PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raidu Ruumets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards comes to the cage accompanied by Fancy Pants. Cliff Richards could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Raidu Ruumets's chin.

Richards
vs
Ruumets

195 cm
24
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Resistance

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cliff Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raidu Ruumets!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Richards tries to keep at a distance but Ruumets has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ruumets doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Richards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruumets manages to avoid it.
Ruumets slips a straight right by Richards.

Ruumets closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Richards content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Richards has Ruumets pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ruumets manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Richards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richards shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ruumets but Ruumets pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Richards jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Ruumets clinches up against the cage.
Richards taking a breather.
Richards wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ruumets has him pressed against the cage.
Richards tries to break free but Ruumets pushes him back against the cage.
Richards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruumets stalling against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Ruumets.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.
Richards jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ruumets walks away with a smile on his face. Richards gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cliff Richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards throws a poor cross that misses

and Ruumets counters with a crisp right hand that drops Richards! Ruumets lets Richards back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

It looks like Cliff Richards has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruumets shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cliff Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruumets shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jab from Richards.
Richards doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Ruumets has managed to clinch.
Richards trying to control the position but instead, Ruumets has worked for underhooks and has pushed Richards into the cage.
Ruumets is pressed up against the cage. Richards has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ruumets down to the mat. Ruumets avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Richards misses with a combination
and Ruumets makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Richards is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ruumets closes the distance and clinches.
Ruumets lands a shot to the body.
Ruumets slows down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Ruumets.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruumets.

Richards breaks the clinch.
Richards throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Ruumets counters by moving into the clinch.
Ruumets lands a left hand that snaps the head of Richards backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruumets lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Ruumets.
Ruumets lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ruumets lands a right hand.
Ruumets taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruumets creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ruumets lands with a right to the head.
Ruumets scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ruumets lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Ruumets.
Ruumets lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruumets lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Ruumets.
Ruumets cracks Richards with a nice body shot.
Ruumets lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Ruumets.
Good body shot from Ruumets.
Ruumets misses with the head strike.
Ruumets presses Richards against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruumets.
Ruumets lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ruumets lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Richards misses with some punches.
Ruumets lands with a left to the head.
Ruumets lands a left hand that snaps the head of Richards backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards misses with the head strike.
Ruumets doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruumets doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruumets prevents a body shot from Richards.
Ruumets lands with a light punch inside.
Ruumets lands a right hand that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Ruumets has a couple of punches blocked by Richards.
Ruumets digs a right hand underneath Richards's ribcage. Richards let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ruumets lands a left hand that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Ruumets stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ruumets throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ruumets gets through Richards's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruumets is working Richards over against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ruumets.
Good body shot from Ruumets.
Ruumets pushes Richards back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruumets swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruumets lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Richards.
A short uppercut from Ruumets.
Ruumets lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ruumets lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Ruumets.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ruumets lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ruumets misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Ruumets.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruumets.
Ruumets lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Richards.
Ruumets lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Richards or not.
Ruumets lands an uppercut.
Ruumets scores with a shot to the side of Richards's head.
Ruumets makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ruumets scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruumets lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ruumets scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruumets has Richards pressed against the cage.
Ruumets pushes Richards back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ruumets makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Richards looking to stall.
Ruumets displaying some good clinch control by pressing Richards up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruumets working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Richards is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Richards wants to get back to striking at distance but Ruumets won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raidu Ruumets dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cliff Richards's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Richards throws a right hand that misses

