PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zues Ziegfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Richards might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rolling Stones - Paint It Black. Ziegfield has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Zues Ziegfield has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Keijo Richards's chin.

Richards
vs
Ziegfield

210 cm
24
280 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

192 cm
25
277 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keijo Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zues Ziegfield!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards avoids the body shot from Ziegfield.
Richards scoring well with a low kick there.
Ziegfield takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Richards connects with a right hand. Ziegfield shakes it off.

It looks like Zues Ziegfield has been cut.
Nice body kick there by Richards.
Richards throws a leg kick which misses Ziegfield's front leg but catches the back leg as Ziegfield tries to avoid it.
Ziegfield looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards scores with the left hand. Ziegfield knows he should have avoided that one.
Ziegfield moves out of range of the strikes.

Richards moves into the clinch.

Richards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richards bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ziegfield's head.
Ziegfield misses with a two punch combination.
Richards lands with a straight right. Ziegfield didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Richards darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Richards smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That has opened up Zues Ziegfield's cut even more.
Richards throws out a loose jab but Ziegfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ziegfield takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Richards lands a jab to the nose.
Ziegfield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richards circles away quickly and effectively.
Richards scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ziegfield doesn't seem bothered though.
Ziegfield takes one to the chin there.
Richards drops Ziegfield with a huge uppercut! Ziegfield drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Richards is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keijo Richards!