PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Ryan (ranked 5530 p4p, 6762 weight class) and Ben Whyte (ranked 616 p4p, 695 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ryan
vs
Whyte

187 cm
18
182
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
170
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Finnish Elite Extreme Science

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Orlando Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Whyte!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Ryan takes the fight into the clinch.
Whyte drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Whyte is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ryan is defending well.
Ryan looking for a takedown.
Whyte is trying to pull guard but Ryan has him pressed against the cage.
Orlando Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Whyte.
Whyte tries to pull guard but Ryan won't allow it.
Whyte is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte goes for a takedown attempt but Ryan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Whyte tries to sprawl but Ryan drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Whyte kicks off Ryan and gets to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Ryan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Whyte, pushing him back against the cage.
Ryan prevents the takedown attempt.
Ryan has had enough of the clinch but Whyte keeps him there for the moment.

Ryan has picked Whyte up - he's going for a ride! Ryan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ryan is trying to control the action in half guard but Whyte is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Ryan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Whyte slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte trying to control the position.
Whyte keeping moving, preventing Ryan from controlling successfully.
Whyte avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ryan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Whyte looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ryan throwing strikes from guard but Whyte blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Whyte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ryan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Whyte, up you get!
Whyte tries to land a leg kick but Ryan saw it coming and moves away.
Ryan wants to clinch up but Whyte keeps it at a distance.

Ryan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ryan stays in close to Whyte's body and controls the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Whyte holds on and takes a little breather.
Ryan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte keeping moving, preventing Ryan from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whyte can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ryan controls the pace.
Ryan tries to stand but Whyte is controlling from the bottom.
Whyte controls Ryan momentarily but Ryan frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whyte keeping moving, preventing Ryan from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ryan dives in for a single leg takedown but Whyte sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Whyte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whyte leaves Ryan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Whyte misses with a wild combination.
Ryan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Ryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ryan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Whyte counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan fails with a takedown attempt.
Whyte feints the counter takedown.
Whyte fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte fails to land the takedown.
Whyte takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Whyte goes for a double leg but Ryan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ryan continues to drive forward.
Ryan feinted with a counter takedown.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Whyte as he jumps to the side.
Whyte feints the counter takedown.

Ryan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Whyte quickly recovers to half guard.

Whyte has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ryan is on him like a limpet, forcing Whyte back against the cage.

Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whyte misses with a takedown attempt - Ryan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Whyte is breathing heavily.

Ryan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Whyte on his heels. He'll look to pass Whyte's guard now, I'm sure.
Ryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Whyte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ryan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Whyte trying to strike off his back.
Ryan advances position into side control!
Whyte struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ryan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Whyte to his feet.

Whyte tries to keep at a distance but Ryan has taken the fight into the clinch.

Ryan drags the fight down to the ground.

Ryan working for a triangle but Whyte defends it easily.
Whyte won't allow Ryan to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Whyte is now in half guard.
Ryan is not content to let Whyte control the position.

Ryan has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Whyte is on him like a limpet, forcing Ryan back against the cage.

Ryan breaks the clinch.
Ryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whyte can do to turn this around?
Ryan dives in for a single leg takedown but Whyte sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ryan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Ryan drags the fight down to the ground.

Ryan is looking for a triangle but Whyte pushes his legs off easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Orlando Ryan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ryan defending well as Whyte loads up on a big left hand.

Ryan rushes Whyte and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Whyte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Whyte.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Whyte as he jumps to the side.
Ryan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Whyte.
A combination from Whyte does no damage.
Whyte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ryan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Whyte pinned against the cage. Whyte gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Whyte let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Whyte.
Ryan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Whyte manages to circle out of the way.
Ryan doesn't manage to clinch there - Whyte circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Whyte is defended easily by Ryan.
Ben Whyte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whyte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whyte dives in and grabs Ryan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ryan pushes down on Whyte's head and hops out.
Orlando Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Whyte.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ryan.
Ryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ryan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Whyte did well to prevent Ryan getting side control.

Whyte has one foot on Ryan's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Ryan tries for a takedown but Whyte sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Whyte steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ryan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Whyte is out of range.
Ryan tries to clinch up but Whyte circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Ryan with that takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ryan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Whyte. No joy for Ryan on that attempt.
Whyte shoots in but Ryan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ryan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Whyte changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ryan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Whyte tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ryan manages to get back to half guard.
Ryan desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Orlando Ryan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Whyte is working for a submission of some sort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is looking to control Whyte's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ryan avoid being mounted?
Ryan manages to get to full guard.
Ryan striking off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Whyte.
I think Ryan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orlando Ryan!
Orlando Ryan looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I took this fight on 6 days notice. I was just created '.
The defeated Ben Whyte had this to say: 'Sorry guys, got to rewatch that fight, not sure what went wrong. '.