PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Ritola (ranked 859 p4p, 3113 weight class) and Billy Williams (ranked 95 p4p, 312 weight class). Billy Williams is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Ritola
vs
Williams

200 cm
27
265
13 - 16 - 1

200 cm
35
270
27 - 21 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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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 13 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Ritola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Williams!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with a low kick as Ritola jumps back.
Ritola staying out of range there.
Ritola takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ritola throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Ritola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams throws a series of punches but Ritola avoids them all with ease.
A quick step to the side and Ritola tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ritola looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Ritola moves away and avoids it.
Ritola shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ritola sets himself, and Williams steps forward looking for the clinch! Ritola avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Williams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Williams digs a right hand into Ritola's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ritola's gas tank.
Williams throws an elbow but it misses.
Ritola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ritola lands a body shot in the clinch.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ritola is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Williams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ritola's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritola is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williams is defending well for now.
Ritola lands an uppercut.
Williams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Williams blocking some punches.
Ritola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
A short right from Williams on the inside.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ritola unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ritola missing with knees to the body.
Williams has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ritola seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Williams can turn it around.
Ritola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ritola takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ritola takes an elbow to the temple.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ritola.
Ritola avoids a wild elbow strike from Williams.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Williams.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ritola misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritola tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williams avoids it.
Ritola throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Ritola avoids a wild elbow strike from Williams.
Ritola lands a nice uppercut.
Ritola presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ritola tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Ritola back against the cage.
Williams prevents a body shot from Ritola.
Ritola blocks an elbow strike from Williams.
Williams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ritola throws a head punch that misses.
Ritola avoids a wild elbow strike from Williams.
Ritola lands an uppercut.
Williams lands an elbow inside that Ritola shrugs off.

It looks like Tommi Ritola has been cut.
Ritola using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Williams looks winded!
Williams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ritola trying to land knees to the body.
Williams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ritola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams trying to stall but Ritola improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Ritola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams stalling in the clinch.
Ritola lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Ritola has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Williams is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ritola.
Ritola misses with a punch on the inside.
Ritola lands a right hand.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ritola is defending well for now.
Ritola throws a head punch that misses.
Williams lands a nice uppercut.
Ritola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ritola misses with a punch to the body.
Ritola scores with a nice hook to the head.
Williams lands a nice elbow.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
Williams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams blocks a body shot from Ritola.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ritola obliges.
Ritola working Williams over with knees to the body.
Ritola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Ritola throws a head punch that misses.
Williams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ritola lands a right hand.
Ritola lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ritola misses with a punch to the body.
Ritola misses with a punch to the body.
Ritola gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ritola lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Ritola lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ritola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ritola trying to land knees to the body.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Williams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Williams pushes off an throws an elbow but Ritola leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Ritola avoids the damage to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tommi Ritola will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommi Ritola's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That kick from Williams tenderised Ritola's leg. Ritola is trying to keep his angry face on.
Williams avoids the head kick by Ritola.
Williams misses with a body shot
and Ritola counters with an outside leg kick.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ritola throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Ritola.
Ritola looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Williams is looking to clinch but Ritola is avoiding it.
Williams swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ritola fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams lunges at Ritola with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ritola's hand.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Ritola pushes him off.
Ritola tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ritola tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Williams rushes Ritola and presses him up against the cage.
Ritola blocks an elbow strike from Williams.
Ritola tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Ritola back against the cage.
Ritola throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ritola scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Ritola fails to land.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams controlling the action here for a moment.
Ritola blocks a body shot from Williams.
Ritola tries to stall but Williams uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Williams lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ritola scores with a nice short uppercut.
Williams lands a nice elbow.
Ritola letting Williams take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritola takes an elbow to the forehead.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Ritola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Ritola lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Ritola fails to land.
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Ritola.
Ritola softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tommi Ritola has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ritola is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ritola's defenses.
Ritola avoids the elbow strike from Williams, against the cage.
Ritola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ritola lands a nice uppercut.
Ritola has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Ritola avoids the damage to the body.
Ritola struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Williams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Williams tries to work over Ritola's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Ritola is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williams is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ritola as Williams tries to tie him up.
Ritola lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Williams - that landed with a thud.
Ritola trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Williams.
Williams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Tommi Ritola's cut is getting worse.
Williams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ritola blocks a body shot from Williams.
Williams pushes off an throws an elbow but Ritola leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Williams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Ritola fails to land.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritola lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ritola works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ritola makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Williams is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Williams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Williams lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ritola misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ritola scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ritola trying to land knees to the body.
Ritola landing knees to the body.
Ritola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Ritola missing with knees to the body.
Ritola blocks an elbow strike from Williams.
Ritola avoids a wild elbow strike from Williams.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ritola swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tommi Ritola will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommi Ritola's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ritola chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williams can pounce on him.

Williams closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short left from Ritola.
Ritola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Ritola lands a left hand.
Ritola takes an elbow to the temple.
Williams taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ritola scores with a shoulder strike.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ritola swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ritola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritola takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ritola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ritola lands a left hand.
Ritola misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ritola scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Ritola tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
Williams has Ritola pushed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritola lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ritola.
Ritola scores a nice knee to the body.
Williams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Williams tries a body shot but Ritola blocks it.
Williams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Williams avoiding damage as Ritola throws knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ritola is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williams is defending well for now.
A right handed body shot lands from Ritola.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ritola avoids a wild elbow strike from Williams.
Williams takes a knee to the side of the body.
Still in the clinch, Ritola scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ritola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams misses with an elbow over the top.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ritola looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritola working Williams over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ritola wants to stall.
Ritola lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Ritola blocks an elbow strike.
Ritola lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ritola misses with some punches.
Ritola tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Williams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Williams tries to stall but Ritola uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ritola lands a right hand.
Williams tries to work over Ritola's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Ritola.
Ritola working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ritola.
Ritola tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Williams.
Ritola misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Williams throws an elbow but misses.
Ritola avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Williams lands an elbow just above Ritola 's eye.
Ritola blocks an elbow strike from Williams.
Williams throws an elbow that misses.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Ritola in his tracks for a moment.
Ritola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Williams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Williams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Tommi Ritola is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams tries a body shot but Ritola blocks it.
Williams misses with an elbow strike.
Ritola avoids the elbow strike from Williams, against the cage.
Ritola blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams throws an elbow but it misses.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ritola avoids a wild elbow strike from Williams.
Williams throws an elbow but it misses.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Ritola controls his hands.
Williams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Williams wants to stall.
Billy Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.

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 Tommi Ritola.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ritola, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommi Ritola!