PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Ricci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kengo Mulumba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mulumba has chosen Bongo Bong - Manu Chao as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ricci
vs
Mulumba

172 cm
21
140 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
151 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Albert Ricci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kengo Mulumba!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricci misses with a body shot.
Mulumba is looking for the big counter here.
Ricci throws a sloppy head kick and Mulumba moves out of range easily.
Mulumba unleashes a big counter combination but Ricci bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ricci doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mulumba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ricci moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ricci throws a sloppy head kick
and Mulumba counters with a stiff right hand.
Ricci dips to his left and cracks Mulumba with an uppercut!
Ricci throws a combination that misses
letting Mulumba counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricci chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ricci chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ricci misses the body punch
and Ricci takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ricci looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mulumba, as that shot connected.
Ricci tries to clinch there but Mulumba circles away.
Mulumba now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mulumba has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ricci scoring well with a low kick there.
Mulumba on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ricci wants to clinch up but Mulumba keeps it at a distance.
Mulumba let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ricci turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ricci misses with a lunging right hand
and Mulumba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Ricci drives through and clinches with Mulumba against the cage.
Mulumba lands a nice shot to the body.
Ricci lands with a light punch inside.
Mulumba is trying to break the clinch but Ricci has him pressed against the cage.
Mulumba misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Ricci.
Ricci prevents Mulumba from breaking the clinch.
Ricci blocks an 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!
Ricci scores with a shot to the side of Mulumba's head.
Still in the clinch, Ricci scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mulumba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mulumba struggles to land a body shot inside as Ricci controls his hands.
Ricci has Mulumba pressed against the cage, preventing Mulumba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ricci misses with a punch on the inside.

Mulumba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ricci throws a head kick that misses
and Mulumba counters with a left and a right that stings Ricci.
Ricci tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mulumba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A countering left hand to the body from Mulumba misses.
Ricci throws a body shot but no joy.
Albert Ricci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricci connects with a body shot that sends Mulumba's belly button to the back.
Ricci throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Mulumba counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricci cracks the inside of Mulumba's front leg.
That kick from Ricci tenderised Mulumba's leg. Mulumba is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ricci throws a lazy uppercut
and Ricci takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Ricci gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mulumba tries to break the clinch but Ricci is controlling the position.
Mulumba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mulumba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ricci's elbow.
Ricci scores with a shoulder strike.
Ricci misses with some punches.
Ricci works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mulumba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Ricci.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mulumba.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulumba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ricci tries a body shot but Mulumba blocks it.
Ricci can't find room to land a body shot as Mulumba controls the action.
Mulumba has had enough of the clinch but Ricci keeps him there for the moment.
Ricci gets through Mulumba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ricci lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ricci blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ricci lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mulumba backwards.
Ricci swings wildly with an uppercut but Mulumba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ricci lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ricci blocking some punches.
Mulumba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ricci keeps control of Mulumba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ricci blocks an uppercut.
Mulumba blocking some punches.
Mulumba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ricci's elbow.
Ricci throws a punch but it's blocked by Mulumba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Ricci dominated that round.
That's time! Ricci's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice uppercut lands for Mulumba. That snapped Ricci's head back.
Ricci jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mulumba is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ricci with a body shot.
Ricci is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mulumba can do to turn this around?
Ricci takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ricci is looking to slow Mulumba down with leg kicks.
Ricci takes one to the chin there.
Ricci lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ricci scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ricci lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mulumba has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mulumba and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ricci tries to clinch up
and Mulumba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricci with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mulumba takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ricci looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ricci takes a swing at Mulumba's ribcage but misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Mulumba misses.
Ricci works the jab nicely.
Ricci connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ricci lands with a good body shot.
Ricci throws a push kick but Mulumba slaps the foot to one side.
Mulumba appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mulumba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ricci.
Mulumba unleashes a big counter combination but Ricci bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulumba with a hook.
Mulumba chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ricci can pounce on him.
Ricci misses with a straight right.
Mulumba doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ricci lands a head shot.
Ricci with a jab.
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!
Ricci throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Mulumba releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mulumba has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Ricci has Mulumba up against the cage in a clinch.
Ricci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mulumba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ricci's elbow.
Mulumba tries to break free but Ricci pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulumba digs a right hand underneath Ricci's ribcage. Ricci let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mulumba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ricci works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Mulumba.
Ricci can't find room to land a body shot as Mulumba controls the action.
Ricci tries to work over Mulumba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mulumba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mulumba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Mulumba.
Mulumba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ricci has a couple of punches blocked by Mulumba.
Mulumba tries a body shot but Ricci blocks it.
Ricci working aggressively here.
Mulumba tries to break the clinch but Ricci is controlling the position.
Mulumba can't break the clinch.
Mulumba struggles to land a body shot inside as Ricci controls his hands.
Ricci misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulumba misses with a punch to the body.
Mulumba misses with the head strike.
Ricci throws a punch but it's blocked by Mulumba.
Mulumba blocking some punches.
Mulumba tries to break free but Ricci pushes him back against the cage.

Mulumba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ricci staying out of range there.
Ricci seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mulumba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mulumba takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ricci throws a body kick that misses
and Mulumba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ricci has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ricci gets a clinch.
Ricci misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ricci keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mulumba's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Ricci 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. This is the final round!

Mulumba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mulumba avoids a kick to the body.
Mulumba lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mulumba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ricci thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ricci looks to clinch
and Mulumba counters with a straight right hand.
Ricci scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ricci scores with a jab to the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ricci.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mulumba loads up on a big right hand but Ricci slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Ricci misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ricci, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricci just misses with a punch to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Mulumba misses.
Ricci avoids the body shot from Mulumba.
Albert Ricci is winning the standup battle so far.
Ricci throws a good cross that connects.
Mulumba slips a straight right by Ricci.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ricci looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A countering left hand to the body from Mulumba misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ricci.
Ricci misses with a head kick.
Ricci throws a sloppy head kick and Mulumba moves out of range easily.
Mulumba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Albert Ricci is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulumba drops his hands momentarily and Ricci takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mulumba lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Good exchange - Mulumba coming out on top.
Mulumba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mulumba is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ricci with a body shot.
Ricci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mulumba.

Mulumba tries to keep at a distance but Ricci has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mulumba tries to work over Ricci's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ricci prevents a body shot from Mulumba.
Ricci blocks a body shot from Mulumba.
Ricci tries a body shot but Mulumba blocks it.
Ricci throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Ricci.
A frustrated look appears on Mulumba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mulumba scores with a hook to the body.
Mulumba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mulumba blocks an uppercut.
Mulumba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ricci swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mulumba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mulumba tries a body shot but Ricci blocks it.
A short left from Ricci.
Mulumba prevents a body shot from Ricci.
Mulumba's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ricci tries to work over Mulumba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mulumba throws a punch but it's blocked by Ricci.
Mulumba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mulumba has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mulumba makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricci lands a hook that snaps the head of Mulumba backwards.
Albert Ricci has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mulumba lands a shoulder strike.
Ricci lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mulumba backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mulumba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ricci backwards.
Ricci blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mulumba has a couple of punches blocked by Ricci.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mulumba.
Mulumba wants to break free but Ricci has control.
Kengo Mulumba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricci misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Ricci.
Mulumba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mulumba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ricci scores with a hook to the body.
Mulumba lands a shoulder strike.
Mulumba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mulumba.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Albert Ricci.
Well Ricci has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Ricci!
Albert Ricci was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.