PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nebojša Brynjar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Farboleous Ricard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricard has chosen Vibe Killer as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brynjar
vs
Ricard

170 cm
28
144 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

172 cm
23
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Project Mayhem

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nebojša Brynjar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Farboleous Ricard!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brynjar staying out of range there.
Ricard 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.
Ricard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Ricard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brynjar doesn't seem phased though.
Brynjar throws a right hand that misses
letting Ricard counter with a right hand.
Ricard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brynjar half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ricard throws a hook to the side of Brynjar's head but Brynjar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brynjar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ricard with a hook.
Ricard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brynjar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brynjar throws a sloppy head kick and Ricard moves out of range easily.
A clash of legs there as Brynjar blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brynjar.
Farboleous Ricard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ricard throws a good cross that connects.
Ricard is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brynjar. That did some damage!
Ricard tries to clinch but Brynjar moves out of range.
Brynjar stalks Ricard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ricard's face. Ricard staggers backwards, shaken.
Ricard scores with a jab.
Ricard scores with a jab to the head.
Ricard thuds his right hand into Brynjar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ricard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brynjar tries to land a body kick
enabling Ricard to counter with a crisp jab.
Brynjar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Ricard throws a hook to the side of Brynjar's head but Brynjar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ricard throws a lazy uppercut

and Brynjar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ricard.
Brynjar lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brynjar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Brynjar fails to land.
A short right from Ricard on the inside.
Ricard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brynjar is looking to break free of the clinch but Ricard has double underhooks.
Brynjar avoids the elbow strike from Ricard, against the cage.
Ricard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ricard working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Ricard breaks the clinch.
Brynjar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ricard lands with a right hand.
Ricard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brynjar throws a shot from downtown. Ricard moves away and avoids it.
Ricard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ricard misses with a jab to the body
and Brynjar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Brynjar.
Brynjar takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brynjar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ricard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nebojša Brynjar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ricard feints and then cracks Brynjar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brynjar down.

Ricard moves into range and clinches up with Brynjar.
Brynjar tries to circle away but Ricard has him pinned against the cage.
Ricard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brynjar has Ricard pressed against the cage, preventing Ricard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ricard tries to work over Brynjar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ricard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brynjars head.
Ricard tries a body shot but Brynjar blocks it.
Brynjar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Ricard.
Ricard tries to pull guard but Brynjar holds him up against the cage and eventually Ricard drops back down to his feet.
Ricard tries to pull guard but Brynjar won't allow it.
Ricard is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brynjar to keep the fight standing.
Nebojša Brynjar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Farboleous Ricard.
Ricard blocks an uppercut.
Ricard lands with a short shot to the head.

