PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Caige (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caige comes to the cage accompanied by Silverchair- Pure massacre. Richard Ryan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Caige
vs
Ryan

173 cm
23
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
210 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Caige!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caige misses with a series of wild punches.
Ryan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ryan tries to clinch there but Caige circles away.
Caige leaves Ryan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ryan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Caige to counter with a crisp jab.
Ryan looks to clinch
and Caige counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Caige throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ryan.
Caige looks to land a combination but Ryan avoids it well.
Ryan misses with a double jab
and Caige counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A punch combination from Caige misses.
Caige's corner calls for a 1-2. Caige obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ryan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Caige finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ryan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Caige counters with a body kick.
Caige throws a right and a left that Ryan avoids nicely.
Ryan throws a series of strikes that have Caige backpedaling.

It looks like Billy Caige has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan thuds his right hand into Caige's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Caige - that will leave a mark!
Caige lands with a nice combination. Ryan backs away looking to recover.
Ryan looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caige throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Caige misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ryan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Caige counters with a good, hard body kick but Ryan shrugs it off.
Richard Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caige lands a jab-cross combination.
Caige lands with a slapping head kick.
Caige throws a head kick that Ryan semi-blocks.
Ryan throws a combination that misses
and Caige finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Caige.
Caige cracks the inside of Ryan's front leg.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Caige - that will leave a mark!
Caige throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Caige displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Caige dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ryan. That did some damage!
Caige throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Caige rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ryan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Billy Caige is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Caige throws a right and a left that Ryan avoids nicely.
Ryan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Caige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caige cracks Ryan with an open hand slap.
Caige throws a front kick that sends Ryan stumbling back into the cage.
Nice body kick from Caige.
Caige lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ryan backs up against the cage.
Caige scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Caige scores with a head kick.
Caige lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Caige lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Caige misses with the combination.
Caige is looking to slow Ryan down with leg kicks.
Caige delivers a nice body kick.
Caige moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Caige lands a head kick!
Caige lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ryan circles away quickly and effectively.
Ryan misses with a double jab
and Caige counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caige misses with the combination.
Ryan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ryan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Caige moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Caige throws a nice head kick!
Caige connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ryan momentarily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ryan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Caige - the referee stops the clock and Ryan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Caige. Ryan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Caige throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ryan's head.
Caige fakes the leg kick and cracks Ryan in the body.
Caige plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ryan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Caige scores with a three punch combo!
Caige throws a series of strikes that have Ryan backpedaling.
Ryan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ryan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Caige.
Caige paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ryan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Caige. That one must have hurt.
Caige lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping body kick lands there for Caige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caige throws a one two combo.
Caige throws a series of strikes that have Ryan backpedaling.
A slapping leg kick lands for Caige.
Caige throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ryan's head.
Nice body kick there by Caige.
Caige throws a nice looking combination but Ryan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left and a right from Caige both land. Nice combination.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Caige.
An inside leg kick lands from Caige.
Ryan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Caige counters with a two punch combo.
Billy Caige has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Ryan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Caige.
Caige scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caige fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Caige tries to bum rush Ryan with a series of wild strikes but Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Caige throws a head kick that Ryan semi-blocks.
Ryan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Caige dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Caige's cut.
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.

Caige scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Caige looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ryan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Caige counters with a three punch combo that has Ryan backing up. Ryan nods at Caige to acknowledge the strikes.
A combination from Ryan does no damage.
Caige goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ryan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Caige counters with a head kick. That will keep Ryan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Caige throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Caige lands a nice looking body kick.
Caige lands a jab-cross combination.
Caige throws a nice head kick!
Caige throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ryan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caige can pounce on him.
Billy Caige is winning the standup battle so far.
Caige throws a head kick that half lands.
Caige looks to land a combination but Ryan avoids it well.
Ryan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Caige throws a series of strikes that have Ryan backpedaling.
Caige throws a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Caige.
Caige lands a high kick!
Caige throws a head kick that Ryan semi-blocks.
Ryan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Billy Caige is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caige lands a head kick!
Caige is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryan can do to turn this around?
No joy there for Caige, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ryan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Caige has got the better of the exchanges.
Ryan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Caige throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ryan's head.
A right-left combo lands from Caige.
Ryan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Caige throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Caige both land. Nice combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Caige - that will leave a mark!
Caige throws a series of punches but Ryan moves out of range.
A left and a right from Caige both land. Nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caige throws a right hand that Ryan ducks under and follows up with a left that Ryan also avoids with ease.
Ryan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Caige scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Caige moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Caige scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Caige tries to bum rush Ryan with a series of wild strikes but Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Caige with a hook.
Ryan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Caige counters with a nice body kick.
Caige throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Caige misses with a double jab.
Ryan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Caige with a nice cross.
Ryan dodges the punch combination from Caige.
Caige misses with the combination.
Caige misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ryan takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a takedown attempt
and Caige counters with a three punch combo that has Ryan backing up. Ryan nods at Caige to acknowledge the strikes.
Caige throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ryan.
Caige throws a nice head kick!
Ryan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Caige.
Ryan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Caige stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Caige throws a nice head kick!
Caige fails to land with a series of punches.
Caige goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Caige stalks Ryan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ryan's face. Ryan staggers backwards, shaken.
Ryan closes the distance but Caige moves to the side
and Caige counters with a good low kick that Ryan was not able to check.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Caige. Ryan shrugs it off though.
A right-left combo lands from Caige.
Caige fails to land with a series of punches.
Ryan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan dodges the punch combination from Caige.
Ryan throws a lazy body kick
and Caige counters with a head kick.
Ryan throws a combination that misses
and Caige counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Caige closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Caige is working the combinations to good effect here.
Caige throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Caige plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Caige misses with a combination

and Ryan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Caige!
Caige on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Caige tries to get out of the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caige can't escape the position.

Caige is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Ryan locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Caige is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Ryan!