PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Kicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teiden Ritari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teiden Ritari will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Kicker
vs
Ritari

182 cm
25
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
177 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Kicker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Teiden Ritari!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kicker misses with a right hand

and Ritari counters by moving into the clinch.
Kicker scores with a shoulder strike.
Ritari pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kicker has a couple of punches blocked by Ritari.
Ritari throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ritari landing knees to the body.
Kicker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ritari tries a knee to the head but Kicker blocks it.
Kicker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ritari is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kicker.
Ritari looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ritari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kicker is breathing heavily.
Ritari misses with an elbow strike.
Kicker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ritari missing with knees to the body.
Kicker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ritari obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ritari lands an elbow that stopped Kicker in his tracks for a moment.
Ritari lands a knee to the body.
Kicker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ritari lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kicker backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritari putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kicker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ritari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ritari lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ritari crunches a lovely knee into Kicker's ribcage.
Ritari landing knees to the body.
Ritari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ritari creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kicker's defenses.
Ritari landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ritari lands an elbow that stopped Kicker in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Ritari.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ritari is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ritari is leaning against Kicker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ritari unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ritari is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ritari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kicker backwards.
Kicker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ritari lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ritari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ritari crunches a lovely knee into Kicker's ribcage.
Ritari with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ritari.
Kicker takes an elbow to the temple.
Ritari tries to work over Kicker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ritari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kicker can't find room to land a body shot as Ritari controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ritari.
Kicker takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like James Kicker has been cut.
Ritari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kicker avoids it.
Kicker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ritari's elbow.
Kicker avoids a wild elbow strike from Ritari.
Stalling in the clinch from Ritari.
Ritari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kicker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kicker can't find room to land a body shot as Ritari controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Kicker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ritari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kicker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kicker tries to work over Ritari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ritari throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ritari.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kicker avoids a wild elbow strike from Ritari.
Ritari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kicker.
Ritari tries to land knees in the clinch but Kicker avoids the damage to the body.
Kicker dodges an elbow strike from Ritari.
Ritari prevents a body shot from Kicker.
Ritari comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kicker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kicker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ritari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kicker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kicker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ritari scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ritari lands an elbow that stopped Kicker in his tracks for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ritari lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kicker gets through Ritari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ritari misses with an elbow strike.
Ritari prevents a body shot from Kicker.
Kicker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kicker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kicker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ritari creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kicker's defenses.
Kicker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ritari missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kicker.
Ritari working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ritari utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ritari lands a hook that snaps the head of Kicker backwards.
Kicker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kicker presses Ritari against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ritari with a knee to the head.
Kicker misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ritari landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ritari comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kicker.
Kicker avoiding damage as Ritari throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teiden Ritari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Kicker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ritari is looking to clinch but Kicker is avoiding it.
Kicker throws a hook but Ritari avoids it easily.
Kicker misses with a wild body shot.

Ritari gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kicker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ritari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kicker swings wildly with an uppercut but Ritari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kicker struggles to land a body shot inside as Ritari controls his hands.
Knees to the body from Ritari.
Kicker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ritari misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Ritari.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ritari working Kicker over with knees to the body.
Ritari unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ritari.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ritari obliges.
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!
Ritari utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ritari lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritari scores a nice knee to the body.
Ritari lands an elbow inside.
Ritari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kicker is keeping busy.
Ritari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ritari putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kicker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ritari.
Ritari prevents a body shot from Kicker.
Ritari working Kicker over with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ritari.

Kicker is rocked!
Ritari lands an elbow inside that Kicker shrugs off.
Oh Kicker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kicker wants to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ritari.
Kicker takes an elbow to the temple.
Teiden Ritari seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
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!
Ritari lands a big knee to the head and Kicker goes down! Ritari pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teiden Ritari! Teiden Ritari retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Teiden Ritari made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.