PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Ryker (ranked 3046 p4p, 3377 weight class) and Paul Eclaro (ranked 354 p4p, 379 weight class). Eclaro has chosen I'm The Boy as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ryker
vs
Eclaro

170 cm
25
155
6 - 1 - 0

168 cm
23
155
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derrick Ryker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Eclaro!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryker tries to clinch there but Eclaro circles away.
It seemed like Eclaro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ryker tries to clinch there but Eclaro circles away.
Eclaro appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eclaro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ryker tries to clinch up but Eclaro circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eclaro. Ryker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eclaro swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryker.
Ryker tries to clinch but Eclaro is having none of it.
Ryker moves in looking to clinch but Eclaro pushes him off.
Eclaro is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ryker with a body shot.
Ryker is looking to clinch.
Eclaro throws out a counter right but Ryker avoids it with no problem.
Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eclaro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eclaro keeps the fight on the outside.
Ryker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ryker fails with an attempt to clinch.

Ryker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ryker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Eclaro smiles and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch but Eclaro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryker wants to clinch up but Eclaro keeps it at a distance.
A nice side step and Eclaro releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Eclaro misses with a body shot.
Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eclaro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eclaro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Eclaro misses the target.
Ryker is looking to counter the offense by Eclaro and move into the clinch.
Derrick Ryker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eclaro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ryker tries to clinch up but Eclaro circles away and keeps his distance.

Eclaro tries to keep at a distance but Ryker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ryker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Eclaro to keep the fight standing.
Ryker tries to pull guard but Eclaro holds him up against the cage and eventually Ryker drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derrick Ryker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eclaro pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ryker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ryker fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Eclaro walks away with a smile on his face. Ryker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Eclaro misses with a body shot.
Eclaro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eclaro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eclaro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Eclaro! But no joy.
Eclaro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eclaro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eclaro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Eclaro digs a good body shot into Ryker's ribs.
Ryker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ryker is looking to clinch but Eclaro is avoiding it.
Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eclaro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eclaro loads up on a big right hand but Ryker slips the punch.
Ryker tries to clinch there but Eclaro circles away.
Eclaro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Eclaro keeps the fight on the outside.
Eclaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryker is just out of range.
Ryker wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ryker tries to clinch but Eclaro moves out of range.
Eclaro appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryker.
Eclaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ryker manages to avoid it.
Ryker is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Eclaro.
Eclaro has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Eclaro swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryker.
Ryker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch but Eclaro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Ryker darts in and clinches Eclaro up against the cage.
Eclaro is trying to stall.
Ryker is trying to pull guard but Eclaro turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ryker jumps guard but Eclaro turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Ryker successfully pulls guard.
Eclaro slips nicely into half guard.
Ryker moves into full guard.
Ryker can't keep his opponent in guard - Eclaro advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ryker keeps working.
Ryker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Eclaro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ryker is just riding it out for now. Eclaro eventually gives up the hold.
Ryker is in trouble now - Eclaro has advanced to mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ryker is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Eclaro dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Eclaro misses with a body shot.
Ryker avoids the body shot from Eclaro.
Ryker tries to clinch but Eclaro moves out of range.
Ryker tries to clinch but Eclaro moves out of range.
Ryker tries to clinch up but Eclaro circles away and keeps his distance.
Ryker wants to clinch.
Eclaro appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ryker tries to clinch up.
Ryker tries to clinch but Eclaro moves out of range.
Eclaro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Eclaro keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eclaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryker moves away.
Eclaro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eclaro circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryker tries to clinch but Eclaro moves out of range.
Eclaro keeps the fight on the outside.
Eclaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ryker manages to avoid it.
Ryker wants to clinch up but Eclaro keeps it at a distance.
Eclaro is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ryker with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eclaro. Ryker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryker tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Eclaro manages to circle out of the way.
Eclaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eclaro throws a body shot but no joy.
Paul Eclaro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ryker is looking to clinch but Eclaro is avoiding it.
Ryker wants to clinch up but Eclaro keeps it at a distance.
Ryker is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Eclaro! But no joy.
Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eclaro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice side step and Eclaro releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ryker doesn't manage to clinch there - Eclaro circles away.
Ryker tries to clinch up but Eclaro circles away and keeps his distance.
Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch but Eclaro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like Eclaro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ryker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Eclaro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eclaro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eclaro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ryker doesn't manage to clinch there - Eclaro circles away.
Ryker tries to clinch but Eclaro is having none of it.
Eclaro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ryker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eclaro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ryker moves in looking to clinch but Eclaro pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Eclaro! But no joy.
Ryker doesn't manage to clinch there - Eclaro circles away.
Eclaro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryker was well out of range. Poor timing from Eclaro.
Eclaro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ryker wants to clinch.
Ryker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro keeps the fight on the outside.
Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eclaro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ryker moves in looking to clinch but Eclaro pushes him off.
Eclaro is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ryker with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eclaro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Eclaro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eclaro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Eclaro swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryker.
Ryker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eclaro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eclaro is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Eclaro throws a body punch but Ryker moves out of range.
Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch but Eclaro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Eclaro misses.
Eclaro keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ryker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Eclaro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryker moves in looking to clinch but Eclaro pushes him off.
A nice side step and Eclaro releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ryker wants to clinch up but Eclaro keeps it at a distance.
Ryker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Eclaro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eclaro is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ryker rather than just go for the knockout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eclaro keeps the fight on the outside.
Ryker is looking to clinch.
Eclaro keeps the fight on the outside.
Ryker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eclaro tries to bum rush Ryker with a series of wild strikes but Ryker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eclaro keeps the fight on the outside.
Eclaro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Ryker moves into the clinch successfully.
Eclaro leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Eclaro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eclaro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eclaro throws a hook but Ryker avoids it easily.
Eclaro throws a body punch but Ryker moves out of range.
Ryker slips a straight right by Eclaro.
Eclaro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eclaro keeps the fight on the outside.
Eclaro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Eclaro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eclaro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eclaro misses with a double jab.
Ryker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ryker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Eclaro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ryker doesn't manage to clinch there - Eclaro circles away.
Ryker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ryker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Eclaro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryker is looking to clinch but Eclaro is avoiding it.
Ryker tries to clinch but Eclaro moves out of range.
Eclaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eclaro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eclaro appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ryker tries to clinch up.
Eclaro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ryker is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Eclaro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ryker is looking to clinch.
Ryker wants to clinch up but Eclaro keeps it at a distance.
Eclaro throws a good cross that connects.
Ryker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Eclaro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Ryker closes the distance and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Eclaro.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ryker fails to pull guard.

Ryker jumps guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro is working Ryker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ryker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Ryker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Eclaro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Eclaro trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eclaro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Eclaro trying to control but Ryker is working from the bottom.
Eclaro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ryker has his foot on Eclaro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Eclaro works his way back into a safe position though.

Ryker is looking for a triangle here but Eclaro uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Eclaro throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ryker is trying to improve his position.
Eclaro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ryker keeps working.
Eclaro throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ryker is not content to let Eclaro control the position.
Eclaro in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Eclaro has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Eclaro throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Eclaro looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ryker is avoiding damage well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eclaro in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Eclaro trying to control the position but Ryker is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Eclaro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Eclaro winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Peck scores the fight 26:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Eclaro!
An out of breath Paul Eclaro thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.