PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryszard Rynkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Hester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rynkowski
vs
Hester

200 cm
27
250 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

194 cm
22
270 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryszard Rynkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Hester!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hester dives in and grabs Rynkowski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rynkowski pushes down on Hester's head and hops out.
Hester tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hester misses with an uppercut
and Rynkowski counters with a nice leg kick.
Hester tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rynkowski makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hester really felt that one!

Rynkowski gets tackled into the cage by Hester. Hester maintains the clinch.
Hester misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hester misses with a body punch.
Hester swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hester working aggressively here.
Hester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hester can't find room to land a body shot as Rynkowski controls the action.
Rynkowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rynkowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hester.
Rynkowski is trying to push Hester away but Hester has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rynkowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hester misses with some punches.
Hester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hester misses with an elbow strike.

Rynkowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hester tries to clinch up

and Rynkowski counters with a crisp one two that drops Hester! Rynkowski thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hester to his feet! Hester is in big trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rynkowski throws a combination that misses

and Hester counters by clinching up.
Hester is stalling here.
Hester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rynkowski tries to circle away but Hester has him pinned against the cage.
Rynkowski blocks an uppercut.
Hester tries to work over Rynkowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester misses with the head strike.
Hester misses with the head strike.
Rynkowski prevents a body shot from Hester.
Hester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hester misses with a punch on the inside.
Hester misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Hester.
Hester misses with a punch on the inside.
Hester working aggressively here.
Rynkowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hester will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rynkowski up against the cage.
Hester swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rynkowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rynkowski is trying to break free.

Rynkowski manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hester throws a strike but Rynkowski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hester pulls Rynkowski in close to prevent any damage.
Rynkowski wanted to stand there but Hester had control of the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Rynkowski gets to his feet - Hester follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryszard Rynkowski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hester closes the distance but Rynkowski moves to the side
and Rynkowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Marcus Hester has been cut.
Hester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rynkowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Hester closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hester working aggressively here.
Hester slows down the pace here.
Hester lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hester misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rynkowski.
A head punch on the inside from Hester fails to land.
Hester prevents Rynkowski from breaking the clinch.

Rynkowski pulls guard effortlessly.
Rynkowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rynkowski wants to stand but Hester is controlling the position.
Hester works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rynkowski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rynkowski tries to get out of the position.
Hester is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hester looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hester throwing strikes here but Rynkowski is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hester landing strikes from the mount.

It looks like Ryszard Rynkowski has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hester looking to control but Rynkowski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hester working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Rynkowski slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Hester trying to control from half guard but Rynkowski is working away.
Rynkowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hester.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rynkowski's head.
Hester stops Rynkowski from getting back to his feet.
Hester stalling away here and it's allowed Rynkowski to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hester's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hester wants to control from the top but Rynkowski keeps moving.
Rynkowski wants to stand up but Hester is controlling him.
Hester trying to control but Rynkowski is working from the bottom.
Hester is looking to work some ground and pound but Rynkowski has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hester trying to control but Rynkowski is working from the bottom.
Hester sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Marcus Hester.
Hester closes the distance but Rynkowski moves to the side
and Rynkowski counters with a left and a right that stings Hester.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rynkowski throws an overhand right that lands on Hester's shoulder, as Hester tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rynkowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Hester has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Hester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rynkowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hester tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Rynkowski counters with a head kick that drops Hester to the mat! Hester scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Ryszard Rynkowski is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Rynkowski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rynkowski counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Hester badly! He tries to strike back but Rynkowski puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Hester out cold! Oh man, Hester will never hear the end of this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ryszard Rynkowski!
In his post fight interview, Ryszard Rynkowski started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.