PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Romelo Bokau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Ryder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bokau comes to the cage accompanied by Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bokau
vs
Ryder

173 cm
22
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
169 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Romelo Bokau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Ryder!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryder on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice body punch from Bokau.

Ryder shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bokau is trying to defend but Ryder finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bokau keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bokau has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ryder is working away from the top position though.
Bokau is controlling Ryder's trapped leg to prevent Ryder from advancing to side control.
Bokau wants to control but Ryder is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ryder controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokau wants to control but Ryder is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ryder is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ryder is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bokau!

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.
Bokau is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ryder lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bokau tries to hold on but Ryder pushes him away.
Ryder landing strikes from the mount.
Ryder looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bokau is bucking up trying to escape but Ryder cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bokau wants to hold on but Ryder pushes him away.
Ryder lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bokau hang on?
Ryder controlling the position easily from mount.
Bokau is in a horrible position here. Ryder smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ryder postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bokau looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bokau tries to hold on but Ryder postures up.
Ryder controlling from the full mount.
Ryder cracks Bokau with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ryder controlling from the full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryder avoids the attempt from Bokau to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A slow jab from Bokau misses its intended target.

Ryder closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bokau did well to prevent Ryder getting side control.
Bokau is looking to improve his position.
Ryder is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bokau is looking to improve his position.
Ryder is taking a breather. Bokau says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokau trying to control here.
Ryder stalling.
Nice strikes from Ryder there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bokau keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ryder is controlling the pace.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jacob Ryder just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ryder shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bokau sprawls well. Bokau wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ryder gets slowly back to his feet.

Ryder looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bokau!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bokau wants to hold on but Ryder pushes him away.
Ryder in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ryder has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bokau's face.
Jacob Ryder has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ryder controlling his opponent.
Ryder is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ryder scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bokau?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bokau tries to lock up and control but Ryder gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ryder takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bokau working to try and regain half guard.
Ryder lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Ryder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bokau looks to land a combination but Ryder avoids it well.
Jacob Ryder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ryder scores a takedown into full mount!
Bokau tries to lock up and control but Ryder gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ryder looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bokau is looking to get to half guard.
Ryder working Bokau over with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryder tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bokau tries to lock up and control but Ryder gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ryder breaks from Bokau's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ryder looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bokau is desperately trying to improve his position but Ryder has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ryder controlling from the full mount.
Jacob Ryder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two 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.
Ryder avoids the attempt from Bokau to control.
Bokau is trying to escape the mount.
Ryder controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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.
Bokau tries to hold on but Ryder postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryder content just to control the position here.
Romelo Bokau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Ryder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ryder 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Ryder!