PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomura Krakakos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ollie Ritch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krakakos comes to the ring accompanied by Cannabis. Ollie Ritch is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Krakakos
vs
Ritch

192 cm
28
220 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

193 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tomura Krakakos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ollie Ritch!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krakakos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Krakakos takes a swing at Ritch's ribcage but misses.
Ritch connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Krakakos throws a hook but Ritch blocks it.
A head kick by Ritch misses
and Krakakos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krakakos tries to bum rush Ritch with a series of wild strikes but Ritch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ritch misses with a few strikes there.
Ritch throws a leg kick but Krakakos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Donk. Ritch catches Krakakos right on the button with a cross.
Ritch dips to his left and cracks Krakakos with an uppercut!
Krakakos misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krakakos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ritch.
Nice shot lands for Ritch.
Krakakos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ritch.
Krakakos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ritch.

Krakakos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Krakakos avoiding damage.
Ritch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritch is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Krakakos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krakakos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ritch looks to score with a jab to the body but Krakakos is just out of range.
Ritch misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheers as Krakakos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ritch doesn't seem phased though.
Tomura Krakakos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krakakos connects with a nice looking jab.
Krakakos throws out a loose jab but Ritch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ritch cracks a nice hook into Krakakos's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ritch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ritch loads up on a big right hand but Krakakos slips the punch.
Krakakos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ritch manages to avoid it.
Krakakos scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Ritch misses.
Krakakos keeps the fight on the outside.
Krakakos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Krakakos throws a jab but it's blocked by Ritch.
Krakakos slips under a jab.
Ritch throws a head kick that misses.
Krakakos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Krakakos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ritch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Krakakos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ritch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Krakakos misses.
Krakakos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ritch.
Ollie Ritch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ritch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krakakos throws a sloppy body shot
and Ritch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Krakakos lands a nice hook to Ritch's body. Ritch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch combination from Krakakos misses.
Ritch swats away the attempt to clinch by Krakakos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krakakos throws out the jab.
Ritch looks to throw the jab but Krakakos is out of range.
Krakakos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ritch's head.
Krakakos misses with a head kick.
Ritch misses with a body shot.
Ritch throws a right hand that misses
and Krakakos counters with a low kick, right behind Ritch 's knee.
Ritch misses with a looping right.
A combination from Krakakos does no damage.
Ritch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krakakos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ritch throws an overhand right that lands on Krakakos's shoulder, as Krakakos tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ritch darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Krakakos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ritch misses with an uppercut.
Krakakos throws a hook but Ritch avoids it easily.
Krakakos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritch misses with a straight left.
Krakakos blocks a head kick by Ritch.
Krakakos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ritch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krakakos misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Ritch.
Ritch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krakakos throws an off balance right hand
and Ritch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ritch throws a sloppy head kick and Krakakos moves out of range easily.
Krakakos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ritch. That did some damage!
Ritch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ritch misses with a head kick.
Ritch throws an overhand right that lands on Krakakos's shoulder, as Krakakos tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krakakos cracks Ritch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Krakakos misses with a wild body shot.
Krakakos scores with a jab to the body.
Krakakos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tomura Krakakos 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.

Ritch tries a head kick but it misses.
Ritch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Krakakos throws a lazy uppercut
and Ritch counters with a three punch combo that has Krakakos backing up. Krakakos nods at Ritch to acknowledge the strikes.
Krakakos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ritch circles away quickly and effectively.
Krakakos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ritch at a distance.
Krakakos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ritch was well out of range. Poor timing from Krakakos.
Ritch cracks Krakakos with a good jab.
Tomura Krakakos is winning the standup battle so far.
Ritch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Krakakos scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Krakakos. That's going to slow Ritch down.
Ritch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ritch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Krakakos can pounce on him.
Krakakos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ritch eats them both and turns towards Krakakos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A big right from Krakakos misses.
Krakakos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A big right from Krakakos misses.
Krakakos throws a hook to the side of Ritch's head but Ritch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krakakos tests Ritch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Krakakos connects with a body shot.

Krakakos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ritch is trying to break the clinch but Krakakos has him pressed against the ropes.
Krakakos lands a left hand.
Krakakos misses with some punches.
A short right from Krakakos.

