PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hong Choy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Ryder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Ryder is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Choy
vs
Ryder

150 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
23
280 lbs
1 - 3 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hong Choy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rob Ryder!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Choy gets a clinch.
Ryder stops a takedown attempt from Choy.

Choy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Choy avoids the body shot from Ryder.
Choy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryder.
Rob Ryder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Choy is looking to clinch.
Ryder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choy manages to avoid it.
Ryder thows a body shot but no joy.
Choy doesn't manage to clinch there - Ryder circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Choy.
Ryder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choy was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryder.
Choy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Choy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Choy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Choy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ryder as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hong Choy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choy shoots in looking for a takedown. Ryder tries to sprawl out of it but Choy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ryder manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ryder takes a swing at Choy's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryder. Choy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Choy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryder.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Choy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryder. Choy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Choy avoids the body shot from Ryder.
Ryder takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ryder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choy was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryder.
Choy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Choy shoots in for a double leg but Ryder sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ryder takes a swing at Choy's ribcage but misses.
Choy tries to clinch but Ryder is having none of it.
Ryder displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Choy.
Ryder swings for the body but Choy moves out of range.
Choy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Choy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ryder pinned against the cage. Ryder gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Choy is breathing heavily.
Ryder misses the shot to the body.
Ryder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choy manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryder swings for the body but Choy moves out of range.
Ryder thows a body shot but no joy.
Choy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Choy avoids the body shot from Ryder.
Ryder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choy was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryder.
Choy doesn't manage to clinch there - Ryder circles away.
Choy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Choy moves away.
Ryder is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Choy rather than just go for the knockout.
Ryder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Choy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryder.
Ryder on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Choy. Choy obviously looking to wear him down.
Ryder thows a body shot but no joy.
Choy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Choy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Choy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryder misses with a body shot.
Ryder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Choy shoots in looking for a takedown. Ryder tries to sprawl out of it but Choy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ryder manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryder looks to score with a jab to the body but Choy is just out of range.
Ryder looks to score with a jab to the body but Choy is just out of range.
Ryder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choy.
Choy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ryder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choy was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryder.
Ryder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choy was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryder.
Ryder defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Choy.
Ryder misses with a wild body shot.
Ryder misses with a body shot.
Ryder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Choy moves away.
Ryder takes a swing at Choy's ribcage but misses.
Choy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Choy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Choy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryder.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ryder just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choy was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryder.
Ryder takes a swing at Choy's ribcage but misses.
Choy looks for a takedown but Ryder sprawls well.
Choy looks to throw the jab but Ryder is out of range.
Ryder misses with a body shot.
Ryder swings for the body but Choy moves out of range.
Ryder just misses with a punch to the body.
Choy shoots in looking for a takedown. Ryder tries to sprawl out of it but Choy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ryder manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ryder takes a swing at Choy's ribcage but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ryder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryder misses with a body shot.
Ryder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryder thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hong Choy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ryder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryder defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Choy.
Ryder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choy.
Choy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryder misses the shot to the body.
Ryder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choy manages to avoid it.
Ryder circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Choy with that takedown attempt.
Ryder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Choy moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Ryder as Choy shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hong Choy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ryder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryder misses with a body shot.
Choy avoids the body shot from Ryder.
Ryder defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Choy.
Ryder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ryder scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ryder throws a body punch but Choy moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryder keeps the fight on the outside.
Hong Choy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ryder takes a swing at Choy's ribcage but misses.
Ryder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Choy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Choy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ryder circles away.
Ryder misses the shot to the body.
Choy avoids the body shot from Ryder.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryder. Choy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choy was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryder.
Ryder throws a body punch but Choy moves out of range.
Ryder misses with a wild body shot.
Rob Ryder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Choy avoids the body shot from Ryder.
Ryder misses the body punch
and Choy counters with an outside leg kick.
Ryder misses with a wild body shot.
Ryder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Choy moves away.
Ryder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryder throws a body punch but Choy moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ryder swings for the body but Choy moves out of range.
Choy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Choy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ryder, pushing him back against the cage.
Ryder jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Choy walks away with a smile on his face. Ryder gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ryder misses with a wild body shot.
Ryder looks to score with a jab to the body but Choy is just out of range.
Ryder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Choy shoots in and drives through. Ryder sprawls well.
Ryder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Choy moves away.
Choy shoots in for a double leg but Ryder sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Choy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ryder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choy manages to avoid it.
Ryder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choy manages to avoid it.
Choy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryder.
Ryder keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ryder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryder swings for the body but Choy moves out of range.
Ryder throws a body punch but Choy moves out of range.
Ryder misses with a body shot.
Ryder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ryder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Choy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ryder as he avoids it easily.
Ryder throws a body punch but Choy moves out of range.
Ryder misses the shot to the body.
Choy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ryder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choy was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryder.
Ryder misses with a wild body shot.
Ryder misses with a body shot.
Ryder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choy.
Ryder misses with a body shot.
Ryder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryder misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryder. Choy does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ryder throws a body punch but Choy moves out of range.
Ryder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choy was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryder.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryder. Choy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horrible takedown by Choy or perhaps it was just good defense by Ryder which made him look bad.
Ryder avoids the head kick by Choy.
Ryder misses with a wild body shot.
Ryder just misses with a punch to the body.
Choy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ryder misses with a wild body shot.
Ryder throws a body punch but Choy moves out of range.
Choy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryder swings for the body but Choy moves out of range.
Ryder swings for the body but Choy moves out of range.
Ryder throws a body punch but Choy moves out of range.
Ryder misses with a wild body shot.
Choy misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Ryder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ryder throws a body punch but Choy moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Choy or perhaps it was just good defense by Ryder which made him look bad.
Choy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Choy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hong Choy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ryder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryder throws a body punch but Choy moves out of range.
Ryder thows a body shot but no joy.
Ryder throws a body punch but Choy moves out of range.
Ryder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Choy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ryder sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ryder stuffs the takedown.
Choy avoids the body shot from Ryder.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryder takes a swing at Choy's ribcage but misses.
Ryder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ryder takes a swing at Choy's ribcage but misses.
Ryder just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryder misses with a jab to the body

