PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Rice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tadeusz Rydzyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rice is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Tadeusz Rydzyk is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Rice
vs
Rydzyk

190 cm
25
258 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

194 cm
25
250 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kimbo Rice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tadeusz Rydzyk!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rydzyk clinches with his opponent.
Rice is breathing heavily.
Rydzyk taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rydzyk lands an uppercut.
Rice has Rydzyk pressed against the cage, preventing Rydzyk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rydzyk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rice has had enough of the clinch but Rydzyk keeps him there for the moment.
Rydzyk working hard to break the clinch.
Rice keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rydzyk's efforts to push away.
Rydzyk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rice has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rydzyk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rydzyk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rydzyk wants to get back to striking at distance but Rice won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rice keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rydzyk's efforts to push away.
Rydzyk wants to get back to striking at distance but Rice won't allow it.
Rydzyk tries to break free but Rice pushes him back against the cage.
Rice jumps guard but Rydzyk stands there with Rice around his waist. Rice gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rydzyk tries to circle away but Rice has him pinned against the cage.
Rydzyk has had enough of the clinch but Rice keeps him there for the moment.
Rydzyk is trying to break the clinch but Rice has him pressed against the cage.
Rydzyk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rice has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Rydzyk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rydzyk is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rydzyk has had enough of the clinch but Rice keeps him there for the moment.
Rydzyk is trying to break free.
Rydzyk is trying to break the clinch but Rice has him pressed against the cage.
Rydzyk stalling the fight.
Stalling in the clinch from Rydzyk.
Rice keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rydzyk's efforts to push away.
Rydzyk is trying to break free.
Rydzyk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rydzyk tries to circle away but Rice has him pinned against the cage.
Rydzyk tries to circle away but Rice has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rydzyk working hard to break the clinch.
Rydzyk is trying to break the clinch but Rice has him pressed against the cage.
Rydzyk is trying to force a seperation but Rice has the dominant position.
Rydzyk tries to break the clinch but Rice is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Rydzyk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rice keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rydzyk's efforts to push away.
Rydzyk tries to circle away but Rice has him pinned against the cage.

Rydzyk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A leg kick checked by Rice.
Rice tries to counter with a takedown but Rydzyk is quick to defend against it.
Rydzyk throws a head kick but Rice moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rydzyk throws out a leg kick but Rice moves out of range and Rydzyk only half commits.

Rydzyk takes the fight into the clinch.
Rydzyk can't break the clinch.
Rydzyk is trying to break the clinch but Rice is controlling him.

Rydzyk breaks the clinch.
Rydzyk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rydzyk 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 Rice has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rice and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Rydzyk drops Rice with a beautiful combination! Rice stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rydzyk is looking for the KO!

It looks like Kimbo Rice has been cut.
We've been informed that Rydzyk has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rydzyk throws a head kick but Rice moves out of range.
Rydzyk throws a low kick but Rice moves out of range easily.

Rydzyk cracks Rice with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Rydzyk has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rice to stand back up!

Rice is rocked!
Tadeusz Rydzyk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rydzyk connects with a superb combination that knocks Rice out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Rydzyk before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Rice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tadeusz Rydzyk!