PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hwoarang Doo San (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Ritter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Doo San
vs
Ritter

185 cm
23
198 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

182 cm
22
190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers standup

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hwoarang Doo San!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Ritter!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Doo San but Doo San pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ritter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Doo San sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Doo San stuffs the takedown attempt from Ritter. Ritter gets slowly back to his feet.
Hwoarang Doo San has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Ritter.
Ritter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Ritter is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Doo San's half guard.
Ritter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ritter throwing shots but Doo San is blocking nicely.
Doo San is trying to maintain the position but Ritter is very close to passing his half guard.
Doo San moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Doo San has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ritter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doo San swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Doo San is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Doo San avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Doo San tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Doo San looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Doo San wants to get back to his feet but Ritter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ritter blocks the body kick.
Ritter misses with a takedown attempt - Doo San sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ritter slips under a jab.
Ritter dodges the punch combination from Doo San.
Doo San just misses with a punch to the body.
Ritter lands a right hook to the body.
Doo San is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Doo San but Doo San pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ritter moves away from the strike by Doo San.
Ritter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doo San.
Doo San throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ritter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Doo San swivels and escapes.

Ritter closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Doo San did well to prevent Ritter getting side control.
Ritter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Doo San has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ritter is working away from the top position though.
Doo San on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Doo San tries to get out of the position.
Doo San gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritter looking to pass the guard.
Ritter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ritter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ritter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Doo San working a defensive guard here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Doo San scores with a body shot.
Doo San lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Doo San swinging wilding here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hugo Ritter will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ritter moves away from the strike by Doo San.
Doo San swings away with a body shot that misses

and Ritter counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ritter drops an elbow to the side of Doo San's head.
Doo San is trying to get back to full guard.
Ritter wants to pass to mount but Doo San is defending the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ritter works his way into side control.
Ritter working the ground and pound but Doo San is defending the strikes.
Check out the look on Ritter's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doo San is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ritter in side control lands a decent elbow.
Doo San tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ritter tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ritter working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ritter is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Doo San is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Doo San gets back to half guard.
Ritter passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doo San taking shots to the head.
Doo San is looking to get to half guard.
Ritter trying to control but Doo San is having none of it.
Doo San is trying to escape the mount.
Ritter landing strikes from the mount and Doo San is in trouble!
Doo San gets back to half guard.
Doo San is staying active underneath Ritter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritter is thwarting Doo San's attempts to control the position.
Ritter wants to take a breather but Doo San is having none of it.
Doo San tries to roll over but Ritter keeps him under control.
Ritter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Doo San with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Doo San tries to get to full guard but Ritter has control of the leg.
Ritter working Doo San over with strikes.
Hugo Ritter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ritter is thwarting Doo San's attempts to control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doo San keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Ritter.
Ritter is looking to take a break and control but Doo San is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ritter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ritter trying to advance position but Doo San counters by regaining guard.
Doo San wants to sweep but no luck.
Ritter lands a couple of digs.
Ritter stands up over Doo San, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ritter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ritter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ritter thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Ritter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ritter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Doo San sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ritter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Doo San looks to land a right hand but Ritter moved out of range.
Doo San throws a good cross that connects.
Doo San misses with an uppercut.
Ritter tries to close the distance and clinch but Doo San swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ritter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Doo San stuffs the takedown attempt from Ritter. Ritter gets slowly back to his feet.
Hwoarang Doo San has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Ritter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doo San fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ritter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doo San throws a hook but Ritter avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Doo San as Ritter shoots in.
Ritter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doo San throws out the jab.
Doo San thows a body shot but no joy.
Ritter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Doo San circles away.
Hugo Ritter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ritter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Doo San sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hwoarang Doo San is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doo San connects with the punch.
Ritter shoots in for a takedown but Doo San shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Doo San throws a head kick but Ritter moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Doo San throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ritter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Doo San with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doo San cracks Ritter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ritter slips a straight right by Doo San.
Ritter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ritter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ritter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Doo San sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ritter somewhat.
Good work by Ritter as he checks the leg kick.
Doo San scores with a punch to the head.
Doo San misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Doo San is fending him off so far but Ritter persists. Nope, Doo San circles away and we're back to standing.

Ritter feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Doo San managing to control the position.
Doo San tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Doo San working a defensive guard here.
Doo San is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Doo San trying to keep a closed guard but Ritter is proving a slippery customer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hwoarang Doo San showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ritter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Ritter!