PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cid comes to the cage accompanied by There's No Home for You Here. Wolf has chosen The Imperial March as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cid
vs
Wolf

175 cm
29
155 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

168 cm
27
150 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Cid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Red Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cid takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Xavier Cid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cid throws a head kick that misses
and Wolf counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cid lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wolf's sensitive parts.
Wolf takes a swing at Cid's ribcage but misses.
Cid pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wolf is out of range and Cid settles back down.
Wolf thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wolf.
Cid scores with a leg kick.
Wolf with a hook.
Cid blocks a jab.
Cid slips a jab from Wolf.
A leg kick checked by Wolf.
Wolf misses with a body shot.
A jab from Wolf finds it's way through Cid's defenses.
Wolf scores with a body shot.
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!
Wolf swings for the body but Cid moves out of range.
A big right from Wolf misses.
Wolf misses with a left hand
and Cid makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Wolf really felt that one!
Cid misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid misses with a low kick as Wolf jumps back.
Cid throws a head kick that misses
and Wolf counters with a nice uppercut.
Wolf takes a swing at Cid's ribcage but misses.
Wolf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cid throws a looping overhand right but Wolf ducks down to avoid it.
Wolf scores with a one two! Cid had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Good leg kick by Cid there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Cid has closed the distance and engaged Wolf in a clinch.
Cid 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!
Cid manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cid lands an elbow just above Wolf 's eye.
Cid tries to land knees in the clinch but Wolf avoids the damage to the body.
Cid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wolf lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf avoiding damage as Cid throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Cid.
Cid lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wolf takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cid obliges.

Wolf breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cid misses with a two punch combination.
Wolf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cid moves away.
Cid goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cid chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body kick there by Cid.
Wolf misses the shot to the body.
Wolf takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid lands a leg kick that knocks Wolf off balance momentarily.
Cid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cid tries to work over Wolf's front leg with a kick but Wolf checks it.
Cid dodges the punch combination from Wolf.
Wolf connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolf.
Cid with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cid.
Wolf takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cid lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cid throws a head kick but Wolf moves out of range.
Cid misses with a body kick.
Cid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Cid as he connects with a hook.
Cid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolf.
Wolf avoids the head kick by Cid.
Cid jabs Wolf to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cid takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab from Cid.
Cid shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wolf takes a swing at Cid's ribcage but misses.
Cid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wolf misses with a double jab
and Cid counters with a low kick, right behind Wolf 's knee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wolf takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cid pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wolf is out of range and Cid settles back down.
Wolf fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cid looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Cid dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cid throws a leg kick but Wolf sees it coming and moves out of range.
Xavier Cid is winning the standup battle so far.
Wolf keeps the fight on the outside.
Cid slips under a jab.
Wolf is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cid rather than just go for the knockout.
Wolf throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wolf throws a jab but it's blocked by Cid.
Wolf just misses with a punch to the body.
Cid looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cid avoids the body shot from Wolf.
Wolf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cid.
Wolf takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wolf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Cid clinches with his opponent.
Cid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wolf blocks it with crossed arms.
Cid scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cid lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Cid.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf can't find room to land a body shot as Cid controls the action.
Cid gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Red Wolf has been cut.
Wolf lands a shot to the body.
Wolf dodges an elbow strike from Cid.
Cid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cid managing to block the knees to the body from Wolf.
Cid misses with a knee to the head.
Wolf digs a right hand underneath Cid's ribcage. Cid let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cid lands a nice elbow.
Wolf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cid's elbow.
Cid throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cid just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wolf's brow.
Cid lands a nice elbow.
Cid throws an elbow that misses.

Wolf breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cid.
Wolf blocks a leg kick.
Cid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wolf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cid moves away.
Nice body kick there by Wolf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolf scores with a hook to the body. Cid takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cid ducks under a wild hook from Wolf.
Wolf blocks the body kick.
Wolf lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cid avoids the head kick by Wolf.
Wolf misses the shot to the body.
Wolf fails to land with a series of punches.
Cid fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wolf avoids the head kick by Cid.
Cid lands a right hook to the body.
Cid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wolf throws out the jab.
Cid fails with an attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Wolf.
Cid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wolf is breathing heavily.
Wolf scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cid scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wolf.
Cid throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cid throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Cid.
Cid throws a leg kick which misses Wolf's front leg but catches the back leg as Wolf tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Cid instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cid gets through Wolf's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wolf avoiding damage as Cid throws knees to the body.
Cid lands with a short shot to the head.
Cid landing knees to the body.
Cid connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wolf's face.
Wolf takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wolf wants to break free but Cid has control.
Cid looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cid has Wolf pushed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cid lands a knee to the head.
Cid is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cid throws a punch but it's blocked by Wolf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Cid dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Red Wolf's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Cid catches Wolf with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A chopping leg kick lands by Cid.
Wolf checks a low kick from Cid.
Wolf misses with an uppercut.
Cid keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Whack! Cid lands a heavy head kick that drops Wolf. The ref tackles Cid to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Wolf was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). 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.