PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Tell Me Nothing. David Byrne told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Ricardo
vs
Byrne

178 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

163 cm
20
174 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Ricardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Byrne!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricardo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Byrne is looking to clinch but Ricardo is avoiding it.

Ricardo moves into range and clinches up with Byrne.
Byrne stalling the fight.
Byrne keeps control of Ricardo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ricardo is trying to break free.

Ricardo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ricardo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Byrne but Byrne pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ricardo throws a right hand that Byrne ducks under and follows up with a left that Byrne also avoids with ease.
Ricardo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ricardo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Byrne closes the distance and clinches.
Ricardo blocks the elbow strike.
Byrne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Ricardo Ricardo has been cut.
Ricardo can't break the clinch.
Ricardo wants to break free but Byrne has control.
Byrne missing with knees to the body.
Byrne has Ricardo pressed against the cage.
Ricardo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ricardo can't break the clinch.
Ricardo is trying to break the clinch but Byrne has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne is pushing Ricardo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ricardo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Byrne lands a nice elbow.
Byrne lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Byrne throws an elbow but misses.
Byrne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Byrne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ricardo's brow.
Byrne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Byrne stalling in the clinch.
Byrne lands a nice elbow.
Byrne throws an elbow but it misses.
Ricardo is trying to break free.
Byrne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ricardo managing to block the knees to the body from Byrne.
Byrne tries to land knees in the clinch but Ricardo avoids the damage to the body.
Ricardo letting Byrne take a breather here.
Ricardo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Byrne trying to land knees to the body.
Byrne looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ricardo dodges an elbow strike from Byrne.
Ricardo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ricardo blocks the elbow strike.
Byrne trying to land knees to the body.
Ricardo has had enough of the clinch but Byrne keeps him there for the moment.
Byrne keeps control of Ricardo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ricardo avoids the elbow strike from Byrne, against the cage.
Byrne lands an elbow inside.
Byrne trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Byrne.
Byrne prevents Ricardo from breaking the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Byrne takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Byrne trying to land knees to the body.
Byrne misses with an elbow strike.
Ricardo blocks an elbow strike from Byrne.
Byrne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Byrne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Byrne stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ricardo has had enough of the clinch but Byrne keeps him there for the moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ricardo as Byrne tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Byrne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Ricardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Byrne tries to clinch up but Ricardo circles away and keeps his distance.
Byrne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ricardo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Byrne takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like David Byrne has been cut.
Byrne takes one on the button.
Byrne looks to clinch
and Ricardo counters with a straight right hand.
Ricardo tries to clinch there but Byrne circles away.
Ricardo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ricardo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ricardo counters with a stiff right hand.
Ricardo misses with the combination.
Byrne tries to clinch
and Ricardo counters with a left and a right that stings Byrne.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ricardo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Byrne is rocked!
Byrne closes the distance but Ricardo moves to the side
and Byrne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Byrne is still on wobbly legs! Can Ricardo finish him?
Byrne tries to clinch there but Ricardo circles away.
Byrne seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Byrne clinches.

Ricardo breaks from the clinch.
Ricardo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ricardo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ricardo circles away from the clinch attempt

and Ricardo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Byrne trying to land knees to the body.
Byrne throws an elbow but it misses.
Byrne throws an elbow but it misses.
Ricardo can't break the clinch.
Ricardo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Byrne has him pressed against the cage.
Byrne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ricardo has a couple of punches blocked by Byrne.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Byrne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Byrne keeps control of Ricardo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ricardo has had enough of the clinch but Byrne keeps him there for the moment.
Byrne lands an elbow inside.
Byrne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Ricardo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Byrne tries to clinch

and Ricardo counters with a single leg into guard. Byrne didn't expect that.
Ricardo slips nicely into half guard.
Byrne trying to get back to full guard but Ricardo takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Byrne can't escape the position.
Byrne is trying to stand but he's just given Ricardo his back.
Byrne tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ricardo wants to control the pace but Byrne is squirming around nicely.
Byrne is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Byrne really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Ricardo is standing up, even though he is in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Ricardo does it's job there.
Byrne tries to clinch
and Ricardo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Byrne tries to clinch
and Ricardo counters with a left and a right that stings Byrne.

That has opened up David Byrne's cut even more.
Ricardo fails to land with a series of punches.
Byrne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ricardo swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Ricardo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Byrne, pushing him back against the cage.
Byrne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ricardo tries to throw a body punch but Byrne avoids it by throwing Ricardo back against the cage.
Ricardo avoiding damage as Byrne throws knees to the body.
Byrne throws an elbow that misses.
Byrne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ricardo can't break the clinch.
Ricardo is looking to break free of the clinch but Byrne has double underhooks.
Ricardo blocks an elbow strike.
Byrne trying to land knees to the body.
Byrne trying to land knees to the body.
Ricardo managing to block the knees to the body from Byrne.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Byrne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ricardo's brow.
Byrne misses with an elbow over the top.
Byrne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ricardo blocks an elbow strike.
Ricardo tries to break the clinch but Byrne is controlling the position.
Ricardo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ricardo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ricardo is looking to break free of the clinch but Byrne has double underhooks.
Byrne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ricardo has had enough of the clinch but Byrne keeps him there for the moment.
Byrne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Byrne stalling the fight.
Byrne keeps control of Ricardo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Byrne tries to land knees in the clinch but Ricardo avoids the damage to the body.
Byrne lands an elbow inside that Ricardo shrugs off.
Ricardo wants to break free but Byrne has control.
Ricardo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Byrne has him pressed against the cage.
Ricardo wants to get back to striking at distance but Byrne won't allow it.
Byrne stalling against the cage.
Ricardo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne prevents Ricardo from breaking the clinch.
Byrne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Byrne is looking to control Ricardo's arms but Ricardo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Byrne has his back to the cage.
Byrne trying to land knees to the body.
Byrne lands an elbow inside that Ricardo shrugs off.
Ricardo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Byrne lands a damaging elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Byrne.
Byrne lands an elbow inside that Ricardo shrugs off.
Byrne landing knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ricardo can't break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Byrne.
Byrne lands an elbow just above Ricardo 's eye.
Byrne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ricardo avoids a wild elbow strike from Byrne.
Byrne is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Byrne lands an elbow just above Ricardo 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Byrne is pushing Ricardo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Byrne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ricardo blocks an elbow strike from Byrne.
Ricardo is trying to break the clinch but Byrne has him pressed against the cage.
Byrne lands a damaging elbow.
Ricardo wants to get back to striking at distance but Byrne won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Byrne throws an elbow but misses.
Byrne throws an elbow that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Byrne is struggling to control the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Byrne keeps control of Ricardo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Byrne's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ricardo blocks the elbow strike.
Ricardo is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Ricardo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ricardo throws a series of punches but Byrne avoids them all with ease.
Byrne tries to clinch there but Ricardo circles away.
Ricardo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ricardo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ricardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Byrne wants to clinch but Ricardo slips to the side
enabling Ricardo to counter with a crisp jab.
Byrne looks to clinch
and Ricardo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ricardo circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Ricardo to counter with a crisp jab.

Byrne is rocked!
Byrne tries to clinch up
and Ricardo counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Byrne is out cold! A devastating KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ricardo Ricardo!