and Ruumets holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ruumets works on Richards's body with a couple of short punches.
Richards misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruumets.
Richards is leaning against Ruumets and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ruumets works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ruumets scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruumets presses Richards against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ruumets scores with a shot to the side of Richards's head.
Ruumets lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Ruumets lands a body shot.
Richards takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Ruumets.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ruumets.
Ruumets presses Richards against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Ruumets on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Ruumets as the two fighters clinch.
Ruumets has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruumets.
Ruumets stalls.
Ruumets throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Richardss head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruumets lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ruumets throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruumets lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruumets.
Ruumets gets through Richards's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ruumets lands a right hand that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Ruumets throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Richardss head.
Ruumets lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Richards tries a body shot but Ruumets blocks it.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruumets lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ruumets digs a right hand underneath Richards's ribcage. Richards let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ruumets lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ruumets lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Richards or not.
A body shot lands from Ruumets.
Ruumets lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruumets.
Ruumets cracks Richards with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruumets is leaning against Richards and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Ruumets.
Ruumets lands a left hand.
Ruumets's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Raidu Ruumets seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruumets lands a left hand.
Richards can't break the clinch.
Richards fails to pull guard.
Ruumets lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Ruumets.
Ruumets lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Richards is trying to break the clinch but Ruumets is controlling him.
Richards lands a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ruumets.
Ruumets lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Ruumets.
Ruumets digs a right hand into Richards's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Richards's gas tank.
Ruumets lands with a light punch inside.
Ruumets stalling the fight.
Ruumets works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Ruumets as the two fighters clinch.
Ruumets is working Richards over against the cage.
Ruumets lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ruumets digs a right hand underneath Richards's ribcage. Richards let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ruumets working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ruumets manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Good body shot from Ruumets.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruumets pushes Richards back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruumets lands with a right to the head.
Ruumets lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ruumets lands with a left to the head.
Ruumets prevents Richards from breaking the clinch.
Ruumets scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ruumets lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ruumets scores with a hook to the body.
Richards's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ruumets makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ruumets blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruumets presses Richards against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ruumets gets through Richards's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruumets.
A short right from Ruumets on the inside.
Good body shot from Ruumets.
Richards takes a shot to the head.
Ruumets presses Richards against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ruumets works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruumets scores with a hook to the body.
Ruumets lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Ruumets - that landed with a thud.
Ruumets makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ruumets scores with a hook to the body.
Ruumets lands a left hand that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Ruumets lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ruumets stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ruumets lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
A short right from Ruumets.
Ruumets lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Ruumets lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ruumets lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Ruumets.
Ruumets scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruumets works on Richards's body with a couple of short punches.
Richards looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruumets pushes Richards back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ruumets lands with a right to the head.
Ruumets lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ruumets will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Richards up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Richards's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raidu Ruumets showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cliff Richards's cut.
That's time! Richards's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A slow jab from Ruumets misses its intended target.

Ruumets moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ruumets tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Richards's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruumets.
Ruumets doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.
Ruumets misses with some punches.
Richards swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Richards breaks from the clinch.

Richards moves into the clinch successfully.
Richards will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ruumets up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Richards scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ruumets doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruumets can't find room to land a body shot as Richards controls the action.
Ruumets gets through Richards's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ruumets misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruumets softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ruumets lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Richards or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruumets controls his hands.
Ruumets swings wildly with an uppercut but Richards uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Ruumets.
A nice right hand lands inside from Richards.

It looks like Raidu Ruumets has been cut.
Ruumets has a couple of punches blocked by Richards.
Richards tries to circle away but Ruumets has him pinned against the cage.
Richards trying to stall but Ruumets improves his position.
Richards blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Ruumets on the inside.
Ruumets lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Richards is looking to control Ruumets's arms but Ruumets gets an underhook and turns him. Now Richards has his back to the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ruumets working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Richards tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ruumets just stands there and leans against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Ruumets.
A bit of stalling here from Ruumets.
A short left from Ruumets.
Ruumets lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ruumets gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ruumets fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruumets stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cliff Richards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruumets lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruumets is leaning against Richards and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ruumets pushes Richards back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Ruumets.
Ruumets lands with a short shot to the head.
Ruumets scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ruumets fails to land.
Richards blocks an uppercut.
Richards tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cliff Richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruumets scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ruumets.
Ruumets lands with a right to the head.

Richards is rocked!
Ruumets's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch on the inside from Ruumets fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ruumets as Richards tries to tie him up.
Ruumets working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ruumets displaying some good clinch control by pressing Richards up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ruumets.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruumets scores with a hook to the body.
Ruumets lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ruumets digs a right hand into Richards's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Richards's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruumets.
Ruumets lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Ruumets stalls.
Ruumets lands a body shot.
Raidu Ruumets is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ruumets makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ruumets lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruumets creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ruumets.
Ruumets lands an uppercut.
Ruumets works on Richards's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Ruumets.
Richards is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ruumets gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ruumets lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ruumets pushes Richards back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruumets working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ruumets's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ruumets lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ruumets fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Richards.
Ruumets prevents a body shot from Richards.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruumets.
Ruumets lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruumets.
Richards looking to stall.
Ruumets is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short uppercut from Ruumets.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Richards wants to get back to striking at distance but Ruumets won't allow it.

Richards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richards swings widly with a right hand
and Ruumets counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Richards thinking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raidu Ruumets comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ruumets 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 25:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raidu Ruumets!