PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ruddo Ryokale (ranked 3341 p4p, 6987 weight class) and Harrison Morales (ranked 305 p4p, 469 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Ryokale
vs
Morales

160 cm
23
140
9 - 9 - 0

180 cm
26
150
5 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruddo Ryokale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harrison Morales!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ryokale clinches with his opponent.
Morales misses with a punch on the inside.
Morales misses with a punch on the inside.
Ryokale has Morales pushed against the cage.
Ryokale dodges an elbow strike from Morales.

Ryokale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morales falls off balance throwing a combination

and Ryokale counters by clinching up.
Morales pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Morales using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ryokale has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ryokale blocking some punches.
Morales with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryokale blocks an elbow strike from Morales.
Morales tries to work over Ryokale's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ryokale lands a knee to the body.

Ryokale manages to pull guard.
Ryokale seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

Morales is sitting in close to Ryokale's body. Ryokale has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Morales is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Morales is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Ryokale.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ruddo Ryokale!