PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hery Rabemananjara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Pyy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Rabemananjara
vs
Pyy

182 cm
27
205 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

183 cm
27
195 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Highland Clothing

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hery Rabemananjara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pekka Pyy!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pyy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rabemananjara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Pyy misses
and Rabemananjara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pyy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rabemananjara moves away.
Pyy misses with a hook
and Rabemananjara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pyy walks into a straight right hand from Rabemananjara.
Pyy misses with an uppercut
and Pyy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rabemananjara slips a jab and a cross from Pyy.
Pyy scores with a body shot.
Pyy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rabemananjara counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pyy loads up on a big right hand but Rabemananjara slips the punch.
Rabemananjara is looking to counter the offense by Pyy and move into the clinch.
Rabemananjara lands with a cross.
Pyy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pyy throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyy misses with a body shot
and Rabemananjara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pyy. Rabemananjara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pyy swings widly with a right hand
enabling Rabemananjara to counter with a crisp jab.
Pekka Pyy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pyy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rabemananjara moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Rabemananjara misses the target.
Rabemananjara throws a big shot that misses.
Pyy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pyy lands a jab.
Rabemananjara is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A shot to the body from Pyy misses
and Rabemananjara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pyy throws a body shot but no joy.
Rabemananjara wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pyy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rabemananjara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pyy misses with a left hand
letting Rabemananjara counter with a right hand.
Rabemananjara avoids the body shot from Pyy.
Pyy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rabemananjara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pyy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rabemananjara was well out of range. Poor timing from Pyy.
Rabemananjara is looking to counter punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Pyy misses
and Rabemananjara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Pyy finds it's way through Rabemananjara's defenses.
Pyy swings widly with a right hand
and Rabemananjara counters with a stiff right hand.
Pyy throws a lazy uppercut
and Rabemananjara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pyy throws a sloppy body shot
and Rabemananjara counters with a nice uppercut.
Pyy misses the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Rabemananjara misses its target.
Pyy throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Rabemananjara to counter with a crisp jab.
Pyy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rabemananjara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rabemananjara ducks under a wild hook from Pyy.
Pyy throws a right hand that misses
and Rabemananjara counters with a right hand to the body.
Pyy misses with a right hand
and Rabemananjara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pyy swings widly with a right hand
and Rabemananjara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Pyy is rocked!
Rabemananjara is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyy misses with a hook
and Rabemananjara counters with a right hand to the body.
Pyy stuns Rabemananjara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rabemananjara is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rabemananjara ducks under a wild hook from Pyy.
Rabemananjara tries to counter by clinching up but Pyy breaks away and moves out of range.
Rabemananjara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pyy.
Pyy throws an off balance right hand
and Rabemananjara counters with a nice uppercut.
Pyy throws a right hand that misses
and Rabemananjara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pyy swings away with a body shot that misses

