PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khun Rayn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Charyak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Rayn
vs
Charyak

190 cm
26
212 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

190 cm
26
215 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Khun Rayn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Charyak!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charyak keeps the fight on the outside.
Charyak takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rayn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rayn throws an off balance right hand
and Charyak counters with a leg kick.
Rayn throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rayn misses with a double jab
and Charyak counters with a nice uppercut.
Rayn wants to land a leg kick but Charyak is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Charyak.
Charyak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayn scores with a nice body kick.
Rayn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rayn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Charyak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Charyak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Charyak throws a good cross that connects.
Rayn chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Charyak drives through and clinches with Rayn against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charyak is working Rayn over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charyak tries a body shot but Rayn blocks it.
Charyak misses with a body punch.
Rayn'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.
Charyak cracks Rayn with a nice body shot.
Charyak tries to throw a body punch but Rayn avoids it by throwing Charyak back against the cage.
Charyak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rayn lands with a light punch inside.
Charyak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rayn avoids it.
Charyak misses with a punch to the body.
Rayn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Charyak up against the cage.

Rayn breaks from the clinch.
Charyak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rayn wants to clinch but Charyak slips to the side

and Charyak counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charyak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Rayn.

Rayn manages to break the clinch.
Charyak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Charyak scores with a leg kick.
Charyak lands a jab-cross combination.
Charyak tries to clinch there but Rayn circles away.
Rayn throws a lazy right hand but Charyak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rayn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Charyak.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rayn.

Charyak fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rayn, pushing him back against the cage.
Charyak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rayn tries to work over Charyak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Charyak.
Charyak lands with a short shot to the head.
Charyak misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Charyak tightens his grip and picks Rayn up, before dumping him to the ground. Rayn manages to land in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Charyak with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charyak looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rayn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Charyak dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rayn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rayn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charyak moves away.
Charyak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rayn throws out the jab.
Rayn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Charyak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rayn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Charyak on the side of the head.
Khun Rayn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rayn throws a poor cross that misses
letting Charyak counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Rayn.
Brad Charyak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rayn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayn throws a wild body kick that Charyak sees coming a mile off.
Charyak blocks a head kick by Rayn.
Rayn looks to land a right hand but Charyak moved out of range.
Khun Rayn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Charyak moves out of range of the body kick.
Rayn fails to land with a series of punches.
Rayn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Charyak throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rayn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rayn thows a body kick. Charyak tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Charyak checks a low kick from Rayn.
Charyak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rayn.
Charyak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rayn.
Rayn blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charyak sizes up Rayn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rayn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Rayn misses.
Rayn throws a jab when Charyak was well out of range.
Rayn throws a front kick aimed at Charyak's knee but Charyak avoids it well.
Rayn misses with the combination.
Rayn chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Charyak checks it well.
A punch combination from Rayn misses.
Rayn swings for the body but Charyak moves out of range.
Charyak swats away the attempt to clinch by Rayn.
Rayn misses with a hook.
Rayn throws a jab but it's blocked by Charyak.
Rayn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khun Rayn dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Charyak throws a right and a left that Rayn avoids nicely.
Rayn throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The fighters circling - Rayn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Charyak walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rayn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Charyak tries to move into range but Rayn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rayn works Charyak's body with a nice hook.
Rayn fakes the leg kick and cracks Charyak in the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rayn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Charyak has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rayn.
Charyak misses with a right hand
and Rayn counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A big right from Rayn misses.
Rayn motions for Charyak to come forward. Rayn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Rayn misses
and Charyak counters with a good, hard body kick but Rayn shrugs it off.
Rayn misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayn looks to score with a jab to the body but Charyak is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Charyak misses.
Charyak tries to score with a low kick but Rayn moves his leg out of the way.
Charyak slips under a jab.
A jab from Rayn misses.
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!
Rayn throws a looping overhand right but Charyak ducks down to avoid it.
Rayn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Charyak misses with a hook. Rayn ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayn swats away the attempt to clinch by Charyak.
Charyak blocks a leg kick.
Charyak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rayn throws a solid leg kick but Charyak takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rayn.
Rayn throws a leg kick but Charyak sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rayn throws a lazy right hand but Charyak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayn lands a glancing blow to the side of Charyak's head.
Charyak throws a hook but Rayn avoids it easily.
Rayn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Charyak is able to avoid easily.
Charyak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Charyak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rayn thuds a left hand into Charyak's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rayn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rayn duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khun Rayn clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A solid leg kick lands there for Rayn.
Charyak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rayn.
Rayn throws a body punch but Charyak moves out of range.
Charyak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rayn throws a sloppy head kick
and Rayn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Charyak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rayn checks a leg kick.
Rayn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Charyak blocks the body kick.
Rayn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Charyak's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rayn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Charyak connects with a solid leg kick.
Charyak checks a leg kick.
Charyak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rayn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charyak throws a leg kick that misses.
Rayn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Charyak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Charyak does no damage.
Rayn lands with a good body shot.
Rayn takes a swing at Charyak's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Rayn misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayn throws a sloppy body shot
and Charyak counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Rayn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Charyak doesn't seem phased though.
Rayn misses with a wild body shot.
Rayn lands a right hook to the body.
Rayn throws a right hand that Charyak ducks under and follows up with a left that Charyak also avoids with ease.
Charyak staying out of range there.
Rayn motions for Charyak to come forward. Rayn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayn dips to his left and cracks Charyak with an uppercut!
An inside leg kick lands from Charyak.
Rayn with a jab.
Khun Rayn is winning the standup battle so far.
Rayn takes one on the button.
Charyak's corner calls for a 1-2. Charyak obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rayn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Charyak.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rayn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khun Rayn had his way with Brad Charyak in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Rayn throws a lazy body kick
and Charyak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Rayn misses its intended target.
No joy there for Charyak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rayn lands with a nice combination. Charyak backs away looking to recover.
Rayn misses with a body kick.
Rayn throws a hook but Charyak avoids it easily.

