PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Al Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciej Rybinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rossi comes to the cage accompanied by Fratelli d italia - ( Inno di Mameli ) . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rossi
vs
Rybinski

172 cm
27
133 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

168 cm
27
144 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maciej Rybinski!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rybinski tries to clinch there but Rossi circles away.

Rybinski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Rybinski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rybinski doesn't manage to clinch there - Rossi circles away.
That kick from Rossi tenderised Rybinski's leg. Rybinski is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rybinski.
Rossi scores with a leg kick.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses.
Good work by Rybinski as he checks the leg kick.
Rybinski tries to clinch up but Rossi circles away and keeps his distance.
Rossi swats away the attempt to clinch by Rybinski.
Rossi punishes Rybinski's body with a nice straight punch.
A low kick from Rossi is predictable there
and Rybinski counters with a leg kick.
A big right from Rossi misses.
Rossi tries to work over Rybinski's front leg with a kick but Rybinski checks it.
Rossi throws a leg kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rybinski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Al Rossi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rossi.
Rossi fails to land with a series of punches.
Rybinski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rossi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rybinski tries to clinch but Rossi moves out of range.
Rybinski with a nice cross.
A lazy body kick from Rossi
enabling Rybinski to counter with a crisp jab.
Rybinski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rossi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rybinski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rossi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rossi circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rybinski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Rybinski clinches with his opponent.
Rybinski blocks the elbow strike.
Rossi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rossi misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rossi looking to throw knees to the head but Rybinski is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rybinski.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rossi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rossi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rossi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rybinski missing with knees to the body.
Rybinski blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Rossi fails to land.
Rybinski blocks the elbow strike.
Rybinski trying to land knees to the body.
Rybinski missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rybinski missing with knees to the body.
Rybinski lands with a left to the head.
Rybinski dodges an elbow strike from Rossi.
Rybinski lands a knee to the body.
Rossi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rybinski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rybinski obliges.
Rybinski blocks the elbow strike.
Rybinski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rossi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rossi managing to block the knees to the body from Rybinski.
Rossi misses with an elbow strike.
Rybinski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rossi avoids it.
Rybinski blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rybinski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rossi up against the cage.
Rossi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rossi looking to slow down the pace here.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but Rybinski blocks with his arms.
Rybinski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rossi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rybinski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rybinski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rybinski throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Maciej Rybinski will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rossi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rybinski counters with a nice leg kick.
Rossi swings widly with a right hand
and Rybinski counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rossi is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Rybinski clinches.
Rossi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rossi with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Rybinski jumps guard and drags Rossi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rybinski wants to stand and escape but Rossi is having none of it.

Rybinski pushes Rossi off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rossi jabs Rybinski right on the nose. Rybinski blinks but takes it well.
Rybinski blocks a jab.
Rybinski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rossi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rossi throws a chopping leg kick but Rybinski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rybinski throws a leg kick which misses Rossi's front leg but catches the back leg as Rossi tries to avoid it.
Rybinski blocks a head kick by Rossi.
Rossi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rossi throws a hook but Rybinski blocks it.
Al Rossi is winning the standup battle so far.
Rossi misses with a double jab

and Rybinski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rybinski.
Rybinski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rossi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rossi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rybinski's efforts to push away.
Rybinski landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rybinski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rossi missing with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rybinski avoids it.
Rossi missing with knees to the body.
Rossi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rybinski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rybinski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rossi is defending well for now.

Rybinski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Rybinski has managed to clinch.
Rossi managing to block the knees to the body from Rybinski.
Rossi wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rybinski stalling the fight.
Rybinski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rybinski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rossi is defending well for now.
Rybinski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice body punch from Rybinski - that landed with a thud.
Rybinski tries to land knees in the clinch but Rossi avoids the damage to the body.
Rybinski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rybinski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rossi is defending well for now.
Rossi tries to land knees in the clinch but Rybinski avoids the damage to the body.
Rossi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rossi throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rybinski stalling against the cage.
Rossi trying to land knees to the body.
Rybinski scores a nice knee to the body.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rybinski avoids it.
Rybinski trying to land knees to the body.
Rybinski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rossi avoids it.
Rossi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rossi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rossi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rybinski can't find room to land a body shot as Rossi controls the action.
Rossi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rybinski throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maciej Rybinski 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! This is the final round!

Rybinski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rybinski blocks an elbow strike from Rossi.
Maciej Rybinski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rossi managing to block the knees to the body from Rybinski.
Rossi tries to land knees in the clinch but Rybinski avoids the damage to the body.
Rossi looking to throw knees to the head but Rybinski is blocking nicely.
Rybinski tries to work over Rossi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rossi pushes off an throws an elbow but Rybinski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rossi missing with knees to the body.
Rybinski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rybinski managing to block the knees to the body from Rossi.
Rybinski dodges an elbow strike from Rossi.
Rossi managing to block the knees to the body from Rybinski.
Rossi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rybinski.
Rossi misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rybinski tries to land a knee to the head but Rossi blocks with his arms.
Rossi managing to block the knees to the body from Rybinski.
Rybinski scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Al Rossi has been cut.
Rybinski dodges an elbow strike from Rossi.
Rybinski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rossi is defending well for now.
Rybinski holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Rybinski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rybinski. That's going to slow Rossi down.
Rybinski is looking to clinch but Rossi is avoiding it.
Rossi throws a sloppy head kick and Rybinski moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Rybinski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rybinski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rossi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rybinski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rossi paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rybinski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rossi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rybinski checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Rossi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rybinski tries to clinch up.
Rybinski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rybinski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rybinski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Rybinski moves into the clinch.
Rybinski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rossi.
Rybinski wants to break free but Rossi has control.

Rybinski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses.
Rybinski tries to clinch up.

Rybinski closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rybinski blocks an elbow strike from Rossi.
Rybinski is trying to maintain a safe position but Rossi gets an underhook and turns Rybinski into the cage.
Rossi struggles to land a body shot inside as Rybinski controls his hands.
Rossi being controlled against the cage.
Rybinski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rossi.
Rossi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rybinski tries a body shot but Rossi blocks it.
Rossi trying to control the position but instead, Rybinski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rossi into the cage.
Rossi pushes off an throws an elbow but Rybinski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rybinski missing with knees to the body.
Rossi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rybinski tries to land knees in the clinch but Rossi avoids the damage to the body.
Rybinski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rossi looking to throw knees to the head but Rybinski is blocking nicely.
Al Rossi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rossi avoiding damage as Rybinski throws knees to the body.
Rossi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rossi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rossi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Rossi on the inside.
Rossi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maciej Rybinski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but Rybinski blocks with his arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maciej Rybinski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rybinski 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maciej Rybinski!