PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Branton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reijo Rymy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Branton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Face the Pain by Stemm. Rymy has chosen Lily Allen - Fuck You as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Branton
vs
Rymy

194 cm
23
199 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

178 cm
29
192 lbs
18 - 11 - 2

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Rio

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Branton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reijo Rymy!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branton throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rymy misses with the combination.
Rymy feints a jab promting Branton to slip. Rymy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Branton slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Rymy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Branton is trying to defend but Rymy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Rymy is looking for a kimura here.
Branton is trying to get back to full guard.
Rymy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Branton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rymy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Branton is rocked!

Branton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rymy pulls his head out easily.
Oh Branton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rymy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rymy passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rymy landing punches.
Rymy cracks Branton with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reijo Rymy!
A pretty intense looking Reijo Rymy took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.