PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Skap Hazard (ranked 4668 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Rylie (ranked 22440 p4p, 0 weight class). Hazard's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fight Hazard Fight. Skap Hazard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hazard
vs
Rylie

180 cm
33
176 lbs
21 - 6 - 0

190 cm
28
170 lbs
5 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Skap Hazard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Rylie!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rylie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hazard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rylie shoots and misses
and Hazard counters with a nice uppercut.
Hazard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rylie.
Rylie has a takedown stuffed.
A little feinted left hand from Hazard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Skap Hazard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Rylie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rylie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hazard moves away.
Skap Hazard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rylie shoots and misses
and Rylie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rylie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hazard counters with a nice uppercut.
Rylie misses with a takedown attempt
and Hazard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rylie ducks under a wild hook from Hazard.
Hazard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rylie darts in trying to clinch
and Hazard counters with a stiff right hand.
Rylie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hazard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazard misses with a hook. Rylie ducked under it nicely.
Rylie has his takedown stuffed
and Hazard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hazard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rylies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Rylie is rocked!
Rylie fails with the takedown
and Hazard scores with a counter punch that sends Rylie to the canvas! Hazard smells blood - he's punishing Rylie with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Rylie has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Skap Hazard!
After the fight, Skap Hazard was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.