PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Rydeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deontay Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rydeland might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Robbery - Not sneak attack. Hunter has chosen Juicy as his entrance music. Deontay Hunter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rydeland
vs
Hunter

185 cm
21
190 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

175 cm
22
195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
KnockOut

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Rydeland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Deontay Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rydeland checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rydeland was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rydeland throws a combination that misses
and Hunter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rydeland looks to land a right hand but Hunter moved out of range.
Rydeland throws a big shot that misses.
Rydeland fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunter throws a hook but Rydeland avoids it easily.
Hunter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rydeland.
Rydeland throws a series of punches but Hunter avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Hunter misses.
Rydeland seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rydeland avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunter misses the target.
Hunter 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rydeland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunter.
Rydeland swings for the body but Hunter moves out of range.
A left and a right from Hunter both land. Nice combination.

It looks like John Rydeland has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rydeland walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jab by Hunter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydeland moves away from the strike by Hunter.
John Rydeland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter avoids the head kick by Rydeland.
Hunter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hunter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rydeland checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rydeland misses the jab.
A shot to the liver by Hunter. Beautiful body shot.
Rydeland misses the shot to the body.
Hunter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rydeland cracks Hunter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hunter misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rydeland. Hunter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunter throws out a counter right but Rydeland avoids it with no problem.

Rydeland moves into the clinch.
Rydeland misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rydeland is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Rydeland scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rydeland trying to land knees to the body.
Hunter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Rydeland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rydeland lands a left hand.
Hunter avoiding damage as Rydeland throws knees to the body.
Hunter working aggressively here.
Hunter blocks a body shot from Rydeland.
Rydeland lands a knee to the head.
Hunter just leaning against Rydeland, taking a breather.
Rydeland swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Hunter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunter throws a jab when Rydeland was well out of range.
Rydeland swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rydeland connects with a right hand. Hunter shakes it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter lands with a straight right. Rydeland didn't see that one coming.
Hunter misses with a few strikes there.
Hunter misses with a two punch combination.
Rydeland misses with a double jab.
Rydeland looks to throw the jab but Hunter is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Hunter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rydeland doesn't seem phased though.
Rydeland slips a straight right by Hunter.
Rydeland throwing a counter right hand but Hunter manages to avoid it.
Hunter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rydeland under the eye.
Rydeland lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Deontay Hunter has been cut.
Rydeland scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hunter misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rydeland throws a body punch but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rydeland looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Hunter. Beautiful body shot.
Rydeland misses with an uppercut. Hunter saw that one coming.
Hunter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rydeland punishes Hunter's body with a nice straight punch.
Rydeland misses with a wild combination.
Rydeland misses with a few strikes there.
Hunter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rydeland counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rydeland misses the shot to the body.
Hunter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rydeland connects with a right hand. Hunter shakes it off.
Rydeland takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Deontay Hunter will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rydeland throws out a loose jab but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hunter blocks a head kick by Rydeland.
Hunter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rydeland lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Rydeland misses the target.
Hunter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hunter throws out a leg kick but Rydeland moves out of range and Hunter only half commits.

Rydeland forces Hunter back against the cage and clinches.
Rydeland has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rydeland wants to get back to striking at distance but Hunter won't allow it.
Rydeland working hard to break the clinch.

Hunter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rydeland connects with a body shot that sends Hunter's belly button to the back.
Rydeland lands a jab to Hunter's midsection.
Hunter misses with a low kick.
Rydeland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
Rydeland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunter was well out of range. Poor timing from Rydeland.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydeland throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunter.
Rydeland moves away from the strike by Hunter.
Hunter throws a lazy right hand but Rydeland sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the body from Rydeland misses
and Hunter counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunter misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Rydeland. That snapped Hunter's head back.
Rydeland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunter.
Deontay Hunter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunter was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A swing and a miss from Rydeland.
Rydeland displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunter throws out the jab.
Rydeland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rydeland just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter slips a jab from Rydeland.
Hunter ducks under a wild hook from Rydeland.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rydeland dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rydeland just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Hunter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rydeland lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rydeland.
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!
Hunter looks to land a left hand but Rydeland moved out of range nicely.
Hunter digs a good hook to Rydeland's body.
Hunter throws out a leg kick but Rydeland moves out of range and Hunter only half commits.
Hunter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rydeland sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rydeland wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hunter throws a lazy right hand but Rydeland sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rydeland lands the left hand.

Rydeland has Hunter up against the cage in a clinch.
Rydeland leaning against his opponent.
Rydeland lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hunter takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rydeland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rydeland swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter swings wildly with an uppercut but Rydeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rydeland lands an uppercut.
Rydeland trying to land knees to the body.
Hunter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John Rydeland has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hunter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hunter slows down the pace here.
Rydeland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rydeland blocks an uppercut.
Hunter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hunter blocks a body shot from Rydeland.
Rydeland landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rydeland misses with a knee to the head.
Hunter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rydeland throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Hunter manages to break the clinch.
Hunter misses with a leg kick.
Hunter defending well as Rydeland loads up on a big left hand.
Rydeland ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rydeland missing with a left hand there. Hunter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rydeland jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Rydeland dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Rydeland scores with a hook.
Rydeland ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
Rydeland looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunter is just out of range.
Hunter throws a body punch but Rydeland moves out of range.
Rydeland scores with a body shot.
Hunter looks to land a combination but Rydeland avoids it well.
Rydeland misses with a straight right.
Hunter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rydeland is out of range.
Rydeland was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunter misses the target.
Rydeland throws an overhand right that lands on Hunter's shoulder, as Hunter tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rydeland swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hunter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rydeland thinking.
Rydeland keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunter.
Rydeland defending well as Hunter loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Rydeland misses the target.
Hunter staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rydeland.
Hunter scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Hunter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rydeland. Hunter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rydeland lands a jab to the nose.
Rydeland slips under a jab from Hunter.
Rydeland throws an overhand right that lands on Hunter's shoulder, as Hunter tries to avoid the shot.
Rydeland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunter.
Rydeland slips a jab from Hunter.
Rydeland is looking to counter punch.
Rydeland ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rydeland looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rydeland connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hunter scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rydeland ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
Hunter throws a hook to the side of Rydeland's head but Rydeland sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A quick step to the side and Rydeland tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rydeland momentarily.
Rydeland steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
Rydeland wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rydeland scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Hunter misses its intended target.
Rydeland swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rydeland misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rydeland misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Rydeland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rydeland staying out of range there.
Hunter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rydeland checks it well.
Rydeland lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rydeland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunter.
Rydeland scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rydeland lands a jab-cross combination.
Rydeland looks to land a combination but Hunter avoids it well.
Rydeland throws a hook to the side of Hunter's head but Hunter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunter thumps Rydeland with a low kick.
Hunter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rydeland has time to react.
Hunter drops his hands momentarily and Rydeland takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rydeland swings for the body but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter dodges the punch combination from Rydeland.
Hunter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rydeland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rydeland takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws a hook to the side of Rydeland's head but Rydeland sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rydeland scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hunter in his tracks.

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

Rydeland is rocked!
Hunter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oh Rydeland is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rydeland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunter.
The fighters circling - Hunter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rydeland misses the body punch
and Hunter counters with a big right hand! Oh Rydeland is in trouble here! Hunter follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deontay Hunter!
A victorious Deontay Hunter thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.