PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shane Rik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toast Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rik comes to the cage accompanied by The walking dead. Man comes into a darkened arena with his song building. POWDERED... TOAST... MAAAAAAAAANN!!! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Rik
vs
Man

174 cm
23
158 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

183 cm
26
155 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shane Rik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Toast Man!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Man tries to keep at a distance but Rik has taken the fight into the clinch.

Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Man stuffs the takedown attempt from Rik. Rik gets slowly back to his feet.
Rik tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.

Rik shoots in and gets a takedown into Man's guard.
Rik prevents Man from getting back to his feet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Man holds on and takes a little breather.
Rik distracts Man with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Man utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Man is pulling down on Rik's head to control his posture.
Man is looking to stand up but Rik isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rik postures up in Man's guard and throws a big left but Man blocks it.
Rik lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rik is fighting to break Man's control of his arms but Man is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rik prevents Man from getting back to his feet.
Rik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Man is keeping the position for now.
Rik is looking to stand up but Man won't let him.
Man is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rik is controlling him.
Rik is looking to work some ground and pound but Man has wrist control.
Rik trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Man has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Toast Man wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rik fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rik shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Man but Man pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Toast Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rik changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Man tries to avoid it but Rik manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Man to the ground. Man escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Rik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man cracks a nice hook into Rik's ribs.
Rik dives in and grabs Man's left leg, looking for a takedown. Man pushes down on Rik's head and hops out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Rik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rik fails with a takedown attempt.
Rik shoots in and drives through. Man sprawls well.
Rik scores with a hook.
Rik darts in trying to clinch
letting Man counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rik fails with the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man throws a good cross that connects.
Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rik misses with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Rik.
Rik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man throws a leg kick that misses.
Rik fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Man avoids it really well and circles away.
Rik needs to keep his hands up - Man had a free shot at his head there.
Rik shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Man but Man pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a low kick, looking for Rik's leg but Rik calmly moves out of range.
Man throws a leg kick but Rik sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rik shoots in looking for a takedown but Man manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rik's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rik gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rik. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rik shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Man but Man pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Man throws a body kick that misses
and Rik counters with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man throws a leg kick that misses.
Rik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Rik closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man blocking some punches.
Man is looking to break free of the clinch but Rik has double underhooks.
Rik misses with a knee to the head.
Rik lands a body shot.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Rik is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Shane Rik will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Man lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rik has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rik and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rik misses with a low kick.
Rik will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Rik's shoulder, as Rik tries to avoid the shot.
Rik checks a leg kick nicely.
Rik wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Man goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rik tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Rik.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rik.
Rik tries to clinch up
enabling Man to counter with a crisp jab.
Man has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rik moves away from the strike by Man.
Rik is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws out a powerful jab.
Rik defending well as Man loads up on a big left hand.
Rik on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Toast Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Rik is looking to wear down Man with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rik moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
Rik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man blocks the body kick.
Rik takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rik shoots in looking for a takedown but Man manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rik's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rik.
Rik checks the leg kick nicely there.
Man scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rik in his tracks.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rik lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Man lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man is trying to force a seperation but Rik has the dominant position.
Rik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man is trying to push Rik away but Rik has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Man is looking to break free of the clinch but Rik has double underhooks.
Rik is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Man lands with a right to the head.
Man lands with a right to the head.
Rik throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Man blocks it with crossed arms.
Rik has Man pressed against the cage, preventing Man from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Rik fails to land.
Rik scores with a hook to the body.
Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Man working hard to break the clinch.
Man misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Rik.
Rik lands a left hand.

Man breaks the clinch.

Rik feints and as Man raises his hands in defense, Rik changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rik lands a couple of digs.
Rik content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rik is looking to work some ground and pound but Man has wrist control.
Rik makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rik distracts Man with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Man is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rik is controlling him.
Man pulls Rik in close to prevent any damage.
Rik working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rik working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Man's head.
Rik throwing strikes from guard but Man blocks nicely.
Man trying to control the position here.
Man trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man has a closed guard, preventing Rik from standing up.
Man trying to keep a closed guard but Rik is proving a slippery customer.
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!

Toast Man has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rik shoots in looking for a takedown. Man tries to sprawl out of it but Rik keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Man manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Rik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man misses with an uppercut

and Rik moves into the clinch.

Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man wants to slow Rik down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Rik closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rik lands in his opponent's guard.
Rik throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Shane Rik will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Rik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Man wants it to stay on the feet.
Rik looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rik shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Man defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Rik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rik thows a leg kick but Man checks it
and Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rik is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Rik tries for a takedown but Man sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rik is looking to clinch.
Rik takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A leg kick checked by Rik.
Rik misses the body punch
and Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man misses with an uppercut.
Man misses with a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rik doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Shane Rik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rik tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Rik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat.
Man throws a leg kick but Rik checks it.
Rik chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Man can pounce on him.
Rik lunges at Man with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Man's hand.
Man throws a big shot that misses.

Rik has closed the distance and engaged Man in a clinch.
Man takes an elbow to the temple.
Man prevents a body shot from Rik.
Man misses with some punches.
Rik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Rik lands a shoulder strike.
Rik misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Man as Rik tries to tie him up.
Shane Rik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Rik has him pressed against the cage.
Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rik has him pressed against the cage.
Rik has Man pressed against the cage, preventing Man from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Man is trying to force a seperation but Rik has the dominant position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rik tries a knee to the head but Man blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Rik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rik keeps control of Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rik keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Man's efforts to push away.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Rik.
Rik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rik misses with a punch on the inside.
Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Man wants to break the clinch but can't.
Man tries to break the clinch but Rik is controlling the position.
Man tries to break the clinch but Rik is controlling the position.
Man is trying to push Rik away but Rik has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Man has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rik keeps control of Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rik keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Man's efforts to push away.
Rik landing knees to the head.
Rik keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Man's efforts to push away.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Man can't break the clinch.
Rik lands an elbow inside that Man shrugs off.
Man wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Toast Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man tries to circle away but Rik has him pinned against the cage.
Man wants to break free but Rik has control.
Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rik has him pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toast Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rik has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Rik!
After the fight, Shane Rik was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.