PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wiggum Ralph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Stuus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Wiggum Ralph has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ralph
vs
Stuus

180 cm
25
140 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

150 cm
30
130 lbs
14 - 7 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Untouchable Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wiggum Ralph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanley Stuus!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ralph throws a push kick but Stuus slaps the foot to one side.
Ralph lands a nice hook to Stuus's body. Stuus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ralph lands a glancing blow to the side of Stuus's head.
Ralph misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ralph looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stuus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stuus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ralph.
Ralph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stuus. Ralph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ralph really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ralph lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stuus at a distance.
Stuus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stuus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ralph avoids a kick to the body.
Ralph avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stuus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ralph can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ralph pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stuus misses with a takedown attempt - Ralph sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stuus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ralph just misses with a punch to the body.
Ralph clobbers Stuus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stuus scores with a body shot.
Stuus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ralph is able to avoid easily.
Ralph fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stuus checks it well.
Wiggum Ralph is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ralph looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ralph. Stuus shrugs it off though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ralph. Stuus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ralph is looking to wear down Stuus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ralph scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stuus fails with the takedown.
Ralph scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stuus doesn't seem bothered though.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ralph. Stuus shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stuus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stuus swats away the attempt to clinch by Ralph.
Ralph connects with a body shot that sends Stuus's belly button to the back.
Stuus looks to score with a jab to the body but Ralph is just out of range.
Ralph scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stuus doesn't seem bothered though.
Stuus wants to land a leg kick but Ralph is out of range.
Ralph looks to score with a jab to the body but Stuus is just out of range.
Stuus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ralph moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Ralph tenderised Stuus's leg. Stuus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ralph 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.
Ralph misses the body punch
and Stuus finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ralph dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick from Stuus.
Stuus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ralph takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ralph uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stuus.
Ralph thows a body shot but no joy.
Stuus throws a hook to the side of Ralph's head but Ralph sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ralph takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stuus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ralph lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stuus at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ralph smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ralph looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ralph throws a body punch but Stuus moves out of range.
Ralph misses with a looping left.
Stuus misses with a leg kick.
Ralph cracks Stuus with an open hand slap.
Ralph is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stuus throws a lazy right hand but Ralph sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ralph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ralph lands a jab.
Ralph throws a sloppy head kick and Stuus moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ralph tries to clinch but Stuus moves out of range.
Ralph scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wiggum Ralph dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ralph lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ralph, right into the meat.
Nice uppercut lands for Ralph. That snapped Stuus's head back.
Stuus checks a leg kick nicely.
Ralph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stuus.
Nice uppercut lands for Ralph. That snapped Stuus's head back.
Stuus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ralph can pounce on him.
Wiggum Ralph is winning the standup battle so far.
Ralph just misses with a punch to the body.
Ralph throws a body kick that misses.
Stuus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stuus misses with a few strikes there.
Ralph tries to clinch but Stuus moves away
and Stuus counters with a nice leg kick.
Stuus works Ralph's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Ralph. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Ralph.
Good work by Stuus as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ralph. Stuus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ralph avoids the head kick by Stuus.
Nice jab there from Ralph.
Stuus avoids the head kick by Ralph.
A bone on bone clash there as Stuus blocks the leg kick.
Wiggum Ralph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ralph is looking to clinch but Stuus is avoiding it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Stuus might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ralph has got the better of the exchanges.
Stuus takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ralph tries to clinch up.
Stuus misses with an attempted mid kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ralph.
Ralph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stuus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuus takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ralph tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stuus counters with a series of strikes. Ralph will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ralph scores with a shot to the body.
Stuus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stuus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ralph misses with a leg kick
and Stuus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stuus misses with a wild body shot.
Stuus moves out of range as Ralph throws a body kick.
Ralph swings for the body but Stuus moves out of range.
Ralph takes a swing at Stuus's ribcage but misses.
Ralph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stuus.
Ralph fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stuus manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuus avoids the body shot from Ralph.
Stuus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stuus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A combination from Stuus does no damage.
Ralph tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stuus misses with a body kick.
Ralph lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stuus's sensitive parts.
Ralph lands a jab.
Stuus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ralph is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Stuus misses with a hook to the body
and Ralph counters with a right hand to the body.
Ralph misses with a hook. Stuus ducked under it nicely.
Ralph lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuus looks to score with a jab to the body but Ralph is just out of range.
Ralph throws a head kick that misses.
Ralph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ralph thuds his right hand into Stuus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ralph on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ralph cracks a nice hook into Stuus's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ralph just misses with a punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stuus.
Ralph goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stuus scores with a kick to the body.
Stuus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ralph will feel that in the morning.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stuus. That's going to slow Ralph down.
Ralph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wiggum Ralph dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ralph misses with a wild body shot.
Stuus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ralph throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ralph lands a nice looking body shot.
Stuus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ralph.
Ralph tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stuus was well out of range. Poor timing from Ralph.
Ralph fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stuus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stuus lands a nice looking body kick.
Ralph throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Stuus counters with a nice body shot.
Ralph works the jab nicely.
Stuus throws a leg kick but Ralph sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stuus misses with a body kick.
Ralph looks to throw the jab but Stuus is out of range.
Ralph throws a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ralph ducks right into an uppercut from Stuus.
Ralph lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stuus at a distance.
Ralph lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ralph dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stuus. That did some damage!
Ralph dips to his left and cracks Stuus with an uppercut!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ralph, right into the meat.
Stuus defending well as Ralph loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stuus. Ralph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stuus moves in looking to clinch but Ralph pushes him off.
Ralph throws the kick towards the body but Stuus avoids it.
Stuus throws a lazy head kick
and Ralph counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ralph moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ralph tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stuus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stuus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ralph misses with a body shot.
Stuus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ralph swings for the body but Stuus moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ralph just misses with a punch to the body.

Stuus shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ralph manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ralph has Stuus pulled in close to control his posture.
Ralph is trying to keep Stuus in close.
Ralph 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.
Stuus chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ralph 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.
Stuus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stuus stands and throws Ralph's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ralph is trying to control Stuus's posture but Stuus avoids it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ralph takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ralph holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Ralph prevents Stuus from moving into mount.
Ralph is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ralph can't do much from the bottom here.

Stuus thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ralph gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Stanley Stuus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ralph is looking to control Stuus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ralph avoid being mounted?
Stuus is looking to pass Ralph's guard but actually Ralph recovers to full guard.
Ralph avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stuus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stuus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Stuus drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ralph looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ralph looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ralph!

And that's the end of the fight!
Wiggum Ralph showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ralph, 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wiggum Ralph!
Wiggum Ralph spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.