PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bode Ike (ranked 3206 p4p, 5629 weight class) and Riptide Young Stallion (ranked 443 p4p, 573 weight class). Riptide Young Stallion told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Ike
vs
Young Stallion

185 cm
19
220
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
210
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Shadow Realm Apparel

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bode Ike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riptide Young Stallion!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ike misses with an uppercut
and Young Stallion counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Bode Ike has been cut.
A jab lands there for Young Stallion.
Ike bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Riptide Young Stallion has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Ike.
Ike throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ike takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Young Stallion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ike.
Sloppy strikes from Ike. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheers as Ike lands an impressive looking overhand right. Young Stallion doesn't seem phased though.
Ike misses with a lunging right hand
and Young Stallion counters with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ike throws an overhand right that lands on Young Stallion's shoulder, as Young Stallion tries to avoid the shot.
Young Stallion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ike.
Young Stallion unleashes a big counter combination but Ike bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A slow jab from Ike misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ike throws a combination that misses
and Young Stallion counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Young Stallion ducks under a wild hook from Ike.
Young Stallion looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice uppercut there from Ike.
Ike misses with a wild body shot.
Young Stallion tries a quick counter leg kick but Ike is wise to it.
Young Stallion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Young Stallion ducks under a wild hook from Ike.
Ike digs a good body shot into Young Stallion's ribs.
Ike swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ike throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Young Stallion sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ike misses with a left hand
enabling Young Stallion to counter with a crisp jab.
Young Stallion scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ike misses the jab.
Ike misses with a hook to the body
and Young Stallion counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young Stallion ducks under a wild hook from Ike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Ike misses.
Despite the aggression on Young Stallion's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Young Stallion closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ike throws a sloppy body shot
and Young Stallion makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Young Stallion with a nice calf kick.
Ike swings away with a body shot that misses
and Young Stallion counters with a left to the body.
Ike walks into a straight right hand from Young Stallion.
Ike missing with a left hand there. Young Stallion was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Young Stallion doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ike lands a glancing blow to the side of Young Stallion's head.
Young Stallion moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ike connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ike misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ike throws a jab but it's blocked by Young Stallion.
Young Stallion lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ike lands a jab to the nose.
Young Stallion cracks Ike with an open hand slap.
Ike misses with a looping right.
Young Stallion looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Young Stallion has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ike throws a predictable looking body shot
and Young Stallion counters with a good, hard body kick but Ike shrugs it off.
Ike misses with a straight left.
Ike lands a body shot.
Young Stallion staying out of range there.
Despite the aggression on Young Stallion's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ike uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Young Stallion has time to react.

That has opened up Riptide Young Stallion's cut even more.
Ike throws a lazy uppercut
and Young Stallion counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ike throws a right hand that misses
and Young Stallion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ike throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ike takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Young Stallion walks into a straight right hand from Ike.
Young Stallion lands a front kick.
Ike misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young Stallion.
Bode Ike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young Stallion lands a jab.

Bode Ike's cut is getting worse.
Ike misses with a right hand
and Young Stallion counters with a good low kick that Ike was not able to check.
Young Stallion fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Ike is rocked!
Ike misses with an uppercut
and Young Stallion counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Ike! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Riptide Young Stallion!
A very excited looking Riptide Young Stallion made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.