PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Yates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikaiah Rynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Yates
vs
Rynn

187 cm
27
199 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

190 cm
28
204 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class 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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harrison Yates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikaiah Rynn!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rynn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yates. Yates circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yates digs a good body shot into Rynn's ribs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yates.

Yates has Rynn up against the cage in a clinch.
Rynn lands a hook that snaps the head of Yates backwards.

Rynn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Rynn.
Yates tries to land a leg kick but Rynn saw it coming and moves away.
Yates throws a head kick that misses
and Rynn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yates looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yates misses with an uppercut. Rynn saw that one coming.
Mikaiah Rynn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yates drops his hands momentarily and Rynn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rynn throws a right and a left that Yates avoids nicely.
Yates throwing a counter right hand but Rynn manages to avoid it.
Yates tries to clinch but Rynn moves out of range.
Yates connects with a body shot that sends Rynn's belly button to the back.
Yates fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rynn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rynn throws an overhand right that lands on Yates's shoulder, as Yates tries to avoid the shot.
Rynn is looking to slow Yates down with leg kicks.
Rynn throws a jab but it's blocked by Yates.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates blocks a jab.
Rynn missing with a left hand there. Yates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rynn throws a body shot but no joy.
Rynn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yates throws a shot from downtown. Rynn moves away and avoids it.
Yates lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rynn circles away quickly and effectively.
A big right from Rynn misses.
Rynn with a hook.
Yates swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Oooooh!!! Rynn has knocked Yates down with a huge combo! Rynn steps away and waves a wobbly Yates back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Yates is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Yates clinches with his opponent.
Oh Yates is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A frustrated look appears on Rynn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yates missing with knees to the body.
Yates seems to have got his legs back now.
Yates putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rynn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Rynn - that landed with a thud.
Rynn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rynn is defending well for now.
Rynn lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rynn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rynn blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yates creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Rynn.
Rynn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rynn.
Yates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rynn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Rynn fails to land.
Rynn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rynn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yates missing with knees to the body.
Yates takes a shot to the head.
Yates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rynn's elbow.
Yates makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yates misses with a punch on the inside.
Yates lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rynn misses with a punch on the inside.
Rynn tries to work over Yates's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rynn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rynn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yates lands an elbow inside that Rynn shrugs off.

It looks like Mikaiah Rynn has been cut.
Rynn lands a shoulder strike.
Yates lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rynn prevents a body shot from Yates.
Yates lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rynn backwards.
Yates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rynn is defending well for now.
Yates misses with a knee strike.
Yates misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rynn fails to land.
Yates blocks an uppercut.
Rynn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rynn blocking some punches.
Rynn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yates up against the cage.
Yates swings wildly with an uppercut but Rynn uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Rynn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yates tries to work over Rynn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rynn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yates blocks an uppercut.
Rynn misses with the head strike.
Rynn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yates struggles to land a body shot inside as Rynn controls his hands.
Yates scores a nice knee to the body.
Rynn blocks an elbow strike.
Rynn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Rynn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rynn, right into the meat.
Rynn lands with a right hand.
Yates fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yates throws a series of strikes that have Rynn backpedaling.
Yates lands with a straight right. Rynn didn't see that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Yates.
Rynn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yates slips a straight right by Rynn.
Yates keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rynn.
Rynn thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikaiah Rynn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikaiah Rynn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rynn loads up on a big right hand but Yates slips the punch.
Rynn throws a shot from downtown. Yates moves away and avoids it.
Mikaiah Rynn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yates fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yates moves away from the strike by Rynn.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yates moves in looking to clinch but Rynn pushes him off.
Rynn throws out a loose jab but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rynn cracks Yates with a good jab.
Rynn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yates plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Rynn cracks Yates with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Yates looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Rynn finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rynn throws a body shot but no joy.
Yates is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rynn.
Yates lunges at Rynn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rynn's hand.

Rynn cracks Yates with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Rynn has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Yates to stand back up!
Rynn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yates seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rynn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yates sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rynn misses with a kick to the body.
Rynn throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates looks to throw the jab but Rynn is out of range.
Yates lands a front kick.
Yates keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rynn.
Yates has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rynn finds it's way round the side to connect with Yates's head.
Rynn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rynn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rynn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
Rynn throws the left hand but Yates avoids the punch easily.
Yates is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rynn thumps Yates with a low kick.
Rynn cracks Yates with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rynn defending well as Yates loads up on a big left hand.
Yates throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rynn scores with a jab to the head.
Yates dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rynn jabs Yates to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yates staying out of range there.
Rynn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates slips under a jab.
Rynn avoids the body shot from Yates.
A jab from Yates does it's job there.
Rynn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Rynn misses.
Rynn tries to land a front kick but Yates steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yates doesn't manage to clinch there - Rynn circles away.
Yates slips under a jab from Rynn.
Yates tries to clinch but Rynn moves out of range.
Yates slips under a jab from Rynn.
Yates appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A left lands for Rynn.
Yates walks into a left hand.
Yates throws a hook to the side of Rynn's head but Rynn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Rynn gets tackled into the cage by Yates. Yates maintains the clinch.

