PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruin Ritcey (ranked 896 p4p, 1129 weight class) and John Okafor (ranked 140 p4p, 165 weight class). Bruin Ritcey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Okafor's chin.

Ritcey
vs
Okafor

194 cm
27
260
8 - 2 - 0

199 cm
27
243
13 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruin Ritcey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ritcey. Okafor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ritcey misses the shot to the body.
Ritcey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okafor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okafor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Okafor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ritcey manages to avoid it.
Okafor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ritcey throws a jab when Okafor was well out of range.
A nice side step and Okafor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice cross by Ritcey.
Ritcey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okafor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Okafor throws a shot to the body.
Okafor throws a series of punches but Ritcey moves out of range.
Okafor misses the body punch

and Ritcey counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ritcey.
A nice right hand lands inside from Okafor.
Ritcey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Ritcey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Okafor.
Ritcey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ritcey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Okafor leaning his opponent against the cage.
Okafor tries to work over Ritcey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor wants to break free but Ritcey has control.
Okafor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Come on Okafor - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ritcey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Okafor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ritcey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Okafor is trying to push Ritcey away but Ritcey has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ritcey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Okafor backwards.
Okafor has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ritcey seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Okafor can turn it around.
Okafor is looking to control Ritcey's arms but Ritcey gets an underhook and turns him. Now Okafor has his back to the cage.
Okafor can't break the clinch.
Okafor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Our sources have told us that Ritcey has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Okafor takes an elbow to the temple.
Ritcey lands a hook that snaps the head of Okafor backwards.
Ritcey lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ritcey digs a right hand into Okafor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Okafor's gas tank.
Okafor looks winded!
Ritcey lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Ritcey as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ritcey scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritcey working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Okafor is rocked!
Okafor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Okafor is still on wobbly legs! Can Ritcey finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ritcey digs a right hand into Okafor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Okafor's gas tank.
Ritcey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Okafor seems to have recovered his senses.
Ritcey scores with a hook to the body.
Ritcey landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ritcey lands a nice elbow.
Okafor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ritcey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Okafor or not.
Ritcey pushes Okafor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Ritcey.
Ritcey creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Okafor with a big uppercut! Okafor tries to clinch up but Ritcey pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Okafor to the mat! Okafor covers up and Ritcey unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bruin Ritcey!
Bruin Ritcey tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.