PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kwame Redcliffe (ranked 1778 p4p, 1531 weight class) and Elijah Dean (ranked 229 p4p, 199 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Redcliffe might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Close Your Eyes (And Count To F**k). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Redcliffe
vs
Dean

175 cm
21
155
5 - 5 - 0

185 cm
22
168
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Shadow Warrior Nutrition

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kwame Redcliffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Dean!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Redcliffe delivers a nice body kick.
Redcliffe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dean. That did some damage!
Dean throws a looping overhand right but Redcliffe ducks down to avoid it.
Redcliffe scores with a sloppy right hand. Dean should have avoided that one.
Dean throws a body punch but Redcliffe moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Redcliffe. Beautiful body shot.
Redcliffe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Redcliffe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Redcliffe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Dean 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.
Dean throws a hook but Redcliffe avoids it easily.
Dean misses with a wild body shot.
Redcliffe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Redcliffe - that will leave a mark!
Dean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Redcliffe manages to avoid it.
Dean lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Redcliffe scores with a jab to the head.
Dean takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dean misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Redcliffe.
Dean lands an overhand right.
Redcliffe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Redcliffe scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redcliffe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dean connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Redcliffe scrambles back to his feet.
Redcliffe lands with a thumping leg kick.
That kick from Redcliffe tenderised Dean's leg. Dean is trying to keep his angry face on.
Redcliffe sizes up Dean with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Redcliffe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dean.
Redcliffe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Redcliffe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kwame Redcliffe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dean swings widly with a right hand
and Redcliffe counters with a left to the body.
Redcliffe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dean lands a head shot.
Redcliffe takes a swing at Dean's ribcage but misses.
Redcliffe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Dean throws a jab when Redcliffe was well out of range.
Redcliffe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Redcliffe just misses with a punch to the body.
Redcliffe avoids the body shot from Dean.
A punch combination from Dean misses.
Dean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Redcliffe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean throws a lazy right hand but Redcliffe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dean throws a shot from downtown. Redcliffe moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Redcliffe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dean throws a series of punches but Redcliffe moves out of range.
Dean throws out a loose jab but Redcliffe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dean throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Redcliffe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That kick from Redcliffe tenderised Dean's leg. Dean is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Redcliffe with a nice calf kick.
Dean thuds his right hand into Redcliffe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dean misses with a wild combination.
Dean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Redcliffe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Redcliffe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Redcliffe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dean throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Redcliffe manages to avoid it.
Redcliffe connects with an inside leg kick.
Dean misses with a lunging right hand
and Redcliffe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Redcliffe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe misses with a body shot.
Redcliffe lands with a hook. Dean tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Redcliffe works Dean's body with a nice hook.
Redcliffe cracks Dean with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe jabs at Dean's body.
Nice defenses there by Redcliffe.
Redcliffe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dean. Dean circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Redcliffe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Redcliffe ducks under a wild hook from Dean.
Dean misses with an uppercut.
Redcliffe lands a jab to Dean's midsection.
Dean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice cross by Dean.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dean throws a poor cross that misses
and Redcliffe makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dean really felt that one!
Redcliffe connects with a crisp jab.
Good shot there by Redcliffe.
Redcliffe lands with a right hand.
Dean connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Dean throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Redcliffe.
Dean on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Redcliffe. Redcliffe obviously looking to wear him down.
Redcliffe throws a lazy right hand but Dean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dean looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Redcliffe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dean throws a jab when Redcliffe was well out of range.
Dean loads up on a big right hand but Redcliffe slips the punch.
Dean misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Redcliffe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dean's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Redcliffe throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Redcliffe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Redcliffe manages to avoid it.
Redcliffe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Redcliffe half committed to a counter leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe moves away from the strike by Dean.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Redcliffe catches Dean with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Redcliffe stuns Dean with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Redcliffe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dean.
Dean ducks under a wild hook from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kwame Redcliffe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Redcliffe cracks Dean with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Redcliffe moves out of range of the strikes.
Redcliffe connects with a crisp jab.
Dean takes one to the chin there.
Dean has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Redcliffe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dean.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Redcliffe.
Redcliffe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Redcliffe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Redcliffe finds it's way through Dean's defenses.
Dean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Redcliffe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dean throws a hook but Redcliffe blocks it.
A low kick lands for Redcliffe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dean misses with a hook. Redcliffe ducked under it nicely.
Redcliffe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Redcliffe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dean can do to turn this around?
Dean swings for the body but Redcliffe moves out of range.
Redcliffe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dean throws out the jab.
Dean staying out of range there.
Redcliffe lands a nice shot to the body.
Redcliffe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean throws a jab when Redcliffe was well out of range.
Redcliffe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
No joy there for Dean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Redcliffe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Redcliffe has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dean lands with a nice body punch.
Redcliffe lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dean will feel that in the morning.
Redcliffe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Redcliffe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dean on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Redcliffe. Redcliffe obviously looking to wear him down.
Redcliffe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Redcliffe - that will leave a mark!
Redcliffe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Dean misses.
Dean on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dean avoids a kick to the body.
Kwame Redcliffe is winning the standup battle so far.
Redcliffe with a nice calf kick.
Redcliffe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Redcliffe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Redcliffe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dean throws a shot from downtown. Redcliffe moves away and avoids it.
