PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Kicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Mineev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kicker comes to the cage accompanied by Kiss Kicker 99. James Kicker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vladimir Mineev's chin.

Kicker
vs
Mineev

182 cm
30
182 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

182 cm
22
178 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Kicker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Mineev!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mineev throws a body shot but no joy.
Mineev cracks Kicker with a good jab.
Kicker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Kicker closes the distance and pushes Mineev back into the cage.
Kicker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kicker is leaning against Mineev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The referee calls for Mineev to work.
Kicker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mineev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mineev tries to throw a body punch but Kicker avoids it by throwing Mineev back against the cage.
Mineev lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kicker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicker working aggressively here.
Kicker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mineev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kicker.
Kicker lands a shot to the body.

Mineev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kicker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Kicker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mineev is trying to break free.
Mineev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mineev is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kicker is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicker prevents a body shot from Mineev.
Mineev tries a body shot but Kicker blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kicker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mineev is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kicker blocks a body shot from Mineev.
Mineev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kicker tries a body shot but Mineev blocks it.
Mineev stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kicker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mineev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mineev looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vladimir Mineev.
Mineev misses with a right hand
and Kicker counters with a three punch combo that has Mineev backing up. Mineev nods at Kicker to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kicker shoots in for a double leg but Mineev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mineev throws a lazy right hand but Kicker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mineev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut there from Mineev.
Kicker misses with a wild combination.
Vladimir Mineev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kicker misses with a series of wild punches.
Vladimir Mineev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kicker misses with a series of wild punches.
Mineev slaps away a takedown attempt from Kicker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
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!
Kicker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kicker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mineev as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Kicker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kicker!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Kicker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kicker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mineev lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Kicker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mineev, pushing him back against the cage.
Mineev is trying to break the clinch but Kicker has him pressed against the cage.
Mineev trying to control the position but instead, Kicker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mineev into the cage.
Kicker lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mineev trying to land knees to the body.
Mineev stalls.
Kicker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicker scores with a hook to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mineev stalling in the clinch but Kicker improves position.
Kicker lands a shoulder strike.
Kicker controlling the action here for a moment.
James Kicker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mineev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mineev leaning against his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicker tries to throw a body punch but Mineev avoids it by throwing Kicker back against the cage.
Kicker stalling in the clinch.
Mineev is trying to stall.
Mineev is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kicker struggles to land a body shot inside as Mineev controls his hands.
Mineev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kicker up against the cage.
Kicker stalls.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kicker lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kicker.
Kicker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mineev can do to turn this around?
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mineev misses with a punch on the inside.
Mineev misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mineev throws a punch but it's blocked by Kicker.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mineev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kicker blocks an uppercut.
Mineev looking to stall.
Mineev trying to land knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kicker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mineev's efforts to push away.
Mineev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Kicker dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Kicker misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circling - Mineev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mineev connects with a body shot that sends Kicker's belly button to the back.
Sloppy strikes from Kicker. Those never looked like landing.

Kicker closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Mineev fails to land.
Mineev tries to stall but Kicker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mineev stalling the fight.
Mineev misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mineev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kicker up against the cage.
Mineev has Kicker pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vladimir Mineev.
Mineev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mineev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mineev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Kicker rushes Mineev and presses him up against the cage.
Kicker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mineev just leaning against Kicker, taking a breather.
Mineev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mineev tries to land a knee to the head but Kicker blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mineev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kicker.
Kicker throws a head punch that misses.
Kicker misses with a punch to the body.
Kicker misses with a body punch.
Mineev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mineev misses with a knee to the head.
Mineev stalls.
Mineev stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mineev is looking to control Kicker's arms but Kicker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mineev has his back to the cage.
Mineev tries to stall but Kicker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vladimir Mineev.
Mineev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kicker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mineev lands the left hand.
Kicker shoots in looking for a takedown. Mineev tries to sprawl out of it but Kicker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mineev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mineev cracks Kicker with a good jab.
Mineev throws a shot to the body.
Mineev scores with a decent looking hook.
Kicker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mineev takes a swing at Kicker's ribcage but misses.
Kicker throws a big counter combination but Mineev scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mineev throws a body punch but Kicker moves out of range.
Mineev swings widly with a right hand

and Kicker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mineev stalling in the clinch but Kicker improves position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kicker as Mineev tries to tie him up.
Kicker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vladimir Mineev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mineev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kicker stalling against the cage.
Kicker misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Mineev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kicker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Kicker!
An out of breath and clearly excited James Kicker thanked Aspire Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).