PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tane Te Rauparaha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kylar Syphon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Te Rauparaha kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Get Ready - Concord Dawn ft Scribe. 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.

Te Rauparaha
vs
Syphon

190 cm
23
190 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
192 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ka-POW Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tane Te Rauparaha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kylar Syphon!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syphon throws a series of punches but Te Rauparaha moves out of range.
Syphon throws and low kick but Te Rauparaha moves out of range easily.
Te Rauparaha looks for the body kick but Syphon saw that one coming.
Te Rauparaha moves out of range as Syphon strikes.
Syphon looks to land a right hand but Te Rauparaha moved out of range.
Te Rauparaha missing with a left hand there. Syphon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Syphon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Syphon tries a head kick but it misses.
Te Rauparaha gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Syphon misses with an uppercut.
Te Rauparaha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Te Rauparaha moves out of range of the leg kick from Syphon.
Syphon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Syphon misses with a few strikes there.
Te Rauparaha connects with a crisp jab.
Te Rauparaha connects with a solid leg kick.
A punch combination from Te Rauparaha misses.
Syphon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Te Rauparaha misses with a head kick.
Syphon misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Syphon throws a leg kick
and Te Rauparaha counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Te Rauparaha checks a low kick from Syphon.
Tane Te Rauparaha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Te Rauparaha misses with a straight left.
Te Rauparaha throws a sloppy head kick and Syphon moves out of range easily.
Te Rauparaha tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Te Rauparaha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Syphon throws the left hand but Te Rauparaha avoids the punch easily.
Syphon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Te Rauparaha.
Te Rauparaha lands a front kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Syphon misses the target.
Te Rauparaha connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Syphon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Te Rauparaha counters with an inside leg kick.
Syphon looks gassed!
Te Rauparaha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Te Rauparaha. Syphon shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Syphon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Te Rauparaha counters with a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Te Rauparaha darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Syphon on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Syphon is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Te Rauparaha throws a leg kick which misses Syphon's front leg but catches the back leg as Syphon tries to avoid it.
Syphon is still on wobbly legs! Can Te Rauparaha finish him?
Syphon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Te Rauparaha can pounce on him.
Te Rauparaha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Syphon seems to have recovered his senses.

Te Rauparaha instigates a clinch.
Te Rauparaha lands a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Te Rauparaha.
Te Rauparaha lands a damaging elbow.
Te Rauparaha lands a nice knee to the body.
Syphon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Te Rauparaha lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Kylar Syphon has been cut.
Te Rauparaha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Te Rauparaha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Te Rauparaha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Te Rauparaha gets a clinch.
Te Rauparaha misses with an elbow over the top.
Syphon can't break the clinch.
Te Rauparaha leaning his opponent against the cage.
Te Rauparaha lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syphon takes an elbow to the temple.

Te Rauparaha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A low kick from Syphon is predictable there
and Te Rauparaha counters with a head kick.
Te Rauparaha throws a leg kick which misses Syphon's front leg but catches the back leg as Syphon tries to avoid it.
Te Rauparaha connects with a solid leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Te Rauparaha.
Syphon ducks right into an uppercut from Te Rauparaha.
Kylar Syphon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Te Rauparaha lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle, before Te Rauparaha throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Syphon's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Te Rauparaha lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Tane Te Rauparaha!