PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilbervan Soares (ranked 1848 p4p, 7949 weight class) and Risto Rytina (ranked 230 p4p, 672 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Soares
vs
Rytina

183 cm
20
225
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
215
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gilbervan Soares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Rytina!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Soares misses.
Soares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rytina dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Soares. That did some damage!
Soares fails with a takedown attempt.
Rytina only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Soares chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rytina can pounce on him.
Rytina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rytina lands a head shot.
Rytina throws an overhand right that lands on Soares's shoulder, as Soares tries to avoid the shot.
Rytina lands with a nice body kick.
Rytina paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Rytina catches Soares right on the button with a cross.
Soares cracks Rytina with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Soares looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Soares misses its intended target.
Sloppy strikes from Soares. Those never looked like landing.
Soares tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rytina manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Rytina moves into the clinch.
Rytina throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rytina is looking to control Soares's arms but Soares gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rytina has his back to the cage.
Rytina connects with a nasty looking knee right to Soares's face.

Soares manages to break the clinch.

Soares moves into range and clinches up with Rytina.
Soares misses with a punch to the body.
Soares working hard to break the clinch.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rytina moves to clinch but Soares breaks away
and Soares counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rytina connects with a solid leg kick.
Rytina throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rytina.
Soares blocks a head kick by Rytina.
Rytina throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rytina throws out a leg kick but Soares moves out of range and Rytina only half commits.
Rytina misses with a hook
and Soares counters with a nice uppercut.
Rytina ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rytina was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Soares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rytina sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Soares gets a double leg takedown into Rytina's guard.
Soares content to stall in guard here.
Soares trying to control the position from guard on top but Rytina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soares working some strikes from top position.
Soares controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Soares pushes down on Rytina's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Soares working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Rytina's thigh. Rytina counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Soares wants to pass the guard but Rytina is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares is working hard here to advance position.
Rytina avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Soares slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rytina is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Soares sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gilbervan Soares 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.

Rytina tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soares throwing a counter right hand but Rytina manages to avoid it.
Soares checks a leg kick.
Soares on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Soares clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rytina.
Rytina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Soares has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Rytina manages to pull guard.
Soares advances to half guard.
Soares throws a strike but Rytina avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rytina is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rytina wants to stand up but Soares is controlling him.
Soares stands and throws Rytina's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rytina taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rytina is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Soares off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soares holding both Rytina 's hands and preventing any damage.
I really don't envy Soares right now.
Rytina avoiding Soares 's attempts to control his hands.

Rytina looking for the choke from the back.

Rytina working for a choke but Soares is defending well.
Soares can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rytina looking to break Soares's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Soares remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Rytina will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Soares wants to escape the position.

Rytina has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Soares has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Soares rolls, trying to escape but Rytina keeps control of the position.

Soares fending off the submission attempt from Rytina.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rytina is hanging on to Soares's back as he tries to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares prevents Rytina from getting a body triangle.
Rytina has the hooks in. Soares is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Soares trying to control the hands but Rytina breaks the grip.
Soares manages to reverse the position and now he's in Rytina's guard. Nice work there by Soares.
Soares is stalling in the full guard.
Soares looking to sit in guard and control but Rytina gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rytina being controlled here momentarily.
Rytina sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Soares pulls Rytina in close to his closed guard and prevents Rytina from doing any damage or advancing position.
Risto Rytina has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Risto Rytina showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A low kick from Rytina is predictable there
and Soares counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Soares lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rytina at a distance.
A big left from Soares misses.
Rytina keeps the fight on the outside.
Rytina throws a leg kick but Soares moved away.
Rytina scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rytina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soares manages to avoid it.
Soares clobbers Rytina with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rytina circles away.
Rytina misses with a left hand
and Soares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soares changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Soares instigates a clinch.
Soares working aggressively here.
Soares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Rytina jumps guard.
Rytina keeping moving, preventing Soares from controlling successfully.
Soares postures up and lands a big shot to Rytina's brow.
Rytina keeping moving, preventing Soares from controlling successfully.
Soares advances position into side control!
Soares working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rytina being controlled for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rytina taking a bit of punishment here - Soares scoring with strikes.
Soares cracks Rytina with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Soares works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Soares trying to control the action but Rytina is working from the bottom.
Soares tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Soares politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Soares prefers to stall for the moment though.
Soares looks up at the clock and then as Rytina takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Soares smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Soares tries to advance to mount but Rytina denies him.
Soares remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Soares wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rytina keeps working.
Soares scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rytina takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rytina manages to get back to half guard.
Soares has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Soares landing punches.
Soares postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rytina looks a forlorn figure.
Soares controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soares landing shots from mount.
Rytina is working to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gilbervan Soares showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Soares has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gilbervan Soares!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

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