PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rydeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rydeland has chosen Robbery - Not sneak attack as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Stanley
vs
Rydeland

180 cm
18
198 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Stanley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Rydeland!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rydeland connects with a jab.

Stanley closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Rydeland - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Rydeland.
Rydeland tries a body shot but Stanley blocks it.
Our sources have told us that Stanley has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A short left from Stanley.
A short right from Stanley on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Rydeland.
Stanley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Stanley.
Rydeland is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Rydeland.
Stanley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rydeland.
Rydeland lands a nice shot to the body.
Stanley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rydeland lands a shot to the body.
Stanley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stanley misses with an elbow strike.
Rydeland is trying to push Stanley away but Stanley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stanley.
Rydeland takes a shot to the head.
Stanley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rydeland backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydeland can't break the clinch.
Stanley prevents a body shot from Rydeland.
Stanley lands a nice elbow.

It looks like John Rydeland has been cut.
Stanley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stanley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rydeland working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stanley lands a nice uppercut.
Rydeland lands a nice uppercut.
Stanley pushes Rydeland back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Stanley drops Rydeland onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Rydeland is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Rydeland is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Stanley - that landed with a thud.
Rydeland is still on wobbly legs! Can Stanley finish him?
Rydeland misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rydeland seems to have recovered his senses.
Stanley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stanley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stanley lands a left hand.
Rydeland misses with a punch to the body.
Rydeland tries to break the clinch but Stanley is controlling the position.

Stanley drops Rydeland onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Rydeland is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Rydeland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rydeland letting Stanley take a breather here.

Stanley drops Rydeland onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Rydeland is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Stanley lands a big right hand that drops Rydeland! The killer instinct kicks in and Stanley finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Stanley!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Stanley!