PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casey Rybeck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Pham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Pham has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rybeck
vs
Pham

180 cm
19
210 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

177 cm
25
199 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Casey Rybeck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Pham!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rybeck has Pham up against the cage in a clinch.
Rybeck gets through Pham's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rybeck lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pham backwards.

Pham has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Rybeck clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pham punches Rybeck on the ear.
Rybeck wants to get back to his feet.
Rybeck is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Rybeck is trying to remain composed but Pham is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
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!
Pham is not going to allow Rybeck to sit and survive in this position.
Rybeck is covering up but some of the strikes from Pham are getting through and doing damage.
Rybeck has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Pham lands shots from the back.

It looks like Casey Rybeck has been cut.
Pham looking to soften up his opponent with punches.

Rybeck is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rybeck is trying to remain composed but Pham is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Oh Rybeck is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pham lands strikes from the back and Rybeck isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Pham!