PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Mohamed (ranked 3257 p4p, 461 weight class) and Seth Rydell (ranked 3248 p4p, 457 weight class). Seth Rydell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Mohamed
vs
Rydell

178 cm
23
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 1

194 cm
25
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Mohamed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seth Rydell!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rydell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mohamed has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mohamed there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rydell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Rydell drives through and clinches with Mohamed against the cage.
Rydell blocking some punches.
Rydell blocking some punches.
Rydell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mohamed is defending well for now.
Our sources have told us that Mohamed has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Mohamed swings wildly with an uppercut but Rydell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mohamed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rydell has a couple of punches blocked by Mohamed.
Rydell blocking some punches.
Mohamed swings wildly with an uppercut but Rydell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mohamed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rydell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rydell blocks an uppercut.
Mohamed lands a hook that snaps the head of Rydell backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rydell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mohamed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rydell misses with the head strike.
Mohamed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mohamed lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rydell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rydell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mohamed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rydell missing with knees to the body.
Rydell throws a head punch that misses.
Mohamed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mohamed working aggressively here.
Mohamed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mohamed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mohamed misses with some punches.
Mohamed misses with some punches.
Rydell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mohamed throws a punch but it's blocked by Rydell.
Mohamed misses with some punches.
Rydell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mohamed backwards.
Rydell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mohamed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mohamed throws a head punch that misses.
Rydell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rydell has a couple of punches blocked by Mohamed.
Rydell has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mohamed seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rydell can turn it around.
Rydell blocks an uppercut.
Mohamed misses with the head strike.
Mohamed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rydell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rydell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rydell misses with the head strike.
Rydell tries a body shot but Mohamed blocks it.
Rydell misses with some punches.
Rydell blocking some punches.
Mohamed takes a shot to the head.
Rydell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rydell.
Mohamed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Mohamed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rydell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rydell lands an uppercut.
Mohamed misses with some punches.
Mohamed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rydell throws a punch but it's blocked by Mohamed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rydell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mohamed throws a head punch that misses.
Rydell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rydell lands with a short shot to the head.
Rydell working aggressively here.
Mohamed blocking some punches.
Rydell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rydell trying to land knees to the body.
Mohamed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mohamed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mohamed lands with a short shot to the head.
Mohamed throws a punch but it's blocked by Rydell.
Rydell working aggressively here.
Rydell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Mohamed fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mohamed.
Mohamed has a couple of punches blocked by Rydell.
Rydell throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mohamed blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rydell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mohamed throws a punch but it's blocked by Rydell.
Mohamed misses with a punch on the inside.
Rydell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rydell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mohamed swings wildly with an uppercut but Rydell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rydell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mohamed lands with a left to the head.
Rydell throws a punch but it's blocked by Mohamed.
Mohamed throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rydell.
A head punch on the inside from Mohamed fails to land.
Mohamed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rydell gets through Mohamed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rydell throws a head punch that misses.
Mohamed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Rydell on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mohamed.
Mohamed misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Seth Rydell will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rydell lands a nice shot to the body.
Rydell ducks under a wild hook from Mohamed.
Rydell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mohamed.
Rydell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mohamed throws a hook but Rydell blocks it.
Mohamed tries to clinch up but Rydell circles away and keeps his distance.
Rydell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mohamed.

