PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wells
vs
Ryan

190 cm
25
245 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

193 cm
23
243 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Wells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wells gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wells using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wells lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ryan tries to circle away but Wells has him pinned against the cage.
Wells tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wells is working for takedown but Ryan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ryan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wells.
Wells using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ryan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wells tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wells unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ryan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A frustrated look appears on Ryan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wells lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Taylor Ryan has been cut.
Ryan throws an elbow that misses.
Ryan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wells with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ryan is looking to break free of the clinch but Wells has double underhooks.
Wells with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wells avoiding damage as Ryan throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wells tries to land knees in the clinch but Ryan avoids the damage to the body.
Wells throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ryan is looking to control Wells's arms but Wells gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ryan has his back to the cage.
Ryan takes an elbow to the forehead.

Wells has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ryan uses from the top position.

Wells is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wells lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wells lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wells throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ryan blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells landing knees to the body.
Ryan looks gassed!
Wells tries to land a knee to the head but Ryan blocks with his arms.
Ryan stalling in the clinch but Wells improves position.
Ryan takes a knee right on the jaw!

Wells pulls Ryan into guard.

Wells has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ryan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wells tries to clinch up but Ryan circles away and keeps his distance.
Ryan wants to clinch but Wells slips to the side

and Wells counters by clinching up.
Ryan looking to slow down the pace here.
Wells comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ryan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wells misses with a knee strike.
Wells tries to land a knee to the head but Ryan blocks with his arms.
Wells using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ryan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wells drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wells blocks the elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ryan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A frustrated look appears on Ryan's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wells is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wells with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wells landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ryan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ryan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ryan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ryan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ryan trying to land knees to the body.

Ryan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ryan throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wells just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan tries to clinch

and Wells counters by moving into the clinch.
Ryan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ryan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wells with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ryan tries a knee to the head but Wells blocks it.
Wells wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Wells. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ryan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wells tries to land a knee to the head but Ryan blocks with his arms.
Ryan lands an uppercut.
Wells looking to throw knees to the head but Ryan is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ryan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ryan wants to clinch

and Wells moves into the clinch.

Ryan pulls Wells into guard.
Wells pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ryan is keeping the position for now.

Wells drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ryan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ryan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ryan!
Wells is pushing Ryan's head away, looking to escape. Ryan manages to hold on to the position though.
Wells is trying to improve his position.
Ryan is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wells tries to escape but Ryan is in control.
Wells can't do much from the bottom here.
Wells wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Wells bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wells misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Wells dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taylor Ryan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ryan rushes Wells and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ryan is trying to maintain a safe position but Wells gets an underhook and turns Ryan into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wells.
Ryan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wells has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wells with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ryan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ryan tries to land a knee to the head but Wells blocks with his arms.
Wells tries to land a knee to the head but Ryan blocks with his arms.
Ryan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wells avoids it.
Ryan lands an elbow that stopped Wells in his tracks for a moment.
Ryan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ryan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ryan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wells avoids a wild elbow strike from Ryan.

Ryan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ryan tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Wells counters by clinching up.
Ryan managing to block the knees to the body from Wells.
Wells creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ryan's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ryan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wells's brow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wells lands a nice elbow.
Wells pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ryan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ryan lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells tries to pull guard but Ryan won't allow it.
Wells tries to land a knee to the head but Ryan blocks with his arms.
Wells managing to block the knees to the body from Ryan.
Wells tries a knee to the head but Ryan blocks it.
Ryan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ryan is looking to control Wells's arms but Wells gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ryan has his back to the cage.
Wells throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ryan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ryan is trying to force a seperation but Wells has the dominant position.
Ryan avoids the elbow strike from Wells, against the cage.

Wells has Ryan pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Wells pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ryan tumbling to the mat - Wells dives into Ryan's guard.
Wells trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wells throwing strikes from guard but Ryan blocks nicely.
Wells trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wells trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wells looking to sit in guard and control but Ryan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ryan controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wells pushes Ryan off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ryan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wells counters with a good low kick that Ryan was not able to check.

Wells tries to keep at a distance but Ryan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ryan misses with a knee to the head.
Wells avoids a wild elbow strike from Ryan.
Ryan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wells is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ryan is defending well for now.
Ryan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wells has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ryan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ryan is looking to control Wells's arms but Wells gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ryan has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wells throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ryan blocks it with crossed arms.
Wells with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wells tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ryan smiles and moves away.
No joy there for Ryan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Ryan moves into the clinch successfully.

Ryan breaks from the clinch.
Wells circles away from the clinch attempt

and Wells counters by clinching up.
Ryan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wells avoids it.
Wells pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wells lands a nice elbow.
Ryan tries to land knees in the clinch but Wells avoids the damage to the body.

Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Wells darts in and clinches Ryan up against the cage.
Wells comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wells lands a nice elbow.
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 Ken Wells will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Taylor Ryan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Wells rushes Ryan and presses him up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wells lands a knee to the head.
Ryan landing knees to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wells tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ryan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wells has him pressed against the cage.
Wells throws an elbow that misses.
Nice elbow from Wells.
Ken Wells has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wells with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Wells gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ryan regains guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ryan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ryan working a defensive guard here.
Wells throws a big right hand that misses.
Wells passes Ryan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Wells looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ryan tries to roll over but Wells keeps him under control.
Wells is keen to just control but Ryan is a slippery customer.

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.

Wells is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ryan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wells.
Ryan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wells.
Wells is trying to control. Ryan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Wells is working for a kimura but Ryan is defending it quite comfortably.
Ryan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wells. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ryan looks to clinch

and Wells counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wells.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ryan is keeping the position for now.
Wells is fighting to break Ryan's control of his arms but Ryan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wells loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Wells is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ryan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ryan has escaped and now he's on top!
Wells wants to stand up but Ryan is controlling him.

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.
Ryan trying to control but Wells is working from the bottom.
Wells wants to stand and escape but Ryan is having none of it.
Taylor Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan stays in close to Wells's body and controls the position.
Wells wants to stand and escape but Ryan is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Wells showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wells, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Wells!