PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Bach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz Ritter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bach comes to the cage accompanied by In the House In a Heartbeat. Ritter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. All Along The Watchtower kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Bach
vs
Ritter

172 cm
23
160 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

179 cm
26
160 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harry Bach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franz Ritter!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bach on the side of the head.

It looks like Harry Bach has been cut.
Ritter works over Bach's head and body with a nice combination.
Ritter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bach blocks a jab.
Bach missing with a left hand there. Ritter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Bach.

Bach shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ritter's guard.
Ritter is controlling Bach's posture.
Ritter keeping moving, preventing Bach from controlling successfully.
Bach controlling from the top position.
Bach pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ritter is keeping the position for now.
Ritter pulls Bach in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bach is one step ahead there.
Bach throwing strikes from guard but Ritter blocks nicely.
Bach throws and elbow that misses. Ritter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bach's guard. Nice move by Ritter!
Ritter wants to control from the top but Bach keeps moving.
Ritter content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bach trying to control the position.
Ritter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bach avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bach working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bach keeping moving, preventing Ritter from controlling successfully.
Ritter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Despite being in the dominant position, Franz Ritter just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big left from Ritter misses.
Bach is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ritter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ritter misses with a hook. Bach ducked under it nicely.
Franz Ritter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ritter misses with a looping right.
Ritter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ritter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bach swings for the body but Ritter moves out of range.
Franz Ritter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Ritter misses.
A swing and a miss from Ritter.
The fighters circling - Ritter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bach looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ritter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bach works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ritter misses with a shot to the body
and Bach connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Franz Ritter has been cut.
Bach throws an overhand right that lands on Ritter's shoulder, as Ritter tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Ritter misses its intended target.
Ritter throws a shot from downtown. Bach moves away and avoids it.
Ritter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Bach shoots in and bounces Ritter off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ritter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Bach dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bach's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bach throws a lazy right hand but Ritter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bach will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ritter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bach counters with a right hand to the body.
Ritter misses with a straight right.
Ritter throws a lazy right hand but Bach sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ritter misses with a few strikes there.

Bach closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bach misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ritter has one of Bach's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Bach tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ritter wants to control but Bach postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritter sneaks back into half guard.
Ritter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bach is working away from the top position though.
Ritter keeping hold of Bach's head, controlling as best he can.
Bach throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bach thows a huge punch but Ritter dodges it nicely.

Bach is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bach scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bach is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bach tries to pass to full mount but Ritter defends it.
Ritter is trying to stand up here but Bach is controlling him well.
Bach is controlling the pace.
Bach thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bach.
Ritter trying to control but Bach postures up.
Ritter is refusing to be controlled, as Bach sits in half guard.
Ritter regains full guard. Nicely done.

Bach drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bach jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ritter tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ritter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bach slips under a jab.
Bach looks to land a combination but Ritter avoids it well.
Bach takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bach defending well as Ritter loads up on a big left hand.
Bach bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bach takes a swing at Ritter's ribcage but misses.
Ritter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bach fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ritter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ritter throws a lazy right hand but Bach sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bach lands with a shot to the body.
Bach looks for a takedown but Ritter sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Bach. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bach works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Bach dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!

Ritter jabs Bach right on the nose. Bach blinks but takes it well.
Ritter moves out of range of the strikes.
Bach tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ritter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bach somewhat.
Bach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bach walks into a straight right hand from Ritter.
Ritter misses with a straight left.
Bach closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ritter circles away.
Bach avoids the body shot from Ritter.
Bach closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ritter moves out of range as Bach strikes.
Bach takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ritter.
Nice shot lands for Ritter.
A jab from Ritter finds it's way through Bach's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bach on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ritter misses with an uppercut. Bach saw that one coming.
Ritter lands a body shot.
Bach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ritter throws a series of strikes that have Bach backpedaling.

Bach is rocked!
Ritter drops Bach with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Bach! Ritter dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franz Ritter!