Charyak closes the distance and clinches.
Charyak is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rayn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charyak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rayn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rayn is looking to control Charyak's arms but Charyak gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rayn has his back to the cage.
Charyak throws a head punch that misses.
Charyak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Charyak throws a head punch that misses.
Charyak tries to throw a body punch but Rayn avoids it by throwing Charyak back against the cage.
Brad Charyak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Charyak digs a right hand into Rayn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rayn's gas tank.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Charyak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Charyak tries a body shot but Rayn blocks it.
Charyak lands a right hand.
Charyak putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rayn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charyak utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Charyak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Charyak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charyak lands an uppercut.
Charyak tries a body shot but Rayn blocks it.
Brad Charyak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayn looking to stall.
A short body shot lands from Charyak as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Charyak.
Rayn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Charyak is defending well for now.
Charyak lands with a right to the head.
Charyak misses with a knee strike.
Rayn misses with a body punch.
Charyak misses with a punch to the body.
Charyak cracks Rayn with a nice body shot.
Charyak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Charyak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rayn is trying to push Charyak away but Charyak has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A body shot lands from Charyak.
Charyak blocks an uppercut.
Rayn prevents a body shot from Charyak.
Charyak can't find room to land a body shot as Rayn controls the action.
Rayn misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Charyak.
A short left from Charyak.
Charyak looking to throw knees to the head but Rayn is blocking nicely.
Charyak lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rayn backwards.
Rayn is looking to control Charyak's arms but Charyak gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rayn has his back to the cage.
Charyak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rayn's elbow.
Charyak struggles to land a body shot inside as Rayn controls his hands.
Charyak lands with a short shot to the head.
Charyak with a knee to the head.
Charyak stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Charyak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rayn avoids it.
A short uppercut from Charyak.
Charyak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charyak misses with a punch to the body.
Charyak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Charyak misses with a knee strike.
Charyak swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayn throws a punch but it's blocked by Charyak.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charyak.
Charyak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rayn's elbow.
Charyak throws a head punch that misses.
Charyak tries a body shot but Rayn blocks it.
Rayn blocks a body shot from Charyak.
Rayn stalling in the clinch but Charyak improves position.
Charyak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rayn.
Charyak changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rayn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Charyak tries to move into range but Rayn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Charyak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rayn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 48:47
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 48:47
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khun Rayn!