PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ryba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turner has chosen Stale Thoughts by Ground Components as his entrance music. Mike Ryba could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brick Turner's chin.

Ryba
vs
Turner

198 cm
22
256 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

199 cm
22
260 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Ryba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brick Turner!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner moves in looking to clinch but Ryba pushes him off.

Turner scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Turner wants to control but Ryba is keeping him busy.
Turner tries to advance to mount but Ryba denies him.
Turner trying to control the position but Ryba is working away.
Ryba wants to control but Turner postures up.
Ryba is trying to get back to his feet.

Turner working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ryba gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ryba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Turner on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Turner wants to finish this one by submission but Ryba is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Turner.

Turner swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ryba is now in Turner's guard. A big mistake from Turner there, giving up the dominant position!

Turner is looking for a triangle but Ryba pushes his legs off easily.
Turner looks gassed!
Ryba trying to control the position from guard on top but Turner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ryba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryba wants to stand but Turner has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Turner wants to get back to his feet but Ryba is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Ryba gets to his feet - Turner follows without any prompting.

Ryba moves into the clinch successfully.
Ryba misses with a knee to the head.
Ryba looking to throw knees to the head but Turner is blocking nicely.
Turner tries to score a body lock takedown but Ryba shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ryba tries a knee to the head but Turner blocks it.
Ryba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Turner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ryba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Turner tries for a takedown. No joy.
Turner tries to pull guard but Ryba holds him up against the cage and eventually Turner drops back down to his feet.
Mike Ryba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brick Turner.
Ryba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Turner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ryba with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryba gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Turner.
Ryba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ryba looking to throw knees to the head but Turner is blocking nicely.
Ryba lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ryba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turner blocks it with crossed arms.
Ryba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turner blocks it with crossed arms.
Ryba looking to throw knees to the head but Turner is blocking nicely.
Ryba misses with a knee to the head.
Ryba tries to land a knee to the head but Turner blocks with his arms.
Turner tries to pull guard but Ryba won't allow it.
Ryba misses with a knee strike.
Turner can't get the takedown.
Ryba connects with a knee to the head.
Ryba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ryba tries to land a knee to the head but Turner blocks with his arms.
Ryba gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Turner.
Turner tries to pull guard but Ryba holds him up against the cage and eventually Turner drops back down to his feet.
Turner tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ryba just stands there and leans against the cage.
Turner is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ryba is keeping busy.
Ryba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Turner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Turner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Turner scores a nice knee to the body.

Turner lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Turner wants to control but Ryba is keeping him busy.
Turner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ryba's head.
Turner frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Turner takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Turner punches the canvas rather than the man.
Turner not allowing Ryba to control his hands.
Turner is trying to stick to Ryba's back but Ryba is turning into Turner. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Turner's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ryba.
Ryba wants to stand but Turner has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brick Turner dominated that round.
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.

Ryba looks to clinch

and Turner counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Turner wants to control from the top but Ryba keeps moving.
Ryba is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Turner is controlling him.
Ryba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Turner thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Turner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Turner wants to pass the guard but Ryba is keeping the position.
Turner is breathing heavily.

Turner drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Turner jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Turner trying to control but Ryba is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Ryba drives through and clinches with Turner against the cage.
Ryba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Turner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ryba lands a knee to the head.
Ryba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ryba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ryba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Turner is trying to maintain a safe position but Ryba gets an underhook and turns Turner into the cage.
Turner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ryba smiles and moves away.
Mike Ryba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryba darts in trying to clinch

and Turner counters with a single leg into guard. Ryba didn't expect that.

Turner stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ryba closes the distance looking to clinch

and Turner counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ryba's guard now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryba is looking to stand up but Turner isn't so interested in that idea.
Turner wants to control from the top but Ryba keeps moving.

Turner drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Turner jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ryba wants to stand but Turner is controlling the position.
Ryba can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Turner controls the pace.
Ryba keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ryba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ryba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Turner drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Turner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ryba's guard.
Turner moves nicely into side control.

Turner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ryba is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Brick Turner has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ryba!

Turner looking to secure an arm triangle but Ryba defends it well.
Turner with a couple of short strikes.
Ryba squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Turner is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ryba can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
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!
Ryba is looking to improve his position but Turner isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brick Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ryba tries to clinch there but Turner circles away.
Ryba wants to clinch up but Turner keeps it at a distance.
Ryba tries to clinch there but Turner circles away.
Ryba tries to clinch there but Turner circles away.
Ryba is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
Ryba keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Ryba clinches with his opponent.
Ryba looking to throw knees to the head but Turner is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ryba looking to throw knees to the head but Turner is blocking nicely.
Ryba misses with a knee to the head.
Turner tries to pull guard but Ryba holds him up against the cage and eventually Turner drops back down to his feet.
Mike Ryba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brick Turner.
Turner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ryba gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ryba misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turner blocks it with crossed arms.
Ryba misses with a knee strike.
Ryba looking to throw knees to the head but Turner is blocking nicely.
Turner looking for a takedown.
Ryba misses with a knee to the head.
Ryba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ryba with a knee to the head.
Ryba landing knees to the head.
Ryba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turner blocks it with crossed arms.
Turner is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ryba pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ryba misses with a knee to the head.
Turner looking for a takedown.
Ryba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Turner pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Turner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ryba gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Turner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ryba gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Turner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ryba manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryba keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
Turner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ryba's guard.
Turner controlling the action here.
Ryba pushes Turner off looking to stand but Turner dives back in and keeps control.
Ryba is staying active underneath Turner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ryba tries to kick Turner off but Turner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ryba kicks Turner off and gets back to his feet.
Turner shoots for a takedown but Ryba saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ryba doesn't manage to clinch there - Turner circles away.
Ryba tries to clinch there but Turner circles away.

Ryba clinches up against the cage.
Ryba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Turner is trying to maintain a safe position but Ryba gets an underhook and turns Turner into the cage.
Turner is trying to break the clinch but Ryba has him pressed against the cage.

Turner pulls guard successfully.

Turner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Ryba from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Turner is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ryba doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Turner.
Turner controlling the action here.

Turner has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Ryba defend it? Turner steps over the head and cranks it - Ryba is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Turner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brick Turner!