PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simija Nomurokai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryszard Rynkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryszard Rynkowski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Simija Nomurokai's chin.

Nomurokai
vs
Rynkowski

188 cm
27
265 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

200 cm
28
250 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simija Nomurokai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryszard Rynkowski!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nomurokai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rynkowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nomurokai looks to clinch
and Rynkowski counters with a one-two to the body.
Nomurokai defending well as Rynkowski loads up on a big left hand.

Nomurokai clinches up against the cage.

Nomurokai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nomurokai is looking to clinch but Rynkowski is avoiding it.
Both fighters circling a little - Nomurokai finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rynkowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Nomurokai moves into range and clinches up with Rynkowski.
Rynkowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nomurokai stalling in the clinch.
Nomurokai prevents Rynkowski from breaking the clinch.

Nomurokai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomurokai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rynkowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Nomurokai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nomurokai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rynkowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Nomurokai breaks the clinch.

Nomurokai clinches up with Rynkowski and pushes him back against the cage.
Rynkowski can't break the clinch.
Nomurokai taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nomurokai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rynkowski.
Nomurokai tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nomurokai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rynkowski avoids it.
Nomurokai misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nomurokai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rynkowski.
Nomurokai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nomurokai has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rynkowski after a bit of a struggle.
Nomurokai keeps control of Rynkowski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Nomurokai breaks from the clinch.
Nomurokai scores with a head kick. Rynkowski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nomurokai moves in looking to clinch but Rynkowski pushes him off.
Nomurokai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rynkowski blocks a head kick by Nomurokai.

Nomurokai gets a clinch.
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!

Nomurokai manages to break the clinch.
Nomurokai lands with a kick to the temple. Rynkowski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Ryszard Rynkowski has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rynkowski connects with a jab.
Nomurokai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rynkowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nomurokai counters with a nice uppercut.
Nomurokai is looking to clinch but Rynkowski is avoiding it.
Nomurokai throws a sloppy head kick and Rynkowski moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Nomurokai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rynkowski throws a right hand that Nomurokai ducks under and follows up with a left that Nomurokai also avoids with ease.
Nomurokai is looking to clinch.
Nomurokai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Nomurokai finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rynkowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Rynkowski misses with a few strikes there.
Nomurokai tries to clinch up.

Nomurokai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rynkowski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nomurokai tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simija Nomurokai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Nomurokai has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rynkowski uses from the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rynkowski won't allow Nomurokai to sweep him here.
Nomurokai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simija Nomurokai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryszard Rynkowski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nomurokai throws a series of punches but Rynkowski avoids them all with ease.
Rynkowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nomurokai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rynkowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Simija Nomurokai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rynkowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Rynkowski lands a really nice looking cross but Nomurokai seems unphased.

Nomurokai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nomurokai is trying to maintain a safe position but Rynkowski gets an underhook and turns Nomurokai into the cage.
Nomurokai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nomurokai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rynkowski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rynkowski avoiding damage as Nomurokai throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rynkowski is trying to break the clinch but Nomurokai has him pressed against the cage.
Nomurokai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nomurokai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Nomurokai breaks from the clinch.

Nomurokai clinches with his opponent.
Nomurokai is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rynkowski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rynkowski letting Nomurokai take a breather here.
Nomurokai lands a good knee to the midsection. Rynkowski won't want to take too many of those.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nomurokai takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nomurokai goes for a takedown attempt but Rynkowski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ryszard Rynkowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nomurokai throws a right hand that Rynkowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Rynkowski also avoids with ease.
Nomurokai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nomurokai tries to clinch up.
Rynkowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nomurokai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nomurokai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Some wild striking there from Rynkowski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomurokai wants to clinch up but Rynkowski keeps it at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Rynkowski. That snapped Nomurokai's head back.
No joy there for Rynkowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Nomurokai moves into the clinch.
Nomurokai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rynkowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rynkowski tries to break free but Nomurokai pushes him back against the cage.
Nomurokai changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rynkowski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simija Nomurokai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Nomurokai takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nomurokai leaning against his opponent.
Nomurokai prevents Rynkowski from breaking the clinch.
Rynkowski wants to break free but Nomurokai has control.
Nomurokai lands a good knee to the midsection. Rynkowski won't want to take too many of those.
Nomurokai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rynkowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nomurokai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rynkowski is defending well for now.

Nomurokai breaks the clinch.
Nomurokai tries to clinch there but Rynkowski circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simija Nomurokai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryszard Rynkowski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Rynkowski tries to bum rush Nomurokai with a series of wild strikes but Nomurokai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rynkowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rynkowski scores with a jab to the head.
Some wild striking there from Rynkowski.
A nice combination there by Rynkowski.
Rynkowski avoids the head kick by Nomurokai.
Nomurokai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nomurokai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rynkowski throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomurokai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nomurokai throws a sloppy head kick and Rynkowski moves out of range easily.

Nomurokai has Rynkowski up against the cage in a clinch.

Nomurokai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nomurokai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nomurokai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rynkowski to score with a decent uppercut.
Rynkowski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rynkowski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nomurokai thuds his shin into the meat of Rynkowski's side.
Nomurokai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Rynkowski does no damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nomurokai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rynkowski throws a series of punches but Nomurokai moves out of range.
Rynkowski misses with a wild combination.
Rynkowski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nomurokai.
Rynkowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rynkowski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nomurokai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rynkowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nomurokai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rynkowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomurokai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rynkowski has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nomurokai.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nomurokai.

Nomurokai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nomurokai tries to clinch up but Rynkowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Nomurokai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rynkowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rynkowski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ryszard Rynkowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nomurokai throws a wild hook but Rynkowski just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Nomurokai gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Rynkowski raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryszard Rynkowski!
Ryszard Rynkowski decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.