PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ansatsuken Ryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alotta Fagina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ansatsuken Ryu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ryu
vs
Fagina

190 cm
24
220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

189 cm
20
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Tends to cut

ANABOLIC **160**

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ansatsuken Ryu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alotta Fagina!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fagina tries to close the distance and clinch but Ryu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fagina just misses with a punch to the body.
Fagina misses with a few strikes there.
Fagina needs to keep his hands up - Ryu had a free shot at his head there.
Fagina throws a combination that misses
and Ryu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ryu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fagina's hands.
A cross from Ryu lands.
Ryu tests Fagina's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fagina wants to land a leg kick but Ryu is out of range.

Ryu has closed the distance and engaged Fagina in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fagina takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ryu landing knees to the body.
Fagina looks gassed!
Ryu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Alotta Fagina has been cut.
Ryu connects with a knee to the head.

Fagina is rocked!
Ryu has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Fagina - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Ryu, and another! Fagina is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ansatsuken Ryu!
During a confident post fight interview, Ansatsuken Ryu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.