PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zane Olav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chucky Ryukenchan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Olav might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Damian Marley Welcome To Jamrock. The key to victory for Zane Olav has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Olav
vs
Ryukenchan

181 cm
27
181 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

183 cm
25
183 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Namunamu Clothing
Untouchable Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zane Olav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chucky Ryukenchan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olav motions for Ryukenchan to come forward. Olav throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ryukenchan throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Olav showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ryukenchan.
Ryukenchan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olav circles away quickly and effectively.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ryukenchan.
Ryukenchan thows a body shot but no joy.
Ryukenchan throws a leg kick
and Olav counters with a nice leg kick.
Ryukenchan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Olav checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryukenchan throws a lazy uppercut
and Olav counters with a series of strikes. Ryukenchan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ryukenchan misses with a leg kick.
Olav does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Olav fails to land with a series of punches.
Ryukenchan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olav moves away.
Olav takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ryukenchan missing with a left hand there. Olav was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ryukenchan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olav.
Olav uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryukenchan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryukenchan tries to work over Olav's front leg with a kick but Olav checks it.
Ryukenchan throws a low kick but Olav avoids it.
Ryukenchan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Olav.
Ryukenchan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ryukenchan throws a leg kick
and Olav counters with a series of strikes. Ryukenchan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ryukenchan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Olav keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryukenchan throws an off balance right hand
and Olav counters with a solid body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryukenchan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Ryukenchan misses its intended target.
Zane Olav is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ryukenchan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Olav with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ryukenchan swings for the body but Olav moves out of range.
Ryukenchan is looking to chop away at Olav's legs.
Olav checks a leg kick nicely.
Ryukenchan misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryukenchan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Olav on the side of the head.
Olav lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Olav.
Olav throws a right hand that Ryukenchan ducks under and follows up with a left that Ryukenchan also avoids with ease.
Ryukenchan throws a shot from downtown. Olav moves away and avoids it.
Chucky Ryukenchan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryukenchan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Some wild striking there from Olav.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Ryukenchan misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chucky Ryukenchan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Olav ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ryukenchan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryukenchan thuds a left hand into Olav's body.
Ryukenchan lands with a good body shot.
Ryukenchan misses with a body punch
and Olav counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ryukenchan's knee momentarily.
Ryukenchan moves away from the strike by Olav.
A low kick from Ryukenchan is predictable there
and Olav counters with a low kick, right behind Ryukenchan 's knee.
Olav is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ryukenchan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryukenchan throws a right hand that misses
and Olav counters with a left to the body.
Ryukenchan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Olav counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ryukenchan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Olav falls off balance throwing a combination

and Ryukenchan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ryukenchan.
Ryukenchan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Olav wants to sweep here but Ryukenchan controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ryukenchan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Olav avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ryukenchan misses with an uppercut
and Olav counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ryukenchan misses with an uppercut. Olav saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olav. Ryukenchan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryukenchan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Olav counters with a one-two to the body.

It looks like Chucky Ryukenchan has been cut.
Olav throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ryukenchan swings widly with a right hand
and Olav counters with a good low kick that Ryukenchan was not able to check.
Ryukenchan throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ryukenchan throws a lazy uppercut
and Olav counters with a left and a right that stings Ryukenchan.
Zane Olav is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olav lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olav throws a leg kick but Ryukenchan moved away.
Ryukenchan throws a hook to the side of Olav's head but Olav sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Olav blocks a jab.
Ryukenchan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chucky Ryukenchan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ryukenchan misses with a leg kick
and Olav counters with an inside leg kick.
Ryukenchan misses with a hook. Olav ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olav throws a sloppy head kick and Ryukenchan moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryukenchan throws a low kick but Olav avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chucky Ryukenchan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chucky Ryukenchan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A big right from Ryukenchan misses.
Olav throws a low kick, looking for Ryukenchan's leg but Ryukenchan calmly moves out of range.
Ryukenchan throws a good cross that connects.
Ryukenchan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Olav is looking to slow Ryukenchan down with leg kicks.
Olav blocks a jab.
Ryukenchan misses with a lunging right hand
and Olav counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ryukenchan doesn't manage to clinch there - Olav circles away.
Ryukenchan fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryukenchan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ryukenchan misses with a hook
and Olav counters with a nice leg kick.
Olav works over Ryukenchan's head and body with a nice combination.
Ryukenchan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Olav thumps Ryukenchan with a low kick.
Olav checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryukenchan throws a jab but it's blocked by Olav.
Ryukenchan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Olav checks it well.
A low kick from Ryukenchan is predictable there
and Olav counters with an outside leg kick.
Ryukenchan throws a right hand that misses
and Olav counters with a low kick, right behind Ryukenchan 's knee.
Ryukenchan misses with a body kick.
Olav goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Olav throws a series of punches but Ryukenchan avoids them all with ease.
Ryukenchan throws a low kick but Olav moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Ryukenchan - just one landing.
Ryukenchan swings widly with a right hand
and Olav counters with a left and a right that stings Ryukenchan.
Ryukenchan misses the body punch
and Olav counters with a nice leg kick.
Olav swinging wildly here.
Ryukenchan swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ryukenchan throws an off balance right hand
and Olav counters with a left and a right that stings Ryukenchan.
A leg kick checked by Ryukenchan.
Ryukenchan misses with a right hand
and Olav cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zane Olav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olav shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ryukenchan throws an off balance right hand
and Olav counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chucky Ryukenchan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ryukenchan throws a solid leg kick but Olav takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ryukenchan.
Sloppy strikes from Ryukenchan. Those never looked like landing.
Ryukenchan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryukenchan misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olav checks a low kick from Ryukenchan.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zane Olav.
Well Ryukenchan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chucky Ryukenchan!