PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Strep Agalactaciae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Rickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Agalactaciae
vs
Rickson

194 cm
33
270 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

200 cm
21
290 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Strep Agalactaciae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Rickson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agalactaciae misses with a body kick.
Rickson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Agalactaciae scoring well with a low kick there.
Rickson just misses with a punch to the body.
Agalactaciae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Agalactaciae avoids the body shot from Rickson.
Agalactaciae wants to land a leg kick but Rickson is out of range.
A head kick misses from Rickson.
Agalactaciae misses with a head kick.
Agalactaciae tries a head kick but it misses.
Rickson avoids a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Agalactaciae, right into the meat.
Rickson looks for the body kick but Agalactaciae saw that one coming.
Rickson throws a jab but it's blocked by Agalactaciae.
Rickson avoids the head kick by Agalactaciae.
Rickson looks to score with a jab to the body but Agalactaciae is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickson with a nice cross.

It looks like Strep Agalactaciae has been cut.
Agalactaciae swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Agalactaciae there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rickson throws a leg kick
and Agalactaciae counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rickson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agalactaciae moves away.
Rickson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rickson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Agalactaciae has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Agalactaciae and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rickson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Agalactaciae throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rickson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Agalactaciae if he has to take too many more of those.
Agalactaciae is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rickson connects with an inside leg kick.
Rickson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rickson thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Agalactaciae was well out of range. Poor timing from Rickson.
Agalactaciae fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A leg kick checked by Agalactaciae.
Agalactaciae uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rickson.
Good leg kick by Rickson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rickson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Agalactaciae checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Agalactaciae uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rickson.
Rickson misses with a low kick.
Rickson throws a nice head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rickson. Agalactaciae does a little dance to reset his feet.
Agalactaciae lands a jab to Rickson's midsection.
A head kick misses from Rickson.
Rickson moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agalactaciae throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rickson.
Agalactaciae moves out of range of the body kick from Rickson.
Rickson motions for Agalactaciae to come forward. Rickson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rickson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Agalactaciae uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rickson.
Rickson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Agalactaciae rather than just go for the knockout.
Rickson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Agalactaciae counters with an inside leg kick.
Rickson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice cross by Rickson.
Rickson throws a wild body kick that Agalactaciae sees coming a mile off.
Agalactaciae checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rickson throws a low kick but Agalactaciae avoids it.
Rickson is looking to slow Agalactaciae down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rickson misses the jab.
Rickson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Agalactaciae checks a leg kick.
Agalactaciae throws a right and a left that Rickson avoids nicely.
Rickson thuds his shin into the meat of Agalactaciae's side.
Rickson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Carl Rickson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Agalactaciae avoids the head kick by Rickson.
A left and a right from Rickson both land. Nice combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rickson.
Rickson throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rickson thows a body kick. Agalactaciae tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rickson throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Rickson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Rickson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Strep Agalactaciae's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rickson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Agalactaciaes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Agalactaciae swinging wildly here.
Agalactaciae on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rickson. Rickson obviously looking to wear him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rickson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agalactaciae keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rickson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Agalactaciae's sensitive parts.
Agalactaciae walks into a stiff left hand from Rickson.
Rickson delivers a nice body kick.
Carl Rickson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rickson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rickson throws a sloppy head kick and Agalactaciae moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Agalactaciae checks a leg kick.
Rickson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agalactaciae walks into a stiff left hand from Rickson.
Rickson connects with a leg kick. Agalactaciae looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rickson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rickson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rickson looks to score with a jab to the body but Agalactaciae is just out of range.
Agalactaciae avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rickson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Rickson. Those never looked like landing.
Agalactaciae rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rickson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rickson wants to land a leg kick but Agalactaciae is out of range.
Agalactaciae throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rickson misses with a low kick.
Rickson throws an overhand right that lands on Agalactaciae's shoulder, as Agalactaciae tries to avoid the shot.
Rickson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agalactaciae throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rickson.
Rickson throws a leg kick but Agalactaciae sees it coming and moves out of range.
Agalactaciae dodges the punch combination from Rickson.