Rynn breaks from the clinch.
Yates takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yates thuds a left hand into Rynn's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates throws a head kick that misses.
Rynn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yates tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rynn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yates throws a leg kick which misses Rynn's front leg but catches the back leg as Rynn tries to avoid it.
Rynn misses with a looping right.
Yates throws a series of punches but Rynn avoids them all with ease.
Yates punishes Rynn's body with a nice straight punch.
Yates tries to close the distance and clinch but Rynn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rynn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yates feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rynns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Yates instigates a clinch.
Rynn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rynn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rynn blocking some punches.
Yates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mikaiah Rynn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rynn has a couple of punches blocked by Yates.
Rynn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rynn misses with a punch to the body.
Yates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rynn lands a hook that snaps the head of Yates backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Rynn fails to land.
Rynn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rynn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Yates.
Rynn pushes Yates back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yates tries to land knees in the clinch but Rynn avoids the damage to the body.
Yates using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rynn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yates missing with knees to the body.
Yates throws a head punch that misses.
Yates tries to land knees in the clinch but Rynn avoids the damage to the body.
Rynn has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Yates seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rynn can turn it around.

Rynn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yates throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rynn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yates at a distance.
Rynn throws a series of punches but Yates moves out of range.
Yates avoids the body shot from Rynn.
Rynn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rynn throws a looping overhand right but Yates ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Yates misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikaiah Rynn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mikaiah Rynn's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Yates throws a body shot but no joy.
Yates darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Yates misses.
Rynn just misses with a punch to the body.
Yates on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rynn. Rynn obviously looking to wear him down.
Rynn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
Yates throws a nice looking combination but Rynn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rynn thuds a left hand into Yates's body.
Rynn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yates is out of range.
Yates is looking for a counter combo.
Rynn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yates on the side of the head.
A head kick from Yates lands but Rynn takes it in his stride.
Rynn misses with an uppercut.
Yates throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rynn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yates.
Rynn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yates walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rynn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yates cracks the inside of Rynn's front leg.
Rynn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yates.
Yates tests Rynn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yates blocks a jab.
Rynn keeps the fight on the outside.
Yates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rynn was well out of range. Poor timing from Yates.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rynn! But no joy.
Yates throws a head kick that misses.
Rynn swings widly with a right hand
and Yates counters with a low kick, right behind Rynn 's knee.
Rynn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yates misses with a body shot.
Rynn looks to land a combination but Yates avoids it well.
Yates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rynn was well out of range. Poor timing from Yates.
Rynn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yates waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rynn.
Rynn looks to land a right hand but Yates moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rynn misses with a straight left.
Rynn throws a body shot but no joy.
Rynn jabs at Yates's body.
Rynn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yates.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yates lands with a shot to the body.

Yates darts in and clinches Rynn up against the cage.
Yates lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rynn backwards.
Yates letting Rynn take a breather here.
Yates lands a good knee to the midsection. Rynn won't want to take too many of those.
Rynn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rynn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yates scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yates working Rynn over with knees to the body.
Yates lands a nice uppercut.
Yates misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rynn.
Yates pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rynn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harrison Yates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Rynn fails to land.
Yates scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rynn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yates lands an elbow that stopped Rynn in his tracks for a moment.
Yates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rynn is defending well for now.
Yates with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yates tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Our sources have told us that Yates has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yates.
Rynn tries to stall but Yates uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yates misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rynn.
Yates throws a punch but it's blocked by Rynn.
Yates scores a nice knee to the body.
Yates landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yates creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rynn working aggressively here.
Rynn has a couple of punches blocked by Yates.
Rynn lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rynn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rynn throws a punch but it's blocked by Yates.
Yates unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yates working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rynn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yates lands a nice knee to the body.
Rynn takes a knee right on the jaw!

Rynn is rocked!
Yates working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rynn is still on wobbly legs! Can Yates finish him?
Yates lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yates creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Rynn with a big uppercut! Rynn tries to clinch up but Yates pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Rynn to the mat! Rynn covers up and Yates unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Harrison Yates!