PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Riccuito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Bjornsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gunnar Bjornsson enters the cage!

Riccuito
vs
Bjornsson

193 cm
23
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

193 cm
31
210 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Riccuito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunnar Bjornsson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsson jabs at Riccuito's body.

Bjornsson lands a left and a right that send Riccuito crashing to the mat, dazed. Bjornsson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Mark Riccuito has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riccuito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Riccuito ducks under a wild hook from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Riccuito defending well as Bjornsson loads up on a big left hand.
Bjornsson misses with a right hand
and Riccuito counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Riccuito connects with a leg kick. Bjornsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Riccuito takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bjornsson lands a jab to the head.
Riccuito moves away from the strike by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson misses with a head kick.
Bjornsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Riccuito gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Bjornsson cracks Riccuito with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Riccuito looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bjornsson finish him?

Riccuito is rocked!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Riccuito, right into the meat.
Bjornsson scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riccuito takes one on the button.
Bjornsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riccuito.
Bjornsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donk. Bjornsson catches Riccuito right on the button with a cross.
Bjornsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bjornsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bjornsson throws out a loose jab but Riccuito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bjornsson throws a leg kick which misses Riccuito's front leg but catches the back leg as Riccuito tries to avoid it.
Bjornsson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Riccuito misses with a wild body shot.
Bjornsson takes one to the side of the head.
Riccuito connects with an inside leg kick.
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 circling - Bjornsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Riccuito throws a leg kick which misses Bjornsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Bjornsson tries to avoid it.
Bjornsson looks winded!
Riccuito punishes Bjornsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Bjornsson misses with a body punch
and Riccuito counters with a nice uppercut.
Bjornsson needs to keep his hands up - Riccuito had a free shot at his head there.
Bjornsson takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bjornsson thows a left - swing and a miss!

Riccuito pushes Bjornsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Riccuito putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bjornsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Riccuito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riccuito misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson is trying to push Riccuito away but Riccuito has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Riccuito lands a shoulder strike.
Bjornsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Riccuito.

Bjornsson manages to break the clinch.
Gunnar Bjornsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjornsson throws a nice looking combination but Riccuito bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bjornsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riccuito.
Bjornsson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Riccuito darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bjornsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bjornsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Riccuito connects with a body shot that sends Bjornsson's belly button to the back.
Bjornsson tries a low kick but Riccuito avoids it.
A slow jab from Riccuito misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson jabs at Riccuito's body.
Riccuito scores with a leg kick.
Riccuito jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Riccuito ducks under a wild hook from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson throws a nice looking combination but Riccuito bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bjornsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Riccuito makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bjornsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bjornsson throws a push kick but Riccuito slaps the foot to one side.
Bjornsson throws a hook to the side of Riccuito's head but Riccuito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riccuito tests Bjornsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Riccuito lands a slapping body shot.
Bjornsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Riccuito thumps Bjornsson with a low kick.
Riccuito scores with a jab to the body.
Bjornsson ducks right into an uppercut from Riccuito.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson throws a shot from downtown. Riccuito moves away and avoids it.
Riccuito fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bjornsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Riccuito is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Riccuito connects with a body shot.
Riccuito jabs Bjornsson right on the nose. Bjornsson blinks but takes it well.
Riccuito fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bjornsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bjornsson throws an overhand right that lands on Riccuito's shoulder, as Riccuito tries to avoid the shot.
Riccuito works Bjornsson's body with a nice hook.
Riccuito bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A shot to the liver by Riccuito. Beautiful body shot.
Riccuito lands the left hand.
Riccuito's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bjornsson under the eye.

Bjornsson is rocked!
Riccuito is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Riccuito tests Bjornsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bjornsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Riccuito finish him?
Bjornsson swings widly with a right hand
and Riccuito counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Riccuito cracks Bjornsson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bjornsson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Riccuito finish him?

Riccuito moves into the clinch.
Bjornsson is trying to force a seperation but Riccuito has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Riccuito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Riccuito's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Riccuito connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Bjornsson! He's out on his feet! Riccuito rushes in and drops Bjornsson with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mark Riccuito!
Our winner, Mark Riccuito, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.