PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Franz Ritter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mondo Topless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ritter comes to the cage accompanied by All Along The Watchtower. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ritter
vs
Topless

179 cm
23
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

224 cm
23
150 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Franz Ritter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mondo Topless!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ritter fails to land with a series of punches.
Ritter throws a looping overhand right but Topless ducks down to avoid it.
Topless is looking to clinch but Ritter is avoiding it.
Topless throws a sloppy head kick and Ritter moves out of range easily.

Topless gets a clinch.
Topless lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Franz Ritter has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Topless throws an elbow but misses.
Topless is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Topless lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Topless lands an elbow just above Ritter 's eye.
Topless lands an elbow inside that Ritter shrugs off.
Ritter wants to get back to striking at distance but Topless won't allow it.
Topless throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ritter blocks it with crossed arms.

Ritter breaks the clinch.
Topless tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ritter was well out of range. Poor timing from Topless.
Topless tries a head kick but it misses.
Topless moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritter takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A big right from Ritter misses.

Topless has Ritter up against the cage in a clinch.

Ritter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Topless forces Ritter back against the cage and clinches.
Ritter is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Topless trying to land knees to the body.
Ritter stalling in the clinch but Topless improves position.
Ritter can't break the clinch.
Ritter can't get the takedown.
Ritter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Topless has him pressed against the cage.
Topless creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ritter's defenses.
Ritter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ritter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees to the body from Topless.
Topless lands an elbow inside that Ritter shrugs off.
Ritter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Topless throws an elbow but it misses.
Ritter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Topless looking to stall.
Ritter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ritter avoiding damage as Topless throws knees to the body.
Topless pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ritter avoiding damage as Topless throws knees to the body.
Topless lands a nice elbow.
Topless trying to land knees to the body.
Ritter's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Topless lands an elbow just above Ritter 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ritter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Topless with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Topless lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ritter has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Topless avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Topless throws an elbow but misses.
The referee calls for Ritter to work.
Topless tries to land a knee to the head but Ritter blocks with his arms.
Topless lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ritter blocks the elbow strike.
Ritter blocks an elbow strike from Topless.
Topless throws an elbow but it misses.
Ritter wants to break free but Topless has control.
Topless gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Topless trying to stall but Ritter improves his position.
Ritter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Topless throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Topless looks gassed!
Ritter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Topless has him pressed against the cage.
Topless tries to land knees in the clinch but Ritter avoids the damage to the body.

Ritter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Topless throws a head kick but Ritter moves out of range.
Topless moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ritter blocks a head kick by Topless.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritter lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Topless sprawling to the canvas. Ritter follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Topless hang on?

Topless is rocked!

It looks like Mondo Topless has been cut.
Topless is refusing to be controlled, as Ritter sits in half guard.
Topless is still in real trouble! Can Ritter finish him?
Ritter uses his free foot to push down on Topless's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Topless.
Topless seems to have recovered his senses.
Ritter landing punches.
Ritter trying to control but Topless is having none of it.
The referee warns Topless that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ritter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ritter has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Topless's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ritter punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ritter scoring with strikes but Topless is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Topless is desperately trying to improve his position but Ritter has a good base and remains in mount.
Ritter is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ritter wants to control the pace but Topless is squirming around nicely.
Ritter working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ritter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ritter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Ritter working for a guillotine from mount but Topless is in no mood to give up.
Topless really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ritter lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Topless hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franz Ritter dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Topless scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Topless.
Topless tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Topless jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Topless tries to work over Ritter's front leg with a kick but Ritter checks it.
Topless slips a straight right by Ritter.
Topless tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ritter lands the left hand.

Topless rushes Ritter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Topless looking to stall.
Topless using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ritter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Topless misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ritter.
Ritter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ritter lands a nice uppercut.
Topless throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ritter blocks it with crossed arms.
Topless tries to stall but Ritter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Topless is breathing heavily.
Ritter lands with a short shot to the head.
Ritter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Topless lands an elbow just above Ritter 's eye.
Ritter is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Topless has him pressed against the cage.

