PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Rydel (ranked 4345 p4p, 4359 weight class) and Take Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rydel comes to the cage accompanied by Discoland Flex. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rydel
vs
Out

184 cm
18
185
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
25
187
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Rydel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Take Out!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Out checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rydel dives in and grabs Out's left leg, looking for a takedown. Out pushes down on Rydel's head and hops out.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Out!
Out throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Out swats away the attempt to clinch by Rydel.
Out looks to land a combination but Rydel avoids it well.
Rydel throws a jab when Out was well out of range.
Out tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Out looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rydel is fending him off so far but Out persists. Nope, Rydel circles away and we're back to standing.

Rydel gets tackled into the cage by Out. Out maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Out changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rydel fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rydel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out is trying to improve his position.
Rydel wants to stand but Out has his arm trapped.
Out taking punishment in the form of punches.
Out tries to bench press Rydel off him but Rydel keeps the position.
Rydel controlling the position from side mount.
Out is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rydel connects with a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Rydel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Rydel is trying to get an arm triangle but Out is defending well.
Rydel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rydel in side control lands a decent elbow.
Out wants to get back to his feet.
Out on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rydel is looking to take a break and control but Out is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rydel misses with the ground and pound.
Out tries to improve position but can't.
Rydel cracks Out with a big elbow.
Rydel cracks Out with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Out wants to control but Rydel postures up.
Rydel trying to control the position but Out is working away.
The referee asks Rydel politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Rydel prefers to stall for the moment though.
Out should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out tries to buck Rydel off but Rydel is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Out's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Out tries to control but Rydel manages to take his back.

Out is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Rydel gets his way!
Rydel is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Rydel gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Rydel gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Rydel apologises and we restart here on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Rydel dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rydel shoots in and drives through. Out sprawls well.
Rydel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Out can do to turn this around?
Out tries to clinch up but Rydel circles away and keeps his distance.
Rydel attempts a counter takedown but Out avoids it well and moves away.
Out misses with an attempted mid kick.

Out moves into range and clinches up with Rydel.

Rydel lands a takedown into guard.
Out is looking to stand back up but Rydel counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Out.

Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rydel in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rydel has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Out is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out tries to reverse the position but Rydel maintains control.
Rydel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Out is looking to escape.
Rydel manages to capitalize on a mistake by Out to take his back!
Out grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Rydel is punishing Out with some ground and pound.
Rydel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Out is really stuck here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rydel struggling to keep hold of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rydel working for a choke but Out is defending well.

Rydel looking for the choke from the back.
Rydel controlling well, preventing Out from escaping the position.
Out trying to control the action but Rydel just sinks the hooks in.

Rydel is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Out is defending well though. Rydel let's go of the attempt for now.
Out trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rydel tries to keep control of the position but Out is staying busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rydel connects with a big shot to the side of Out's head.
Rydel is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

Out showing good submission defense here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Rydel's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Out is really stuck here.
Out wants to get back to his feet.
Rydel is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Rydel gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Rydel gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Rydel apologises and we restart here on the feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Out is trying to pull guard but Rydel has him pressed against the cage.
Out just leaning against Rydel, taking a breather.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice body punch from Out - that landed with a thud.
Out presses Rydel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rydel is trying to pull guard but Out turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Rydel dominated that second round.
That's time! Rydel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Rydel misses with a two punch combination.

Rydel shoots in and gets a takedown into Out's guard.
Rydel won't allow Out to sweep him here.
Rydel slips nicely into half guard.
Out is looking for a sweep. Rydel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Out pushes Rydel off looking to stand but Rydel dives back in and keeps control.
Out trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rydel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Out is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydel trying to control the pace.
Rydel lands strikes from half guard.
Out on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Out trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Rydel manages to pass to mount!
Rydel manages to capitalize on a mistake by Out to take his back!
Rydel trying to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Rydel controlling the positon.
Out is really stuck here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out just trying to survive but Rydel is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
What can Out do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Out tries to escape the position.

Out is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Rydel gets his way!

Rydel working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Out is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Rydel has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Out taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Daniel Rydel!
Daniel Rydel made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'dejte mi další zápas, jsem pÅ™ipravený nastoupit kdykoliv s kýmkoliv a v jakékoliv váhové kategorii'.