PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malik Ramsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Kliko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ramsey
vs
Kliko

190 cm
30
218 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

189 cm
24
215 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malik Ramsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rico Kliko!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramsey misses with an uppercut.
Ramsey misses the jab.
Kliko throws out a counter right but Ramsey avoids it with no problem.
Ramsey misses with an uppercut
and Kliko counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramsey walks into a left hand.

It looks like Malik Ramsey has been cut.
A jab from Ramsey misses.
Kliko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Ramsey misses.
Kliko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramsey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ramsey lands a jab.
Ramsey misses with an uppercut. Kliko saw that one coming.
Kliko misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ramsey scores with a nice right hand.
Ramsey lands with a good body shot.
Ramsey lands a nice hook to Kliko's body. Kliko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
No joy there for Kliko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ramsey swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ramsey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kliko wants to counter with a clinch but Ramsey pushes him away.
Ramsey has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ramsey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kliko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramsey throws a right hand that Kliko ducks under and follows up with a left that Kliko also avoids with ease.
Ramsey misses with a straight right.
Kliko wants to counter with a clinch but Ramsey pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kliko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kliko misses with an uppercut
enabling Ramsey to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kliko.
Ramsey throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramsey misses with a straight right.
Ramsey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kliko.
Kliko ducks under a wild hook from Ramsey.
Ramsey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kliko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramsey.
Ramsey throws out a leg kick but Kliko moves out of range and Ramsey only half commits.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kliko connects with a single shot there.
Kliko throws a body shot but no joy.
Kliko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ramsey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ramsey moves out of range as Kliko strikes.
Ramsey takes a swing at Kliko's ribcage but misses.
Kliko tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ramsey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kliko.
Kliko drops his hands momentarily and Ramsey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ramsey misses the shot to the body.
Kliko tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ramsey throws a looping overhand right but Kliko ducks down to avoid it.
Ramsey jabs at Kliko's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey avoids the head kick by Kliko.
Kliko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramsey.
Kliko throws a jab when Ramsey was well out of range.
Ramsey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramsey staying out of range there.
Ramsey throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kliko counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramsey throws the left hand but Kliko avoids the punch easily.
Ramsey misses with a looping left.
Kliko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ramsey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kliko manages to avoid it.
Ramsey throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Kliko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Malik Ramsey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramsey throws a leg kick
enabling Kliko to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Malik Ramsey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Malik Ramsey's cut.
That's time! Ramsey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ramsey swings widly with a right hand
and Kliko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kliko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kliko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ramsey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kliko moves away.
Ramsey looks to score with a jab to the body but Kliko is just out of range.
Kliko steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ramsey.
Ramsey walks into a straight right hand from Kliko.
Ramsey throws a nice looking combination but Kliko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kliko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ramsey misses with an uppercut.
Kliko throws out a counter right but Ramsey avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Ramsey misses its intended target.
As Ramsey backs off Kliko throws a huge counter combo but Ramsey manages to avoid it all.
Nice shot lands for Ramsey.
Ramsey takes a swing at Kliko's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsey misses with a series of wild punches.
Kliko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kliko has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Ramsey defending well as Kliko loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Ramsey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kliko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramsey circles away quickly and effectively.
Ramsey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ramsey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ramsey throws out a leg kick but Kliko moves out of range and Ramsey only half commits.
Kliko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ramsey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ramsey is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ramsey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kliko was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramsey.
Kliko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey with a hook.
Ramsey swings for the body but Kliko moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Kliko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kliko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slow jab from Ramsey misses its intended target.
Kliko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramsey.
Ramsey misses with a two punch combination.
Ramsey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Ramsey.

Kliko is rocked!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kliko might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ramsey has got the better of the exchanges.
BAM! Ramsey delivers a spinning backfist that drops Kliko like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Malik Ramsey!
During a confident post fight interview, Malik Ramsey thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.