PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Blyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rung Thrym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blyer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eye Of The Tiger. The crowd seem to be enjoying Thrym's choice of entrance music: We Are - Hollywood Undead. Rung Thrym has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Blyer
vs
Thrym

185 cm
42
210 lbs
38 - 40 - 1

195 cm
26
216 lbs
14 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

KAISER
Conviction

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 38 - 40 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rocky Blyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rung Thrym!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Thrym.
An inside leg kick lands from Thrym.
The fighters circling - Blyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blyer looks to throw the jab but Thrym is out of range.
Blyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Thrym.
Blyer misses with a left hand
and Thrym counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thrym throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blyer slips a jab and a cross from Thrym.
Blyer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thrym throws a leg kick but Blyer moved away.
Blyer misses with a wild combination.
Nice shot lands for Blyer.
Blyer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thrym wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blyer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thrym looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyer misses with an uppercut. Thrym saw that one coming.
Thrym is looking to slow Blyer down with leg kicks.
Blyer misses with a shot to the body
and Thrym counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blyer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thrym connects with the punch.
Blyer throws an overhand right that lands on Thrym's shoulder, as Thrym tries to avoid the shot.
Thrym slips a jab from Blyer.
Thrym throws a leg kick but Blyer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thrym throws a body punch but Blyer moves out of range.
Blyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thrym.
As Blyer backs off Thrym throws a huge counter combo but Blyer manages to avoid it all.
Thrym throws an overhand right that lands on Blyer's shoulder, as Blyer tries to avoid the shot.
Thrym throws a head kick that half lands.
Thrym blocks a jab.
Blyer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thrym throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Blyer misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thrym.
Blyer blocks a head kick by Thrym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thrym!
Blyer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thrym moves away from the strike by Blyer.
Thrym tries a low kick but Blyer avoids it.
Blyer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Thrym throws a head kick that Blyer semi-blocks.
A swing and a miss from Blyer.
Thrym does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blyer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Blyer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thrym circles away quickly and effectively.
Thrym steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blyer.
A little jabbing left from Thrym on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blyer!
Blyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thrym.
Blyer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thrym can pounce on him.
Blyer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thrym moves out of range as Blyer strikes.
Blyer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thrym.
Blyer is looking to counter punch.
Thrym misses with a hook
and Blyer counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrym uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blyer.
Thrym lands a head kick. Blyer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Blyer misses with a straight right.
Blyer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thrym looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Thrym takes a swing at Blyer's ribcage but misses.
Thrym keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blyer. Thrym does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blyer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Some wild striking there from Blyer.
Thrym tries a quick counter leg kick but Blyer is wise to it.
Thrym lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blyer at a distance.
Thrym bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blyer's head.
Blyer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blyer misses with an uppercut
and Thrym counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thrym throws a leg kick which misses Blyer's front leg but catches the back leg as Blyer tries to avoid it.
Blyer throws a body shot but no joy.
Blyer staying out of range there.
Thrym feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blyer's calf.
Blyer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thrym throws a combination. Blyer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Blyer moves forwards but Thrym connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Blyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blyer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No joy there for Thrym, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blyer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blyer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blyer there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rung Thrym dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Thrym throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blyer.
Blyer walks into a jab.
Thrym throws a leg kick but Blyer checks it.
Blyer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blyer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thrym showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blyer.
Thrym has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thrym tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thrym thuds his right hand into Blyer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thrym has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blyer throws a series of punches but Thrym avoids them all with ease.
Blyer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thrym.
Blyer slips a straight right by Thrym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyer throws a right and a left that Thrym avoids nicely.
Rocky Blyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thrym.
Blyer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That kick from Thrym tenderised Blyer's leg. Blyer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thrym misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blyer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thrym throws a leg kick
and Blyer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blyer throws a shot from downtown. Thrym moves away and avoids it.
Thrym scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blyer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thrym raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Thrym tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blyer is looking to counter punch.
Blyer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thrym.
Blyer is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Thrym's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Thrym lands a nice shot to the body.
Thrym slips under a jab from Blyer.
Thrym now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blyer misses the jab.
Blyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blyer throws a jab when Thrym was well out of range.
Blyer misses with a hook. Thrym ducked under it nicely.
