Pillow fighting could be the next great combat sport – no, seriously

The Pillow Fight Championship, or PFC, is trying to turn pillow fighting into a professional sport - but unlike MMA, anyone can compete, and anyone can win'

There's just something so cathartic about getting hit in the head with a pillow," posits Steve Williams as he grills a couple of steaks on the back deck of his catamaran. Catfish spin in the yacht's neon stern lights, scanning the water's surface for scraps of food on the Boca Raton harbor.

He cues up a video on his phone. It's the second ever exhibition match produced by Pillow Fight Championship (PFC), an organization Williams founded in south Florida with the goal of turning pillow fighting into a professional sport. The match took place back in October, but tonight it's available for the first time, free of charge, on Fite.tv, the premier direct-to-consumer streaming service for combat sports.

People cheer on fighters at the PFC Pillow Fight Championship. Photograph: Bryan Cereijo/The Guardian