Ritter breaks from the clinch.
Ritter misses the jab.
Topless avoids the body shot from Ritter.
A swing and a miss from Ritter.
Ritter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Topless.
A telegraphed right hand from Ritter misses the target.
Ritter moves out of range of the body kick from Topless.
Topless moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Topless lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ritter takes a step back to recover.
Ritter throws a nice looking combination but Topless bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Topless lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Topless defending well as Ritter loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Ritter misses the target.
Topless throws a head kick that half lands.
Topless scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritter looks to score with a jab to the body but Topless is just out of range.
Topless on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ritter misses with an uppercut. Topless saw that one coming.
Mondo Topless is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Topless.
Topless lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ritter checks a leg kick.
Ritter throws a lazy right hand but Topless sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Topless throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ritter's head.
Topless looks to throw the jab but Ritter is out of range.
A slow jab from Ritter misses its intended target.
Topless misses with a series of wild punches.
Ritter avoids the head kick by Topless.
Ritter looks to land a left hand but Topless moved out of range nicely.
Ritter loads up on a big right hand but Topless slips the punch.
Ritter throws a jab when Topless was well out of range.
Ritter moves out of range of the leg kick from Topless.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Topless looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Ritter misses.
Nice defenses there by Topless.
Topless slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Topless.
Topless throws and low kick but Ritter moves out of range easily.
Ritter misses with an uppercut.
Topless is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Topless throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Topless throws a head kick but Ritter moves out of range.
Ritter looks to land a left hand but Topless moved out of range nicely.
Ritter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Topless.
The fight stays on the outside here - Topless looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ritter is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ritter's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ritter looks to score with a jab to the body but Topless is just out of range.
Topless slips a jab from Ritter.
Topless tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ritter checks a leg kick.
Topless staying out of range there.
Topless tries to score with a low kick but Ritter moves his leg out of the way.
Ritter misses with an uppercut. Topless saw that one coming.
Ritter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Ritter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Topless tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Topless wants to sweep but Ritter has passed to side control!
Ritter advances nicely into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franz Ritter dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Ritter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ritter throws a series of punches but Topless moves out of range.
Ritter loads up on a big right hand but Topless slips the punch.
Topless pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Topless throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ritter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Topless throws a head kick that misses.
Topless uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ritter.
Topless needs to keep his hands up - Ritter had a free shot at his head there.
Ritter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Topless displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ritter throws out the jab.
Topless throws a head kick that misses.
Ritter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Topless moves into the clinch.
Ritter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Topless displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ritter up against the cage.
Ritter blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ritter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mondo Topless is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ritter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Topless but Topless pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Topless throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Topless throws a head kick that Ritter semi-blocks.
Ritter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Topless but Topless pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franz Ritter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ritter tests Topless's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Topless throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ritter's head.
Topless tries to clinch but Ritter moves out of range.
Topless bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Topless tries to clinch up.
Topless thumps Ritter with a low kick.
Ritter throws a hook but Topless blocks it.
Ritter throws a body punch but Topless moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritter throws a lazy right hand but Topless sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Ritter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ritter avoids the head kick by Topless.
Ritter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Topless tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ritter throws a lazy right hand but Topless sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ritter throws a series of punches but Topless avoids them all with ease.
Ritter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Topless tries to avoid it but Ritter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Topless to the ground. Topless escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Topless staying out of range there.
Topless throws a nice inside leg kick.
Topless lands a head kick. Ritter smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Topless thumps Ritter with a low kick.

Topless has Ritter up against the cage in a clinch.
Topless has Ritter pressed against the cage.
Topless crunches a lovely knee into Ritter's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Topless lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Topless misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ritter.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Topless pushes off an throws an elbow but Ritter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ritter managing to block the knees to the body from Topless.
Topless is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ritter is keeping busy.
Topless missing with knees to the body.
Topless throws an elbow but it misses.
Ritter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice left hand lands by Ritter.
Topless wants to stall.
Topless creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ritter's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Topless throws an elbow but misses.
Ritter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ritter can't break the clinch.

