PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toni Ricester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Oliwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricester comes to the cage accompanied by War Vince DiCola. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ricester
vs
Oliwa

190 cm
23
172 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

178 cm
21
173 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Ricester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fedor Oliwa!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ricester scores with a takedown into Oliwa's guard.
Ricester would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Oliwa is looking for a triangle but Ricester pushes his legs off easily.

Ricester stands up from Oliwa's guard - Ricester perhaps looking for a knockout.

Oliwa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Oliwa lands in his opponent's guard.
Oliwa won't allow Ricester to get back to his feet.

Oliwa drops back looking for a leg! Ricester is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ricester manages to kick Oliwa off! Oliwa jumps back into Ricester's guard.
Ricester is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Oliwa is controlling him.
Ricester trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Ricester wriggles free and stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliwa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ricester avoids it really well and circles away.

Ricester fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Oliwa sprawls well initially but Ricester persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Oliwa wants to improve his position but Ricester is controlling well.
Oliwa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Oliwa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ricester wants to stand but Oliwa is controlling his posture from full guard.

Oliwa is working an open guard so Ricester takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Toni Ricester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricester is breathing heavily.
Ricester has his takedown stuffed

and Oliwa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Oliwa in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Ricester tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Oliwa!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fedor Oliwa!