PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Killer Mike (ranked 1182 p4p, 1318 weight class) and Calico Reddick (ranked 171 p4p, 193 weight class). Reddick has chosen LXST CXNTURY as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Mike
vs
Reddick

190 cm
29
215
17 - 7 - 0

189 cm
21
207
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Conviction

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 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Killer Mike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Calico Reddick!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reddick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mike is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mike rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reddick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reddick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reddick is looking to clinch but Mike is avoiding it.
Mike throws a body shot but no joy.
Mike with a nice cross.
Mike is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reddick.
Reddick looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Killer Mike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reddick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mike.
It seemed like Reddick was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mike dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mike bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reddick's head backwards.
Mike shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mike connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Reddick misses with a hook. Mike ducked under it nicely.

Mike closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Reddick.
Mike lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reddick backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reddick is trying to maintain a safe position but Mike gets an underhook and turns Reddick into the cage.
Mike lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reddick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mike tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reddick's elbow.
Mike misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mike prevents Reddick from breaking the clinch.
Reddick misses with a punch on the inside.
Mike takes a shot to the head.

Reddick breaks from the clinch.

Reddick instigates a clinch.
Mike has a couple of punches blocked by Reddick.

Reddick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Mike fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reddick, pushing him back against the cage.
Reddick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mike.
Reddick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reddick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reddick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mike lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Reddick manages to break the clinch.

Mike instigates a clinch.
Reddick gets through Mike's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Mike.
Reddick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mike lands an uppercut.
Reddick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mike misses with a body punch.
Mike swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reddick tries a body shot but Mike blocks it.
Mike pushes Reddick back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reddick throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reddick looking to slow down the pace here.
Reddick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mike lands with a short shot to the head.
Reddick misses with the head strike.
Mike tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mike lands a hook that snaps the head of Reddick backwards.
Reddick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mike lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reddick takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Reddick holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Reddick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reddick wants to get back to striking at distance but Mike won't allow it.
Reddick misses with a punch on the inside.
Mike lands with a light punch inside.
Mike blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mike creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mike misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reddick blocks an uppercut.
Mike scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reddick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mike fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mike lands with a left to the head.

Reddick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mike misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reddick 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.
Reddick tries to clinch there but Mike circles away.
Mike throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reddick counters with a nice uppercut.
Mike jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mike fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reddick manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Reddick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mike has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reddick.
Mike jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reddick misses with a body shot
and Mike connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reddick throws a jab but it's blocked by Mike.
Reddick lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mike misses with a lunging right hand
and Reddick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mike scores with a hook to the body. Reddick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reddick looks to clinch
and Mike counters with a nice uppercut.
Mike misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Killer Mike dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mike instigates a clinch.
Mike softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Mike.
Reddick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reddick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reddick wants to break free but Mike has control.
A short uppercut from Mike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Reddick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mike looks to land a right hand but Reddick moved out of range.
Reddick looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reddick takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reddick throws a nice looking combination but Mike bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mike fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reddick, pushing him back against the cage.
Mike 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.
A short right from Mike.
Mike is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reddick can do to turn this around?
Reddick throws a punch but it's blocked by Mike.
Mike doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reddick misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mike pushes Reddick back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mike holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mike lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reddick is looking to break free of the clinch but Mike has double underhooks.
Reddick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reddick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mike blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reddick controlling the action here for a moment.
Mike throws a punch but it's blocked by Reddick.
Reddick misses with a body punch.

Reddick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mike takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like Killer Mike has been cut.
Mike lands a body shot.

Mike has Reddick up against the cage in a clinch.
Reddick has a couple of punches blocked by Mike.
Reddick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reddick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mike tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Reddick scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reddick.
Mike slows down the pace here.
Mike scores with a shot to the side of Reddick's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Mike.
Reddick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mike has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reddick.
Mike lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Reddick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mike is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Reddick is rocked!
Mike is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Mike scores with a nice strike.
Reddick is still on wobbly legs! Can Mike finish him?
Reddick slips a jab from Mike.
Mike tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reddick was well out of range. Poor timing from Mike.
Mike thuds a left hand into Reddick's body.
Reddick seems to have recovered his senses.
A shot to the body from Mike misses
and Reddick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mike has Reddick up against the cage in a clinch.
Reddick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reddick tries to break the clinch but Mike is controlling the position.
Mike misses with some punches.
Reddick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mike.
Reddick is trying to stall.

Reddick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mike throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reddick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mike throws an off balance right hand
and Reddick counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Reddick is looking to clinch.
Mike throws a lazy right hand but Reddick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Mike.
Reddick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mike sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mike moves into range and clinches up with Reddick.

Reddick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reddick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed right hand from Mike misses the target.
Reddick connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mike clobbers Reddick with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reddick defending well as Mike loads up on a big left hand.
Reddick looks to land a left hand but Mike moved out of range nicely.

Mike gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reddick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mike blocking some punches.
Reddick stalling in the clinch but Mike improves position.
Reddick lands a hook that snaps the head of Mike backwards.
Mike scores with a hook to the body.
Reddick is breathing heavily.
Mike cracks Reddick with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Killer Mike dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Killer Mike's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice cross by Mike.
Reddick darts in trying to clinch
and Mike counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Mike moves into the clinch successfully.

Reddick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reddick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reddick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mike. That did some damage!
Mike moves into range and connects with a jab.

Mike closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Mike.
Mike tries to work over Reddick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mike digs a right hand into Reddick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reddick's gas tank.
Mike lands with a short shot to the head.
Reddick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mike works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mike lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mike tries to throw a body punch but Reddick avoids it by throwing Mike back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mike scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reddick is trying to break the clinch but Mike is controlling him.
A short left from Mike.
Reddick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice left hand lands by Mike.
Mike tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mike creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Reddick's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Reddick drops to his knees and Mike pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Killer Mike!