PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Igor Rybakov (ranked 23895 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayde West (ranked 5123 p4p, 0 weight class). West has chosen Sober as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rybakov
vs
West

173 cm
24
159 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

187 cm
38
168 lbs
30 - 29 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Igor Rybakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wayde West!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West lands a head kick. Rybakov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Igor Rybakov has been cut.
Rybakov with a lazy takedown attempt
and West counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
West throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rybakov.
Rybakov shoots and misses

and West counters by moving into the clinch.

West breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

West shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rybakov is trying to defend but West finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Rybakov pushes West off and gets back to his feet.
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!
Rybakov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but West swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Rybakov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

West shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. West showed some decent athleticism there.
Rybakov is trying to stand back up but West is controlling him
West uses his free foot to push down on Rybakov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rybakov.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
West lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rybakov is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

West looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Rybakov is trying to stand up.
West content just to control the position here.
Poor strikes thrown by West there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rybakov is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
West controlling from the full mount.
West working Rybakov over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rybakov bucks up and throws West to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!

West closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rybakov pushes West off looking to stand but West dives back in and keeps control.
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!
West trying to pass the guard but Rybakov defending well.
Rybakov wants to get back to his feet.
Well, if West is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
West thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rybakov's head.
West is looking to advance position but Rybakov won't allow it.
West is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rybakov wants to get back to his feet.
West sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rybakov defending well though.
West stalling.
West prevents Rybakov from standing back up.
West looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rybakov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rybakov wants to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rybakov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West manages to avoid it.
Rybakov looks for a takedown but West sprawls well.

That's four 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.
West moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Rybakov gets tackled into the cage by West. West maintains the clinch.
West scores with a knee to the head.
Rybakov drops down looking for an ankle pick but West pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rybakov fails with a takedown attempt.

West closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayde West dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Rybakov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rybakov gets caught flat footed, as West shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
West showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rybakov is wriggling around but West manages to pass to half guard.
West performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rybakov is trying to stand up here but West is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West is looking to advance position but Rybakov won't allow it.
Rybakov is trying to stand back up but West is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
West is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Rybakov wants to get back to his feet.

West postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Rybakov to stand up.
West displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

West shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
West stops Rybakov from standing up.

West stands up from guard. Let's bang!

West decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rybakov scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but West manages to mount him!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rybakov trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

West working for a guillotine from mount but Rybakov is in no mood to give up.

Rybakov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from West.
Rybakov is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
West controlling his opponent.
You get the feeling that Rybakov really doesn't like being in this position too much.
West throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
West content just to control the position here.
Rybakov is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rybakov trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

West is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Rybakov misses with a takedown attempt - West sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
West has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

West clinches with his opponent.
Rybakov tries to score a body lock takedown but West shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
West is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

West breaks from the clinch.

West scores with a takedown into Rybakov's guard.
West is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rybakov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rybakov is looking to stand back up but West counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Rybakov.
Rybakov is trying to stand back up but West is controlling him
West missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
West wants to pass the guard but Rybakov is defending well.
West thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
West looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
West passes to side control.
Rybakov is trying to buck West off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayde West showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Igor Rybakov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rybakov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and West counters by clinching up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from West.
Good body shot from West.

West turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
West throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rybakov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
West in side control, just content to control the action for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West in side control, throwing shots but Rybakov defends.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

West stands up and beckons Rybakov to his feet.
Wayde West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

West moves into the clinch.

West jumps guard.
West wants to sweep but no luck.
Rybakov trying to control the position from guard on top but West is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
West is pulling down on Rybakov's head. It's preventing any offense from Rybakov, at least for the moment.
Rybakov stops West from standing up.
West keeping moving, preventing Rybakov from controlling successfully.

Rybakov drops back, looking for a kneebar! West looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. West looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from West!

Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rybakov is trying to buck West off.

West tries for a kimura but Rybakov is defending well.
The referee asks West politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. West prefers to stall for the moment though.
West is continuing to stall.

West decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rybakov to his feet.

West decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rybakov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from West.
West stops Rybakov from getting back to his feet.
West missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
West sitting and controlling from the half guard.
West stops Rybakov from getting back to his feet.
Wayde West is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
West missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wayde West has got the better of the ground game so far.
West controlling the action here.
Rybakov looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rybakov tries to push off, looking to stand up, but West manages to move to mount!
West lands a nice shot to the head.
West controlling the pace for now.
West throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
West controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rybakov trying desperately to get to his feet.
Igor Rybakov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
West content just to control the position here.
West punishing his opponent with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wayde West comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well West 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayde West!
Wayde West decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.