PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sanderson Reliford (ranked 4665 p4p, 4757 weight class) and Germaine Racicot (ranked 510 p4p, 513 weight class). Reliford has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Reliford
vs
Racicot

208 cm
25
275
5 - 1 - 1

202 cm
25
283
1 - 0 - 0

Great elbows
Good chin

Good low kicks
Powerful

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 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Sanderson Reliford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Germaine Racicot!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Racicot misses.
Racicot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Reliford misses the target.
Racicot is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Racicot.
Reliford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Racicot takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Reliford moves into range and clinches up with Racicot.
Reliford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reliford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Reliford.
Reliford lands an elbow just above Racicot 's eye.
Reliford prevents a body shot from Racicot.
Reliford comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Germaine Racicot has been cut.
Racicot lands an uppercut.
Reliford managing to block the knees to the body from Racicot.
Reliford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Racicot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reliford blocking some punches.
Reliford pushes Racicot back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reliford has Racicot pressed against the ropes.
Reliford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Racicot.
Racicot can't find room to land a body shot as Reliford controls the action.
Racicot working hard to break the clinch.
Reliford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Racicots head.
Reliford misses with a punch to the body.
Reliford definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reliford.
Reliford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Racicot is trying to break free.
Reliford dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Reliford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reliford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Racicot blocks it with crossed arms.
Racicot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Racicot tries a knee to the head but Reliford blocks it.
Racicot working aggressively here.
Reliford keeps control of Racicot as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reliford lands a nice uppercut.

Racicot breaks the clinch.
Reliford throws a hook to the side of Racicot's head but Racicot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reliford scores with a shot to the body.

Reliford drives through and clinches with Racicot against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reliford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Racicot wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reliford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reliford looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Racicot misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reliford.
Reliford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Racicot wants to break the clinch but can't.
Racicot is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Reliford manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reliford.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sanderson Reliford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Germaine Racicot's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Reliford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Racicot.
Reliford swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Reliford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Racicot can do to turn this around?

Reliford moves into the clinch successfully.
Reliford lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reliford lands an elbow inside.
Reliford managing to block the knees to the body from Racicot.
Racicot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reliford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reliford lands a nice elbow.
Reliford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reliford holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Reliford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Racicot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reliford avoids it.
Reliford is pushing Racicot up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Racicot missing with knees to the body.
Reliford working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reliford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reliford's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Reliford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reliford pushes Racicot back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reliford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Racicot is breathing heavily.
Racicot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Racicot is trying to push Reliford away but Reliford has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Racicot is trying to stall.
Reliford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Racicot wants to break free but Reliford has control.
Racicot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reliford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Racicot is looking to break free of the clinch but Reliford has double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Reliford.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reliford tries a knee to the head but Racicot blocks it.
Reliford scores with a shot to the side of Racicot's head.
A short right from Reliford on the inside.
Racicot tries a body shot but Reliford blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Racicot is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reliford lands an elbow just above Racicot 's eye.
Racicot is looking to break free of the clinch but Reliford has double underhooks.
Sanderson Reliford has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Racicot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reliford backwards.
Reliford misses with a knee strike.
Reliford pushes off an throws an elbow but Racicot leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Reliford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Racicot is trying to force a seperation but Reliford has the dominant position.
Reliford has Racicot pressed against the ropes, preventing Racicot from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Racicot is trying to break the clinch but Reliford is controlling him.
Reliford prevents Racicot from breaking the clinch.
Reliford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sanderson Reliford dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Germaine Racicot's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Reliford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Germaine Racicot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Racicot lands a head kick. Reliford smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Sanderson Reliford has been cut.
Racicot scores with a leg kick.

Reliford instigates a clinch.
Racicot has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A hook to the body from Reliford.
Racicot throws a knee to the head but misses.
Racicot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reliford avoids it.
Racicot managing to block the knees to the body from Reliford.
Reliford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Reliford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reliford tries a knee to the head but Racicot blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Racicot avoids the elbow strike from Reliford, against the ropes.
Reliford lands with a short shot to the head.
Racicot is trying to break the clinch but Reliford has him pressed against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Reliford.
Racicot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reliford.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reliford lands a left hand.
Sanderson Reliford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reliford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Racicot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reliford tries to land a knee to the head but Racicot blocks with his arms.
Reliford controlling the action here for a moment.
Reliford lands an elbow just above Racicot 's eye.
Racicot takes a knee to the side of the body.
Racicot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reliford is defending well for now.
Reliford pushes Racicot back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reliford comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Racicot is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Reliford lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reliford tries a knee to the head but Racicot blocks it.
Nice body punch from Racicot.

Racicot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Racicot throws a series of punches but Reliford avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Racicot throws a series of punches but Reliford moves out of range.
Reliford lands a right hook to the body.
Reliford throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Racicot stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Reliford fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Racicot, pushing him back against the ropes.
Racicot throws a punch but it's blocked by Reliford.
Racicot has had enough of the clinch but Reliford keeps him there for the moment.
Racicot tries a body shot but Reliford blocks it.
Racicot throws a punch but it's blocked by Reliford.
Racicot is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reliford is keeping busy.
Reliford lands an elbow that stopped Racicot in his tracks for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sanderson Reliford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reliford, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sanderson Reliford!
A very excited looking Sanderson Reliford made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.