PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickey Scheiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rydeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scheiner comes to the cage accompanied by Rob Zombie - Living Dead Girl (REMIX) . Rydeland has chosen Robbery - Not sneak attack as his entrance music. Rickey Scheiner could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Rydeland's chin.

Scheiner
vs
Rydeland

190 cm
26
200 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
190 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rickey Scheiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Rydeland!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rydeland throws a series of punches but Scheiner avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Scheiner misses.
Rydeland jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scheiner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scheiner throws a jab when Rydeland was well out of range.
Scheiner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rydeland.
Rydeland looks to throw the jab but Scheiner is out of range.
Scheiner throws a shot from downtown. Rydeland moves away and avoids it.
Rydeland misses with a hook.
Rydeland throws a hook but Scheiner blocks it.
Scheiner misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scheiner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Scheiner has closed the distance and engaged Rydeland in a clinch.
Rydeland wants to stall.
Rydeland has Scheiner pressed against the cage.
Rydeland misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydeland lands a good knee to the midsection. Scheiner won't want to take too many of those.
Scheiner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rydeland lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Scheiner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scheiner manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rydeland stalling.
Rydeland blocks an uppercut.
Scheiner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Rydeland.
Rydeland lands with a short shot to the head.
Scheiner blocks an uppercut.
Rydeland lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Rydeland.
Rydeland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rydeland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rydeland lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rydeland blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rydeland lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scheiner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scheiner lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Scheiner.
Scheiner throws a head punch that misses.
Scheiner being controlled against the cage.
Scheiner working aggressively here.
Scheiner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scheiner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rydeland fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Scheiner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Scheiner misses with a looping left.
Scheiner missing with a left hand there. Rydeland was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rydeland! But no joy.
Scheiner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scheiner looks to land a combination but Rydeland avoids it well.
Rydeland steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Scheiner.
Scheiner lands the left hand.
Scheiner cracks a nice hook into Rydeland's ribs.
Rydeland moves away from the strike by Scheiner.
Rydeland lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rydeland misses with a hook.
Scheiner thuds his right hand into Rydeland's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A swing and a miss from Scheiner.
Rydeland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rydeland connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Scheiner slips under a jab.
Scheiner connects with a body shot that sends Rydeland's belly button to the back.