Blyer moves away from the strike by Thrym.
Blyer lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thrym uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blyer.
Thrym scores with a jab.
Blyer looks to land a left hand but Thrym moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Blyer misses.
Thrym throws a head kick but Blyer moves out of range.
Blyer throws an overhand right that lands on Thrym's shoulder, as Thrym tries to avoid the shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thrym. That's going to slow Blyer down.
No joy there for Blyer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thrym.
A bone on bone clash there as Blyer blocks the leg kick.
Blyer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blyer misses with a wild body shot.
Thrym throws a hook to the side of Blyer's head but Blyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thrym.
Blyer throws a hook but Thrym avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrym throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blyer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blyer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thrym throws a solid leg kick but Blyer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thrym.
Blyer throws a looping overhand right but Thrym ducks down to avoid it.
Blyer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thrym moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blyer misses with a hook
and Blyer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thrym throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thrym.
Thrym throws a jab when Blyer was well out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thrym, right into the meat.
Thrym dodges the punch combination from Blyer.
A jab from Blyer misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Blyer finds it's way through Thrym's defenses.
Blyer throws a right hand that Thrym ducks under and follows up with a left that Thrym also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thrym dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blyer. That did some damage!
Thrym tries to score with a low kick but Blyer moves his leg out of the way.
Blyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thrym.
Thrym is looking for the big counter here.
Blyer misses with a looping right.
Blyer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thrym misses with a combination
and Blyer counters with a nice uppercut.
Blyer walks into a left hand.
Blyer throws a big shot that misses.
Blyer backing away here, and Thrym unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Thrym moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blyer needs to keep his hands up - Thrym had a free shot at his head there.
Thrym takes a swing at Blyer's ribcage but misses.
Thrym thuds his right hand into Blyer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rung Thrym will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Blyer with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Blyer.
It seemed like Thrym was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thrym connects with a body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Blyer might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Thrym there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blyer misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Thrym on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blyer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Blyer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thrym throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blyer.
As Thrym looks to move away, Blyer throws a big counter combo bu Thrym just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Blyer misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blyer. Thrym does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thrym lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thrym uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blyer.
Blyer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyer throws a right hand that Thrym ducks under and follows up with a left that Thrym also avoids with ease.
Thrym catches Blyer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thrym slips a straight right by Blyer.
A big left from Blyer misses.
Blyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thrym.
Rung Thrym seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thrym feints and then cracks Blyer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blyer down.
Good leg kick by Thrym there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blyer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blyer throws a body punch but Thrym moves out of range.
Blyer takes one to the side of the head.
Thrym feints and then cracks Blyer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blyer down.
Blyer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thrym. Thrym obviously looking to wear him down.
Blyer throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Blyer there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blyer looks to land a combination but Thrym avoids it well.
Rung Thrym is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrym connects with a leg kick. Blyer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thrym misses with an uppercut.
Blyer lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from Blyer misses.
Thrym changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thrym uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blyer.
Thrym is looking to score with low kicks.
Blyer throws a combination that misses
letting Thrym counter with a right hand.
Thrym cracks Blyer with a good jab.
Thrym with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thrym.
Blyer swings for the body but Thrym moves out of range.
It seemed like Thrym was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blyer looks to land a combination but Thrym avoids it well.
Blyer misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blyer takes a swing at Thrym's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrym tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thrym scores with a nice right hand.
Thrym tries a low kick but Blyer avoids it.
Blyer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Thrym throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Thrym.
Blyer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thrym slips a jab from Blyer.
Blyer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That kick from Thrym tenderised Blyer's leg. Blyer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thrym's corner calls for a 1-2. Thrym obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thrym misses with a kick to the body.
Thrym slips under a jab.
Blyer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blyer throws a poor cross that misses
letting Thrym counter with a right hand.
Thrym dodges the punch combination from Blyer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blyer misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blyer checks a low kick from Thrym.
Blyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thrym manages to avoid it.
Thrym scoring well with a low kick there.
Blyer misses with a straight left.
Thrym takes a swing at Blyer's ribcage but misses.
Blyer punishes Thrym's body with a nice straight punch.
Blyer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thrym plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blyer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big left from Blyer misses.
Rocky Blyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blyer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rung Thrym comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thrym 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rung Thrym!
A very excited looking Rung Thrym made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.