PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rahim Lloyd (ranked 887 p4p, 2630 weight class) and Drizontay Wilder (ranked 118 p4p, 333 weight class). Lloyd's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Killing in the Name of- Rage Against The Machine. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lloyd
vs
Wilder

200 cm
29
200
13 - 3 - 1

188 cm
29
197
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

MKFC
Brooklyn Apothecary

Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rahim Lloyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drizontay Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lloyd walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wilder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilder lands a head shot.
A big left from Wilder misses.
Lloyd moves out of range as Wilder strikes.

Lloyd rushes Wilder and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Wilder fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Lloyd scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lloyd struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilder controls his hands.
Wilder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lloyd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lloyd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilder.
Wilder lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wilder working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilder is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

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

Lloyd clinches.
Wilder misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lloyd tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lloyd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wilder breaks from the clinch.
Wilder swats away the attempt to clinch by Lloyd.

Lloyd instigates a clinch.
Lloyd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lloyd throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilder.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wilder just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lloyd's brow.
Lloyd throws a head punch that misses.
Lloyd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lloyd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lloyd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Lloyd has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Lloyd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lloyd softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lloyd lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wilder blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lloyd digs a right hand underneath Wilder's ribcage. Wilder let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wilder swings wildly with an uppercut but Lloyd uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Lloyd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wilder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wilder working aggressively here.
Wilder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilder can't break the clinch.
Wilder is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lloyd with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lloyd keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wilder's efforts to push away.
Lloyd lands a right hand.
Lloyd softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wilder throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Lloyd.
Wilder blocks an elbow strike.
Lloyd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lloyd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lloyd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wilder has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wilder pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lloyd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wilder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lloyd backwards.
Lloyd tries to land a knee to the head but Wilder blocks with his arms.
Lloyd tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lloyd blocks an elbow strike.
Wilder is trying to stall.
Lloyd blocking some punches.
Lloyd throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wilder blocks it with crossed arms.
A short left from Lloyd.
Lloyd has a couple of punches blocked by Wilder.

Wilder breaks from the clinch.
Lloyd wants to clinch.
Lloyd connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wilder momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder misses with a two punch combination.
A little feinted left hand from Lloyd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lloyd doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilder circles away.
Lloyd throws a sloppy head kick and Wilder moves out of range easily.
Wilder misses with an uppercut.
Lloyd tries to clinch but Wilder is having none of it.
Wilder digs a good hook to Lloyd's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lloyd tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lloyd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wilder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lloyd.
Wilder swinging wildly here.
Lloyd slips under a jab.
Lloyd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilder.

Lloyd clinches with his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Wilder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Wilder gets tackled into the cage by Lloyd. Lloyd maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rahim Lloyd dominated that round.
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.

Lloyd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lloyd sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Lloyd rushes Wilder and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wilder swings wildly with an uppercut but Lloyd uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lloyd.
Lloyd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wilder backwards.
Lloyd working aggressively here.
Lloyd lands a body punch.
Lloyd misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lloyd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lloyd lands a shot to the body.
Wilder wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lloyd tries to land a knee to the head but Wilder blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lloyd with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lloyd misses with a knee strike.
Lloyd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lloyd lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lloyd takes a shot to the head.
Lloyd tries to land a knee to the head but Wilder blocks with his arms.
Lloyd lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder blocks an elbow strike.
Lloyd misses with a knee to the head.
Lloyd pushes Wilder back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilder takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lloyd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rahim Lloyd has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wilder blocks an uppercut.
Wilder misses with a punch on the inside.
Lloyd is leaning against Wilder and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wilder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lloyd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lloyd lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lloyd blocking some punches.
Wilder tries a body shot but Lloyd blocks it.
Wilder pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wilder takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Drizontay Wilder has been cut.
Lloyd misses with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Lloyd.
Wilder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilder stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd misses with a punch to the body.
Wilder trying to stall but Lloyd improves his position.
A short left from Lloyd.
Lloyd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Wilder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drizontay Wilder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilder lands a two punch combo.
Wilder displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lloyd throws out the jab.
Lloyd is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Lloyd clinches with his opponent.
Wilder lands with a right to the head.
Wilder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lloyd backwards.
Lloyd lands with a left to the head.
Wilder lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lloyd lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wilder has a couple of punches blocked by Lloyd.
Lloyd throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lloyd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lloyd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder stalling in the clinch but Lloyd improves position.
Wilder misses with a body punch.
Lloyd has Wilder pressed against the cage, preventing Wilder from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Still in the clinch, Lloyd scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lloyd lands a body punch.
Wilder is breathing heavily.
A short right from Lloyd on the inside.
Wilder is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lloyd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lloyd misses with an elbow over the top.
Lloyd connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wilder's face.
Wilder misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lloyd looking to throw knees to the head but Wilder is blocking nicely.
Wilder throws a punch but it's blocked by Lloyd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lloyd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Lloyd.
Lloyd lands a knee to the head.
Lloyd lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lloyd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd can't find room to land a body shot as Wilder controls the action.
Lloyd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lloyd works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Lloyd.
Lloyd lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wilder backwards.
A short right from Lloyd on the inside.
Lloyd lands with a short shot to the head.
Wilder lands a right hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lloyd blocks an uppercut.
Lloyd lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Wilder is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Lloyd.
Wilder is still on wobbly legs! Can Lloyd finish him?
Wilder misses with the head strike.
Wilder seems to have recovered his senses.
Lloyd lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Lloyd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilder is pressed against the cage. Lloyd pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Wilder! Two more big strikes from Lloyd and Wilder crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rahim Lloyd!
During a confident post fight interview, Rahim Lloyd thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.