PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Neptune Loveladdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikita Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loveladdy's entrance music is Simian Mobile Disco - Sacrifice. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Loveladdy
vs
Klitschko

176 cm
24
160 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

178 cm
25
156 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neptune Loveladdy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikita Klitschko!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klitschko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A solid leg kick lands there for Loveladdy.
Klitschko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loveladdy. Klitschko does a little dance to reset his feet.

Loveladdy has taken the fight to the clinch.

Klitschko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Klitschko swats away the attempt to clinch by Loveladdy.
Klitschko looks to clinch

and Loveladdy moves into the clinch.
Loveladdy tries to land a knee to the head but Klitschko blocks with his arms.
Klitschko tries to throw a body punch but Loveladdy avoids it by throwing Klitschko back against the cage.

Klitschko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Loveladdy swats away the attempt to clinch by Klitschko.
Loveladdy misses with an uppercut
and Klitschko counters with an outside leg kick.
Good work by Klitschko as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loveladdy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Klitschko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loveladdy.
Loveladdy is looking to clinch.
Klitschko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Loveladdy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Loveladdy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Loveladdy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Klitschko is looking to clinch.
Klitschko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Loveladdy.
Loveladdy lands a nice shot to the body.
A slow jab from Loveladdy misses its intended target.
Loveladdy throws a looping overhand right but Klitschko ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Loveladdy does no damage.
Klitschko tries to clinch but Loveladdy is having none of it.
Klitschko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Loveladdy counters with an inside leg kick.
Klitschko wants to clinch
and Loveladdy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Loveladdy lands a nice shot to the body.
Loveladdy swats away the attempt to clinch by Klitschko.

Loveladdy tries to keep at a distance but Klitschko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Loveladdy letting Klitschko take a breather here.
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!
Klitschko landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

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

Klitschko rushes Loveladdy and presses him up against the cage.

Klitschko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Loveladdy scores with a spinning back kick!
Loveladdy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Klitschko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Klitschko tries to clinch but Loveladdy moves out of range.
Loveladdy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loveladdy fails to land with a series of punches.
Klitschko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Loveladdy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Klitschko counters with a two punch combo.
Nikita Klitschko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loveladdy lands with a slapping head kick.
Klitschko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Loveladdy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Loveladdy lands with a shot to the body.
Klitschko moves to clinch but Loveladdy breaks away
and Loveladdy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko tries to close the distance and clinch but Loveladdy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Klitschko throws a series of punches but Loveladdy avoids them all with ease.
Loveladdy tries to bum rush Klitschko with a series of wild strikes but Klitschko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Klitschko misses with a double jab

and Loveladdy moves into the clinch.
Klitschko blocks a body shot from Loveladdy.
Loveladdy lands a left hand.
Klitschko is looking to control Loveladdy's arms but Loveladdy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Klitschko has his back to the cage.
Klitschko lands a hook that snaps the head of Loveladdy backwards.

Klitschko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Klitschko throws a lazy head kick

and Loveladdy counters by clinching up.
Klitschko misses with a body punch.
Loveladdy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Loveladdy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Loveladdy.
Loveladdy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Klitschko avoids it.
Loveladdy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Klitschko stalling against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Loveladdy is keeping busy.
Loveladdy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klitschko blocking some punches.
Klitschko has Loveladdy pressed against the cage.
Loveladdy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Loveladdy as Klitschko tries to tie him up.
Loveladdy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Klitschko is defending well for now.
Klitschko blocks an uppercut.
Loveladdy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Klitschko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klitschko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Klitschko blocks a body shot from Loveladdy.
Klitschko managing to block the knees to the body from Loveladdy.
Klitschko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Klitschko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neptune Loveladdy dominated that round.
That's time! Loveladdy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Klitschko has closed the distance and engaged Loveladdy in a clinch.
Klitschko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Klitschko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Loveladdy looking to throw knees to the head but Klitschko is blocking nicely.

