PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Ryan (ranked 1027 p4p, 1009 weight class) and Jubei Akechi (ranked 138 p4p, 136 weight class). Eddie Ryan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jubei Akechi's chin.

Ryan
vs
Akechi

180 cm
28
162
16 - 11 - 0

182 cm
33
159
24 - 14 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary
Shadow Realm Apparel

Brooklyn Apothecary
Brooklyn Threads

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 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jubei Akechi!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akechi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ryan.
Akechi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ryan with a body shot.
Ryan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akechi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akechi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Akechi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ryan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Akechi's head.
Ryan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ryan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Akechi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Akechi.
Jab by Ryan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akechi connects with a single shot there.
Ryan works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akechi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ryan misses with a left hand
and Akechi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ryan misses with an uppercut
and Akechi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ryan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ryan misses the jab.
Ryan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Akechi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jubei Akechi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ryan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ryan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ryan looks to land a right hand but Akechi moved out of range.
Akechi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Akechi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ryan misses with a hook. Akechi ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ryan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Akechi on his heels. He'll look to pass Akechi's guard now, I'm sure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akechi can't keep his opponent in guard - Ryan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Ryan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Akechi is defending against the submission attempts here by Ryan.

Ryan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Akechi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ryan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ryan trying to work for an americana but Akechi has managed to regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Ryan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Akechi is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Akechi has escaped and now he's on top!

Ryan isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Akechi stacks Ryan on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Akechi!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Ryan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ryan with a jab.
Ryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Akechi misses.
Ryan lands a lovely overhand right.
Akechi ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.
A little jabbing left from Akechi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ryan looks to land a left hand but Akechi moved out of range nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Akechi. No joy for Ryan on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan throws the left hand but Akechi avoids the punch easily.
Ryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Akechi! But no joy.
Ryan misses with a hook
and Akechi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Akechi can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akechi moves away.
Akechi moves away from the strike by Ryan.
Ryan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Akechi looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akechi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ryan misses the body punch
and Akechi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good shot there by Ryan.
Akechi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ryan throws a shot from downtown. Akechi moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan lands a nice hook to Akechi's body. Akechi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Akechi lands with an overhand left.
Ryan throws a series of punches but Akechi moves out of range.
Akechi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Akechi lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Akechi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Akechi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akechi dodges the punch combination from Ryan.
Akechi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Akechi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ryan misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Akechi is fending him off so far but Ryan persists. Nope, Akechi circles away and we're back to standing.
Akechi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Akechi throws a hook but Ryan avoids it easily.
Ryan takes a swing at Akechi's ribcage but misses.
Akechi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ryan tries to counter with a takedown but Akechi is quick to defend against it.
Ryan misses with a hook.
Akechi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ryan with a body shot.
Akechi connects with a looping right hand.

It looks like Eddie Ryan has been cut.
Eddie Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ryan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Akechi's guard.

Ryan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Akechi manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ryan has Akechi in his guard.

Ryan is looking for a triangle here but Akechi uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Eddie Ryan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eddie Ryan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Akechi swings for the body but Ryan moves out of range.
Jubei Akechi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice combination there by Ryan.
Akechi misses with a double jab
and Ryan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akechi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
Ryan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Akechi avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan scores with a shot to the body.
Ryan misses with a looping left.
Akechi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akechi moves away from the strike by Ryan.
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akechi was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.

Ryan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Akechi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ryan pushing down on Akechi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Ryan is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Akechi to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Ryan wants to pass the guard but Akechi is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is looking to advance position but Akechi has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Ryan is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is working hard here to advance position.
Ryan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Ryan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Akechi pulls his head out easily.

Ryan looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Akechi pushes past his half guard into mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ryan regains half guard.
Eddie Ryan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ryan trying to hold on to Akechi's head to control him but Akechi postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Ryan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ryan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

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