PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timo Ryti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarkko Jyrays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ryti
vs
Jyrays

193 cm
23
286 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Ryti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Jyrays!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryti lands a right hook to the body.
Jyrays misses with a body shot.
Ryti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ryti throws a jab but it's blocked by Jyrays.
Ryti misses the shot to the body.
Ryti shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ryti.
Ryti lands a head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jyrays.
Jyrays throws a low kick, looking for Ryti's leg but Ryti calmly moves out of range.
Jyrays ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryti moves away.
Timo Ryti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryti looks to land a combination but Jyrays avoids it well.
Jyrays tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jyrays misses with a body shot
and Ryti counters with a three punch combo that has Jyrays backing up. Jyrays nods at Ryti to acknowledge the strikes.
Jyrays lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ryti circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryti cracks Jyrays with a good jab.
Ryti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jyrays moves away.
Ryti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jyrays. Jyrays circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ryti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jyrays was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryti.
Jyrays uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ryti.
Jyrays takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jyrays blocks a jab.
Jyrays tries to close the distance and clinch but Ryti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good exchange - Ryti coming out on top.
Ryti lands with an uppercut that bounces Jyrays off the cage and back into rage.
Jyrays misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ryti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jyrays gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ryti.
Ryti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jyrays wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ryti throws a big shot that misses.
Ryti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jyrays misses with a wild body shot.
Jyrays slips a jab from Ryti.
Jyrays moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ryti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ryti is breathing heavily.
Ryti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jyrays manages to avoid it.
Jyrays tries to clinch but Ryti moves away
and Ryti counters with a one-two to the body.
Jyrays buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ryti throws a leg kick
and Jyrays counters with an outside leg kick.
Jyrays moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Timo Ryti has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jyrays misses with a double jab.
A low kick from Jyrays is predictable there
and Ryti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ryti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jyrays.
Jyrays fails to land with a series of punches.
Ryti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jyrays.

Ryti decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ryti thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jyrays's head.
Ryti prevents Jyrays from improving his position.
Ryti missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ryti is looking for a kimura but Jyrays is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ryti to get the leverage.
Jyrays is trying is best to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryti is thwarting Jyrays's attempts to control the position.
Ryti prevents Jyrays from improving his position.
Ryti has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jyrays keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jyrays is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ryti swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jyrays counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jyrays throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Jyrays moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jyrays.
A right handed body shot lands from Jyrays.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jyrays lands a nice elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Jyrays.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jarkko Jyrays dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timo Ryti's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jyrays misses with a few strikes there.

Timo Ryti's cut is getting worse.
Ryti misses with a body shot
and Jyrays counters with a nice leg kick.
Jyrays feints and then cracks Ryti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ryti down.

Jyrays clinches.
Jyrays misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ryti.
Jyrays misses with a punch on the inside.
Jyrays throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryti.
Jyrays keeps control of Ryti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jyrays misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ryti.
Nice body punch from Jyrays - that landed with a thud.
Jyrays is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ryti is defending well for now.
Jyrays missing with knees to the body.

Jyrays pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ryti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jyrays dodges the punch combination from Ryti.
Jyrays throws a leg kick but Ryti sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Ryti.
Jyrays misses with a combination
and Jyrays takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jyrays throws an overhand right that lands on Ryti's shoulder, as Ryti tries to avoid the shot.
Jarkko Jyrays seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jyrays slips a jab from Ryti.
Ryti avoids the body shot from Jyrays.
Jyrays misses with a low kick.
Ryti misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jyrays counters with a leg kick.
Jyrays uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryti.
Jyrays throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ryti feints and then cracks Jyrays's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jyrays down.
Jyrays is looking to slow Ryti down with leg kicks.
Jyrays throws a right and a left that Ryti avoids nicely.
Ryti is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jyrays displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jyrays shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An inside leg kick lands from Jyrays.
Jyrays connects with a looping right hand.

Timo Ryti's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jyrays throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jyrays scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Jyrays misses.
Ryti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jyrays sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jyrays tries a low kick but Ryti avoids it.
Ryti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jyrays manages to avoid it.
A big left from Ryti misses.
Jyrays lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ryti's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryti swats away the attempt to clinch by Jyrays.
Ryti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jyrays moves away.
Jyrays throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jyrays is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jyrays rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ryti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ryti lands a nice hook to Jyrays's body. Jyrays takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ryti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jyrays scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jyrays throws a jab when Ryti was well out of range.
Jyrays swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jyrays bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ryti misses with an uppercut.
Ryti just misses with a punch to the body.
Jyrays moves away from the strike by Ryti.
Jyrays connects with a single shot there.

Jeez, Timo Ryti's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ryti misses with a looping right.
Jyrays ducks under a wild hook from Ryti.
Ryti loads up on a big right hand but Jyrays slips the punch.
Ryti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Timo Ryti's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jarkko Jyrays!