PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Ritchie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ritchie
vs
Jackson

188 cm
19
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anton Ritchie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Jackson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritchie swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Ritchie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ritchie throws a nice head kick!
Jackson is looking to clinch but Ritchie is avoiding it.
Ritchie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jackson circles away.
Ritchie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ritchie.
Ritchie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ritchie moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Ritchie is looking to clinch.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Ritchie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Ritchie.

Jackson drives through and clinches with Ritchie against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritchie working Jackson over with knees to the body.
Jackson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ritchie up against the cage.
Ritchie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Ritchie blocks it.

Ritchie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson closes the distance but Ritchie moves to the side
and Ritchie counters with a series of strikes. Jackson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jackson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ritchie counters with a series of strikes. Jackson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ritchie tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson closes the distance but Ritchie moves to the side

and Ritchie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jackson tries to kick Ritchie off but Ritchie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ritchie wants to pass the guard but Jackson is defending well.
Jackson is trying to stand.
Ritchie trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Ritchie stops Jackson from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackson kicks off Ritchie and gets to his feet.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anton Ritchie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ritchie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ritchie is breathing heavily.
Ritchie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jack Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jackson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ritchie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson wants to clinch
and Ritchie counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson tries to clinch up

and Ritchie counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jackson!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ritchie is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Ritchie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Jackson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ritchie.
Ritchie is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jackson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Jackson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ritchie is controlling him well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritchie trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.

Ritchie decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jackson tries to clinch
and Ritchie counters with a slapping leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ritchie.
Ritchie pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ritchie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ritchie, pushing him back against the cage.
Ritchie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Ritchie blocks with his arms.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Ritchie blocks with his arms.
Ritchie tries for a takedown but Jackson manages to get underhooks.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Ritchie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jackson pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Ritchie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Ritchie.
Jackson tries to clinch up

and Ritchie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Ritchie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson stalls.
Ritchie missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ritchie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Ritchie is blocking nicely.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson stalling.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ritchie. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Ritchie is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Ritchie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Jackson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Ritchie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ritchie tries to pull guard but Jackson holds him up against the cage and eventually Ritchie drops back down to his feet.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Ritchie blocks it.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritchie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ritchie trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ritchie fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritchie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Ritchie is blocking nicely.

Ritchie breaks from the clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch but Ritchie moves away
and Ritchie counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ritchie throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ritchie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ritchie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson tries to clinch but Ritchie moves away

and Ritchie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ritchie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ritchie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anton Ritchie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ritchie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jackson landing knees to the head.
Ritchie looking to slow down the pace here.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ritchie throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ritchie is trying to maintain a safe position but Jackson gets an underhook and turns Ritchie into the cage.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Ritchie blocks with his arms.

Ritchie breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ritchie throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Ritchie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ritchie wants to clinch

and Jackson counters by clinching up.
Ritchie is trying to stall.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ritchie tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Jack Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A knee to the head by Ritchie.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Ritchie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ritchie, 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Ritchie!