PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Wysocki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LB Rippleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wysocki
vs
Rippleton

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafal Wysocki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, LB Rippleton!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rippleton wants to clinch.
Rippleton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rippleton throws a series of punches but Wysocki moves out of range.

Wysocki shoots in and bounces Rippleton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rippleton is trying to control the position but Wysocki postures up.
Wysocki thows a big elbow that misses.
Wysocki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rippleton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wysocki distracts Rippleton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wysocki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wysocki trying to control the position from guard on top but Rippleton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rippleton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wysocki scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rippleton keeping full guard, as Wysocki tries to pass.
Wysocki wants to control from the top but Rippleton keeps moving.
Wysocki won't allow Rippleton to get back to his feet.
Rippleton tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two 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.
Rippleton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rippleton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wysocki thows a big elbow that misses.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wysocki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rippleton circles away.
Wysocki checks a leg kick.
Rippleton misses with a body shot.
Rippleton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rippleton tries to land a front kick but Wysocki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wysocki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rippleton is fending him off so far but Wysocki persists. Nope, Rippleton circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafal Wysocki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rippleton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rippleton is looking to clinch but Wysocki is avoiding it.
Rippleton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wysocki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rippleton cracks Wysocki with a good jab.
Rippleton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rippleton misses with a wild body shot.
Rippleton swinging wilding here.
Rippleton looks gassed!
Rippleton looks to land a body kick but Wysocki moved away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wysocki.
A combination from Rippleton does no damage.
Rippleton doesn't manage to clinch there - Wysocki circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rippleton misses with a wild combination.
Rippleton misses with a hook.
LB Rippleton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Wysocki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wysocki scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rippleton is working to get back to half guard.
Wysocki looking to control but Rippleton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rippleton is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafal Wysocki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wysocki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rippleton defends it nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rippleton!
Rippleton slaps away a takedown attempt from Wysocki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rippleton throws a push kick but Wysocki slaps the foot to one side.
Rippleton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rippleton throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rippleton throws a right hand that Wysocki ducks under and follows up with a left that Wysocki also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wysocki shoots in for a double leg but Rippleton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafal Wysocki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wysocki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rippleton tries to avoid it but Wysocki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rippleton to the ground. Rippleton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rippleton throws a nice looking combination but Wysocki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rippleton misses with a low kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rippleton.
Rippleton misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Rippleton as Wysocki shoots in.
Rippleton throws a solid leg kick but Wysocki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rippleton.
Rippleton works over Wysocki's head and body with a nice combination.
Rippleton lands a nice looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Rippleton.
Rafal Wysocki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wysocki slips a jab and a cross from Rippleton.
Rippleton leaves Wysocki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
LB Rippleton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rippleton misses with a double jab.
Rippleton misses with a double jab.
Wysocki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rippleton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wysocki somewhat.
Rippleton is looking to clinch.
Rippleton throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wysocki.
Rippleton tries to clinch up but Wysocki circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wysocki shoots in for a takedown but Rippleton shows good takedown defense.
Rippleton scores with a one two! Wysocki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wysocki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wysocki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wysocki fails with a takedown attempt.
Rippleton misses with a few strikes there.
Rippleton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wysocki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rippleton pinned against the cage. Rippleton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wysocki fails to land the takedown.

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.
Rippleton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wysocki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rippleton connects with the punch.
Rippleton wants to clinch up but Wysocki keeps it at a distance.
Rippleton lands a two punch combo.
Wysocki fails to land the takedown.
Rippleton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Rippleton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

LB Rippleton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Rippleton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rippleton throws a chopping leg kick but Wysocki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Wysocki drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wysocki won't allow Rippleton to get back to his feet.
Wysocki looking to sit in guard and control but Rippleton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wysocki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rippleton wants to stand but Wysocki has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rippleton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Wysocki scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wysocki swats away the attempt to clinch by Rippleton.
Rippleton scores with a hook.
Wysocki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rippleton defends it nicely.
Rippleton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rippleton lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wysocki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wysocki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rippleton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rippleton thuds his right hand into Wysocki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rippleton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wysocki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rippleton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Rippleton. No joy for Wysocki on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafal Wysocki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rippleton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rippleton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rippleton tries to close the distance and clinch but Wysocki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Wysocki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rippleton keeping moving, preventing Wysocki from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wysocki drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rippleton looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rippleton looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rippleton!
Rippleton tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Wysocki pushes Rippleton away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rippleton gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Wysocki dodges the ground and pound from Rippleton.

Rippleton decides to stand up, so the ref orders Wysocki to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Good work by Wysocki as he checks the leg kick.
Rippleton looks to land a combination but Wysocki avoids it well.

Wysocki throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rippleton was covering up waiting for the punch and Wysocki finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wysocki content to stall in guard here.
Rippleton is looking to stand up but Wysocki isn't so interested in that idea.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rafal Wysocki.
I think Wysocki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafal Wysocki!