PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Planck (ranked 2984 p4p, 3514 weight class) and Tommi Ritola (ranked 345 p4p, 390 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Planck
vs
Ritola

184 cm
28
272
5 - 3 - 0

200 cm
21
265
3 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Carnage

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Planck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Ritola!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritola misses with a body punch
enabling Planck to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Ritola misses the target.
Ritola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Planck.
Ritola throws a head kick but Planck moves out of range.
Planck swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Planck fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Planck drives through and clinches with Ritola against the cage.
Ritola missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Planck.
Ritola looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Planck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Planck lands a nice uppercut.
Planck working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ritola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Planck.
Planck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Planck breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ritola takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ritola looks winded!
Ritola shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

It looks like Tommi Ritola has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Planck scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Planck connects with a body shot that sends Ritola's belly button to the back.

Planck feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ritola sprawling to the canvas! Ritola rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Planck finish him?!

Planck drops Ritola with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ritola looks back up at him and smiles so Planck waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Ritola is rocked!
Planck is looking to wear down Ritola with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
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!
A low kick from Ritola is predictable there
and Planck counters with a big left hand that crumples Ritola! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Max Planck!
After winning the bout, Max Planck thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.