PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Rynkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humbert Humbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rynkowski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mama Selita - 303. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Rynkowski
vs
Humbert

175 cm
32
162 lbs
8 - 12 - 0

170 cm
23
186 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastian Rynkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Humbert Humbert!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Humbert with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rynkowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rynkowski takes a swing at Humbert's ribcage but misses.

Rynkowski rushes Humbert and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Humbert on the inside.
Rynkowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Humbert pushes Rynkowski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rynkowski tries for a takedown. No joy.
Humbert throws a punch but it's blocked by Rynkowski.
Rynkowski is working for takedown but Humbert is calmly controlling the position for now.
Humbert misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rynkowski tries to pull guard but Humbert won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastian Rynkowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rynkowski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Humbert walks away with a smile on his face. Rynkowski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Humbert clinches with his opponent.
Rynkowski blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rynkowski tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nice body punch from Humbert.
Humbert lands with a left to the head.
Rynkowski tries to pull guard but Humbert holds him up against the cage and eventually Rynkowski drops back down to his feet.

Rynkowski has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Humbert uses from the top position.

Rynkowski working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Humbert has passed into half guard!
Humbert performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rynkowski taking some punishment here, with Humbert in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humbert thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rynkowski's head.
Humbert winds up and cracks Rynkowski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Humbert seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Still in half guard, Humbert seems content to control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Humbert working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Rynkowski is trying to control but can't.
Rynkowski wants to improve his position but Humbert is controlling well.
Rynkowski is trying to maintain the position but Humbert is very close to passing his half guard.
Humbert blocks the strikes from Rynkowski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rynkowski wants to control but Humbert is keeping busy.
Humbert wants to control but Rynkowski is keeping him busy.
Humbert missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Humbert tries to sprawl but Rynkowski drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Rynkowski is looking for a kimura here.
Humbert keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Humbert actively working from the bottom here.
Rynkowski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Humbert does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Rynkowski is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Humbert is not content to let Rynkowski control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Humbert trying to control from the bottom.

Rynkowski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Humbert has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Humbert Humbert dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rynkowski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Humbert is refusing to be controlled, as Rynkowski sits in half guard.
Humbert trying to control from the bottom.

Rynkowski is working for a submission of some sort.
Humbert is positioning himself well to prevent Rynkowski advancing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rynkowski wants to take a breather but Humbert is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Humbert trying to control but Rynkowski postures up.
Humbert keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Rynkowski is looking to take a break and control but Humbert is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Humbert clinches with his opponent.
Humbert lands a body shot.
Humbert misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Rynkowski breaks from the clinch.
Humbert lands with an overhand left.
Humbert just misses with a punch to the body.
Humbert Humbert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Humbert closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rynkowski goes for a takedown attempt but Humbert pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Humbert lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rynkowski shoots for a double leg takedown but Humbert sprawls well. He's pushed Rynkowski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Humbert! But no joy.
Humbert cracks a nice hook into Rynkowski's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rynkowski misses with a takedown
and Humbert counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastian Rynkowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Rynkowski with that takedown attempt.
Good exchange - Humbert coming out on top.
Humbert lands a jab.
Rynkowski has his takedown stuffed
and Humbert counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humbert's corner calls for a 1-2. Humbert obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rynkowski closes the distance but Humbert moves to the side
and Humbert counters with a nice uppercut.

Humbert fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rynkowski, pushing him back against the cage.
Rynkowski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rynkowski goes for a takedown attempt but Humbert pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rynkowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Humbert connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Humbert lands a glancing blow to the side of Rynkowski's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rynkowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Humbert is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Humbert Humbert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Rynkowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Humbert counters by moving into the clinch.
Humbert lands a left hand.
Humbert lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rynkowski backwards.
Rynkowski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Humbert just stands there and leans against the cage.
Humbert tries a body shot but Rynkowski blocks it.
Rynkowski is trying to pull guard but Humbert has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastian Rynkowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Humbert lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rynkowski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Humbert avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Humbert misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rynkowski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rynkowski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Humbert.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rynkowski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Humbert stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rynkowski looking to stall.
Rynkowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Humbert won't allow it.
Rynkowski is trying to break the clinch but Humbert has him pressed against the cage.
Humbert stops a takedown attempt from Rynkowski.
Rynkowski tries for a takedown but Humbert manages to get underhooks.

Rynkowski pulls Humbert into guard.
Humbert sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rynkowski's guard.

Humbert is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Humbert is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rynkowski is looking to control Humbert's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rynkowski avoid being mounted?
Humbert is keen to just control but Rynkowski is a slippery customer.
Humbert slows the pace down in half guard.
Humbert is nestled in close to Rynkowski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Humbert looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rynkowski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rynkowski manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humbert controls from within his opponent's guard.

Rynkowski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Humbert can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Humbert has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Humbert is working Rynkowski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rynkowski being controlled here, momentarily.

Rynkowski looking for subs off his back but Humbert has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Humbert is taking a breather. Rynkowski says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Humbert winds up and cracks Rynkowski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sebastian Rynkowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Humbert is working for a kimura but Rynkowski is defending it quite comfortably.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rynkowski trying to control but Humbert postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Humbert Humbert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Humbert has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humbert Humbert!
Humbert Humbert was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.