PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rikz Montreal (ranked 5593 p4p, 3203 weight class) and Rado Ratsifa (ranked 0 p4p, 315 weight class). Rikz Montreal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Montreal
vs
Ratsifa

176 cm
18
130
1 - 1 - 0

169 cm
25
145
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rikz Montreal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rado Ratsifa!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Montreal tries to keep at a distance but Ratsifa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ratsifa lands with a short shot to the head.
Montreal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Ratsifa on the inside.
Montreal tries to throw a body punch but Ratsifa avoids it by throwing Montreal back against the cage.
Ratsifa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ratsifa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Montreals head.
Ratsifa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Ratsifa.
Ratsifa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ratsifa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ratsifa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ratsifa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Montreal backwards.
Montreal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ratsifa's elbow.
Montreal misses with a punch to the body.
Ratsifa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ratsifa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Montreal backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ratsifa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Montreal definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ratsifa lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Ratsifa.
Ratsifa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ratsifa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Montreals head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montreal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ratsifa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Montreal backwards.
Montreal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ratsifa.
Ratsifa lands a left hand.
Ratsifa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Montreals head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ratsifa.
Ratsifa lands a hook that snaps the head of Montreal backwards.
Ratsifa lands a hook that snaps the head of Montreal backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ratsifa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montreal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Ratsifa.
A short right from Ratsifa on the inside.
Ratsifa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Montreal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Montreal takes a shot to the head.
Ratsifa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Montreal backwards.
Ratsifa lands with a short shot to the head.
Ratsifa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratsifa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ratsifa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Montreal.
Montreal really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ratsifa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ratsifa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ratsifa.
A shot in the inside from Ratsifa.
Montreal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Ratsifa.
Ratsifa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Montreals head.
A shot in the inside from Ratsifa.
Ratsifa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Montreal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Montreal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ratsifa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ratsifa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ratsifa lands an uppercut.
Ratsifa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ratsifa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Montreal backwards.
Montreal tries a body shot but Ratsifa blocks it.
Ratsifa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Montreal backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Ratsifa.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ratsifa.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ratsifa.
Ratsifa is working Montreal over against the cage.
Ratsifa lands a hook that snaps the head of Montreal backwards.
A shot in the inside from Ratsifa.
Ratsifa lands an uppercut.

Montreal is rocked!
Montreal tries a body shot but Ratsifa blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Ratsifa.
Oh Montreal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ratsifa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ratsifa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ratsifa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Ratsifa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ratsifa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ratsifa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Montreals head.
Ratsifa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ratsifa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ratsifa lands with a left to the head.
Montreal misses with a body punch.
Ratsifa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ratsifa lands with a short shot to the head.
Montreal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ratsifa cracks Montreal with a nice body shot.
Ratsifa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ratsifa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ratsifa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ratsifa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Montreals head.
Ratsifa creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Montreal with a big uppercut! Montreal tries to clinch up but Ratsifa pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Montreal to the mat! Montreal covers up and Ratsifa unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rado Ratsifa!