Ritter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Topless has managed to clinch.
Ritter is pushing Topless up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Topless misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Topless keeps control of Ritter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Topless as Ritter tries to tie him up.
Ritter dodges an elbow strike from Topless.
Ritter blocks an elbow strike from Topless.
Ritter avoids a wild elbow strike from Topless.
Ritter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Ritter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ritter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Topless on the side of the head.
Ritter throws a shot from downtown. Topless moves away and avoids it.
Ritter throws a hook but Topless avoids it easily.
Ritter misses the shot to the body.
Ritter looks for a takedown but Topless sprawls well.
A big right from Ritter misses.
Ritter misses with a looping left.
Topless slips under a jab from Ritter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mondo Topless really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Topless moves into the clinch successfully.
Ritter's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ritter dodges an elbow strike from Topless.
Topless pushes off an throws an elbow but Ritter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Ritter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ritter looks to land a right hand but Topless moved out of range.
Topless throws a leg kick which misses Ritter's front leg but catches the back leg as Ritter tries to avoid it.
Ritter throws a body punch but Topless moves out of range.
Ritter looks to throw the jab but Topless is out of range.
Topless tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Topless throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritter thows a left - swing and a miss!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ritter.
Topless scores with a head kick.
Topless ducks under a wild hook from Ritter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Topless scores with a head kick.
Ritter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Topless tries to clinch up.
Ritter misses the jab.
Topless tries to score with a low kick but Ritter moves his leg out of the way.
Topless slips a straight right by Ritter.
Topless throws a head kick that half lands.
Ritter misses with a straight left.
Ritter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ritter throws a hook but Topless blocks it.
Topless throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Topless drives through and clinches with Ritter against the cage.
Topless lands an elbow that stopped Ritter in his tracks for a moment.
Topless throws an elbow that misses.
Ritter takes an elbow to the temple.

Ritter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ritter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritter checks a leg kick.
Franz Ritter is winning the standup battle so far.
Ritter misses with a hook.
Ritter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Topless lands a head kick!
Topless slips under a jab from Ritter.
Ritter throws a lazy right hand but Topless sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ritter keeps the fight on the outside.

Topless gets caught flat footed, as Ritter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

Ritter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ritter lands a couple of digs.
Ritter cracks Topless with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ritter trying to control but Topless is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ritter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Topless looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ritter is one step ahead there.
Topless keeping moving, preventing Ritter from controlling successfully.
Ritter thows a big elbow that misses.
Ritter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Topless has momentary wrist control but Ritter slips an elbow through the middle.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ritter waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Topless.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Topless ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Topless attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Topless clinches up against the cage.
Topless throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ritter blocks an elbow strike.
Ritter avoiding damage as Topless throws knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Ritter.
Topless throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Topless misses with a knee to the head.
Ritter is trying to break the clinch but Topless has him pressed against the cage.
Ritter wants to break free but Topless has control.
Ritter lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Ritter.
Ritter is trying to break the clinch but Topless has him pressed against the cage.
Ritter can't break the clinch.
A short right from Ritter.
Ritter is looking to break free of the clinch but Topless has double underhooks.
Ritter has Topless pressed against the cage.
Ritter can't break the clinch.
Ritter is trying to break the clinch but Topless has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Franz Ritter will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Topless pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Topless is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Topless.
Topless bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Topless keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ritter.
Ritter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Topless throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Topless wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ritter waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Topless.

Topless darts in and clinches Ritter up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ritter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Topless throws a hook to the side of Ritter's head but Ritter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ritter fails with a takedown attempt.
Ritter looks to land a right hand but Topless moved out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Topless finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Ritter scores with a takedown into Topless's guard.
Topless trying to strike off his back.
Topless trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Topless bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ritter's guard.
Topless in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ritter tries to strike from the bottom.
Topless must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Ritter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ritter lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Ritter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ritter wants to sweep here but Topless controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Topless manages to get himself to full guard.
Ritter wants to control from the top but Topless keeps moving.
Topless has his hands on Ritter's head, controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Topless is on top in guard.
Topless is looking to work some ground and pound but Ritter has wrist control.
Ritter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Topless in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ritter wants to sweep but no luck.
Ritter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Topless's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Topless tries to free his leg and advance position but Ritter is retaining full guard.
Ritter working a defensive guard here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ritter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Topless.
Topless misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ritter throws a jab but it's blocked by Topless.
Ritter tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Topless throws and low kick but Ritter moves out of range easily.
Topless is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ritter rather than just go for the knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Topless displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ritter throws out the jab.
Topless throws a head kick that misses.
Topless tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Topless pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Topless uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ritter.
Ritter takes a swing at Topless's ribcage but misses.
Ritter throws a nice looking combination but Topless bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ritter throws a hook but Topless avoids it easily.
Mondo Topless has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ritter throws a series of punches but Topless moves out of range.
Topless scores with a push kick.

Topless moves into range and clinches up with Ritter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Topless throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Topless.
Topless prevents Ritter from breaking the clinch.
Ritter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Topless has him pressed against the cage.
Franz Ritter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ritter avoids the elbow strike from Topless, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mondo Topless.
I think Ritter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 48:47
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 48:47
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franz Ritter!
Franz Ritter retains his lightweight title!