PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Belo Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Rypien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Rypien told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Me
vs
Rypien

188 cm
22
186 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

181 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Belo Me!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Rypien!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rypien lands a head shot.
Rypien moves out of range of the body kick from Me.
Rypien jabs at Me's body.

Rypien closes the distance and pushes Me back into the cage.
Me is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rypien is leaning against Me and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Me wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rypien lands with a right to the head.
Me is trying to break free.
Rypien is looking to break free of the clinch but Me has double underhooks.
Rypien stops a takedown attempt from Me.
Rypien can't break the clinch.
Rypien avoids the elbow strike from Me, against the cage.
Rypien can't break the clinch.
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!
Me prevents Rypien from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rypien has Me pressed against the cage, preventing Me from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rypien is looking to break free of the clinch but Me has double underhooks.
Me is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rypien wants to get back to striking at distance but Me won't allow it.
Rypien stalling in the clinch.
Rypien keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Me's efforts to push away.
Me with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Me is trying to stall.
Rypien blocks an elbow strike.
Me throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rypien blocks it with crossed arms.

Rypien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rypien uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Me.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me is looking to clinch but Rypien is avoiding it.
Me looks to clinch
and Rypien counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rypien scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Me misses with a takedown
and Rypien counters with a right hand to the body.

Rypien rushes Me and presses him up against the cage.
Rypien lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Me is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Me looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rypien is trying to break the clinch but Me has him pressed against the cage.
Rypien is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rypien wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rypien wants to get back to striking at distance but Me won't allow it.
Me can't break the clinch.
Me trying to control the position but instead, Rypien has worked for underhooks and has pushed Me into the cage.
Me prevents Rypien from breaking the clinch.
Me is looking to break free of the clinch but Rypien has double underhooks.
Me is trying to stall.
Me wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rypien prevents Me from breaking the clinch.
Me tries to break free but Rypien pushes him back against the cage.
Me wants to stall.
Me has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Me looking to slow down the pace here.
Me landing knees to the body.
Rypien working hard to break the clinch.
Rypien stalling against the cage.
Rypien wants to break free but Me has control.
Rypien tries to circle away but Me has him pinned against the cage.
Rypien wants to break the clinch but can't.
Me keeps control of Rypien as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Me is trying to force a seperation but Rypien has the dominant position.

Me breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rypien misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Rypien dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Me takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rypien with a nice cross.
Me fails with an attempt to clinch.
Me shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rypien as he jumps to the side.
Rypien scores with a hook.
Me tries to clinch there but Rypien circles away.
Rypien misses the shot to the body.
Me doesn't manage to clinch there - Rypien circles away.
Rypien is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Me rather than just go for the knockout.
Me closes the distance looking to clinch

and Rypien counters with a single leg into guard. Me didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Me looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rypien passes into half guard.
Rypien takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Me is trying to get back to full guard.
Rypien content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Me wants to get back to his feet.
Rypien content to control rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Me looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rypien trying to control the pace.
Me tries to roll over but Rypien keeps him under control.
Me wants to get back to full guard but Rypien has mounted him!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rypien controlling the position easily from mount.
Rypien wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Rypien controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Me looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Rypien is riding his opponent, not letting Me buck him off.
Me can't escape the position.
Me looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Rypien showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Rypien fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Me manages to avoid it.
Rypien throws out a powerful jab.
Belo Me is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Rypien gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Me tries to land a knee to the head but Rypien blocks with his arms.
Rypien controlling the action here for a moment.

Me escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Me fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rypien connects with a body shot that sends Me's belly button to the back.
Me shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rypien as he jumps to the side.
Rick Rypien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rypien.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Rypien stalls from top position.
Rick Rypien is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rick Rypien was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rypien's jab looks to have found its range, popping Me under the eye.
Rypien fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rypien lands with a right hand.
Rypien lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Rypien shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Me is looking for a triangle but Rypien pushes his legs off easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rypien wants to pass the guard but Me is keeping the position.

Me looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rypien passes into half guard.
Rypien seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me tries to roll over but Rypien keeps him under control.
Rypien is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Me can't escape the position.
Rypien controlling from the full mount.
Me is looking to improve his position but Rypien isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rypien stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Rypien circles away from the clinch attempt

and Rypien holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Me looking to throw knees to the head but Rypien is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Me tries for a takedown but Rypien manages to get underhooks.
Me looking to stall.
Belo Me has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Me tries to land a knee to the head but Rypien blocks with his arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Rypien comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rypien winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Rypien!