PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Eggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ginger Ayl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ayl is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by white lighting. Ginger Ayl has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Eggs
vs
Ayl

187 cm
20
187 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
200 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

[†CoE†]Terror-Trition 155Q[†CoE†]
Vicious Nutrition (159 Recovery With Proof)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Eggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ginger Ayl!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eggs is looking to clinch.
Ayl changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Eggs tries to avoid it but Ayl manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Eggs to the ground. Eggs escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Eggs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Ayl counter with a right hand.
Eggs dodges the punch combination from Ayl.
Eggs tries to clinch up.
Ayl closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Eggs with a poor takedown

and Ayl counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ayl.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eggs is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ayl's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ayl is looking to stand up but Eggs won't let him.
Ayl chips away with some ground and pound.
Ayl is stalling in the full guard.
Eggs not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayl won't allow Eggs to sweep him here.
Eggs is working hard here to advance position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Eggs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ayl stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ayl wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Eggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Eggs or perhaps it was just good defense by Ayl which made him look bad.
Eggs closes the distance looking to clinch

and Ayl counters with a single leg into guard. Eggs didn't expect that.
Eggs wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ayl is now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayl lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Eggs is trying is best to control the position here.
Ayl slows the pace down in half guard.
Ayl wants to pass the guard but Eggs is defending well.
Ayl seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Eggs is trying to get back to full guard.
Ayl wants to stand but Eggs has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Ayl seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ayl's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Eggs wants to control but Ayl is keeping busy.

Ayl decides to stand up.
Eggs misses with a takedown attempt

and Ayl counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Eggs!
Ayl controlling from mount.
Eggs is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ayl takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Eggs wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Ayl tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Eggs is trying to escape the mount.
Ayl controlling his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ginger Ayl dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ayl has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ayl scores with a body shot.
Ayl dives in and grabs Eggs's left leg, looking for a takedown. Eggs pushes down on Ayl's head and hops out.
Ginger Ayl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ayl scores with a jab.
A big left from Ayl misses.

Eggs closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ayl to the mat! Ayl manages to get full guard.
Eggs wants to pass the guard but Ayl is keeping the position.
Ayl keeping moving, preventing Eggs from controlling successfully.
Ayl wants to get back to his feet but Eggs is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Ayl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ayl is looking to stand up but Eggs isn't so interested in that idea.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Ayl drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ayl is breathing heavily.
Eggs is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ayl looking to sit in guard and control but Eggs gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Eggs wants to control from the top but Ayl keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eggs stops Ayl from standing up.
Eggs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ayl swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Eggs stops Ayl from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ayl can do anything to dispel that myth.
Eggs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Eggs is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ayl.
Eggs fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Eggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayl stuffs the takedown attempt from Eggs. Eggs gets slowly back to his feet.
A combination from Eggs does no damage.
Ryan Eggs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ayl shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ayl stalling.
Eggs tries to kick Ayl off but Ayl keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ayl is controlling the pace.
Eggs gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ayl trying to control but Eggs is working from the bottom.
Ayl won't allow Eggs to get back to his feet.
Ayl must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ayl preventing the sweep.
Ayl controlling from the top position.
Ayl trying to move into half guard but instead Eggs has managed to sweep!
Ayl is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ginger Ayl will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Eggs pushes Ayl up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eggs.
Ayl lands with a left to the head.
Ayl lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Ayl.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Eggs tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ayl smiles and moves away.
Eggs tries to clinch but Ayl is having none of it.

Ayl pushes Eggs up against the cage in a clinch.
Ayl lands a left hand.
Eggs wants a takedown.
Eggs working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ayl.
Ayl lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Eggs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ayl.
Ayl cracks Eggs with a nice body shot.
Ayl lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eggs tries to pull guard but Ayl holds him up against the cage and eventually Eggs drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Eggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ayl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ayl tries to clinch but Eggs moves out of range.
Eggs fails to land the takedown.
Ayl circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ayl lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ayl ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Ayl moves into the clinch.
Ayl scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ayl effectively controlling the action here.
A short uppercut from Ayl.
Ayl keeps control of Eggs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Eggs changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ayl fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ayl looks to land a combination but Eggs avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ayl. Eggs shrugs it off though.

Ayl scores a takedown into full mount!
Ginger Ayl is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ayl controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Ayl 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.
Eggs really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ayl controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Ayl there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Eggs wants to hold on but Ayl pushes him away.
Eggs working to try and regain half guard.
Eggs tries to hold on but Ayl pushes him away.
Ayl tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Eggs tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four 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.
Ayl looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Ayl.
Eggs wants to hold on but Ayl pushes him away.
Eggs is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ayl controlling from mount.
Eggs tries to hold on but Ayl postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ayl looking to control and managing it successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ginger Ayl comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ayl has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 26:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ginger Ayl!