PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jin Shotokahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Rypien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rypien is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Ripper. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shotokahn
vs
Rypien

180 cm
28
165 lbs
12 - 4 - 1

177 cm
26
163 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jin Shotokahn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Rypien!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rypien throws a poor cross that misses
and Shotokahn counters with a good low kick that Rypien was not able to check.
Shotokahn swings for the body but Rypien moves out of range.
Shotokahn misses with a head kick.
Shotokahn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rypien misses with a right hand
and Shotokahn counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shotokahn avoids the body shot from Rypien.
Both fighters circling a little - Shotokahn finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rypien throws a wild body kick that Shotokahn sees coming a mile off.
Shotokahn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rypien stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shotokahn connects with a looping right hand.
Rypien tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rypien throws a lazy uppercut
and Shotokahn counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shotokahn moves out of range of the body kick.
Rypien keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rypien blocks a jab.
A head kick by Rypien misses
and Shotokahn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shotokahn misses with a lunging right hand
and Rypien counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shotokahn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rypien lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Shotokahn just misses with a punch to the body.
Rypien throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shotokahn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shotokahn tries a low kick but Rypien avoids it.
A big left from Shotokahn misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shotokahn misses with an uppercut
and Rypien counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Shotokahn slips under a jab from Rypien.
That kick from Shotokahn tenderised Rypien's leg. Rypien is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rypien misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rypien connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shotokahn momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shotokahn catches Rypien with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shotokahn defending well as Rypien loads up on a big left hand.
Rypien misses with a body punch
and Shotokahn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shotokahn throws a body punch but Rypien moves out of range.
Shotokahn misses with a jab to the body
and Rypien counters with a right hand to the body.
Rypien defending well as Shotokahn loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shotokahn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Good standup being displayed there by Shotokahn as he connects with a hook.
Shotokahn throws a lazy uppercut
and Rypien counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shotokahn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rypien makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rypien throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shotokahn counters with a nice body shot.
Shotokahn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rypien.
Shotokahn connects with a crisp jab.
Rypien defending well as Shotokahn loads up on a big left hand.
Rypien falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shotokahn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shotokahn is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Rypien moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Rypien!
Rick Rypien is the new lightweight champion!