PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Limon Portokalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Riccardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Portokalov
vs
Riccardo

205 cm
23
280 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

201 cm
19
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Limon Portokalov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Riccardo!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Portokalov swinging wildly here.
Portokalov takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Limon Portokalov has been cut.
Riccardo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riccardo tries to clinch up but Portokalov circles away and keeps his distance.
Portokalov lands a right hook to the body.
Riccardo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Portokalov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riccardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Portokalov.
Riccardo needs to keep his hands up - Portokalov had a free shot at his head there.
Portokalov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riccardo.
Riccardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Portokalov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Portokalov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Portokalov swinging wildly here.
Portokalov misses with the combination.
Riccardo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Portokalov.
Portokalov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Portokalov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riccardo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Portokalov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riccardo doesn't manage to clinch there - Portokalov circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Portokalov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riccardo circles away quickly and effectively.
Riccardo tries to move into range but Portokalov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Portokalov throws a lazy right hand but Riccardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Portokalov looks to land a left hand but Riccardo moved out of range nicely.
Portokalov throws a body punch but Riccardo moves out of range.
Riccardo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Portokalov cracks Riccardo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Portokalov misses with a looping left.
Riccardo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Portokalov swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riccardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Portokalov throws out the jab.
Portokalov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Portokalov misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Portokalov as he connects with a hook.
Riccardo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Portokalov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riccardo moves out of range of the body kick.
Portokalov misses with a straight right.
Portokalov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riccardo circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portokalov lands a jab-cross combination.
Riccardo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Portokalov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Portokalov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riccardo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Portokalov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riccardo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Portokalov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riccardo circles away quickly and effectively.
Portokalov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Portokalov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riccardo moves away.
Portokalov throws a series of punches but Riccardo avoids them all with ease.
Riccardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Portokalov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Limon Portokalov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Limon Portokalov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Riccardo blocks a jab.
Portokalov looks to land a combination but Riccardo avoids it well.
Portokalov misses with a hook. Riccardo ducked under it nicely.
Riccardo tries to clinch up.
Riccardo wants to clinch up but Portokalov keeps it at a distance.
Riccardo ducks under a wild hook from Portokalov.
Riccardo slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Portokalov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Portokalov.
Riccardo avoids the body shot from Portokalov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Portokalov misses with a hook.
Portokalov throws a right hand that Riccardo ducks under and follows up with a left that Riccardo also avoids with ease.
Riccardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Portokalov swings for the body but Riccardo moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Portokalov. Riccardo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riccardo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Portokalov throws a big shot that misses.
A jab lands there for Portokalov.
Riccardo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riccardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riccardo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Portokalov's head.
Portokalov just misses with a punch to the body.
Portokalov misses with a wild combination.
Riccardo avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Portokalov misses the target.
Portokalov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Portokalov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riccardo tries to clinch there but Portokalov circles away.
Limon Portokalov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riccardo tries to clinch there but Portokalov circles away.
Riccardo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Portokalov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riccardo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Portokalov swats away the attempt to clinch by Riccardo.
Portokalov tries to bum rush Riccardo with a series of wild strikes but Riccardo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Portokalov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riccardo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riccardo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Portokalov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riccardo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Portokalov scores with a sloppy right hand. Riccardo should have avoided that one.
Riccardo avoids the body shot from Portokalov.
Portokalov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Portokalov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Riccardo has time to react.
No joy there for Portokalov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Portokalov misses with a straight right.
Riccardo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Portokalov.

Riccardo darts in and clinches Portokalov up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Limon Portokalov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Limon Portokalov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Riccardo ducks under a wild hook from Portokalov.
Riccardo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Portokalov.
Portokalov misses with a series of wild punches.
Riccardo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Portokalov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Portokalov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Portokalov connects with a looping right hand.
Portokalov misses with a series of wild punches.
Portokalov throws a right and a left that Riccardo avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Portokalov. Riccardo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Portokalov throws a series of punches but Riccardo moves out of range.
Riccardo slips a jab and a cross from Portokalov.
Portokalov throws out a loose jab but Riccardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Portokalov swinging wildly here.
Portokalov's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Portokalov duly obliges.
Riccardo tries to clinch but Portokalov is having none of it.
Portokalov fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portokalov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Portokalov connects with a body shot.
Riccardo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Portokalov.
Portokalov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riccardo.
Portokalov swats away the attempt to clinch by Riccardo.
Portokalov tries to bum rush Riccardo with a series of wild strikes but Riccardo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Portokalov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Portokalov.
Portokalov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portokalov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riccardo wants to clinch up but Portokalov keeps it at a distance.
Portokalov missing with a left hand there. Riccardo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Portokalov misses with an uppercut. Riccardo saw that one coming.
Portokalov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riccardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Portokalov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Portokalov looks to throw the jab but Riccardo is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Portokalov. Riccardo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Portokalov misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Portokalov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riccardo tries to clinch but Portokalov moves out of range.
Portokalov throws a jab when Riccardo was well out of range.
Portokalov throws a nice looking combination but Riccardo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Riccardo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Portokalov has got the better of the exchanges.
Riccardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Portokalov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Portokalov misses with a wild combination.
Riccardo tries to clinch but Portokalov is having none of it.
Portokalov misses with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Limon Portokalov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Portokalov, 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Limon Portokalov!