PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tapani Kangas (ranked 4353 p4p, 6316 weight class) and Cau Ryhein (ranked 468 p4p, 594 weight class). Tapani Kangas has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Kangas
vs
Ryhein

178 cm
19
155
2 - 2 - 0

181 cm
19
157
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tapani Kangas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cau Ryhein!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kangas misses with an uppercut. Ryhein saw that one coming.
Kangas misses with a straight left.
Ryhein cracks Kangas with a right hand to the side of the head.

Ryhein clinches up with Kangas and pushes him back against the cage.
Ryhein tries to work over Kangas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kangas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kangas throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryhein.
Ryhein taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ryhein is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kangas is keeping busy.
Ryhein lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kangas backwards.
Kangas lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryhein stalling in the clinch but Kangas improves position.
Ryhein lands a shoulder strike.
Kangas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kangas fails to land.
Kangas misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kangas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Kangas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kangas can't find room to land a body shot as Ryhein controls the action.
Ryhein lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kangas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ryhein backwards.
Ryhein misses with a punch to the body.
Kangas lands with a light punch inside.
Ryhein misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kangas cracks Ryhein with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Kangas.
Ryhein looks winded!
Kangas lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Kangas.
Kangas digs a right hand underneath Ryhein's ribcage. Ryhein let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kangas lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Kangas.
Kangas lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kangas scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kangas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kangas scores with a shoulder strike.
Kangas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ryhein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kangas.
Kangas misses with a body punch.
Kangas misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kangas.
A short left from Kangas.
Kangas gets through Ryhein's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Kangas.
Kangas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kangas pushes Ryhein back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Kangas.
Kangas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Kangas.
Kangas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ryhein blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Kangas.
A short uppercut from Kangas.
Kangas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kangas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ryhein takes a shot to the head.

Ryhein is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kangas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ryhein backwards.
Ryhein is still on wobbly legs! Can Kangas finish him?
Kangas lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Kangas.
Kangas creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ryhein with a big uppercut! Ryhein tries to clinch up but Kangas pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Ryhein to the mat! Ryhein covers up and Kangas unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tapani Kangas!