PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Albert Ricci (ranked 1172 p4p, 138 weight class) and BM Websphere (ranked 974 p4p, 123 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Ricci
vs
Websphere

172 cm
37
140 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

175 cm
31
135 lbs
17 - 10 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Pit Bull Development

Threads of HARDCORE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert Ricci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, BM Websphere!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Websphere lands with an overhand left.
Websphere throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Websphere misses with a combination
and Ricci counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Websphere turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Websphere keeps Ricci at a distance using the push kick.
Websphere needs to keep his hands up - Ricci had a free shot at his head there.
Ricci swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Websphere avoids the head kick by Ricci.
Websphere bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ricci's head backwards.
Ricci takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ricci misses with a hook.
Ricci walks into a stiff left hand from Websphere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricci throws a head kick but Websphere moves out of range.
Ricci on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Websphere throws a body punch but Ricci moves out of range.
Websphere uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ricci.
Websphere fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ricci has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brotherhood MMA (16 ELITE COACHES) in the buildup to the fight.
Ricci throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Websphere jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Websphere. Ricci does a little dance to reset his feet.
Websphere fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ricci looks to score with a jab to the body but Websphere is just out of range.
Websphere tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ricci is able to avoid easily.
Ricci shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Websphere jabs Ricci to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ricci throws a right hand that misses
and Websphere counters with a straight right hand.
Websphere lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ricci's sensitive parts.
Ricci throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Websphere counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Websphere swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ricci scores with a nice right hand.
Websphere with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Websphere thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Ricci wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Websphere scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Websphere misses with a lunging right hand
and Ricci counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Websphere throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ricci sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Websphere with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ricci takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ricci throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Websphere tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ricci is able to avoid easily.
Ricci throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Websphere connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ricci fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Websphere uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ricci.
Websphere steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ricci.
Websphere lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Websphere takes one on the button.
Websphere is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ricci had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ricci misses with a head kick.
Ricci bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Websphere wants to slow Ricci down by chopping away at his legs.
Ricci misses with an uppercut
and Websphere cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ricci misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Websphere.
A slow jab from Websphere misses its intended target.
Nice jab there from Websphere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Websphere misses with a leg kick.
Websphere keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Websphere throws a body shot but no joy.
Websphere throws a right and a left that Ricci avoids nicely.
Ricci moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Websphere is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Websphere looks to land a left hand but Ricci moved out of range nicely.
Websphere avoids the body shot from Ricci.
Ricci gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ricci missing with a left hand there. Websphere was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Websphere, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Websphere tries to clinch there but Ricci circles away.
Ricci cracks Websphere with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Websphere moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ricci throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Websphere scoring well with a low kick there.
Ricci lands with a straight right. Websphere didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricci just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricci has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Websphere.
Ricci throws an off balance right hand
and Websphere counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice body punch from Websphere.
Websphere checks a leg kick nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ricci.
Ricci looks to score with a jab to the body but Websphere is just out of range.
Ricci slips a straight right by Websphere.
Websphere takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Websphere lands with a nice body punch.
Websphere scores with a jab to the jaw.
Websphere throws a leg kick but Ricci sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ricci walks into a stiff left hand from Websphere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Websphere looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Websphere ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ricci moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Ricci on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Websphere thows a left - swing and a miss!
Websphere has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ricci misses with an uppercut. Websphere saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Websphere misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BM Websphere dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ricci staying out of range there.
Websphere swings widly with a right hand
and Ricci counters with a stiff right hand.
Ricci misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the liver by Ricci. Beautiful body shot.
Ricci scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ricci tries to work over Websphere's front leg with a kick but Websphere checks it.
Websphere throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricci looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A bone on bone clash there as Websphere blocks the leg kick.
Websphere thumps Ricci with a low kick.
Ricci displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Websphere throws out the jab.
Ricci wants to land a leg kick but Websphere is out of range.
Ricci is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricci connects with an inside leg kick.
Ricci keeps the fight on the outside.
Ricci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Websphere.
Websphere misses with a looping left.
Ricci on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Websphere. Ricci does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricci lands a body shot.
Ricci slips a jab from Websphere.
Ricci scores with a head kick. Websphere tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Websphere fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ricci jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Websphere.
Ricci swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ricci swings for the body but Websphere moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Websphere.
Ricci appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ricci throws a low kick but it's checked well by Websphere.
A combination from Websphere does no damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Ricci blocks the leg kick.
Websphere misses with an uppercut. Ricci saw that one coming.
BM Websphere seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Websphere ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ricci moves away.
Ricci was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ricci.
Ricci uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Websphere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Websphere jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ricci might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Websphere throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Websphere connects with a looping right hand.
Websphere takes a swing at Ricci's ribcage but misses.
Ricci looks to throw the jab but Websphere is out of range.
Websphere looks to score with a jab to the body but Ricci is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Websphere misses the target.
Websphere throws a body punch but Ricci moves out of range.
Websphere lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ricci walks into a stiff left hand from Websphere.
Ricci lunges at Websphere with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Websphere's hand.
Websphere ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ricci fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Websphere checks it well.
Ricci moves away from the strike by Websphere.
Ricci turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Websphere misses with a left hand
and Ricci counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Websphere misses with a body shot.
Websphere checks a leg kick.
Ricci rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Websphere moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Websphere does no damage.
Websphere is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ricci takes a swing at Websphere's ribcage but misses.
Websphere lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ricci throws a jab when Websphere was well out of range.
Websphere throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ricci misses with a looping right.
Ricci scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ricci throws a leg kick but Websphere sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Websphere dodges the punch combination from Ricci.
Websphere slips a jab from Ricci.
Websphere cracks Ricci with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricci misses the jab.
Websphere is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Websphere has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Ricci.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ricci keeps the fight on the outside.
Websphere scores with a body shot.
Websphere dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Websphere misses with a straight left.
Websphere scores with a decent looking hook.
Ricci looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Websphere throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ricci went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A jab from Ricci misses.
Ricci avoids a punch combination nicely.
Websphere throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ricci ducks right into an uppercut from Websphere.
Websphere misses with a looping right.
Websphere throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ricci counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Websphere tries to clinch there but Ricci circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but BM Websphere will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Websphere shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from Ricci misses the target.
Websphere lands a leg kick that knocks Ricci off balance momentarily.
Websphere is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Websphere blocks a jab.
Ricci scores with a head kick.
Websphere throws a low kick but Ricci avoids it.
Ricci takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Websphere avoids the head kick by Ricci.

