PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cleon Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Rykov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wright
vs
Rykov

191 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cleon Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksander Rykov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Wright.
Wright misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rykov unleashes a big counter combination but Wright bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rykov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wright tries a low kick but Rykov avoids it.
Wright cracks a nice hook into Rykov's ribs.
Wright with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A lazy left from Wright finds it's target.
Wright misses with a hook.
Rykov is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Wright throws a shot from downtown. Rykov moves away and avoids it.
Rykov ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Wright is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wright lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rykov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wright connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rykov scrambles back to his feet.

Rykov is rocked!
Wright grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Rykov takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Wright cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cleon Wright!