PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casey Ryback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khun Rayn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ryback
vs
Rayn

194 cm
23
217 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

190 cm
25
212 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

:: Happy Pills ::

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Casey Ryback!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Khun Rayn!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryback throws a jab when Rayn was well out of range.
Ryback throws a hook but Rayn blocks it.
Ryback throws a lazy uppercut
and Rayn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rayn throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rayn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rayn throws a leg kick but Ryback checks it.
Rayn feints and then cracks Ryback's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ryback down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ryback, right into the meat.
Rayn looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryback is just out of range.
Ryback slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ryback lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rayn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rayn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ryback drops his hands momentarily and Rayn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ryback misses with a lunging right hand
and Rayn counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rayn lands with a hook. Ryback tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ryback throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rayn counters with a stiff right hand.
Ryback throws a leg kick
and Rayn counters with a head kick. That will keep Ryback thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rayn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rayn tests Ryback's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Casey Ryback has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayn misses with a shot to the body
and Ryback connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ryback misses with a hook. Rayn ducked under it nicely.
Ryback misses with a right hand
and Rayn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Rayn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rayn throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Ryback to counter with a crisp jab.
Ryback misses with a combination
and Rayn counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ryback throws a lazy uppercut
and Rayn counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ryback.
Rayn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ryback.
Ryback throws a jab when Rayn was well out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rayn. That's going to slow Ryback down.
Rayn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ryback's calf.
Ryback throws a looping overhand right but Rayn ducks down to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rayn. Ryback shrugs it off though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rayn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayn lands a nice looking body kick.
Rayn thuds a left hand into Ryback's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rayn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ryback.
Ryback misses with a left hand
and Rayn counters with a big head kick but Ryback shrugs it off.
Rayn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ryback had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rayn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rayn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rayn lands a head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryback has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rayn finds it's way round the side to connect with Ryback's head.
Ryback throws a series of punches but Rayn moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khun Rayn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Casey Ryback's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rayn throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Ryback blocks the leg kick.
Rayn looks for the body kick but Ryback saw that one coming.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ryback might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rayn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rayn scores with a leg kick.
Ryback throws a poor cross that misses
and Rayn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ryback dodges the punch combination from Rayn.
Ryback is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryback. Rayn does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryback throws a lazy uppercut
and Rayn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A cross from Rayn lands.
Rayn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rayn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ryback counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rayn thinking.
Rayn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rayn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rayn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ryback throws an off balance right hand
and Rayn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ryback misses with a right hand
and Rayn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ryback thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayn motions for Ryback to come forward. Rayn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rayn looks to land a right hand but Ryback moved out of range.
Rayn scores with a sloppy right hand. Ryback should have avoided that one.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rayn throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ryback counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ryback walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rayn misses with a wild combination.
Khun Rayn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rayn throws a lazy uppercut
and Ryback counters with a straight right hand.
Rayn throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayn lands with a shot to the body.
Ryback throws an off balance right hand
and Rayn counters with a nice body kick.
Khun Rayn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Rayn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rayn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ryback has time to react.
Ryback misses the body punch
and Rayn counters with a body kick that stops Ryback in his tracks momentarily.
Rayn looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryback is just out of range.
Ryback misses with a lunging right hand
and Rayn counters with a head kick. That will keep Ryback thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryback misses with a body shot.
Rayn jabs Ryback right on the nose. Ryback blinks but takes it well.
Ryback throws a series of punches but Rayn avoids them all with ease.
Rayn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ryback has time to react.
Rayn swings for the body but Ryback moves out of range.
Rayn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rayn tries to bum rush Ryback with a series of wild strikes but Ryback uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ryback throws a poor cross that misses
and Rayn counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khun Rayn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Casey Ryback's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Rayn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ryback.
Ryback misses with a hook
and Rayn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ryback throws a right hand that misses
and Rayn counters with a good, hard body kick but Ryback shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rayn. Ryback does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryback throws an off balance right hand
and Rayn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ryback's knee momentarily.
Ryback lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ryback thows a leg kick but Rayn checks it
and Rayn counters with a leg kick.
Rayn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryback moves out of range of the body kick from Rayn.
Ryback swings widly with a right hand
and Rayn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ryback throws a big shot that misses.
Ryback throws a combination that misses
and Rayn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rayn lands a nice looking body kick.
Ryback moves out of range of the body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rayn.
Rayn misses with a wild combination.
Casey Ryback has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayn misses with a hook to the body
and Ryback counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ryback will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rayn throws a lazy right hand but Ryback sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Rayn there.
Ryback falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rayn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rayn scores with a shot to the body.
Ryback ducks right into an uppercut from Rayn.
Ryback throws a poor cross that misses
and Rayn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rayn, right into the meat.
Rayn misses the body punch
and Ryback counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rayn thinking.
Rayn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryback was well out of range. Poor timing from Rayn.
Ryback misses with a lunging right hand
and Rayn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ryback's knee momentarily.
Rayn misses with an attempted mid kick.
A combination from Rayn does no damage.
Rayn swings for the body but Ryback moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rayn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayn just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryback scores with a shot to the body.
Rayn misses with a lunging right hand
and Ryback counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rayn throws a hook but Ryback avoids it easily.
Ryback throws an off balance right hand
and Rayn counters with a nice uppercut.
Rayn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ryback. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryback tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khun Rayn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rayn 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khun Rayn!