PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monty Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MSgt. Rupert Ritzik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rupert Ritzik. Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Monster by Skillet. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Brown
vs
Rupert Ritzik

191 cm
34
270 lbs
23 - 13 - 0

186 cm
30
265 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Monty Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, MSgt. Rupert Ritzik!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Brown checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Ritzik misses its intended target.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ritzik misses with a right hand
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ritzik walks into a left hand.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Ritzik.
We've been informed that Ritzik has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Brown shoots for a takedown but Ritzik saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ritzik throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Ritzik saw that one coming.
Ritzik does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ritzik has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brown finds it's way round the side to connect with Ritzik's head.
A jab lands there for Brown.
Ritzik moves away from the strike by Brown.
Ritzik throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brown.
Ritzik dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brown. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ritzik jabs Brown to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ritzik can pounce on him.
Ritzik lands a jab.
Jab, jab by Ritzik - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ritzik looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ritzik lands an overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ritzik in his tracks.
Brown misses with a straight left.
A left lands for Ritzik.
Ritzik misses with an uppercut.
That kick from Ritzik tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ritzik, right into the meat.
Donk. Brown catches Ritzik right on the button with a cross.
Ritzik takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A left lands for Brown.
Ritzik throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Brown 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.
A lazy left from Ritzik finds it's target.
Ritzik closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ritzik misses with a wild combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Brown checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brown is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ritzik misses with a looping left.
Ritzik moves away from the strike by Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritzik shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Ritzik.
Ritzik scores with a jab.
Ritzik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Ritzik slips a jab from Brown.
Brown moves away from the strike by Ritzik.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brown.
Ritzik misses with a hook.
Ritzik is looking to slow Brown down with leg kicks.
Ritzik connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
Monty Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ritzik. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ritzik tries a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Ritzik connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ritzik thuds his right hand into Brown's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritzik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ritzik throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ritzik scores with a jab. Brown acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Brown instigates a clinch.
Ritzik has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown wants to take the fight to the mat but Ritzik manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monty Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Ritzik.
Ritzik scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ritzik struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Ritzik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Ritzik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

MSgt. Rupert Ritzik dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ritzik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Ritzik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ritzik looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Ritzik lands a leg kick that knocks Brown off balance momentarily.
Ritzik throws a leg kick but Brown moved away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ritzik, right into the meat.
Brown shoots in for a double leg but Ritzik sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brown shoots in for a double leg but Ritzik sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ritzik lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monty Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ritzik lands with a straight right. Brown didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Ritzik sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Ritzik.
Ritzik scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brown doesn't seem bothered though.
Ritzik connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ritzik.
Brown tries to clinch but Ritzik moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Brown jabs Ritzik right on the nose. Ritzik blinks but takes it well.
Ritzik staying out of range there.
Nice shot by Ritzik.
The fighters circling - Ritzik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ritzik connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ritzik doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Ritzik moved out of range.
Brown misses with a hook
and Ritzik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.
Ritzik lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Ritzik cracks Brown with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ritzik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brown is defended easily by Ritzik.
Brown avoids a kick to the body.
Ritzik throws a big shot that misses.
Ritzik throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Brown. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ritzik slips under a jab from Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritzik lands a leg kick that knocks Brown off balance momentarily.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ritzik rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Brown counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brown.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ritzik controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Ritzik trying to control the position here.
Ritzik is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ritzik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritzik keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
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!

OK we're going to have a standup here. MSgt. Rupert Ritzik hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Brown blocks a low kick nicely.
Ritzik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ritzik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Ritzik misses with a wild body shot.
Brown walks into a stiff left hand from Ritzik.
Brown shoots for a takedown but Ritzik saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ritzik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Ritzik misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Ritzik moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

MSgt. Rupert Ritzik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Brown throws a lazy right hand but Ritzik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ritzik scoring well with a low kick there.
Brown pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ritzik back to the cage. Brown follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ritzik misses with a straight right.
Ritzik scoring well with a low kick there.
Ritzik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ritzik throws out the jab.
Ritzik jabs at Brown's body.
Ritzik lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown throws a hook but Ritzik blocks it.
Ritzik goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ritzik uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brown has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown checks a low kick from Ritzik.
Ritzik takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Some bone on bone action there as Brown checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ritzik. Those never looked like landing.
Ritzik connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brown takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
MSgt. Rupert Ritzik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Ritzik finds it's way through Brown's defenses.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ritzik.
Brown scores with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ritzik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ritzik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ritzik throws a front kick that sends Brown stumbling back into the cage.
Ritzik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Monty Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ritzik was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown moves forwards but Ritzik connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ritzik darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Brown is rocked!
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Ritzik.
Brown paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab lands there for Ritzik.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ritzik scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown checks a low kick from Ritzik.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
A big left from Brown misses.
Ritzik walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brown misses with a left hand
letting Ritzik counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritzik wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Ritzik.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Ritzik moves forwards but Brown connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brown darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

It looks like MSgt. Rupert Ritzik has been cut.
Ritzik circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Brown to the canvas! Brown doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Ritzik keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). MSgt. Rupert Ritzik!
MSgt. Rupert Ritzik decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.