PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Lattimore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Wreck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Lattimore has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lattimore
vs
Wreck

190 cm
25
202 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

189 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Lattimore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erik Wreck!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lattimore moves out of range of the body kick from Wreck.
Lattimore fails to land with a series of punches.
Lattimore looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Lattimore pushes Wreck up against the cage in a clinch.
Lattimore misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wreck.
Wreck takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wreck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lattimore throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wreck takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lattimore missing with knees to the body.
Wreck lands an elbow that stopped Lattimore in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Rick Lattimore has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Lattimore.
Lattimore with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wreck has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wreck looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lattimore keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wreck's efforts to push away.
Wreck wants to get back to striking at distance but Lattimore won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lattimore misses with a body punch.
Lattimore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lattimore tries a knee to the head but Wreck blocks it.
Wreck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lattimore looking to throw knees to the head but Wreck is blocking nicely.
Wreck can't break the clinch.
Lattimore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lattimore tries a body shot but Wreck blocks it.
Lattimore looking to throw knees to the head but Wreck is blocking nicely.
Lattimore lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lattimore connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wreck's face.
A short right from Wreck.
Lattimore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lattimore tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lattimore misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wreck.
Lattimore misses with a knee strike.
Wreck misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Wreck takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short uppercut from Lattimore.
Lattimore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Lattimore.
Wreck wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lattimore works on Wreck's body with a couple of short punches.
Wreck working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Wreck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lattimore tries to land knees in the clinch but Wreck avoids the damage to the body.
Wreck tries to work over Lattimore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wreck wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lattimore has him pressed against the cage.
Wreck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lattimore missing with knees to the body.
Lattimore tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lattimore landing knees to the head.
Wreck tries to work over Lattimore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lattimore utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lattimore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lattimore looking to throw knees to the head but Wreck is blocking nicely.
Lattimore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wreck avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lattimore missing with knees to the body.
Lattimore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wreck's elbow.
Lattimore throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lattimore landing knees to the head.
Lattimore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lattimore scores with a knee to the head.
Wreck tries to break the clinch but Lattimore is controlling the position.
Wreck is trying to break the clinch but Lattimore has him pressed against the cage.
Lattimore using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wreck is trying to break free.
Wreck tries to break the clinch but Lattimore is controlling the position.
A right hand to the body from Lattimore.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Lattimore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Lattimore's cut.
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.

Lattimore scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lattimore moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wreck pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lattimore digs a good body shot into Wreck's ribs.
Wreck takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wreck throws a body shot but no joy.
Lattimore throws a series of strikes that have Wreck backpedaling.

Lattimore rushes Wreck and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wreck wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lattimore using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lattimore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lattimore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wreck can do to turn this around?
Wreck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lattimore avoids it.
Lattimore landing knees to the head.
Wreck is breathing heavily.
Wreck wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lattimore using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lattimore landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lattimore lands a knee to the body.
Lattimore unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lattimore landing knees to the head.
Lattimore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lattimore unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lattimore stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lattimore lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lattimore pushes Wreck back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lattimore.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lattimore lands a nice knee to the body.
Lattimore lands a good knee to the midsection. Wreck won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Lattimore.
Lattimore lands a body punch.
Lattimore crunches a lovely knee into Wreck's ribcage.
Lattimore landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Lattimore.
Lattimore lands a knee to the head.
Lattimore scores with a knee to the head.
A short right from Lattimore on the inside.
Lattimore lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Lattimore.

Wreck is rocked!
Lattimore lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Lattimore.
Lattimore using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lattimore landing knees to the head.
Wreck is still on wobbly legs! Can Lattimore finish him?
Lattimore lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lattimore scores with a knee to the head.
Lattimore scores with a shot to the side of Wreck's head.
Lattimore scores with a shot to the side of Wreck's head.
Lattimore connects with a knee to the head.
Lattimore landing knees to the head.
Lattimore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lattimore scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees to the body from Lattimore.
Lattimore utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lattimore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lattimore unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Lattimore drops Wreck with a big knee straight up the middle! Wreck is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Lattimore drives through and clinches with Wreck against the cage.
A knee to the head by Lattimore.
Lattimore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wreck's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lattimore lands a big knee to the head and Wreck goes down! Lattimore pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Lattimore!
Erik Wreck spoke after the fight, saying 'Daaaaaaamn.'.