PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Lebenszmit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Rymar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lebenszmit
vs
Rymar

181 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abraham Lebenszmit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Rymar!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rymar fails with a takedown attempt.
Lebenszmit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abraham Lebenszmit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rymar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lebenszmit as he avoids it easily.
Rymar dives in and grabs Lebenszmit's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lebenszmit pushes down on Rymar's head and hops out.
Abraham Lebenszmit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Rymar.
Rymar walks into a jab.

It looks like David Rymar has been cut.

Rymar gets tackled into the cage by Lebenszmit. Lebenszmit maintains the clinch.

Lebenszmit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lebenszmit connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lebenszmit cracks Rymar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rymar drops his hands momentarily and Lebenszmit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Lebenszmit enables Rymar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lebenszmit manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rymar landing some decent shots from guard.
Lebenszmit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lebenszmit wants to stand and escape but Rymar is having none of it.
Rymar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lebenszmit wants to stand and escape but Rymar is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rymar postures up in Lebenszmit's guard and throws a big left but Lebenszmit blocks it.
Lebenszmit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lebenszmit on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lebenszmit tries to get out of the position.
Rymar works over Lebenszmit with some ground and pound from guard.
Rymar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rymar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rymar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rymar cracks Lebenszmit with a solid left hand.
Rymar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lebenszmit wants to stand up but Rymar is controlling him.
Rymar lands a couple of digs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lebenszmit is looking to stand up but Rymar isn't so interested in that idea.
Lebenszmit is breathing heavily.
Rymar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lebenszmit's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebenszmit is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rymar is controlling him.
Rymar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lebenszmit has momentary wrist control but Rymar slips an elbow through the middle.
Rymar throws a big elbow that misses.
Rymar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rymar distracts Lebenszmit with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rymar throws a big right hand that misses.
Lebenszmit knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rymar on the ground.
Rymar throws a big right hand that misses.
Rymar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rymar is working Lebenszmit over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rymar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rymar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rymar stands up over Lebenszmit, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rymar works over Lebenszmit with some ground and pound from guard.
Rymar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rymar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lebenszmit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rymar.
Rymar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rymar trying to control but Lebenszmit is working from the bottom.
Rymar postures up and lands a big shot to Lebenszmit's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lebenszmit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rymar.
Rymar landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rymar cracks Lebenszmit with a solid left hand.
Rymar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rymar lands a couple of elbows.
Rymar postures up and lands a big shot to Lebenszmit's brow.
Rymar is looking to work some ground and pound but Lebenszmit has wrist control.
Rymar is looking to work some ground and pound but Lebenszmit has wrist control.
Rymar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rymar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rymar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lebenszmit's head.
Rymar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rymar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rymar stands up over Lebenszmit, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rymar is in close to Lebenszmit's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rymar scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Rymar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Rymar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lebenszmit wants to clinch up but Rymar keeps it at a distance.

Rymar throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lebenszmit was covering up waiting for the punch and Rymar finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rymar chips away with some ground and pound.
Rymar trying to control but Lebenszmit is working from the bottom.
Rymar throws a big right hand that misses.
Rymar prevents Lebenszmit from getting back to his feet.
Rymar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rymar trying to control the position from guard on top but Lebenszmit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rymar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rymar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rymar throwing strikes but missing.
Rymar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rymar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lebenszmit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rymar.
Rymar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rymar stands up over Lebenszmit, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rymar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rymar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lebenszmit's head.
Rymar scoring with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rymar postures up and lands a big shot to Lebenszmit's brow.
Rymar scoring with some ground and pound.
Rymar distracts Lebenszmit with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rymar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lebenszmit's head.
Rymar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rymar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rymar scores with punches from side control.
Rymar is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Rymar working the ground and pound from side control.
Rymar lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rymar landing a few strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rymar in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lebenszmit on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rymar in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rymar landing a few strikes.
Rymar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rymar just content to control the position.
Rymar looks up at the clock and then as Lebenszmit takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rymar smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rymar working the ground and pound from side control.
Rymar lands an elbow.
Rymar lands a few punches from side control.
Lebenszmit is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rymar connects with a decent elbow.
Rymar trying to control the position but Lebenszmit is working away.
Rymar is working Lebenszmit over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lebenszmit takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
David Rymar has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rymar lands a nice forearm strike.
Rymar lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rymar lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lebenszmit is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rymar connects with a decent elbow.
Lebenszmit takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rymar lands a few punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rymar staying calm.
Rymar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rymar scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rymar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rymar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rymar taking a breather here.
Rymar working the head with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lebenszmit takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rymar in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rymar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Rymar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Rymar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rymar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lebenszmit looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rymar cracks Lebenszmit with a big right hand but Lebenszmit just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rymar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Lebenszmit is rocked!
Rymar in side control lands a decent elbow.
Oh Lebenszmit is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rymar working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rymar crunches a massive hammerfist down on Lebenszmit - he's out! Rymar Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). David Rymar!