PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between MK Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Linus Rydanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rydanovic's choice of entrance music: acdc - war machine. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Boy
vs
Rydanovic

180 cm
18
152 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Likes ground

Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, MK Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Linus Rydanovic!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Boy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boy prevents Rydanovic from breaking the clinch.
Rydanovic looking to slow down the pace here.

Boy breaks from the clinch.
Rydanovic tries to clinch

and Boy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rydanovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rydanovic tries for a takedown. No joy.
Boy is trying to stall.
Rydanovic tries for a takedown but Boy manages to get underhooks.
Nice elbow from Boy.

Rydanovic breaks the clinch.
Boy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Boy moves into the clinch.

Rydanovic breaks the clinch.
Boy fails to land with a series of punches.
Boy checks a low kick from Rydanovic.
Rydanovic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boy pinned against the cage. Boy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
MK Boy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Linus Rydanovic.

Boy gets a clinch.
Boy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rydanovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rydanovic has had enough of the clinch but Boy keeps him there for the moment.
Boy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boy crunches a lovely knee into Rydanovic's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rydanovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Boy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rydanovic backs up against the cage.
Boy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rydanovic looks gassed!
Boy tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Rydanovic counters with a takedown into side control.

Rydanovic has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Boy lands a nice looking body kick.
Boy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rydanovic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boy but Boy pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Boy takes the fight into the clinch.

Rydanovic tightens his grip and picks Boy up, before dumping him to the ground. Boy manages to land in guard.
Rydanovic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Rydanovic stands and steps away. Boy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rydanovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boy scores with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rydanovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rydanovic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Boy is fending him off so far but Rydanovic persists. Nope, Boy circles away and we're back to standing.
Rydanovic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boy swivels and escapes.
MK Boy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boy looks to land a combination but Rydanovic avoids it well.

Boy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rydanovic goes for a takedown attempt but Boy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rydanovic circles away from the clinch attempt

and Rydanovic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Boy is pulling down on Rydanovic's head to control his posture.

Boy pushes Rydanovic off and scrambles back to his feet.
Boy moves in looking to clinch but Rydanovic pushes him off.
Boy scores with a push kick.
Nice sprawl there from Boy as Rydanovic shoots in.
Rydanovic swings widly with a right hand
and Boy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rydanovic is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Boy closes the distance and clinches.
Rydanovic crunches a lovely knee into Boy's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Rydanovic.
A bit of stalling here from Boy.

Boy breaks the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rydanovic.
Rydanovic tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Boy counters by moving into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Boy.

Boy breaks from the clinch.
Boy falls off balance throwing a combination

and Rydanovic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rydanovic pushing down on Boy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rydanovic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rydanovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boy keeps working.

Rydanovic has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Boy defend it? Rydanovic steps over the head and cranks it - Boy is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Rydanovic!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Linus Rydanovic!