PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Psil Ander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ollie Ritch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ander
vs
Ritch

192 cm
31
205 lbs
16 - 17 - 1

193 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 16 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Psil Ander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ollie Ritch!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ander is looking to score with low kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ritch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ander wants to clinch up but Ritch keeps it at a distance.
Ander on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ritch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ander throws a leg kick but Ritch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ritch avoids a kick to the body.
Ander connects with a high kick.
Ritch lands with an overhand left.
Nice body punch from Ritch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ritch blocks the body kick.
Ander throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ritch moves out of range of the body kick from Ander.
Ander doesn't manage to clinch there - Ritch circles away.
Ander throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ander tries to land a front kick but Ritch steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ander throws a wild body kick that Ritch sees coming a mile off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ander.
Ritch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ritch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ritch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ander moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritch scores with a jab. Ander acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Psil Ander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ander gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ritch throws a right hand that Ander ducks under and follows up with a left that Ander also avoids with ease.
Ander throws a head kick that misses.
Ritch misses with a wild combination.
Ander on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ritch avoids the head kick by Ander.
Ritch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ander.
Ander dodges the punch combination from Ritch.
Ritch tests Ander's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Ander closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ritch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ander looks to land a body kick but Ritch moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritch throws a sloppy head kick
and Ander counters with a good low kick that Ritch was not able to check.
Ander throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ritch.
Ander moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ritch throws a sloppy head kick and Ander moves out of range easily.
Ander keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ander staying out of range there.
Ander takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ander thows a body kick. Ritch tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ander slips under a jab from Ritch.
Ritch avoids a kick to the body.
Ander pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ander throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ander.
Ritch misses with an uppercut. Ander saw that one coming.
Ander takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ander throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ritch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ander connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Ander.
Ander lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ander is looking to clinch.
Ander slips under a jab from Ritch.
Ritch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ander on the side of the head.
Ander tries to close the distance and clinch but Ritch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ritch moves out of range as Ander throws a body kick.
Ritch misses with an uppercut. Ander saw that one coming.
Ander tries to land a leg kick but Ritch saw it coming and moves away.
Ritch 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.

Ritch has Ander up against the cage in a clinch.
Ander is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ritch is defending well for now.

Ander breaks from the clinch.
Ritch misses the shot to the body.
Ander lands with a kick to the temple. Ritch shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ritch swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ander forces Ritch back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ander missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Ritch.

Ander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ritch swinging wildly here.
Ander throws a sloppy head kick and Ritch moves out of range easily.
Ritch throws a head kick that misses.
Ander thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ritch if he has to take too many more of those.
Ander blocks a head kick by Ritch.
A telegraphed right hand from Ritch misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ander avoids the head kick by Ritch.
Ander with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ritch to score with a decent uppercut.

Ander gets a clinch.
Ander tries to circle away but Ritch has him pinned against the cage.
Ander throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ollie Ritch will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ander pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ollie Ritch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ritch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ander doesn't seem bothered though.
Ritch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ander blocks a head kick by Ritch.
Ritch takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ritch tries a head kick but it misses.
Ritch blocks a head kick by Ander.
Ander blocks a jab.
Ander misses with a low kick.
Ander looks to land a body kick but Ritch moved away.
Ander ducks under a wild hook from Ritch.
Ritch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ander.
Ritch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ander on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A combination from Ritch does no damage.
Ander looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ander. That's going to slow Ritch down.
Ander throws a leg kick but Ritch moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ander is looking to clinch but Ritch is avoiding it.
Ritch throws an overhand right that lands on Ander's shoulder, as Ander tries to avoid the shot.
Ander wants to clinch.
Ander throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ander thuds his shin into the meat of Ritch's side.
Ander takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ander pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab lands there for Ritch.
Ander lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ritch will feel that in the morning.
Ritch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ander throws a leg kick but Ritch checks it.
Ander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ander tries to clinch up but Ritch circles away and keeps his distance.
Ritch getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ander is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ander shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ritch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ander misses with a kick to the body.
Ritch lands a two punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ander looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ritch has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ander.
Ander connects with a leg kick. Ritch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ander.
Ander fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ritch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ritch misses with a low kick.
Ritch just misses with a punch to the body.
Ander feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ritch's calf.
Ritch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ander but Ander pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ritch is breathing heavily.
Ander walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ritch throws a sloppy head kick and Ander moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritch throws a right hand that Ander ducks under and follows up with a left that Ander also avoids with ease.
Ander finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ander throws a wild body kick that Ritch sees coming a mile off.
Ander tries a head kick but it misses.
Ander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ritch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ritch has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ander.
A head kick misses from Ander.

Ander rushes Ritch and presses him up against the cage.
Ander misses with a knee strike.

Ritch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ritch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ritch with a jab.
Ander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ritch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ander throws a front kick that sends Ritch stumbling back into the cage.
Ritch blocks the body kick.
Ritch throws a good cross that connects.
Ritch checks a low kick from Ander.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ritch sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ander lands a leg kick that knocks Ritch off balance momentarily.
Ander pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ander throws out a leg kick but Ritch moves out of range and Ander only half commits.
Ritch fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ander on the side of the head.
Ander tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ritch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ritch lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ander tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ritch takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ander takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ritch cracks Ander with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ritch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Ander is rocked!
Ander blocks a head kick by Ritch.
Oh Ander is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ritch throws a head kick that misses.
Ander seems to have got his legs back now.
Ritch misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ollie Ritch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ritch tries a head kick but it misses.
Ander throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ritch.
Ritch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ander.
Ritch avoids the head kick by Ander.
Ander takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ritch plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ander takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ander connects with an inside leg kick.
Ritch tries to clinch up.
Ritch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ander moves out of range of the leg kick from Ritch.
Ritch keeps the fight on the outside.
Ander looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Ander moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ander pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ander goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ander pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ander looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ritch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ander at a distance.
Ander throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ritch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ander.
Ritch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ritch blocks a head kick by Ander.
Ander moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ander goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ritch lands with an overhand left.
Ander throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ritch.
Ritch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ander has time to react.
A head kick misses from Ander.
Ander throws out a leg kick but Ritch moves out of range and Ander only half commits.
Ander tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ander blocks a head kick by Ritch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ritch throws a body punch but Ander moves out of range.
Ritch throws a sloppy head kick and Ander moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ander steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ritch.
Ander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ritch jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ritch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ander.
Ander looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ander throws a head kick that misses.
Ander wants to clinch up but Ritch keeps it at a distance.
Ander is looking to land body kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Ritch.
A head kick by Ander misses
and Ritch counters with a big head kick but Ander shrugs it off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ander.
Ritch cracks Ander with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Ander tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Ritch pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Ander is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ollie Ritch!