PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gale Van Ryre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mooui Tai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mooui Tai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Van Ryre
vs
Tai

198 cm
20
230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gale Van Ryre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mooui Tai!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Van Ryre scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tai is trying to get back to his feet.
Van Ryre moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

Van Ryre thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Van Ryre controls the position.
Tai is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Check out the look on Van Ryre's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Van Ryre works to advance to full mount. Tai defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Van Ryre controlling his opponent.
Van Ryre lands a big shot there that rocks Tai but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Van Ryre controlling the position easily from mount.
Tai trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Van Ryre controlling his opponent.
Tai really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Van Ryre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tai trying desperately to get to his feet.
Van Ryre lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Van Ryre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Gale Van Ryre just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Tai wants to clinch up but Van Ryre keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Ryre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tai tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Ryre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Ryre plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gale Van Ryre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Ryre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tai circles away.
Van Ryre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Ryre doesn't manage to clinch there - Tai circles away.
Van Ryre is looking to clinch.
Tai darts in trying to clinch

so Van Ryre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Van Ryre slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tai is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Van Ryre dives into side control.
Van Ryre takes a little break here. Tai wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Van Ryre has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tai looks to clinch

and Van Ryre counters by moving into the clinch.
Van Ryre avoiding damage as Tai throws knees to the body.
Tai drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Van Ryre gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Tai is fighting off a takedown attempt but Van Ryre is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tai to the mat. Tai regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Van Ryre prevents Tai from getting back to his feet.
Van Ryre sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Ryre seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tai for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Van Ryre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tai swivels and escapes.
Tai tries to clinch but Van Ryre moves away

and Van Ryre counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Van Ryre trying to land knees to the body.
Van Ryre fails to pull guard.
Tai drops down looking for an ankle pick but Van Ryre pulls his leg out and moves away.
Van Ryre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tai swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gale Van Ryre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Ryre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tai tries to avoid it but Van Ryre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tai to the ground. Tai escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Van Ryre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tai wants to get back to his feet.

Van Ryre is trying to get an arm triangle but Tai is defending well.

Van Ryre working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Van Ryre has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tai prevents Van Ryre from moving into mount.
Van Ryre trying to control the position but Tai is working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

Van Ryre tries for a kimura but Tai is defending well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tai tries to clinch up

and Van Ryre counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tai lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Ryre won't want to take too many of those.
Van Ryre prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tai lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Tai.
Tai is working for takedown but Van Ryre is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tai is working for takedown but Van Ryre is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tai landing knees to the body.
Tai scores a nice knee to the body.
Tai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Ryre takes an elbow to the temple.
Tai wants a takedown.
Tai lands a damaging elbow.
Tai keeps control of Van Ryre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Ryre jumps guard but Tai stands there with Van Ryre around his waist. Van Ryre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Ryre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tai avoids it.
Nice elbow from Tai.
Tai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tai scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Ryre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tai smiles and moves away.
Tai tries to clinch but Van Ryre moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tai moves in looking to clinch but Van Ryre pushes him off.
Van Ryre is looking to clinch.
Van Ryre shoots in but no luck this time.
Tai closes the distance but Van Ryre moves to the side

and Van Ryre counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tai's guard now.
Van Ryre trying to control the position from guard on top but Tai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Ryre stops Tai from standing up.
Tai keeping moving, preventing Van Ryre from controlling successfully.
Gale Van Ryre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tai is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Van Ryre is controlling him.
Van Ryre is stalling in the full guard.
Van Ryre stops Tai from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Van Ryre tries to clinch but Tai is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gale Van Ryre will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Tai tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Van Ryre counters with a takedown into side control.
Van Ryre slows the pace down.
Tai wants to get back to his feet.
Van Ryre staying calm.
Tai tries to escape but Van Ryre is in control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Ryre takes a little break here. Tai wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Van Ryre is controlling him well.
Van Ryre controlling the position.
Tai is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Van Ryre is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Van Ryre is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Tai's shoulder. That is not cool.
Van Ryre in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tai is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Ryre moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Tai bucks up and tries to throw Van Ryre off but instead Van Ryre has got his back!
Van Ryre has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Tai's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai wants to get back to his feet.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Van Ryre controlling the positon.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Gale Van Ryre just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Van Ryre tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Van Ryre dives in and grabs Tai's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tai pushes down on Van Ryre's head and hops out.
Tai tries to clinch

and Van Ryre counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tai won't be happy with that.
Van Ryre cracks Tai with a big right hand but Tai just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tai wants to get back to his feet but Van Ryre drags him back down.
Van Ryre controls the position.
Tai wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Van Ryre tries for a kimura but Tai is defending well.
Van Ryre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tai keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gale Van Ryre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van Ryre, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gale Van Ryre!