Brynjar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ricard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Brynjar.
Ricard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ricard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brynjar.
Brynjar lands a jab.
Brynjar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brynjar tries to land a leg kick but Ricard saw it coming and moves away.
Brynjar moves forwards but Ricard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ricard misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Brynjar was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ricard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brynjar was well out of range. Poor timing from Ricard.
Brynjar moves to clinch but Ricard breaks away
enabling Ricard to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Farboleous Ricard dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ricard connects with a jab.
Ricard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ricard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brynjar.
Brynjar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ricard misses with an uppercut
enabling Brynjar to counter with a crisp jab.
Ricard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brynjar has time to react.
Ricard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brynjar walks into a jab.
Brynjar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ricard looks to land a left hand but Brynjar moved out of range nicely.
Brynjar half committed to a counter leg kick.
Brynjar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ricard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brynjar moves out of range as Ricard strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brynjar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brynjar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Ricard to counter with a crisp jab.
Brynjar drops his hands momentarily and Ricard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brynjar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brynjar wants to clinch but Ricard slips to the side
and Ricard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Ricard moves into range and clinches up with Brynjar.
Ricard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Ricard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ricard throws a right hand that misses
and Brynjar counters with a three punch combo that has Ricard backing up. Ricard nods at Brynjar to acknowledge the strikes.
Ricard moves out of range of the leg kick from Brynjar.
Ricard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brynjar was well out of range. Poor timing from Ricard.
Jab from Ricard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brynjar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brynjar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar moves out of range as Ricard strikes.
Ricard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ricard tests Brynjar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brynjar throws a right and a left that Ricard avoids nicely.
Brynjar throws out a loose jab but Ricard uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ricard.
Ricard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ricard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ricard lands a glancing blow to the side of Brynjar's head.
Ricard cracks Brynjar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brynjar swats away the attempt to clinch by Ricard.
It looked like Brynjar was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar avoids the head kick by Ricard.
Ricard moves out of range of the strikes.
Brynjar ducks under a wild hook from Ricard.
Ricard just misses with a punch to the body.
Ricard misses the shot to the body.
Brynjar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ricard's head backwards.
Brynjar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brynjar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brynjar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Ricard closes the distance and pushes Brynjar back into the cage.
Ricard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brynjar is looking to break free of the clinch but Ricard has double underhooks.
Brynjar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ricard tries to pull guard but Brynjar holds him up against the cage and eventually Ricard drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ricard manages to break the clinch.
Brynjar fails to land with a series of punches.
Ricard appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ricard misses with a wild combination.
Brynjar missing with a left hand there. Ricard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ricard thows a leg kick but Brynjar checks it
and Brynjar counters with a nice body shot.
Brynjar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brynjar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brynjar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ricard can pounce on him.
Ricard loads up on a big right hand but Brynjar slips the punch.
Brynjar throws a head kick that half lands.
Brynjar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ricard counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brynjar is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Farboleous Ricard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nice body kick there by Ricard.
Brynjar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brynjar misses with an uppercut
and Ricard counters with a stiff right hand.
Ricard misses with a straight right.
Brynjar walks into a straight right hand from Ricard.
Brynjar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brynjar lunges at Ricard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ricard's hand.
Ricard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brynjar.
Ricard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brynjar throws a series of punches but Ricard avoids them all with ease.
Brynjar scores with a hook.
Ricard throws the left hand but Brynjar avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brynjar walks into a straight right hand from Ricard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Ricard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ricard misses with a straight left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ricard.
Ricard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ricard changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ricard thumps Brynjar with a low kick.
Farboleous Ricard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ricard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ricard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ricard misses with a hook.
Ricard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brynjar.
Brynjar throws a right hand that Ricard ducks under and follows up with a left that Ricard also avoids with ease.

Brynjar takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard lands a nice shot to the body.
Ricard tries a body shot but Brynjar blocks it.
Farboleous Ricard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ricard is trying to pull guard but Brynjar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brynjar lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brynjar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brynjar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ricard works on Brynjar's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brynjar.
Ricard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brynjar backwards.
Brynjar lands a shoulder strike.
Brynjar lands with a left to the head.

Ricard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ricard has a takedown stuffed.
Brynjar ducks under a wild hook from Ricard.
Farboleous Ricard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brynjar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ricard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ricard misses with an uppercut.
Ricard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ricard checks a leg kick nicely.
Ricard throws a body punch but Brynjar moves out of range.
Brynjar throwing a counter right hand but Ricard manages to avoid it.
Ricard misses the shot to the body.
Nebojša Brynjar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ricard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ricard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ricard throws the left hand but Brynjar avoids the punch easily.
Brynjar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ricard thuds his shin into the meat of Brynjar's side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brynjar can pounce on him.
Ricard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brynjar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nebojša Brynjar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ricard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ricard misses with a head kick.
Ricard moves out of range of the body kick.
Ricard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brynjar was well out of range. Poor timing from Ricard.
Ricard lands a front kick.
Brynjar looks to score with a jab to the body but Ricard is just out of range.
Brynjar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ricard counters with a stiff right hand.
Brynjar ducks under a wild hook from Ricard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Farboleous Ricard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ricard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Farboleous Ricard!
A victorious Farboleous Ricard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.