PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timo Ryti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nickolas Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ryti
vs
Sanchez

193 cm
28
278 lbs
10 - 7 - 1

198 cm
25
260 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Ryti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nickolas Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanchez. That did some damage!
Ryti dips to his left and cracks Sanchez with an uppercut!
Ryti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ryti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheers as Ryti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanchez doesn't seem phased though.
Ryti lands with an overhand left.
Sanchez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ryti.
Sanchez thows a body shot but no joy.
Ryti closes the distance and clinches up with Sanchez, looking for a takedown. Ryti pushes Sanchez against the cage but Sanchez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Ryti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown attempt from Ryti. Ryti gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timo Ryti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Ryti's shoulder, as Ryti tries to avoid the shot.
Ryti throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanchez counters with a left to the body.
Nickolas Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ryti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez lands a slapping body shot.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryti moves away.
Ryti throws a right hand that misses
and Sanchez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sanchez lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Timo Ryti has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez lands a nice hook to Ryti's body. Ryti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ryti is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ryti loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Sanchez throws a series of strikes that have Ryti backpedaling.
A jab from Sanchez finds it's way through Ryti's defenses.
Sanchez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ryti manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Ryti.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Ryti avoids nicely.
Sanchez lands with a good body shot.
Ryti misses with a double jab
and Sanchez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanchez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ryti rather than just go for the knockout.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ryti. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Sanchez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Ryti avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ryti circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ryti.
A shot to the body from Sanchez misses
and Ryti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Timo Ryti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Ryti gets a clinch.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ryti struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ryti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ryti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanchez is trying to push Ryti away but Ryti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ryti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Ryti.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ryti fails to land.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Ryti - that landed with a thud.
Ryti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nickolas Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timo Ryti's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sanchez jabs at Ryti's body.
Nickolas Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez scores with a one two! Ryti had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Ryti ducks under and follows up with a left that Ryti also avoids with ease.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ryti manages to avoid it.
Ryti misses with an uppercut
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.

Timo Ryti's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryti ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Ryti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez with a jab.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryti lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ryti.
Sanchez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sanchez stuns Ryti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanchez scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Ryti counters with a straight right hand.
Ryti misses with a looping right.
Ryti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sanchez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ryti thinking.
Ryti misses with a left hand
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez looks to land a combination. Ryti sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Timo Ryti's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Ryti misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanchez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ryti thinking.
Ryti throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.

Jeez, Timo Ryti's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ryti throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Nickolas Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sanchez!
Ryti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez digs a good hook to Ryti's body.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanchez counters with a left to the body.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryti moves away.
Nice jab there from Sanchez.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Timo Ryti's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nickolas Sanchez!