PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stu Ungar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Rykov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ungar comes into the arena with Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH blaring out of the sound system. Alexey Rykov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ungar
vs
Rykov

184 cm
29
268 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

200 cm
33
272 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hellraiser Fightgear ($10-$20 clothing)
CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*)

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 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stu Ungar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexey Rykov!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rykov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ungar.
Ungar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ungar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Alexey Rykov has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ungar throws a lazy uppercut
and Rykov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rykov misses with a hook. Ungar ducked under it nicely.
Rykov moves out of range of the leg kick from Ungar.
Rykov checks a low kick from Ungar.
Ungar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ungar scores with a leg kick.
Rykov tries for a takedown but Ungar circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rykov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rykov looks gassed!
Ungar thows a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ungar. That's going to slow Rykov down.

Ungar clinches with his opponent.
Ungar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rykov is trying to break the clinch but Ungar is controlling him.
Ungar digs a right hand into Rykov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rykov's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ungar misses with a punch to the body.
Ungar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rykov backwards.
Ungar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ungar lands a nice shot to the body.
Ungar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ungar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rykov up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ungar.
Rykov has a couple of punches blocked by Ungar.
Ungar lands a left hand.
Ungar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ungar.
Ungar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rykov's elbow.
Ungar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ungar is leaning against Rykov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Ungar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ungar scores with a shoulder strike.
Rykov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ungar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ungar tries to work over Rykov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ungar misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ungar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rykov backwards.
Rykov tries to work over Ungar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rykov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rykov has had enough of the clinch but Ungar keeps him there for the moment.
Rykov working aggressively here.
Rykov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ungar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ungar lands with a left to the head.

That has opened up Alexey Rykov's cut even more.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ungar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rykov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ungar.
Rykov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ungar tries to throw a body punch but Rykov avoids it by throwing Ungar back against the cage.
Ungar lands with a right to the head.
Rykov blocks a body shot from Ungar.
Ungar lands a nice shot to the body.
Ungar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ungar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rykov backwards.
Rykov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Ungar.
Ungar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Ungar.

The cut above Alexey Rykov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rykov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Ungar drops Rykov onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Rykov is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Rykov is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ungar pushes Rykov against the cage and as Rykov bounces back, Ungar cracks him with a massive overhand right that sends him crashing to the mat! Ungar follows up with more strikes but Rykov was out from that first, devastating punch! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stu Ungar!
Stu Ungar thanked the fans post fight for their support.