PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rick Rypien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Panzer Grenadier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rypien comes to the cage accompanied by The Ripper. Rick Rypien could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Panzer Grenadier's chin.

Rypien
vs
Grenadier

177 cm
23
163 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
19
168 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Rypien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Panzer Grenadier!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rypien avoids a kick to the body.
Rypien fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grenadier.
Rypien misses with a wild combination.
Nice jab there from Rypien.
Rypien tries to clinch up.
Rypien wants to slow Grenadier down by chopping away at his legs.
Grenadier misses with a straight right.
Rypien misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grenadier.
Rypien looks to score with a jab to the body but Grenadier is just out of range.
Rypien throws a shot to the body.
Rypien digs a good body shot into Grenadier's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grenadier tries a head kick but it misses.
Rypien tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grenadier was well out of range. Poor timing from Rypien.
Rypien is looking to wear down Grenadier with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rypien throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rypien swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grenadier looks to throw the jab but Rypien is out of range.
Rypien checks a leg kick.
Rypien looks to score with a jab to the body but Grenadier is just out of range.
Rypien lands with a shot to the body.
Grenadier moves out of range as Rypien strikes.
Rypien throws a body punch but Grenadier moves out of range.
Grenadier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

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.

Rypien moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rypien.
Nice body punch from Rypien - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Rypien.
Nice body punch from Rypien - that landed with a thud.

Rypien breaks from the clinch.
Grenadier stuffs the takedown attempt from Rypien. Rypien gets slowly back to his feet.
Rypien on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grenadier. Grenadier obviously looking to wear him down.
Grenadier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grenadier keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Grenadier tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rypien is able to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grenadier throws a wild body kick that Rypien sees coming a mile off.
Crunch! Grenadier slams his shin into Rypien's torso.
Grenadier ducks under a wild hook from Rypien.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grenadier.
Grenadier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rypien ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grenadier moves away.
Rypien displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Grenadier gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rypien to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Grenadier looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grenadier is controlling Rypien's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rypien accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rypien wants to control from the top but Grenadier keeps moving.
Rypien looking to pass the guard.
Rypien postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A swing and a miss from Grenadier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Rypien dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Grenadier tests Rypien's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Rypien rushes Grenadier and presses him up against the cage.
Grenadier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grenadier lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rypien or not.
Rypien prevents a body shot from Grenadier.
Grenadier throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Rypien as the two fighters clinch.
Rypien lands a nice shot to the body.
Rypien cracks Grenadier with a nice body shot.
Rypien doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rypien tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grenadier avoids it.
Grenadier lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rypien presses Grenadier against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Grenadier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rypien lands with a shot to the body.
Rypien throws a body punch but Grenadier moves out of range.
Grenadier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grenadier misses with a low kick as Rypien jumps back.
Decent striking displayed by Rypien there.
Jab, jab by Grenadier - just one landing.
Grenadier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rypien.
Grenadier takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Rypien clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grenadier.
Rypien is working Grenadier over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Rypien.
Grenadier is breathing heavily.
Grenadier misses with a punch to the body.
Rypien prevents a body shot from Grenadier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grenadier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grenadier has a couple of punches blocked by Rypien.
Grenadier can't find room to land a body shot as Rypien controls the action.
Rypien misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grenadier.
Rypien makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rypien blocks a body shot from Grenadier.
Grenadier throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Rypien - that landed with a thud.
Rypien lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grenadier backwards.
Grenadier misses with some punches.

Rypien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rick Rypien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grenadier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rypien throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A combination from Rypien does no damage.
Rypien throws a leg kick that misses.
Grenadier takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rypien is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rypien fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Rypien does it's job there.
Panzer Grenadier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rypien displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grenadier throws out the jab.
Rypien just misses with a punch to the body.
Grenadier lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rypien backs up against the cage.
Rypien takes a swing at Grenadier's ribcage but misses.
Grenadier misses with a straight right.
Grenadier throws a push kick but Rypien slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A low kick from Rypien misses
and Grenadier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rypien connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grenadier. Grenadier circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rypien misses with a series of wild punches.
Rypien tries to clinch but Grenadier moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Grenadier scores with a four punch combination!
Grenadier with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rypien to score with a decent uppercut.
Grenadier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rypien.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rypien scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Grenadier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Rypien dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Rypien just misses with a punch to the body.
Grenadier lands with a cross.
Rick Rypien is winning the standup battle so far.
Grenadier checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rypien just misses with a punch to the body.
Rypien tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grenadier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grenadier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rypien misses with a double jab
and Grenadier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grenadier throws a sloppy head kick and Rypien moves out of range easily.
Grenadier throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rypien counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rypien darts in and clinches Grenadier up against the cage.
Rypien wants a takedown.
Grenadier misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Rypien.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rypien takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Grenadier throws a punch but it's blocked by Rypien.
Rypien throws a punch but it's blocked by Grenadier.
A right hook to the body lands for Rypien.
Grenadier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good body shot from Rypien.
Rypien lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grenadier backwards.
Rypien wants to stall.
Rypien lands with a short shot to the head.

Rypien breaks from the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rypien.
Rypien wants to clinch.
Grenadier takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grenadier takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rypien checks the leg kick.

Rypien shoots in and bounces Grenadier off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rick Rypien is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grenadier keeping moving, preventing Rypien from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rypien prevents Grenadier from getting back to his feet.
Rypien pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grenadier is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rypien controls from within his opponent's guard.
Grenadier wants to get back to his feet but Rypien is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rypien's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Grenadier 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.
Rypien not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four 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.
Rypien seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Grenadier for as long as he can get away with.
Grenadier keeping full guard, as Rypien tries to pass.
Grenadier being controlled here, momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Rypien showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rypien has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Rypien!