Redcliffe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Redcliffe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dean avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Redcliffe moves out of range of the strikes.
Redcliffe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dean.
Redcliffe tests Dean's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Redcliffe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Redcliffe connects with a looping right hand.
Redcliffe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dean takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Redcliffe misses the shot to the body.
Dean lunges at Redcliffe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Redcliffe's hand.
Redcliffe digs a good hook to Dean's body.
Dean takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Redcliffe with a hook.
Dean walks into a stiff left hand from Redcliffe.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Redcliffe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean looks to score with a jab to the body but Redcliffe is just out of range.
Dean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dean has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe lands a nice shot to the body.
Redcliffe scores with a sloppy right hand. Dean should have avoided that one.
Dean slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dean lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Redcliffe circles away quickly and effectively.
Redcliffe scoring well with a low kick there.
Redcliffe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Redcliffe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice shot by Redcliffe.
Dean looks to throw the jab but Redcliffe is out of range.
Dean swinging wildly here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dean misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean misses with a double jab.
Redcliffe lands with a hook. Dean tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Dean might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Redcliffe has got the better of the exchanges.
Redcliffe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dean.
Redcliffe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dean's sensitive parts.
Redcliffe thows a body kick. Dean tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Redcliffe slips a jab and a cross from Dean.
Redcliffe slips a straight right by Dean.
Redcliffe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dean misses with a hook.
Redcliffe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dean's head.
A big left from Dean misses.
Redcliffe was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A solid leg kick lands there for Redcliffe.
Redcliffe jabs Dean right on the nose. Dean blinks but takes it well.
Dean misses the jab.
Nice body kick there by Redcliffe.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dean lands with a hook. Redcliffe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Redcliffe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Redcliffe scoring well with a low kick there.
Redcliffe scores with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kwame Redcliffe dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dean takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Redcliffe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dean.
Redcliffe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dean takes a swing at Redcliffe's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot lands for Redcliffe.
Redcliffe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dean throws a big shot that misses.
Redcliffe tried to counter with a leg kick but Dean avoided it.
Redcliffe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Redcliffe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Redcliffe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dean. That did some damage!
Dean misses with a looping right.
Redcliffe thows a body kick. Dean tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Redcliffe connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redcliffe's corner calls for a 1-2. Redcliffe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
No joy there for Dean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Redcliffe connects with an inside leg kick.
Redcliffe scores with a jab. Dean acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Redcliffe. That's going to slow Dean down.
Redcliffe connects with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redcliffe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dean in his tracks.
Dean takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Redcliffe blocks a jab.
Dean walks forward, straight into a front kick from Redcliffe.
Dean throws a body shot but no joy.
Dean misses with a body shot.
Dean scores with a sloppy right hand. Redcliffe should have avoided that one.
Redcliffe throws a good cross that connects.
A solid body kick from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe looks to score with a jab to the body but Dean is just out of range.
Dean has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jab from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe scoring well with a low kick there.
Dean swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dean misses with a looping right.
Redcliffe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Redcliffe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dean misses with a two punch combination.
Redcliffe feints and then cracks Dean's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dean down.
Redcliffe slips a jab from Dean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe slips a jab from Dean.
Redcliffe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dean just manages to avoid it.
Dean misses with an uppercut. Redcliffe saw that one coming.
Dean has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Redcliffe.
Dean looks to land a right hand but Redcliffe moved out of range.
Redcliffe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Redcliffe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Redcliffe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Redcliffe throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice body kick from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dean takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dean misses with an uppercut. Redcliffe saw that one coming.
Redcliffe looks to throw the jab but Dean is out of range.
Dean takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dean looks to land a right hand but Redcliffe moved out of range.
Dean on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dean fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe scoring well with a low kick there.
Dean chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Redcliffe can pounce on him.
Dean throws a hook but Redcliffe avoids it easily.
Dean drops his hands momentarily and Redcliffe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Redcliffe loads up on a big right hand but Dean slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Dean throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dean misses the shot to the body.
Dean throws a body punch but Redcliffe moves out of range.
Redcliffe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dean.
Elijah Dean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dean takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Redcliffe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dean misses with a lunging right hand
and Redcliffe counters with a good, hard body kick but Dean shrugs it off.
Dean takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A chopping leg kick lands by Redcliffe.
Dean takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Redcliffe throws a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Redcliffe.
A low kick lands for Redcliffe.
Redcliffe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dean.
Redcliffe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dean takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dean throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Redcliffe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Redcliffe feints and then cracks Dean's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dean down.
Nice body kick there by Redcliffe.
Dean misses with a looping right.
Redcliffe moves out of range of the strikes.
Dean throws a left and a right that both miss
and Redcliffe counters with an inside leg kick.
Redcliffe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dean. That did some damage!
The fighters circle momentarily. Redcliffe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dean throws a nice looking combination but Redcliffe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dean jabs Redcliffe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Redcliffe scores with a kick to the midsection.
Redcliffe lands a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Redcliffe connects with a leg kick.
Redcliffe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Redcliffe, as that shot connected.
Kwame Redcliffe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A thudding body kick lands there by Redcliffe!
Redcliffe scores with a sloppy right hand. Dean should have avoided that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kwame Redcliffe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Redcliffe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwame Redcliffe!
An out of breath Kwame Redcliffe thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Elijah Dean spoke after the fight, saying 'I’m sorry for disgrace my fans & my team for my performance. I will be back stronger, Believe me! ✊🏽'.