PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Varian Wyrnn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ten Red Gym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Red Gym has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wyrnn
vs
Red Gym

188 cm
20
200 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
202 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Varian Wyrnn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ten Red Gym!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red Gym thows a body shot but no joy.
Wyrnn fails to land with a series of punches.
Red Gym tries to clinch but Wyrnn is having none of it.
Red Gym misses the shot to the body.
Wyrnn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Red Gym's head.
Wyrnn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wyrnn connects with a looping right hand.
Wyrnn misses with a body shot.
Red Gym shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wyrnn but Wyrnn pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Gym tries to clinch
and Wyrnn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wyrnn misses with an uppercut
and Red Gym counters with a nice uppercut.
A combination from Wyrnn does no damage.
Red Gym takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Varian Wyrnn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wyrnn lands with a cross.
Wyrnn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Red Gym shoots in for a takedown but Wyrnn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyrnn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Red Gym backs up against the cage.
Red Gym darts in trying to clinch
and Wyrnn counters with a three punch combo that has Red Gym backing up. Red Gym nods at Wyrnn to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wyrnn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Ten Red Gym has been cut.
Wyrnn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Red Gym.
Varian Wyrnn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ten Red Gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyrnn throws a series of punches but Red Gym avoids them all with ease.
Red Gym thows a body shot but no joy.
Red Gym connects with a right hand. Wyrnn shakes it off.
Wyrnn misses the shot to the body.
Wyrnn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wyrnn throws an off balance right hand
and Red Gym counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Red Gym throws a body punch but Wyrnn moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyrnn punishes Red Gym's body with a nice straight punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Wyrnn as he connects with a hook.
Wyrnn misses with a wild body shot.
Red Gym shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wyrnn as he avoids it easily.
Wyrnn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wyrnn defending well as Red Gym loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Varian Wyrnn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ten Red Gym's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Red Gym throws a shot from downtown. Wyrnn moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Red Gym connects with a single shot there.
A slow jab from Red Gym misses its intended target.
Wyrnn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice takedown defense from Wyrnn. No joy for Red Gym on that attempt.
Red Gym looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wyrnn is fending him off so far but Red Gym persists. Nope, Wyrnn circles away and we're back to standing.
Varian Wyrnn is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Wyrnn.
Wyrnn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Red Gym manages to avoid it.
Wyrnn throws a combination that misses
and Red Gym counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wyrnn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wyrnn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wyrnn dips to his left and cracks Red Gym with an uppercut!
Wyrnn misses with a hook. Red Gym ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wyrnn!
Wyrnn misses with a hook to the body
and Red Gym counters with a slapping leg kick.
Red Gym fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Varian Wyrnn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ten Red Gym.
Red Gym looks for a takedown but Wyrnn sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyrnn misses with a two punch combination.
Varian Wyrnn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Red Gym staying out of range there.
Red Gym lands a jab to the head.
Wyrnn throws a one two combo.
Wyrnn thuds a left hand into Red Gym's body.
Red Gym takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyrnn catches Red Gym with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Red Gym steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wyrnn.
Wyrnn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Red Gym fails with a takedown attempt.
Wyrnn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Varian Wyrnn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ten Red Gym's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Red Gym steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wyrnn.
Red Gym misses with a wild body shot.
Red Gym tries to clinch but Wyrnn is having none of it.
Wyrnn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Red Gym was well out of range. Poor timing from Wyrnn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red Gym shoots in for a takedown but Wyrnn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wyrnn throws a body punch but Red Gym moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyrnn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Red Gym takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wyrnn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Red Gym.
Wyrnn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Red Gym.
Red Gym fails with a takedown attempt.
Red Gym shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wyrnn pinned against the cage. Wyrnn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ten Red Gym has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Varian Wyrnn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ten Red Gym.
Red Gym takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyrnn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Red Gym tries to move into range but Wyrnn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Red Gym dodges the punch combination from Wyrnn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wyrnn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Red Gym scores with a leg kick.
Varian Wyrnn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wyrnn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wyrnn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Red Gym connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyrnn looks to score with a jab to the body but Red Gym is just out of range.
A combination from Wyrnn does no damage.
Wyrnn stuffs the takedown.
Red Gym on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Red Gym just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Varian Wyrnn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wyrnn 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Varian Wyrnn!