PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikaiah Rynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carson Battistoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carson Battistoni has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mikaiah Rynn's chin.

Rynn
vs
Battistoni

190 cm
31
204 lbs
19 - 19 - 0

199 cm
31
212 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikaiah Rynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carson Battistoni!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rynn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rynn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Battistoni slips under a jab.
Battistoni throws a leg kick which misses Rynn's front leg but catches the back leg as Rynn tries to avoid it.
Rynn slips a straight right by Battistoni.
Battistoni looks to score with a jab to the body but Rynn is just out of range.
Battistoni throws a hook but Rynn avoids it easily.
Rynn lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rynn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Battistoni moves away.
Battistoni lands with a hook. Rynn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Battistoni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rynn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Battistoni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rynn.
Battistoni cracks Rynn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rynn lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Battistoni looks to land a right hand but Rynn moved out of range.
Rynn walks into a left hand.
Rynn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Carson Battistoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rynn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Battistoni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Battistoni looks winded!
Battistoni looks to land a left hand but Rynn moved out of range nicely.
Rynn thinks about countering with a body kick.
A big left from Rynn misses.
Battistoni lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Battistoni has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Rynn drops Battistoni with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Battistoni looks back up at him and smiles so Rynn waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Battistoni slips a straight right by Rynn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battistoni misses with a looping left.
Rynn slips under a jab.
Battistoni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Battistoni ducks under a wild hook from Rynn.
Rynn misses with a looping right.
Battistoni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rynn. Rynn obviously looking to wear him down.
Rynn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Battistonis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Rynn feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Battistoni sprawling to the canvas! Battistoni rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rynn finish him?!

Battistoni is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rynn staying out of range there.
Battistoni is still on wobbly legs! Can Rynn finish him?

Rynn lands a big uppercut and Battistoni crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Battistoni looks OK. Rynn waves Battistoni back to his feet!
Battistoni throws a hook but Rynn avoids it easily.
Battistoni has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rynn.
Battistoni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rynn.
Battistoni seems to have recovered his senses.
Battistoni takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rynn throws a body shot but no joy.
Rynn defending well as Battistoni loads up on a big left hand.
Rynn throws a body punch but Battistoni moves out of range.
A slow jab from Battistoni misses its intended target.
Rynn moves away from the strike by Battistoni.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rynn throws the left hand but Battistoni avoids the punch easily.
Rynn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Battistoni was well out of range. Poor timing from Rynn.
Battistoni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rynn slips under a jab.
Battistoni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rynn.
Battistoni misses with a looping left.
Rynn catches Battistoni with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Some bone on bone action there as Rynn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Battistoni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rynn throws a good cross that connects.

Rynn sends Battistoni crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rynn is motioning to the referee to let Battistoni up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Battistoni tries to bum rush Rynn with a series of wild strikes but Rynn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rynn fakes the body blow, causing Battistoni to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Battistoni goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mikaiah Rynn!
A relieved looking Mikaiah Rynn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.