Krakakos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Krakakos closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Krakakos scores with a nice short uppercut.

Ritch jumps guard and drags Krakakos to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ritch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Krakakos is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Krakakos manages to get himself to full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Krakakos has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ritch off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Krakakos lands with a nice body punch.
Ritch ducks under a wild hook from Krakakos.
Krakakos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Krakakos lands a slapping body shot.
Krakakos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ritch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ritch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krakakos cracks Ritch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Krakakos just misses with a punch to the body.
Krakakos blocks a jab.
Ritch throws out a loose jab but Krakakos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ritch misses with a straight right.
Krakakos lands with a nice body punch.

Krakakos tries to keep at a distance but Ritch has taken the fight into the clinch.
Krakakos keeps control of Ritch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ritch.
Ritch looking to stall.
Krakakos lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Krakakos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ritch drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Ritch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Krakakos throws a shot from downtown. Ritch moves away and avoids it.
Ritch walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krakakos lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ritch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Krakakos has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomura Krakakos dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Krakakos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ritch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Krakakos staying out of range there.
Ritch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Krakakos misses with a few strikes there.
Krakakos cracks Ritch with an open hand slap.
Krakakos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ritch tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Ritch misses.
Ritch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Krakakos is looking to slow Ritch down with leg kicks.
Ritch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krakakos lands with a hook. Ritch tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krakakos keeps the fight on the outside.
Ritch takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Krakakos takes a swing at Ritch's ribcage but misses.

Krakakos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ritch, pushing him back against the ropes.

Krakakos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritch moves out of range as Krakakos strikes.
A slow jab from Ritch misses its intended target.
Ritch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ritch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ritch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krakakos.
Krakakos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ritch.
Ritch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ritch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Krakakos lands with a straight right. Ritch didn't see that one coming.
Krakakos lands a nice looking body shot.
Ritch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krakakos throws an overhand right that lands on Ritch's shoulder, as Ritch tries to avoid the shot.
Ritch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krakakos.
Ritch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krakakos.
Ritch takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Krakakos with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krakakos lunges at Ritch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ritch's hand.
Krakakos misses with a hook.
Krakakos with a nice cross.
Ritch misses with a head kick.
Ritch throws a series of punches but Krakakos avoids them all with ease.
Ritch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Krakakos drops Ritch with a beautiful combination! Ritch stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Krakakos is looking for the KO!

Ritch is rocked!
Ritch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krakakos throws out the jab.
Ritch is still on wobbly legs! Can Krakakos finish him?
Krakakos lands a leg kick that knocks Ritch off balance momentarily.
Krakakos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ritch has time to react.
Ritch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Krakakos.
Krakakos tests Ritch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Krakakos misses with a straight left.
Ritch seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice defenses there by Ritch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krakakos.
Ritch throws a sloppy head kick and Krakakos moves out of range easily.
Ritch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ritch swings widly with a right hand
and Krakakos counters with a nice uppercut.
Krakakos lands with a nice combination. Ritch backs away looking to recover.
Krakakos scores with a jab to the head.
Krakakos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krakakos connects with a body shot that sends Ritch's belly button to the back.
Ritch moves in looking to clinch but Krakakos pushes him off.
Krakakos connects with a looping right hand.
Krakakos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ritch moves away.
Ritch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krakakos.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Krakakos misses with a shot to the body
and Ritch counters with a straight right hand.
Krakakos misses the shot to the body.
Krakakos throws an overhand right that lands on Ritch's shoulder, as Ritch tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krakakos misses with a hook. Ritch ducked under it nicely.
Krakakos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Krakakos moves out of range of the strikes.
Krakakos is looking to slow Ritch down with leg kicks.
Ollie Ritch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ritch darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Krakakos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ritch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Krakakos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Krakakos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ritch tries a head kick but it misses.
Krakakos is looking to slow Ritch down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ritch moves forwards but Krakakos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ritch connects with a nice looking jab.
Ritch takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tomura Krakakos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick misses from Ritch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomura Krakakos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Krakakos, 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomura Krakakos!
After winning the bout, Tomura Krakakos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.