PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Unreal Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Ryrik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Unreal Le
vs
Ryrik

188 cm
18
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
220 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Unreal Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Ryrik!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le misses with a body kick.
Le thows a body shot but no joy.
Le tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Le could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
Le misses with a body kick.
Good work by Le as he checks the leg kick.

Ryrik shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ryrik showed some decent athleticism there.
Ryrik trying to control the action but Le is working from the bottom.
Le trying to hold on to Ryrik's head to control him but Ryrik postures up.
Ryrik throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ryrik really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Le. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Le is trying to control but can't.
Le is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ryrik's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ryrik's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le trying to control.
Le keeps control of the position as Ryrik tries to break free.
Le struggling to keep hold of the position.
Ryrik looks gassed!

Le is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ryrik knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ryrik for a finish.
Le wants to control but Ryrik is keeping busy.

Le is looking for the choke from the back position but Ryrik is controlling his hands well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Will Le go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

Le is looking for the choke from the back position but Ryrik is controlling his hands well.
Le trying to control.

Le is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Le working for a choke but Ryrik is defending well.
Ryrik is keeping busy.
Ryrik is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Le off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ryrik preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Le.

Le is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Ryrik is defending well though. Le let's go of the attempt for now.

Le is persistently looking for the submission but Ryrik is defending it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Le trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Ryrik tries to escape but Le has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Le trying to control.
Le is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ryrik is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Ryrik showing good submission defense here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Unreal Le dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Le shoots in but no luck this time.

Ryrik has taken the fight to the clinch.
Le fails to pull guard.
Ryrik stops a takedown attempt from Le.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Unreal Le. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Le wants to take the fight to the mat but Ryrik manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ryrik.
Le is trying to break free.

Ryrik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Le thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sergey Ryrik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Le.
Ryrik misses with an uppercut.
Ryrik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ryrik is breathing heavily.

Ryrik closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Ryrik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ryrik throws a nice looking combination but Le bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Le avoids the head kick by Ryrik.
Ryrik will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ryrik moves out of range of the body kick from Le.
Le wants to clinch.
Le misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryrik blocks a head kick by Le.
Le shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ryrik as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryrik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ryrik takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Le is looking to land body kicks.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Ryrik moves out of range easily.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ryrik avoids the head kick by Le.
Le fails in his attempt to clinch.
Le lands a head kick. Ryrik smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Sergey Ryrik has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryrik moves out of range of the body kick.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Ryrik moves out of range easily.
Ryrik throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Le tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ryrik sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Le somewhat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryrik does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Le. Ryrik shrugs it off though.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Le throws a front kick aimed at Ryrik's knee but Ryrik avoids it well.
Le moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Le fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Ryrik moves out of range easily.
Le motions for Ryrik to come forward. Le throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ryrik tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Le is able to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ryrik throws a body kick that misses.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
Le misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Ryrik moves out of range easily.

Ryrik scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ryrik throwing strikes but Le manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le has knee on belly and moves into mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Unreal Le dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sergey Ryrik's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Le lands a head kick. Ryrik smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Ryrik feints and as Le raises his hands in defense, Ryrik changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Le working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Le has a closed guard, preventing Ryrik from standing up.

Le is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ryrik defends well.

Le had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ryrik defends it easily.
Ryrik must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ryrik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Le is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le tries to stand and escape but Ryrik is controlling the position.
Le trying to control the action but Ryrik is working from the bottom.

Ryrik is defending against the submission attempts here by Le.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le passes the guard and advances to mount!
Le scoring with strikes but Ryrik is staying in there.
Le controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ryrik avoids a series of strikes thrown by Le.
Ryrik is squirming around, avoiding Le's attempts to control the action.
Le thowing shots but they're missing.

Le jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ryrik is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ryrik and Le has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ryrik's face as Le controls the position.
Le's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Le is looking to take a break and control but Ryrik is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sergey Ryrik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Unreal Le showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Le, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Bruce Unreal Le!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Bruce Unreal Le!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Bruce Unreal Le!

Bruce Unreal Le wins by unanimous decision!