy right hand but Fadden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fireball looks to land a right hand but Fadden moved out of range.
Fireball checks the leg kick.
Fadden misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fireball pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fireball throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fadden takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fireball lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Fadden takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fireball breaks the clinch.
Fireball avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fireball lands a nice shot to the body.
Fireball throws a shot to the body.
Fadden takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fadden misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fireball lands a nice shot that snaps Fadden's head back.
Fireball throws a series of punches but Fadden moves out of range.
Fadden throws a lazy right hand but Fireball sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fireball bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fadden's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadden throws a jab but it's blocked by Fireball.
Fadden connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fadden takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fadden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fireball.
Fireball goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fadden. Fireball does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fadden misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Fireball counter with a right hand.

Fadden is rocked!
Fadden throws a leg kick
and Fireball counters with a crisp right that sends Fadden to the canvas! Fireball follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kid Fireball!
Kid Fireball retains his lightweight title!