PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Mathew Ridgeway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Percy Haddix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ridgeway
vs
Haddix

174 cm
18
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Good chin

Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mathew Ridgeway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Percy Haddix!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ridgeway digs a good hook to Haddix's body.
Haddix with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ridgeway to score with a decent uppercut.
Ridgeway scores with a jab to the body.
Haddix throws a solid leg kick but Ridgeway takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Haddix.
Haddix throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ridgeway.
Haddix walks into a stiff left hand from Ridgeway.
Haddix takes one to the side of the head.
Percy Haddix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haddix turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ridgeway checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ridgeway. Haddix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haddix misses with an uppercut.
Ridgeway thows a body shot but no joy.
Ridgeway throws a lazy right hand but Haddix sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haddix pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Ridgeway rushes Haddix and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Haddix has a couple of punches blocked by Ridgeway.
Haddix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ridgeway avoids it.
Ridgeway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haddix swings wildly with an uppercut but Ridgeway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ridgeway is working Haddix over against the ropes.
Ridgeway is leaning against Haddix and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ridgeway pushes Haddix back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ridgeway lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ridgeway blocks a body shot from Haddix.
A short right from Ridgeway on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Ridgeway.
Haddix looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ridgeway lands a left hand.
Haddix tries a knee to the head but Ridgeway blocks it.
Haddix wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ridgeway lands a nice uppercut.
Ridgeway pushes Haddix back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Ridgeway.
Haddix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

It looks like Percy Haddix has been cut.
Ridgeway scores with a shot to the side of Haddix's head.
Haddix swings wildly with an uppercut but Ridgeway uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway presses Haddix against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ridgeway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ridgeway lands a shoulder strike.
Ridgeway lands a right hand.
Haddix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ridgeway blocks an uppercut.
Ridgeway lands with a short shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Haddix's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands with a light punch inside.
Ridgeway lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ridgeway.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ridgeway scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Ridgeway scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ridgeway lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Haddix has had enough of the clinch but Ridgeway keeps him there for the moment.
Ridgeway lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mathew Ridgeway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Percy Haddix's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ridgeway cracks Haddix with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Haddix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ridgeway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Ridgeway pushes Haddix up against the ropes in a clinch.
Haddix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ridgeway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ridgeway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Haddix lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ridgeway blocks the elbow strike.
Ridgeway blocks an uppercut.
Mathew Ridgeway has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ridgeway blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Haddix.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ridgeway scores with a hook to the body.
Ridgeway scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ridgeway scores with a shot to the side of Haddix's head.
Haddix is breathing heavily.
Ridgeway lands a nice uppercut.

Haddix is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeway stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Haddix is still on wobbly legs! Can Ridgeway finish him?
Ridgeway lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ridgeway lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haddix backwards.
A short body shot lands from Ridgeway as the two fighters clinch.
Ridgeway is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haddix can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Ridgeway - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ridgeway breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Haddix with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Haddix looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Haddix get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mathew Ridgeway!
A victorious Mathew Ridgeway thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.