PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Rykov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Tebow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tebow comes into a darkened arena with his song building. God's Gonna Cut You Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Alexey Rykov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rykov
vs
Tebow

200 cm
29
272 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

191 cm
29
240 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Russian Top Team Nutrition

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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexey Rykov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tim Tebow!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tebow wants to clinch up but Rykov keeps it at a distance.
Tebow with a hook.
Rykov throws a sloppy body shot
and Tebow counters with a left to the body.
Rykov looks to throw the jab but Tebow is out of range.
Rykov swings for the body but Tebow moves out of range.
Rykov misses with an uppercut.
Rykov scores with a jab to the body.
Rykov throws a jab but it's blocked by Tebow.
Tebow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rykov.
Rykov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tebow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rykov.
Rykov loads up on a big right hand but Tebow slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tebow misses with the combination.
Tebow looks to throw the jab but Rykov is out of range.
Tebow is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rykov.
Rykov throws an overhand right that lands on Tebow's shoulder, as Tebow tries to avoid the shot.
Tebow thows a body shot but no joy.
Tebow throws a series of punches but Rykov moves out of range.
Tebow defending well as Rykov loads up on a big left hand.
Tebow falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Rykov to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tebow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rykov throws a series of punches but Tebow moves out of range.
Tebow throws a body punch but Rykov moves out of range.
Tebow has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tebow there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rykov looks to score with a jab to the body but Tebow is just out of range.
Tebow looks to throw the jab but Rykov is out of range.
Tebow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rykov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rykov throws a lazy uppercut

and Tebow moves into the clinch.
Rykov lands a hook that snaps the head of Tebow backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rykov can't find room to land a body shot as Tebow controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Rykov fails to land.
Tebow working aggressively here.
Rykov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Tebow.
Tebow lands a hook that snaps the head of Rykov backwards.
Rykov pushes Tebow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tebow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tebow misses with a body punch.
Rykov prevents a body shot from Tebow.
Tebow tries to work over Rykov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Tebow.
Tebow misses with the head strike.
Tebow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rykov looking to slow down the pace here.
Tebow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rykov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tebow backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rykov.
Rykov working hard to break the clinch.
Rykov misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tebow.
Tebow struggles to land a body shot inside as Rykov controls his hands.
Rykov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Rykov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rykov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tebow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Alexey Rykov has been cut.
Tebow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rykov at a distance.
Alexey Rykov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rykov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tebow throws out a loose jab but Rykov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tebow dips to his left and cracks Rykov with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tim Tebow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexey Rykov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tebow connects with a body shot.
Rykov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Tebow to counter with a crisp jab.
Rykov misses with a looping right.
Tebow throws an off balance right hand
and Rykov counters with a stiff right hand.
Rykov misses with a looping right.
Tebow moves away from the strike by Rykov.
Rykov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rykov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tebow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rykov manages to avoid it.
Rykov cracks Tebow's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Tebow slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Rykov can do further damage! This one is done, son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexey Rykov!