Websphere gets a clinch.

Ricci escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Websphere throws a hook but Ricci avoids it easily.
Ricci throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Websphere misses the jab.
Websphere thumps Ricci with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Websphere lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricci connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Websphere.
Ricci will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ricci throws a low kick but it's checked well by Websphere.
Websphere throws a hook to the side of Ricci's head but Ricci sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ricci avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Ricci on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ricci jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ricci thuds a left hand into Websphere's body.
Websphere throws a body shot but no joy.

Websphere rushes Ricci and presses him up against the cage.
Websphere throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riccis head.
Websphere throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riccis head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Websphere just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ricci's brow.

Ricci breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Websphere slips under a jab.
Ricci throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Albert Ricci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ricci throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Websphere sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Websphere paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ricci throws a hook but Websphere avoids it easily.
Websphere feints a counter leg kick.
Websphere misses with a low kick.
Websphere attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That kick from Ricci tenderised Websphere's leg. Websphere is trying to keep his angry face on.
Websphere is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ricci.
Ricci cracks Websphere with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice straight punches there by Ricci. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ricci.
Websphere blocks a head kick by Ricci.
Ricci misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Websphere.
Ricci throws a shot from downtown. Websphere moves away and avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ricci lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Websphere has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Websphere and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ricci throws a leg kick
and Websphere counters with a nice body shot.
Websphere lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ricci's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Websphere throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good shot there by Websphere.
Ricci misses with a looping left.
Good leg kick by Websphere there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Websphere dodges the punch combination from Ricci.
Ricci misses with a wild body shot.
BM Websphere is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Websphere.
Websphere swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ricci scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Websphere thuds his right hand into Ricci's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Websphere tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheers as Websphere lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ricci doesn't seem phased though.
Websphere connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ricci needs to keep his hands up - Websphere had a free shot at his head there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricci bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Websphere comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ricci misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Websphere releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ricci throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Websphere let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Websphere cracks Ricci with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Websphere fails in his attempt to clinch.
Websphere misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ricci.
Ricci swings for the body but Websphere moves out of range.
Websphere avoids a punch combination nicely.
Websphere throws a combination. Ricci tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd cheers as Websphere lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ricci doesn't seem phased though.
Ricci walks into a straight right hand from Websphere.
Websphere misses with a looping right.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to BM Websphere.
Well Websphere has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BM Websphere!