PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Keane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Rypien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Keane
vs
Rypien

176 cm
22
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
160 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Keane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rick Rypien!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keane lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Keane moves away from the strike by Rypien.
Rypien tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rypien drops his hands momentarily and Keane takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rypien checks a leg kick.
Rypien slips a jab and a cross from Keane.
Keane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rypien.
Decent striking displayed by Rypien there.
Keane looks to score with a jab to the body but Rypien is just out of range.
Rypien misses with a hook. Keane ducked under it nicely.
Keane misses with a series of wild punches.
Keane throws a combination. Rypien tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rypien dodges the punch combination from Keane.
Rypien misses with a looping right.
Keane misses with the combination.
Rypien misses with a hook. Keane ducked under it nicely.
Rypien looks to throw the jab but Keane is out of range.
Keane misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rypien fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rypien looks to throw the jab but Keane is out of range.

Keane instigates a clinch.
Keane is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Keane's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Keane tries to circle away but Rypien has him pinned against the cage.
Rypien has had enough of the clinch but Keane keeps him there for the moment.
Keane has Rypien pressed against the cage, preventing Rypien from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rypien tries to score a body lock takedown but Keane shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's two 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.

Rypien's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some bone on bone action there as Rypien checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Keane lands a jab to Rypien's midsection.
Keane misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Rypien misses the target.
Keane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rypien.
Rypien throws an overhand right that lands on Keane's shoulder, as Keane tries to avoid the shot.
A left and a right from Keane both land. Nice combination.
Rypien takes one to the chin there.
Keane looks to land a combination but Rypien avoids it well.
Rypien bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Keane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keane swinging wildly here.
Keane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rypien swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rypien blocks a leg kick.
Keane scores with a jab to the body.
Rypien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keane.
Keane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rypien.
Rypien fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Keane is out of range.
Rypien doesn't manage to clinch there - Keane circles away.

Keane drives through and clinches with Rypien against the cage.
Rypien drops down looking for an ankle pick but Keane pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rypien throws a big shot that misses.
Rypien scores with a body shot.
Keane scores with a three punch combo!
Rypien swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Keane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rypien 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.
Rypien takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rypien avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rypien misses with a looping right.
Keane moves forwards but Rypien connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Keane scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Keane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rypien misses with an uppercut.
Keane lands with a hook. Rypien tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Keane scores with the left hand. Rypien knows he should have avoided that one.
A punch combination from Keane misses.
Keane staying out of range there.
Keane misses with a combination
and Rypien connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Rypien tries to keep at a distance but Keane has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rypien prevents Keane from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rick Rypien will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Some wild striking there from Keane.
Rypien slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rypien moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rypien blocks a low kick nicely.
Rypien jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Keane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Keane does no damage.
Keane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rick Rypien seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keane wants to clinch
and Rypien counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Keane lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Keane slips under a jab from Rypien.
Keane wants to slow Rypien down by chopping away at his legs.
Rypien throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keane.
Keane throws a combination that misses
enabling Rypien to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rypien tries to clinch but Keane is having none of it.
Rypien misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rypien counters with a one-two to the body.

Keane is rocked!
Keane misses with a combination
and Rypien counters with a right hand from hell and Keane is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rick Rypien!