PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Loel (ranked 2626 p4p, 302 weight class) and John Rydeland (ranked 3249 p4p, 365 weight class). Loel comes to the ring accompanied by Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life. Rydeland has chosen Robbery - Not sneak attack as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Loel
vs
Rydeland

180 cm
32
187 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

185 cm
33
185 lbs
17 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuri Loel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Rydeland!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loel slips under a jab.
As Rydeland backs away, Loel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rydeland 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.
Loel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rydeland.
Loel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
John Rydeland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Rydeland on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rydeland misses with a wild body shot.
Loel throws a low kick, looking for Rydeland's leg but Rydeland calmly moves out of range.
Rydeland swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Loel.
The fight stays on the outside here - Loel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rydeland scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rydeland moves out of range of the body kick from Loel.
Rydeland wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Loel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Loel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Loel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydeland looks to land a combination but Loel avoids it well.
As Rydeland looks to move away, Loel throws a big counter combo but Rydeland just gets out of the way.
Loel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rydeland thows a leg kick but Loel checks it
and Loel counters with a nice body kick.
Rydeland lands with a cross.
Rydeland lands a jab to Loel's midsection.
A jab from Rydeland misses.
Loel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donk. Loel catches Rydeland right on the button with a cross.
Loel blocks a jab.
Yuri Loel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Loel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rydeland.
Rydeland misses with a low kick.
Loel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rydeland looks to land a left hand but Loel moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loel scores with a nice strike.
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!
Rydeland dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rydeland blocks a head kick by Loel.
Rydeland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loel.
Loel wants to clinch up but Rydeland keeps it at a distance.
Loel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Loel throws a sloppy head kick and Rydeland moves out of range easily.
Rydeland paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Rydeland 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Loel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rydeland lands a head shot.
Loel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Loel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rydeland.

Rydeland gets a clinch.
Loel swings wildly with an uppercut but Rydeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Rydeland dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Loel scores with a leg kick.
Rydeland looks to land a left hand but Loel moved out of range nicely.
Rydeland looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rydeland is looking to chop away at Loel's legs.
Loel throws a right hand that Rydeland ducks under and follows up with a left that Rydeland also avoids with ease.
John Rydeland seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rydeland throws a poor cross that misses
and Loel counters with a series of strikes. Rydeland will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rydeland throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Loel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rydeland moves out of range of the strikes.
Loel scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rydeland avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rydeland throws a series of punches but Loel avoids them all with ease.
Loel half committed to a counter leg kick.
Loel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rydeland's head.
Loel looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydeland throws out a powerful jab.
Rydeland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Loel.
Loel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rydeland throws out the jab.
Rydeland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loel manages to avoid it.
Rydeland just misses with a punch to the body.
Loel moves away from the strike by Rydeland.

Loel rushes Rydeland and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Rydeland is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Loel can't find room to land a body shot as Rydeland controls the action.
Loel taking a breather.
Rydeland tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rydeland throws a head punch that misses.
Loel lands an uppercut.
Loel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Loel stalling in the clinch but Rydeland improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loel takes a shot to the head.
Loel stalling in the clinch but Rydeland improves position.
Rydeland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Loel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Loel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rydeland is breathing heavily.
Rydeland missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Loel.
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!
Loel blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Loel is pressed up against the ropes. Rydeland has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Loel down to the mat. Loel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rydeland dodges the punch combination from Loel.
Rydeland avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rydeland blocks a head kick by Loel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Loel dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rydeland looks to land a combination but Loel avoids it well.
A leg kick checked by Loel.
A telegraphed right hand from Loel misses the target.
Rydeland misses the jab.
Loel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rydeland on the side of the head.
Loel slips a straight right by Rydeland.
A big left from Rydeland misses.
It looked like Loel was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rydeland looks to land a left hand but Loel moved out of range nicely.
As Rydeland looks to move away, Loel throws a big counter combo but Rydeland just gets out of the way.
Rydeland throws a right hand that misses
letting Loel counter with a right hand.
Rydeland lands with a nice combination. Loel backs away looking to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rydeland's calf.
Loel throws a push kick but Rydeland slaps the foot to one side.
Loel swings for the body but Rydeland moves out of range.
Loel looks to land a combination but Rydeland avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydeland connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yuri Loel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rydeland shoots in but no luck this time.
Loel is looking to counter punch.
Rydeland throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Loel is looking to counter punch.
Rydeland throws a body shot but no joy.
It appears Loel was looking to counter with a kick there.
Rydeland closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Loel is looking to clinch but Rydeland is avoiding it.
Rydeland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rydeland tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rydeland throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheers as Rydeland lands an impressive looking overhand right. Loel doesn't seem phased though.
Rydeland on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Loel throws a head kick but Rydeland moves out of range.
Rydeland misses with a lunging right hand
and Loel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rydeland moves away.
Rydeland misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rydeland misses with an uppercut.
Loel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rydeland lands a nice shot that snaps Loel's head back.
Rydeland attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rydeland avoids the head kick by Loel.
Loel avoids the body shot from Rydeland.
Loel appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rydeland checks a low kick from Loel.
Rydeland catches Loel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rydeland misses with an uppercut. Loel saw that one coming.
Rydeland takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rydeland pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Rydeland.
I think Rydeland 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for John Rydeland!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for John Rydeland!

John Rydeland wins by majority decision!
John Rydeland thanked the fans post fight for their support.