PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raycon Figg (ranked 2492 p4p, 99 weight class) and Arild Ringnes (ranked 3953 p4p, 138 weight class). Figg comes into the arena with Ten Ton Hammer by MACHINE HEAD blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Figg
vs
Ringnes

200 cm
26
289 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

202 cm
22
290 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raycon Figg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arild Ringnes !
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Figg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ringnes staying out of range there.
Ringnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ringnes takes one to the side of the head.
Figg misses with a head kick.

Ringnes clinches up with Figg and pushes him back against the cage.
Ringnes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Figg backwards.

Figg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Figg keeps the fight on the outside.
Ringnes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch combination from Figg misses.

Ringnes closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ringnes as Figg tries to tie him up.
Ringnes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Figg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ringnes .
Figg is breathing heavily.
Ringnes lands a nice shot to the body.
Ringnes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Figg has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Figg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ringnes has him pressed against the cage.
Ringnes is working Figg over against the cage.
Ringnes lands with a light punch inside.
Ringnes lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Ringnes .
Ringnes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Figg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Ringnes .
A shot in the inside from Ringnes .

Ringnes has picked Figg up - he's going for a ride! Ringnes dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Figg won't allow Ringnes to pass to mount.
Figg wants to control but Ringnes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Figg wants to get back to full guard.
Ringnes stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Ringnes darts in and clinches Figg up against the cage.
Ringnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Figg avoids it.
Figg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ringnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ringnes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Figg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Figg is trying to break free.
Figg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ringnes backwards.
Figg stalling in the clinch.
Ringnes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ringnes lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Ringnes .
Ringnes scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ringnes lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ringnes drops Figg onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Figg is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Figg is rocked!
Ringnes dips a shoulder and cracks Figg with a mighty uppercut! Figg falls back against the cage and Ringnes unloads with a barrage of strikes! Figg is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Ringnes screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arild Ringnes !