Scheiner shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rydeland napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rydeland struggling a bit here.
Rydeland is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Scheiner's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Scheiner lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scheiner tries to pass to full mount but Rydeland defends it.
Rydeland moves into full guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Rydeland trying to keep a closed guard but Scheiner is proving a slippery customer.
Scheiner trying to control the position from guard on top but Rydeland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scheiner is working Rydeland over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rydeland holds on and takes a little breather.
Scheiner with a nice head shot there.
Rydeland controlling Scheiner's posture.
Scheiner passes Rydeland's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rydeland is trying to control but can't.
Scheiner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rydeland is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Scheiner's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Scheiner's back!
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 Rickey Scheiner will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Scheiner scores with a jab. Rydeland acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Scheiner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rydeland was well out of range. Poor timing from Scheiner.
Scheiner swings for the body but Rydeland moves out of range.
Rydeland throws a jab but it's blocked by Scheiner.
Rydeland avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rydeland is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Scheiner.
Rydeland misses with a straight right.
Scheiner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Scheiner misses with a body shot
and Rydeland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rydeland might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Scheiner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rydeland.
Scheiner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rydeland.
Scheiner takes a swing at Rydeland's ribcage but misses.
Scheiner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rydeland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scheiner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scheiner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rydeland.
Rickey Scheiner is winning the standup battle so far.
Scheiner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rydeland.
Scheiner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rydeland's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Scheiner.
Scheiner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rydeland can do to turn this around?
Rydeland takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Scheiner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rydeland.
Scheiner takes a swing at Rydeland's ribcage but misses.
Scheiner throws a poor cross that misses
and Rydeland counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Scheiner thinking.
Scheiner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scheiner throws a body shot but no joy.
Rydeland lands with a hook. Scheiner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rydeland connects with a good right hand that stumbles Scheiner. Scheiner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A swing and a miss from Scheiner.
Scheiner throws a big shot that misses.
Scheiner misses with a left hand
and Rydeland counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rydeland scores with a nice head shot.
Scheiner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rydeland tries to counter with a clinch but Scheiner shakes him off and moves away.
Rydeland takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Scheiner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rydeland.
Rydeland uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Scheiner throws a right hand that misses
and Rydeland counters with a straight right hand.
Rydeland's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Scheiner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rydeland scrambles back to his feet.
Rydeland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Scheiner misses.
Rydeland throws out a counter right but Scheiner avoids it with no problem.
Rickey Scheiner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rydeland takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rydeland.
Scheiner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rydeland at a distance.
Scheiner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Scheiner shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rydeland has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Scheiner is working away from the top position though.
Rydeland felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Rydeland controlling the position well.
Rydeland regains full guard. Nicely done.
Scheiner wants to control from the top but Rydeland keeps moving.
Rydeland is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Scheiner throws a big right hand that misses.
Scheiner looking to pass the guard.
Rydeland keeping moving, preventing Scheiner from controlling successfully.
Scheiner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Scheiner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rydeland's head.
Scheiner trying to control but Rydeland is working from the bottom.
Scheiner controls from within his opponent's guard.
Scheiner being controlled here momentarily.
Scheiner stands up over Rydeland, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rydeland seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Scheiner wants to control from the top but Rydeland keeps moving.
Rydeland wants to sweep but no luck.
Rydeland is trying to control the position but Scheiner postures up.
Rydeland is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rickey Scheiner dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Scheiner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rydeland.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Scheiner.
Scheiner digs a good hook to Rydeland's body.
Rydeland lands with a shot to the body.
Rydeland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scheiner manages to avoid it.
Rydeland shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Scheiner throws the left hand but Rydeland avoids the punch easily.
Rydeland wants to counter the offense by Scheiner and move into the clinch position.
Scheiner throws a sloppy body shot
and Rydeland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rydeland ducks under a wild hook from Scheiner.
Rydeland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scheiner.
Rydeland wants to counter with a clinch but Scheiner pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scheiner just misses with a punch to the body.
Rydeland dips to his left and cracks Scheiner with an uppercut!
Scheiner throws a hook to the side of Rydeland's head but Rydeland sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rydeland connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Scheiner's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rydeland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scheiner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Rydeland does no damage.
Scheiner misses with a looping left.
Scheiner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rydeland steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Scheiner.
Rydeland misses the jab.
Scheiner misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Rydeland.
Scheiner throws a combination. Rydeland tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rydeland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scheiner was well out of range. Poor timing from Rydeland.
Scheiner misses with a double jab.
Scheiner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scheiner lands a nice looking body shot.
Rydeland throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scheiner just misses with a punch to the body.
Scheiner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rydeland.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scheiner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rydeland.
Rydeland lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Scheiner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scheiner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Rydeland to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rydeland's corner calls for a 1-2. Rydeland obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Scheiner is rocked!
Scheiner misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rydeland! But no joy.
Oh Scheiner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
John Rydeland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Scheiner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scheiner seems to have got his legs back now.
Rydeland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scheiner.
Scheiner loads up on a big right hand but Rydeland slips the punch.
Rydeland throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scheiner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rydeland tries to counter with a clinch but Scheiner shakes him off and moves away.
Rydeland throws a jab but it's blocked by Scheiner.
Rydeland on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Scheiner misses the shot to the body.
Rydeland takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rydeland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Scheiner misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rydeland! But no joy.
Scheiner scores with a jab to the body.
Scheiner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rydeland.
Scheiner is looking to wear down Rydeland with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Scheiner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rydeland.
Scheiner went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rydeland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scheiner sets himself, and Rydeland steps forward looking for the clinch! Scheiner avoids it this time.
Rydeland throws a series of punches but Scheiner avoids them all with ease.
Rydeland misses with an uppercut.
Scheiner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Scheiner, as that shot connected.
John Rydeland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scheiner with a jab.
Scheiner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Scheiner does it's job there.
Scheiner connects with a body shot.
Rickey Scheiner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Scheiner misses its intended target.
Rydeland tries to counter by closing the distance.
Scheiner throws a poor cross that misses
and Rydeland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rydeland with a nice cross.
Scheiner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rydeland defending well as Scheiner loads up on a big left hand.
Rydeland looks to land a right hand but Scheiner moved out of range.
Scheiner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rydeland defending well as Scheiner loads up on a big left hand.
Scheiner slips under a jab from Rydeland.
Rydeland slips a straight right by Scheiner.
No joy there for Scheiner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rydeland! But no joy.
Scheiner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scheiner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rickey Scheiner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Scheiner, 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rickey Scheiner!
Rickey Scheiner seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.