PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dax Ryan (ranked 2135 p4p, 1605 weight class) and Tai Kina (ranked 270 p4p, 214 weight class). Dax Ryan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tai Kina's chin.

Ryan
vs
Kina

180 cm
21
185
5 - 2 - 0

191 cm
23
193
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Northern Zombie
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dax Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tai Kina!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ryan has managed to clinch.
Ryan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ryan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Ryan.
Ryan stalling the fight.
Kina has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kina's elbow.
Ryan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kina or not.
Ryan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ryan lands a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Ryan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ryan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ryan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ryan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ryan lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan lands a nice uppercut.
Ryan lands a hook to the side of the head.

Kina is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ryan.
Kina is still on wobbly legs! Can Ryan finish him?
Ryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kina blocking some punches.

Kina is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ryan is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kina to the mat. Kina regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ryan gets to his feet and stands over Kina, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Kina felt that one! Ryan unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Kina from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dax Ryan!