Rydell tries to keep at a distance but Mohamed has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mohamed working aggressively here.
Rydell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mohamed lands with a right to the head.
Rydell lands with a short shot to the head.
Rydell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mohamed avoids it.
Mohamed has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rydell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mohamed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rydell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mohamed.
Mohamed misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mohamed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rydell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydell has a couple of punches blocked by Mohamed.
Rydell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mohamed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mohamed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rydell swings wildly with an uppercut but Mohamed uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mohamed.
Rydell swings wildly with an uppercut but Mohamed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rydell has a couple of punches blocked by Mohamed.
Rydell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mohamed backwards.
Rydell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rydell fails to land.
Mohamed throws a head punch that misses.
Mohamed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mohamed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joe Mohamed has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rydell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mohamed fails to land.
Mohamed lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rydell tries to land knees in the clinch but Mohamed avoids the damage to the body.
Rydell misses with some punches.
Mohamed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rydells 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!
Rydell has a couple of punches blocked by Mohamed.
Mohamed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rydell fails to land.
Mohamed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rydell fails to land.
Mohamed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rydell throws a punch but it's blocked by Mohamed.
Mohamed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rydell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rydell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rydell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rydell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mohamed backwards.
Mohamed lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Mohamed fails to land.
Mohamed lands a left hand.
Mohamed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rydell blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohamed throws a punch but it's blocked by Rydell.
Mohamed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rydell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mohamed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rydell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rydell swings wildly with an uppercut but Mohamed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mohamed lands with a right to the head.
Rydell misses with a punch on the inside.
Mohamed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rydell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mohamed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rydell fails to land.
Rydell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mohamed.
Rydell blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rydell.
Mohamed gets through Rydell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rydell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mohamed backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohamed swings wildly with an uppercut but Rydell uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rydell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mohamed backwards.
Rydell blocking some punches.
Mohamed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Mohamed.
Mohamed lands a shoulder strike.
Mohamed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mohamed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rydell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mohamed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mohamed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mohamed misses with a punch on the inside.
Rydell missing with knees to the body.
Mohamed misses with the head strike.
Rydell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rydell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rydell works on Mohamed's body with a couple of short punches.
Rydell lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Joe Mohamed will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Mohamed tries to keep at a distance but Rydell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rydell blocking some punches.
Rydell gets through Mohamed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rydell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mohamed backwards.
Mohamed throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Rydell.
A short right from Rydell on the inside.
Rydell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mohamed.
Rydell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mohamed backwards.
Rydell misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mohamed fails to land.
Mohamed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mohamed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rydells head.
Rydell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mohamed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mohamed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rydell misses with some punches.
Rydell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rydell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rydell misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohamed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mohamed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mohamed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mohamed throws a head punch that misses.
Mohamed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rydell throws a head punch that misses.
Mohamed misses with some punches.
Mohamed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rydell blocking some punches.
Rydell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mohamed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rydell blocks an uppercut.
Rydell blocking some punches.
Rydell working aggressively here.
Mohamed lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rydell backwards.
Rydell misses with a body punch.
Rydell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mohamed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mohamed throws a punch but it's blocked by Rydell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rydell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mohamed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rydell misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mohamed fails to land.
Rydell has a couple of punches blocked by Mohamed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rydell has a couple of punches blocked by Mohamed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mohamed.
Rydell lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mohamed.
Rydell misses with some punches.
Rydell misses with a body punch.
Rydell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mohamed working aggressively here.
Rydell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mohamed.
Rydell misses with some punches.
Rydell misses with the head strike.
Rydell misses with a punch on the inside.
Mohamed has a couple of punches blocked by Rydell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rydell lands a nice uppercut.
Mohamed misses with a punch on the inside.
Mohamed has a couple of punches blocked by Rydell.
Mohamed misses with a punch on the inside.
Mohamed misses with a punch on the inside.
Rydell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rydell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mohamed.
Rydell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mohamed.
Mohamed misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mohamed.
Mohamed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rydell blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Mohamed fails to land.
Mohamed swings wildly with an uppercut but Rydell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rydell throws a punch but it's blocked by Mohamed.
Rydell pushes Mohamed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rydell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mohamed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rydell throws a head punch that misses.
Mohamed has a couple of punches blocked by Rydell.
Rydell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mohameds head.
Rydell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rydell.
Rydell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mohamed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mohamed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mohamed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rydell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mohamed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rydell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rydell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mohamed blocks an uppercut.
Mohamed lands with a short shot to the head.
Mohamed lands a left hand.
Mohamed throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Seth Rydell.
I think Rydell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seth Rydell!
A relieved looking Seth Rydell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.