Rickson throws a head kick that Agalactaciae semi-blocks.
Good work by Agalactaciae as he checks the leg kick.
Agalactaciae feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rickson's calf.
Rickson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Agalactaciae manages to avoid it.
Rickson blocks a head kick by Agalactaciae.
Rickson throws a solid leg kick but Agalactaciae takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rickson.
Agalactaciae is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Agalactaciae is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rickson throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agalactaciae misses with a low kick.
Agalactaciae blocks a head kick by Rickson.
Rickson just misses with a punch to the body.
Agalactaciae misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Agalactaciae takes one to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rickson. Agalactaciae does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rickson throws a low kick, looking for Agalactaciae's leg but Agalactaciae calmly moves out of range.
Rickson cracks the inside of Agalactaciae's front leg.
Rickson misses with a head kick.
Rickson scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rickson misses with a two punch combination.
Rickson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Agalactaciae checks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agalactaciae throws a head kick but Rickson moves out of range.
Agalactaciae dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rickson. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rickson. Agalactaciae does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rickson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Agalactaciae lands with a nice body punch.
Rickson throws a head kick that misses.
Rickson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rickson throws a combination that misses
and Agalactaciae counters with a leg kick.
Rickson throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Agalactaciae misses with a body shot.
Agalactaciae misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Rickson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Rickson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Strep Agalactaciae's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rickson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Rickson as he checks the leg kick.
Rickson throws a body kick that misses.
Agalactaciae misses with a head kick.
Agalactaciae shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rickson eats them both and turns towards Agalactaciae to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rickson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Agalactaciae has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Agalactaciae and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rickson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Strep Agalactaciae is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Agalactaciae finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rickson wants to land a leg kick but Agalactaciae is out of range.
A shot to the body from Rickson misses
and Agalactaciae counters with a leg kick.
Rickson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Agalactaciae checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Agalactaciae scores with a hook to the body. Rickson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rickson throws a series of punches but Agalactaciae avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Agalactaciae, as that shot connected.
Agalactaciae defending well as Rickson loads up on a big left hand.
Agalactaciae throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rickson throws a sloppy head kick and Agalactaciae moves out of range easily.
Rickson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Agalactaciae. Agalactaciae obviously looking to wear him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rickson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Agalactaciae has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Agalactaciae and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Agalactaciae throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That kick from Rickson tenderised Agalactaciae's leg. Agalactaciae is trying to keep his angry face on.
A good leg kick by Agalactaciae.
Rickson throws a big shot that misses.
Agalactaciae misses with a body kick.
Rickson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Strep Agalactaciae has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agalactaciae keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rickson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rickson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rickson throws a sloppy head kick and Agalactaciae moves out of range easily.
Rickson is looking to land body kicks.
Rickson looks to land a combination but Agalactaciae avoids it well.
Agalactaciae steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rickson.
Agalactaciae throws the kick towards the body but Rickson avoids it.
Rickson is looking to score with low kicks.
Agalactaciae stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rickson.
Rickson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickson misses with a combination
and Agalactaciae counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rickson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rickson loads up on a big right hand but Agalactaciae slips the punch.
Rickson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rickson throws a head kick that misses
letting Agalactaciae counter with a right hand.
Rickson misses with a leg kick
and Agalactaciae counters with a two punch combo.
Rickson misses with a looping right.
Rickson tries to work over Agalactaciae's front leg with a kick but Agalactaciae checks it.
Agalactaciae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Agalactaciae on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rickson. Rickson obviously looking to wear him down.
Agalactaciae stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rickson.
Agalactaciae takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rickson moves away from the strike by Agalactaciae.
Rickson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rickson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rickson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Agalactaciae thows a leg kick but Rickson checks it
and Rickson counters with a big head kick but Agalactaciae shrugs it off.
Agalactaciae is looking to score with low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rickson. Agalactaciae does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rickson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A low kick from Agalactaciae misses
and Rickson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Agalactaciae's knee momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rickson throws a right hand that Agalactaciae ducks under and follows up with a left that Agalactaciae also avoids with ease.
Rickson missing with a left hand there. Agalactaciae was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Agalactaciae will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Rickson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rickson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Rickson!