Klitschko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Loveladdy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Klitschko wants to clinch but Loveladdy slips to the side
and Loveladdy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Loveladdy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Klitschko can do to turn this around?
A telegraphed right hand from Loveladdy misses the target.
Loveladdy throws a series of punches but Klitschko avoids them all with ease.
Neptune Loveladdy is winning the standup battle so far.
Loveladdy lands with an overhand left.
Klitschko avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klitschko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Klitschko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Loveladdy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Klitschko has managed to clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Loveladdy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klitschko's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveladdy trying to control the position but instead, Klitschko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Loveladdy into the cage.
Loveladdy can't find room to land a body shot as Klitschko controls the action.

Klitschko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Klitschko tries to close the distance and clinch but Loveladdy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Loveladdy gets tackled into the cage by Klitschko. Klitschko maintains the clinch.
Loveladdy trying to stall but Klitschko improves his position.
Klitschko looking to slow down the pace here.
Klitschko avoiding damage as Loveladdy throws knees to the body.
Klitschko trying to stall but Loveladdy improves his position.

Klitschko manages to break the clinch.
Klitschko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Klitschko closes the distance but Loveladdy moves to the side
and Loveladdy counters with an outside leg kick.
Klitschko tries to clinch there but Loveladdy circles away.
Loveladdy throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Loveladdy instigates a clinch.
A short left from Klitschko.
Klitschko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Loveladdy is keeping busy.
Loveladdy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Loveladdy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Klitschko.
Klitschko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Loveladdy.
Klitschko tries a body shot but Loveladdy blocks it.
Loveladdy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loveladdy misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loveladdy misses with a knee strike.

Klitschko manages to break the clinch.

Klitschko moves into the clinch.
Loveladdy lands with a light punch inside.
Loveladdy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Klitschko backwards.
Klitschko leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Klitschko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko is leaning against Loveladdy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Loveladdy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Klitschko misses with a knee to the head.
Klitschko lands an elbow just above Loveladdy 's eye.
Klitschko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Loveladdy.
Loveladdy trying to stall but Klitschko improves his position.
Loveladdy tries to throw a body punch but Klitschko avoids it by throwing Loveladdy back against the cage.
Klitschko looking to stall.
Klitschko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Klitschko throws a punch but it's blocked by Loveladdy.
Loveladdy tries to land knees in the clinch but Klitschko avoids the damage to the body.
Klitschko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Loveladdy missing with knees to the body.
Loveladdy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Loveladdy unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy missing with knees to the body.
Loveladdy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Klitschko is defending well for now.
Loveladdy managing to block the knees to the body from Klitschko.
Loveladdy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Loveladdy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Klitschko is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klitschko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Loveladdy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Loveladdy scores with a hook to the body.
Loveladdy trying to land knees to the body.
Loveladdy with a knee to the head.

It looks like Nikita Klitschko has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Loveladdy fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Klitschko fails to land.
Klitschko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Loveladdy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Klitschko avoids it.

Klitschko manages to break the clinch.
Loveladdy takes a swing at Klitschko's ribcage but misses.
Klitschko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Loveladdy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Klitschko moves in looking to clinch but Loveladdy pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neptune Loveladdy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nikita Klitschko'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. This is the final round!

Loveladdy misses with a wild body shot.
Klitschko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Loveladdy paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Loveladdy has closed the distance and engaged Klitschko in a clinch.
Loveladdy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Klitschko avoids it.
Klitschko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klitschko.
Loveladdy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Klitschko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loveladdy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Loveladdy tries a knee to the head but Klitschko blocks it.
Klitschko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Klitschko tries to throw a body punch but Loveladdy avoids it by throwing Klitschko back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Klitschko.
Klitschko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Loveladdy trying to stall but Klitschko improves his position.
Klitschko lands a hook that snaps the head of Loveladdy backwards.
Klitschko misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveladdy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Klitschko is keeping busy.
Klitschko takes a shot to the head.
Klitschko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Klitschko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Loveladdy is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Klitschko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Loveladdy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Klitschko throws a big uppercut that drops Loveladdy! More strikes from Klitschko and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Loveladdy lies dazed against the cage as Klitschko celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikita Klitschko!