PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Risto Riekko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ned Flanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Riekko
vs
Flanders

176 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Vikai Gear Island

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Risto Riekko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ned Flanders!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Flanders moves into the clinch.
Riekko slows down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Flanders creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Riekko.

It looks like Ned Flanders has been cut.
Flanders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riekko.
Riekko avoiding damage.
Flanders misses with some punches.
Riekko has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Riekko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Flanders lands a body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Riekko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Flanders's brow.
Flanders struggles to land a body shot inside as Riekko controls his hands.
Flanders avoids a wild elbow strike from Riekko.

Riekko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flanders jabs Riekko to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Flanders gets a clinch.
Riekko trying to control the position but instead, Flanders has worked for underhooks and has pushed Riekko into the cage.
Riekko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riekko pushes off an throws an elbow but Flanders leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanders takes an elbow to the temple.
Flanders makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Riekko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Riekko tries to stall but Flanders uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice elbow from Riekko.
Riekko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Riekko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Riekko tries to work over Flanders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riekko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Flanders misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riekko.
Riekko is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flanders.
Riekko blocking some punches.
Riekko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flanders's coach down at The Hut - $50 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Flanders's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Flanders.
Still in the clinch, Flanders scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Nice elbow from Riekko.
Flanders lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Riekko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Flanders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riekko misses with an elbow strike.
Flanders works on Riekko's body with a couple of short punches.
Flanders throws a punch but it's blocked by Riekko.
Riekko is looking to control Flanders's arms but Flanders gets an underhook and turns him. Now Riekko has his back to the cage.
Riekko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Riekko.
Flanders scores with a shot to the side of Riekko's head.
Riekko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Riekko throws an elbow but misses.
Riekko pushes Flanders back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Riekko wants to stall.
Riekko looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Flanders.
Flanders misses with a punch on the inside.
Riekko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Flanders lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Riekko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Flanders avoids the elbow strike from Riekko, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riekko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Flanders up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Riekko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Flanders's brow.
Riekko blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Flanders.
Riekko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Flanders's defenses.
Flanders cracks Riekko with a nice body shot.
Riekko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Riekko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Riekko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Flanders's brow.
Riekko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Flanders's defenses.
Riekko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flanders misses with a punch on the inside.
Flanders avoids a wild elbow strike from Riekko.
Flanders throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Riekko misses with a punch to the body.
Flanders lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Flanders fails to land.
Riekko misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice body punch from Flanders - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Flanders.
Riekko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Riekko pushes off an throws an elbow but Flanders leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Flanders.
Flanders lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riekko or not.
Flanders blocks an elbow strike.
Riekko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Riekko misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Riekko blocks an uppercut.
Flanders lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Flanders.
Flanders works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Riekko is breathing heavily.
Riekko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Flanders is working Riekko over against the cage.
Riekko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Flanders - that landed with a thud.
Flanders lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Flanders scores with a nice short uppercut.
Riekko misses with an elbow strike.
Riekko prevents a body shot from Flanders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ned Flanders dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ned Flanders's cut.
That's time! Riekko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Flanders rushes Riekko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Riekko effectively controlling the action here.
Ned Flanders seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Riekko lands a nice elbow.
Flanders blocks an elbow strike.
Flanders dodges an elbow strike from Riekko.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Flanders.

Riekko is rocked!
Flanders pushes Riekko against the cage. Flanders is working some dirty boxing. Flanders pushes off with a quick right hook! Riekko goes down! Riekko tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Flanders moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ned Flanders!
Ned Flanders decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.