PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Ritola (ranked 872 p4p, 3011 weight class) and Billy Williams (ranked 113 p4p, 367 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Ritola
vs
Williams

200 cm
29
265
17 - 17 - 1

200 cm
37
270
29 - 24 - 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 17 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Ritola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Williams!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a lazy head kick
and Ritola counters with a nice leg kick.
We've been told by Ritola's head coaches at Ruttos gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A jab from Williams does it's job there.
Ritola stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Williams.

Ritola tries to keep at a distance but Williams has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ritola misses with a punch on the inside.
Ritola putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Williams in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ritola makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ritola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ritola tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williams avoids it.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Ritola avoids the damage to the body.
Ritola lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Williams.
Ritola lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ritola misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ritola creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ritola misses with some punches.
Williams stalling in the clinch but Ritola improves position.
Ritola lands a nice knee to the body.
Williams looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams blocking some punches.
Ritola lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ritola dodges an elbow strike from Williams.
Williams blocking some punches.
Ritola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams lands an elbow inside.
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 working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Nice elbow from Williams.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Williams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ritola's brow.
Ritola tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ritola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ritola lands with a short shot to the head.
Ritola lands a nice uppercut.
Ritola lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ritola lands with a short shot to the head.

Williams is rocked!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Williams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ritola's brow.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Ritola finish him?
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Ritola.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ritola avoids it.
Ritola working Williams over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritola missing with knees to the body.
Ritola throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ritola lands with a left to the head.
Ritola scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Ritola.
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Ritola.
Williams looking to stall.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ritola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams blocking some punches.
Ritola lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ritola landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ritola lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ritola misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Ritola controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ritola lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Ritola throws a head punch that misses.
Ritola lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Ritola tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
Ritola throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Ritola trying to land knees to the body.
Ritola working aggressively here.
Ritola makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ritola avoids the elbow strike from Williams, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ritola.
Ritola creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Williams's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Williams drops to his knees and Ritola pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommi Ritola!