and Rabemananjara counters with a nice right hand that sends Pyy toppling to the canvas! Pyy scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Rabemananjara finish him?!
Pyy is still on wobbly legs! Can Rabemananjara finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pyy throws a poor cross that misses
and Rabemananjara counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Pyy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pyy.
Pyy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pyy lands a right hook to the body.
Pyy seems to have recovered his senses.
Pyy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rabemananjara counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rabemananjara lands a right hook to the body.
Pyy missing with a left hand there. Rabemananjara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pyy misses with a hook to the body
and Pyy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rabemananjara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pyy misses with a lunging right hand
and Rabemananjara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pyy misses with a right hand
and Rabemananjara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pyy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rabemananjara lands a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rabemananjara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pyy misses with a wild body shot.
Pyy throws the left hand but Rabemananjara avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hery Rabemananjara dominated that round.
That's time! Rabemananjara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pyy misses with a jab to the body
and Rabemananjara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pyy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rabemananjara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rabemananjara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pyy can do to turn this around?
Pyy works over Rabemananjara's head and body with a nice combination.
Rabemananjara moves out of range as Pyy strikes.
Pyy lands a nice shot to the body.
Pyy misses with a hook
and Rabemananjara counters with a straight right hand.
Pyy misses with a straight left.
Rabemananjara has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rabemananjara there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rabemananjara lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Rabemananjara coming out on top.
Pyy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pyy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rabemananjara manages to avoid it.
Rabemananjara seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Pyy.
Pyy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pyy swings widly with a right hand
and Rabemananjara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rabemananjara keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rabemananjara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pyy.
It looked like Rabemananjara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pyy looks to land a left hand but Rabemananjara moved out of range nicely.
Rabemananjara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pyy.
Pyy throws a body shot but no joy.
Rabemananjara is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pyy.
Pyy misses with an uppercut.
Pyy throws a poor cross that misses
and Rabemananjara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pyy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rabemananjara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rabemananjara counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pyy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Pyy tries to get set, Rabemananjara tries to push him back and clinch up but Pyy manages to avoid the attempt.
Pyy misses with a left hand
and Rabemananjara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rabemananjara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rabemananjara misses with a two punch combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Pyy as he connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pyy. Rabemananjara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rabemananjara moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rabemananjara.
Pyy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rabemananjara counters with a right hand to the body.
Rabemananjara misses with an uppercut. Pyy saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabemananjara ducks under a wild hook from Pyy.
Rabemananjara wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pyy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pyy throws a body shot but no joy.
Pyy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pyy throws a jab when Rabemananjara was well out of range.
As Pyy tries to get set, Rabemananjara tries to push him back and clinch up but Pyy manages to avoid the attempt.
Pyy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rabemananjara counters with a stiff right hand.
Rabemananjara throws a jab but it's blocked by Pyy.
Pyy throws a hook but Rabemananjara avoids it easily.
Rabemananjara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pyy.
Pyy scores with a body shot.
Pyy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pyy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Pyy tries to get set, Rabemananjara tries to push him back and clinch up but Pyy manages to avoid the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyy misses with a lunging right hand
letting Rabemananjara counter with a right hand.
Rabemananjara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pyy might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rabemananjara has got the better of the exchanges.
Pyy misses the body punch
and Rabemananjara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pyy swings widly with a right hand
enabling Rabemananjara to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pyy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rabemananjara moves away.
Rabemananjara drops his hands momentarily and Pyy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pyy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rabemananjara manages to avoid it.
Rabemananjara went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pyy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rabemananjara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pyy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rabemananjara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pyy looks to score with a jab to the body but Rabemananjara is just out of range.
Pyy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rabemananjara counters with a straight right hand.
Pyy misses with a body shot.
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 Hery Rabemananjara will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pyy throws out a loose jab but Rabemananjara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rabemananjara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hery Rabemananjara is winning the standup battle so far.
Pyy misses the jab.
Pyy misses the shot to the body.
Rabemananjara is looking to counter the offense by Pyy and move into the clinch.
A cross from Pyy lands.
Pyy looks to land a left hand but Rabemananjara moved out of range nicely.
Rabemananjara appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pyy throws a poor cross that misses
and Rabemananjara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rabemananjara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Pyy tries to get set, Rabemananjara tries to push him back and clinch up but Pyy manages to avoid the attempt.
Pyy misses with a looping right.
Rabemananjara is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pyy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pyy throws an off balance right hand
and Rabemananjara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pyy misses with a left hand
and Rabemananjara counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pyy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rabemananjara slips a straight right by Pyy.
Pyy looks to throw the jab but Rabemananjara is out of range.
Rabemananjara tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pyy manages to circle out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyy walks into a stiff left hand from Rabemananjara.
Pyy throws an off balance right hand
and Pyy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rabemananjara cracks Pyy with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Pyy tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Rabemananjara pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Pyy is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hery Rabemananjara!
Hery Rabemananjara bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.