and Choy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ryder jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Choy walks away with a smile on his face. Ryder gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryder misses with a body shot.
Ryder displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Choy.
Ryder misses with a body shot.
Ryder misses the shot to the body.
Ryder looks to score with a jab to the body but Choy is just out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Choy is defended easily by Ryder.
Ryder looks to score with a jab to the body but Choy is just out of range.
Ryder misses with a wild body shot.
Choy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryder.
Ryder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choy manages to avoid it.
Ryder just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Choy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ryder but Ryder pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryder. Choy does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ryder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Choy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Choy throws a series of punches but Ryder avoids them all with ease.
Ryder looks to score with a jab to the body but Choy is just out of range.
Ryder throws a body punch but Choy moves out of range.
Ryder misses with a wild body shot.
Ryder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choy.
Choy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ryder throws a body punch but Choy moves out of range.
Ryder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choy.
Ryder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Choy moves away.
A head kick misses from Choy.
Choy avoids the body shot from Ryder.
Ryder just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choy.
Ryder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choy.
Ryder swings for the body but Choy moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryder misses with a body shot.
Ryder looks to score with a jab to the body but Choy is just out of range.
Ryder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ryder misses the shot to the body.
Ryder misses with a body shot.
Ryder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Choy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryder keeps the fight on the outside.
Choy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choy manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryder. Choy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryder throws a body punch but Choy moves out of range.
Choy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Choy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ryder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choy.
Ryder thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ryder looks to score with a jab to the body but Choy is just out of range.
Ryder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Choy moves away.
Ryder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choy.
Ryder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choy manages to avoid it.
Ryder takes a swing at Choy's ribcage but misses.
Ryder throws a body punch but Choy moves out of range.
Ryder misses the shot to the body.
Choy throws a body punch but Ryder moves out of range.
Choy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ryder pinned against the cage. Ryder gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Choy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryder misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Choy counters with an outside leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Choy avoids the body shot from Ryder.
Ryder misses with a wild body shot.
Ryder throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ryder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choy manages to avoid it.
Ryder slaps away a takedown attempt from Choy, before circling back to the center of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hong Choy.
I think Choy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hong Choy!