PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Lovelair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Kicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kicker's choice of entrance music: Kiss Kicker 99. Chris Lovelair could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Kicker's chin.

Lovelair
vs
Kicker

192 cm
26
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

182 cm
26
175 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Lovelair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Kicker!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovelair is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kicker throws a body punch but Lovelair moves out of range.

Lovelair clinches up with Kicker and pushes him back against the cage.
Kicker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lovelair gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kicker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lovelair after a bit of a struggle.
Lovelair swings wildly with an uppercut but Kicker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lovelair tries to land knees in the clinch but Kicker avoids the damage to the body.
Lovelair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kicker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kicker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lovelair avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chris Lovelair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Kicker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Lovelair.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kicker.
Lovelair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kicker.
Lovelair tries to work over Kicker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kicker is trying to drag Lovelair to the mat but Lovelair just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovelair misses with a punch on the inside.
Kicker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lovelair is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lovelair misses with a knee to the head.
Lovelair misses with a punch on the inside.
Kicker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lovelair gets underhooks to prevent Kicker's takedown attempt.
Lovelair working aggressively here.

Kicker breaks from the clinch.
Lovelair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kicker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lovelair.
Kicker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kicker jabs Lovelair to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lovelair works over Kicker's head and body with a nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Lovelair. Those never looked like landing.
Kicker's coach down at Tayne's 4d3d3d3 Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kicker's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kicker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lovelair was well out of range. Poor timing from Kicker.
Lovelair looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kicker blocks the body kick.
Kicker blocks a head kick by Lovelair.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kicker lands with a right hand.
Kicker digs a good body shot into Lovelair's ribs.
Kicker misses with a two punch combination.
Lovelair misses with a low kick.
Lovelair misses with a wild body shot.
Kicker scores with a one two! Lovelair had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kicker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kicker cracks Lovelair with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A punch combination from Lovelair misses.
A head kick misses from Lovelair.
Lovelair misses with a head kick.
Kicker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kicker throws a series of strikes that have Lovelair backpedaling.
Kicker digs a good hook to Lovelair's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kicker jabs Lovelair to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lovelair is breathing heavily.
Kicker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Lovelair.
Lovelair swings for the body but Kicker moves out of range.
Kicker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lovelair.
Kicker scores with a jab. Lovelair acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kicker dips to his left and cracks Lovelair with an uppercut!
Kicker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lovelair sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lovelair looks to land a right hand but Kicker moved out of range.
Lovelair throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lovelair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kicker.
A punch lands to the side of Lovelair 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lovelair lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kicker stuns Lovelair with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kicker throws a nice looking combination but Lovelair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
James Kicker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kicker.
Lovelair misses with the combination.
A jab lands there for Kicker.
Lovelair takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kicker throws an overhand right that lands on Lovelair's shoulder, as Lovelair tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Lovelair. Those never looked like landing.
Lovelair displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kicker throws out the jab.
Lovelair seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lovelair looks to score with a jab to the body but Kicker is just out of range.
Kicker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lovelair is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Lovelair.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kicker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Kicker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lovelair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kicker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kicker misses with a hook.
Kicker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lovelair momentarily.
Lovelair takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lovelair shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It seemed like Kicker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kicker misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Kicker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lovelair swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lovelair throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kicker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lovelair circles away quickly and effectively.
A shot to the liver by Kicker. Beautiful body shot.
Kicker throws a right and a left that Lovelair avoids nicely.
Kicker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kicker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lovelair blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicker misses with a series of wild punches.
Kicker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lovelair.
Lovelair tries to clinch there but Kicker circles away.

Lovelair clinches up with Kicker and pushes him back against the cage.
Lovelair lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kicker.
Lovelair gets underhooks to prevent Kicker's takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kicker.
Kicker lands a left hand.
Lovelair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lovelair misses with a short punch on the inside.

Kicker manages to break the clinch.
Lovelair blocks a jab.
Kicker throws an off balance right hand
and Lovelair counters with a nice body shot.
Lovelair misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair lands a leg kick that knocks Kicker off balance momentarily.
A big right from Kicker misses.
Chris Lovelair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lovelair scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lovelair misses with a few strikes there.
Kicker throws a counter combo.
Kicker pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lovelair back to the cage. Kicker follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lovelair misses with a low kick.
Kicker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lovelair manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Kicker blocks the low kick.
Kicker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kicker scores with a nice right hand.
Lovelair throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lovelair throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kicker jabs Lovelair to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kicker. Lovelair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kicker scores with a hook to the body. Lovelair takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kicker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kicker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lovelair.
Lovelair misses with a low kick as Kicker jumps back.
A nice side step and Kicker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kicker connects with a looping right hand.
Kicker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kicker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Kicker does it's job there.
Kicker misses with a series of wild punches.
Lovelair tries to land a front kick but Kicker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kicker misses with the combination.
Kicker misses with a straight right.
Lovelair slips a straight right by Kicker.
Lovelair cracks the inside of Kicker's front leg.
Lovelair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kicker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kicker misses the shot to the body.
Lovelair tries to clinch but Kicker is having none of it.
Kicker connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kicker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lovelair tries to clinch there but Kicker circles away.
Kicker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kicker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lovelair looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A left lands for Lovelair.
Kicker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lovelair momentarily.
A jab from Lovelair does it's job there.
Kicker misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Kicker does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kicker stuns Lovelair with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lovelair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kicker throws a jab when Lovelair was well out of range.
Lovelair throws a big counter combination but Kicker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
James Kicker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lovelair tries to move into range but Kicker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Kicker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lovelair shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kicker eats them both and turns towards Lovelair to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lovelair is looking to clinch but Kicker is avoiding it.
Kicker misses the jab.
Lovelair is looking for a counter combo.
Lovelair lands a nice shot to the body.
Kicker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lovelair.
Kicker slips under a jab.
Lovelair swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kicker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kicker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kicker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lovelair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kicker.
Kicker throws a shot from downtown. Lovelair moves away and avoids it.
Lovelair tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kicker is able to avoid easily.
Kicker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kicker.

Lovelair is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kicker lands a right hook to the body.
Kicker cracks Lovelair with a good jab.
Oh Lovelair is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kicker drops Lovelair with a big left hand! Lovelair is injured, injured bad! Kicker jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Kicker!
A victorious James Kicker thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.