PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raik Amid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryu Master is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Amid
vs
Master

191 cm
17
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
212 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Vikai Gear Island

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raik Amid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryu Master!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Master lands a nice shot to the body.
Amid scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Amid looks to score with a jab to the body but Master is just out of range.
Amid slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Amid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Amid throws a lazy uppercut
and Master counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Raik Amid has been cut.
Master throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Amid moves into the clinch successfully.
Master tries to throw a body punch but Amid avoids it by throwing Master back against the cage.
Master blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Master scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Master lands a shot to the body.
Amid throws a head punch that misses.
Master doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Amid working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amid has a couple of punches blocked by Master.
Master is trying to break free.
Amid makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Master misses with a hook to the ribs.
Amid prevents a body shot from Master.
Master has a couple of punches blocked by Amid.
Master blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Master tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amid's elbow.

Master breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Amid misses with a body shot.
Master slips under a jab.
Amid throws a lazy uppercut
and Master counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Master comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Amid throws an overhand right that lands on Master's shoulder, as Master tries to avoid the shot.
Amid looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Amid closes the distance and clinches.
Master fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Amid misses with a punch on the inside.
Amid lands a right hand.
Master scores with a shot to the side of Amid's head.
Master lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Master.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch on the inside from Master fails to land.
Master blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Master works on Amid's body with a couple of short punches.
The referee calls for Amid to work.

Master breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Amid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Master fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amid manages to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Master!

Amid is rocked!
Amid takes one on the button.
Oh Amid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Amid on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Amid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A countering left hand to the body from Master misses.
Amid is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Master misses with a looping right.
Master stuns Amid with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Amid seems to have got his legs back now.

Amid closes the distance and clinches.
Master misses with a punch to the body.
Amid lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Master misses with a punch to the body.
Amid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masters head.
Amid misses with some punches.
Master misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amid swings wildly with an uppercut but Master uses good head movement to avoid it.
Master blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Master misses with a hook to the ribs.
Amid misses with the head strike.
Amid swings wildly with an uppercut but Master uses good head movement to avoid it.
Master's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Master can't find room to land a body shot as Amid controls the action.
Amid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Amid misses with the head strike.
Amid misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Amid.
Master is trying to break free.
Amid lands an uppercut.
Master doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Amid working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Master is rocked!
Amid throws a punch but it's blocked by Master.
Amid blocks an uppercut.
Amid scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Master is still on wobbly legs! Can Amid finish him?

Master's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Master digs a good body shot into Amid's ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Amid digs a good hook to Master's body.
Amid throws a looping overhand right but Master ducks down to avoid it.
Master seems to have recovered his senses.
Amid dips to his left and cracks Master with an uppercut!
Master looks to land a combination but Amid avoids it well.
Master moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Amid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raik Amid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Master throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Master throws a sloppy head kick and Amid moves out of range easily.
Amid smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Master dodges the punch combination from Amid.
Amid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Amid throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Master misses with a few strikes there.
Master walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Amid takes the fight into the clinch.
Amid swings wildly with an uppercut but Master uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Raik Amid will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raik Amid's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Master throws a big shot that misses.

Amid takes the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Master throws a punch but it's blocked by Amid.
Amid misses with a punch on the inside.
Master can't find room to land a body shot as Amid controls the action.
Amid scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Master tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amid's elbow.
Master scores with a shot to the side of Amid's head.
Amid lands an uppercut.
Amid pushes Master back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Master doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Amid softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Amid fails to land.
Amid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Master blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Master.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amid lands with a left to the head.
Amid leaning against his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Master escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Master rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Amid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Amid closes the distance and pushes Master back into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Amid.
Amid swings wildly with an uppercut but Master uses good head movement to avoid it.
Amid lands with a left to the head.
Amid scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Master swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Amid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Master escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Master misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amid.
Amid tries to counter by clinching up but Master breaks away and moves out of range.
Amid missing with a left hand there. Master was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Master now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Amid cracks Master with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Master falls to his knees and Amid doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raik Amid!
A victorious Raik Amid thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Ryu Master had this to say: 'I love Pride. I forgot to train MT so I got rocked. My mom's gene's weren't great. Who knows. LETS DRINK!'.