PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiwi Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrion Lannister has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Lannister
vs
Bird

170 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 40 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyrion Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 40 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kiwi Bird!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister throws a nice head kick!
Lannister lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lannister dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bird. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Lannister.
Bird on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That kick from Lannister tenderised Bird's leg. Bird is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lannister. That's going to slow Bird down.
Bird takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bird looks gassed!
Lannister dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bird. That did some damage!
Bird has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lannister.
Lannister scores with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Lannister.
Nice body kick from Lannister.
Lannister thumps Bird with a low kick.
Lannister pushes Bird away with a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lannister changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bird's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lannister feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bird's calf.
Lannister lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lannister throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lannister explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lannister lands a head kick!
Bird has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lannister.
Bird has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lannister.
Bird should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Lannister lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lannister scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lannister lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bird's sensitive parts.
Lannister looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister cracks the inside of Bird's front leg.
Bird sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bird has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lannister.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lannister.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lannister.
Lannister connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lannister connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lannister.
An inside leg kick lands from Lannister.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bird takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lannister.
Lannister connects with a leg kick. Bird looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lannister thows a body kick. Bird tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tyrion Lannister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bird takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bird takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lannister fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bird has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bird takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lannister thuds his shin into the meat of Bird's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrion Lannister 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.

Bird stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lannister.
Kiwi Bird is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lannister throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lannister.
Bird stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lannister.
Lannister thumps Bird with a low kick.
Lannister is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bird can do to turn this around?
Lannister throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bird's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lannister.
Lannister keeps Bird at a distance using the push kick.
Bird is breathing heavily.
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!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lannister. Bird shrugs it off though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lannister.
Bird takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A left lands for Lannister.
Lannister fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lannister lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lannister is looking to slow Bird down with leg kicks.

Lannister has closed the distance and engaged Bird in a clinch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bird might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lannister has got the better of the exchanges.
A left hand lands to the body for Lannister.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bird up against the cage.
Bird wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lannister works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lannister.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Lannister.

Lannister breaks the clinch.
Nice body kick from Lannister.
Lannister plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bird on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lannister. Lannister obviously looking to wear him down.
Tyrion Lannister is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters circling a little - Lannister finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lannister lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bird will feel that in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
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!
Lannister lands with a nice body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lannister. Bird shrugs it off though.
Bird takes a kick to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Lannister there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lannister moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bird sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lannister lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrion Lannister dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lannister feints and then cracks Bird's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bird down.
Lannister throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Bird is rocked!
Lannister scores with a leg kick.
Bird is still on wobbly legs! Can Lannister finish him?

Lannister instigates a clinch.
Lannister pushes Bird back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lannister is pushing Bird up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Lannister breaks the clinch.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Lannister! Bird is out on his feet! Lannister rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Bird is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Bird is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrion Lannister!
Tyrion Lannister bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.