PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Rye Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Sanchez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Rye Rock
vs
Sanchez

190 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
18
217 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Rye Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedro Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez swinging wilding here.
Rye Rock checks a leg kick.
A cross from Rye Rock lands.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Rye Rock is having none of it.

Rye Rock changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sanchez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Rye Rock is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sanchez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rye Rock trying to control the position but Sanchez is working away.
Rye Rock working the body and head with strikes.
Rye Rock in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The strikes coming from Rye Rock are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sanchez prevents Rye Rock from moving into mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rye Rock sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sanchez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sanchez is not content to let Rye Rock control the position.
Sanchez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rye Rock is working Sanchez over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rye Rock prevents Sanchez from escaping the position.

Rye Rock decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Rye Rock scores with a nice right hand.

Rye Rock moves into the clinch.
Sanchez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rye Rock pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rye Rock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rye Rock tries for a takedown but Sanchez manages to get underhooks.
Rye Rock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rye Rock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rye Rock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Rye Rock drags the fight down to the ground.

Rye Rock has his feet on Sanchez's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rye Rock wants to clinch.
Sanchez swinging wilding here.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Sanchez tests Rye Rock's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rye Rock tries to keep at a distance but Sanchez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rye Rock has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sanchez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Rye Rock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Rye Rock keeps him there for the moment.

Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rye Rock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Rye Rock misses.
Sanchez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rye Rock.
Rye Rock throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanchez's waist but Sanchez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rye Rock off to one side.
Rye Rock looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sanchez is fending him off so far but Rye Rock persists. Nope, Sanchez circles away and we're back to standing.
Rye Rock is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Rye Rock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Rye Rock avoids it well.
Rye Rock wants to clinch but Sanchez slips to the side

and Sanchez moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rye Rock tries to pull guard but Sanchez holds him up against the cage and eventually Rye Rock drops back down to his feet.
Rye Rock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Rye Rock tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sanchez smiles and moves away.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Rye Rock counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses

and Rye Rock counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Rye Rock drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rye Rock jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rye Rock thows a big elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sanchez wants to stand up but Rye Rock is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Rye Rock dominated that round.
That's time! Rye Rock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rye Rock fails with the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a left and a right that stings Rye Rock.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses

and Rye Rock counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Rye Rock is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rye Rock misses with a head shot. Sanchez uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but Rye Rock is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rye Rock is working Sanchez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rye Rock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rye Rock is working Sanchez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rye Rock's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sanchez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rye Rock throws a big right hand that misses.
Rye Rock chips away with some ground and pound.
Rye Rock chips away with some ground and pound.
Rye Rock with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Rye Rock gets to his feet - Sanchez follows without any prompting.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rye Rock looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.

Rye Rock looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rye Rock thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sanchez to regain full guard.
Rye Rock throws a strike but Sanchez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rye Rock looking to control but Sanchez passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rye Rock missing with punches from the bottom.
Sanchez tries to stand but can't do so whilst Rye Rock controls his leg.
Sanchez blocks the strikes from Rye Rock.
Rye Rock is pressing down on Sanchez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Rye Rock throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rye Rock is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rye Rock manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
BOOM! Rye Rock connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rye Rock is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rye Rock with good strikes from the mount here!
Sanchez taking shots to the head.
Rye Rock lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sanchez hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Rye Rock dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rye Rock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sanchez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rye Rock throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Rye Rock counters with a shoot takedown. Sanchez fights it but they end up in guard.
Sanchez wants to stand up but Rye Rock is controlling him.
Rye Rock advances position into side control!
Rye Rock in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rye Rock is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rye Rock lands a nice forearm strike.
An elbow from Rye Rock crashes against the mat.
Rye Rock controlling the position.
Sanchez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rye Rock scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sanchez to see if he's OK.
Check out the look on Rye Rock's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Rye Rock wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sanchez, who protects the arm well.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but Rye Rock drags him back down.
An elbow from Rye Rock crashes against the mat.
Sanchez is looking to get back to his feet here but Rye Rock is keeping cool and he's managed to take Sanchez's back.
Rye Rock throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Sanchez has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rye Rock punishes Sanchez with strikes from the back mount.
Pedro Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rye Rock missing with strikes from the back.
Rye Rock is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Rye Rock lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Rye Rock scores with punches and elbows.
What can Sanchez do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Rye Rock throwing sloppy strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rye Rock looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Rye Rock is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Rye Rock 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. Rye Rock gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Rye Rock apologises and we restart here on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rye Rock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Rye Rock closes the distance and clinches.
Rye Rock prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Ryan Rye Rock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez stops a takedown attempt from Rye Rock.
Sanchez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rye Rock backwards.
Rye Rock fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Rye Rock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rye Rock backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Rye Rock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rye Rock, 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Rye Rock!