PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Tamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Fynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Tamaki
vs
Fynn

185 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
29
193 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Tamaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Fynn!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Steve Erwin and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fynn.
Some wild striking there from Fynn.
A punch combination from Fynn misses.
Sloppy strikes from Fynn. Those never looked like landing.
Fynn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tamaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Tamaki closes the distance and pushes Fynn back into the cage.
Tamaki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Bob Fynn has been cut.
Tamaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tamaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Fynn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fynn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tamaki.
Fynn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tamaki.
Bob Fynn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fynn throws a hook to the side of Tamaki's head but Tamaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tamaki throws a push kick but Fynn slaps the foot to one side.

Fynn rushes Tamaki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tamaki looking to throw knees to the head but Fynn is blocking nicely.
Tamaki tries a knee to the head but Fynn blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fynn avoids it.
Fynn takes an elbow to the temple.
Tamaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tamaki has Fynn pressed against the cage, preventing Fynn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tamaki prevents Fynn from breaking the clinch.
Fynn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tamaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Fynn avoids the damage to the body.

Fynn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fynn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tamaki circles away quickly and effectively.

Fynn takes the fight into the clinch.
Tamaki missing with knees to the body.
Fynn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fynn lands with a short shot to the head.
Tamaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fynn's efforts to push away.
Fynn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fynn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fynn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fynn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tamaki lands a head kick!
Tamaki tries to clinch up.
Fynn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tamaki counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fynn tries to clinch up but Tamaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Fynn lunges at Tamaki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tamaki's hand.
Fynn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tamaki scores with a head kick. Fynn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fynn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fynn instigates a clinch.
Tamaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fynn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Fynn breaks the clinch.
Fynn misses with a wild combination.
Tamaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Fynn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tamaki misses with a head kick.
Fynn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tamaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tamaki is looking to land body kicks.
Ryan Tamaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fynn loads up on a big right hand but Tamaki slips the punch.
Tamaki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fynn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fynn keeps the fight on the outside.
Tamaki is looking to clinch but Fynn is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fynn fails to land with a series of punches.
Tamaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fynn.
Tamaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fynn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tamaki counters with a head kick.
Fynn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fynn duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tamaki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fynn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tamaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Fynn tests Tamaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tamaki moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Fynn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Fynn's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fynn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Fynn closes the distance and pushes Tamaki back into the cage.
Tamaki missing with knees to the body.
Fynn is trying to break the clinch but Tamaki is controlling him.

Fynn manages to break the clinch.
Bob Fynn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tamaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fynn blocks a head kick by Tamaki.
Fynn tries to bum rush Tamaki with a series of wild strikes but Tamaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tamaki moves out of range of the body kick.
Fynn swings for the body but Tamaki moves out of range.
Fynn misses with a low kick as Tamaki jumps back.
Fynn looks to land a combination but Tamaki avoids it well.
Fynn misses with an uppercut. Tamaki saw that one coming.
Tamaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tamaki tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamaki throws a head kick that misses.
Tamaki throws a wild body kick that Fynn sees coming a mile off.
Fynn throws a combination. Tamaki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fynn tries to bum rush Tamaki with a series of wild strikes but Tamaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fynn misses with a two punch combination.
Tamaki wants to clinch up but Fynn keeps it at a distance.
Fynn throws a looping overhand right but Tamaki ducks down to avoid it.
Fynn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tamaki tries to clinch but Fynn moves out of range.
Tamaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fynn.
Fynn wants to clinch up but Tamaki keeps it at a distance.
Fynn misses with a looping left.
Tamaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tamaki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tamaki throws a head kick that misses.
Tamaki throws a head kick that Fynn semi-blocks.
Fynn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tamaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bob Fynn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fynn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tamaki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fynn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tamaki as he avoids it easily.
Fynn throws a looping overhand right but Tamaki ducks down to avoid it.
Fynn fails to land with a series of punches.
Fynn is breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Fynn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fynn misses with a body shot.
Tamaki throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fynn looks to land a combination but Tamaki avoids it well.
Fynn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tamaki throws a sloppy head kick and Fynn moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fynn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Tamaki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tamaki.
Tamaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fynn avoids it.
Tamaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fynn tries to break the clinch but Tamaki is controlling the position.
Fynn is trying to push Tamaki away but Tamaki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fynn wants to break free but Tamaki has control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tamaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fynn.
Tamaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fynn blocks it with crossed arms.
Tamaki lands a damaging elbow.
Fynn wants to break free but Tamaki has control.
Fynn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tamaki missing with knees to the body.
Tamaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fynn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tamaki just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ryan Tamaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Fynn.
Tamaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tamaki keeps control of Fynn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ryan Tamaki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fynn blocks a body shot from Tamaki.
Tamaki has Fynn pressed against the cage, preventing Fynn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fynn is trying to push Tamaki away but Tamaki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tamaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tamaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fynn blocks it with crossed arms.
Fynn is trying to force a seperation but Tamaki has the dominant position.

Fynn breaks from the clinch.
Fynn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by Fynn.
Tamaki tries to clinch there but Fynn circles away.
Tamaki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fynn fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Fynn misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamaki lands a head kick!
Fynn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tamaki is able to avoid easily.
Fynn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Fynn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bob Fynn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tamaki slips under a jab from Fynn.
Tamaki throws a head kick that misses.
Fynn misses with a series of wild punches.
Tamaki misses with a body kick.
Tamaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tamaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tamaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fynn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tamaki - that will leave a mark!
The fighters circling - Fynn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Fynn gets tackled into the cage by Tamaki. Tamaki maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fynn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fynn tries to break free but Tamaki pushes him back against the cage.
Tamaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tamaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tamaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fynn lands a shoulder strike.
Tamaki tries a knee to the head but Fynn blocks it.
Fynn managing to block the knees to the body from Tamaki.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tamaki.
Fynn wants to get back to striking at distance but Tamaki won't allow it.
Tamaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tamaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tamaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tamaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tamaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fynn is defending well for now.
Tamaki misses with a knee strike.

Fynn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fynn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Fynn tries to bum rush Tamaki with a series of wild strikes but Tamaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bob Fynn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fynn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fynn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tamaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Fynn misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Fynn.
Tamaki is looking to clinch.
Fynn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Fynn.
Fynn avoids the head kick by Tamaki.
Fynn looks to land a combination but Tamaki avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamaki misses with a kick to the body.
Tamaki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A head kick misses from Tamaki.
Fynn avoids the head kick by Tamaki.
Tamaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fynn.
Fynn misses with the combination.
Tamaki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fynn finds it's way round the side to connect with Tamaki's head.
Tamaki throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Fynn.
Fynn misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fynn misses with a wild body shot.
Tamaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Tamaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Fynn looks to land a combination but Tamaki avoids it well.
Tamaki throws a head kick that misses.
Fynn looks to land a combination but Tamaki avoids it well.
Tamaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fynn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fynn lands a jab to the head.
Tamaki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fynn tries to clinch but Tamaki moves out of range.
Fynn tries a low kick but Tamaki avoids it.
Ryan Tamaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tamaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bob Fynn.
I've got Fynn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Fynn!
An out of breath Bob Fynn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.