PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Bakunin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendan Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan has chosen Everlast - What It's Like as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Bakunin
vs
Ryan

188 cm
22
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

188 cm
25
195 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

►Q150 Schwarzenegger Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Bakunin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Brendan Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Ryan.
Ryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bakunin.
Brendan Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Bakunin misses.
Ryan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ryan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bakunin takes one on the button.
Bakunin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ryan closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Nice combo by Bakunin! Oh, that's hurt him - Ryan falls to the canvas and Bakunin follows him into side control.

It looks like Brendan Ryan has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bakunin has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Ryan lands with an overhand left.
Bakunin throws a jab when Ryan was well out of range.
Ryan scores with a jab.
Ryan moves out of range of the leg kick from Bakunin.
Ryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bakunin manages to avoid it.
Bakunin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ryan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ryan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakunin moves out of range of the leg kick from Ryan.
Ryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bakunin.
Bakunin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
A jab from Bakunin misses.
Ryan lands with a nice body punch.
Ryan misses with a series of wild punches.
Bakunin tries to move into range but Ryan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ryan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bakunin tries to move into range but Ryan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ryan looks to land a combination. Bakunin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ryan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bakunin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ryan connects with a solid leg kick.
Bakunin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a low kick as Bakunin jumps back.
Ryan throws a big shot that misses.
Bakunin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bakunin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Ryan misses.

Ryan closes the distance and clinches.
Ryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Bakunin controls his hands.
Ryan lands a hook that snaps the head of Bakunin backwards.
Ryan cracks Bakunin with a nice body shot.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
Ryan is trying to maintain a safe position but Bakunin gets an underhook and turns Ryan into the cage.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ryan is trying to stall.

Bakunin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Ryan misses the target.
Ryan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bakunin ducks right into an uppercut from Ryan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryan.
Ryan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bakunin is out of range and Ryan settles back down.
Ryan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bakunin.
Bakunin misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Ryan misses.
Ryan misses with a body shot.
Ryan stuns Bakunin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ryan misses with a combination
and Bakunin counters with a nice body kick.
Ryan throws a looping overhand right but Bakunin ducks down to avoid it.
Ryan throws a low kick but Bakunin avoids it.
Bakunin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ryan's head.
Ryan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ryan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ryan cracks Bakunin with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin throws a jab when Ryan was well out of range.
Bakunin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ryan throws a shot to the body.
Bakunin throws a leg kick but Ryan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ryan lands with a cross.
Ryan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ryan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bakunin throws a big shot that misses.
Bakunin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bakunin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ryan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bakunin manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryan lands with a straight right. Bakunin didn't see that one coming.
Bakunin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ryan to score with a decent uppercut.
Bakunin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bakunin.
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jake Bakunin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brendan Ryan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bakunin checks a leg kick.
A jab from Bakunin misses.
Ryan lands a head shot.
Ryan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ryan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Ryan misses.
Bakunin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ryan catches Bakunin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ryan misses the jab.
Bakunin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bakunin manages to avoid it.
Ryan misses with a hook. Bakunin ducked under it nicely.
Bakunin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ryan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bakunin. Bakunin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ryan avoids the body shot from Bakunin.
Ryan throws a hook to the side of Bakunin's head but Bakunin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Ryan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bakunin doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan slips a straight right by Bakunin.
Ryan throws the left hand but Bakunin avoids the punch easily.
Ryan tries to clinch up
and Bakunin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bakunin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ryan. That's going to slow Bakunin down.
Bakunin misses with a straight left.
Ryan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bakunin's head.

Ryan moves into the clinch.
Bakunin tries to circle away but Ryan has him pinned against the cage.
Ryan works on Bakunin's body with a couple of short punches.
Ryan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bakunin.
Ryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ryan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bakunin backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Bakunin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bakunin moves out of range as Ryan strikes.
Ryan connects with a crisp jab.
Ryan moves out of range of the body kick from Bakunin.
Bakunin throws a leg kick but Ryan moved away.
Ryan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bakunin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ryan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bakunin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ryan on the side of the head.
Jake Bakunin is winning the standup battle so far.
Bakunin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryan connects with a body shot.
Ryan avoids a kick to the body.
Ryan lands with a hook. Bakunin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bakunin with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan throws a good cross that connects.
Bakunin throws a body punch but Ryan moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Ryan. That snapped Bakunin's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin blocks a low kick nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ryan throws a hook but Bakunin avoids it easily.
Bakunin misses with a wild body shot.
Bakunin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ryan works Bakunin's body with a nice hook.
Ryan misses with a body shot.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bakunin moves away.
Ryan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bakunin.
Ryan tries to move into range but Bakunin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ryan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bakunin misses with a straight left.
Ryan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bakunin.
Bakunin throws the left hand but Ryan avoids the punch easily.
Bakunin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin walks into a stiff left hand from Ryan.
Bakunin walks into a straight right hand from Ryan.
Bakunin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ryan misses with a hook. Bakunin ducked under it nicely.
Ryan misses with a two punch combination.
Ryan misses with a straight left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ryan. That's going to slow Bakunin down.
Bakunin connects with a looping right hand.
Bakunin throws a looping overhand right but Ryan ducks down to avoid it.
Ryan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bakunin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bakunin.
Ryan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bakunin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ryan walks into a left hand.
Ryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bakunin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ryan is looking to land body kicks.
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 Jake Bakunin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brendan Ryan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ryan clobbers Bakunin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ryan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ryan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryan misses with a straight left.
Ryan lands with a shot to the body.
Bakunin misses with a hook. Ryan ducked under it nicely.
A jab lands there for Ryan.
Ryan lands a nice hook to Bakunin's body. Bakunin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ryan misses with a looping right.
A good leg kick by Ryan.
A shot to the body from Bakunin misses
and Ryan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ryan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bakunin misses with the combination.
Bakunin throws a hook to the side of Ryan's head but Ryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A lazy left from Bakunin finds it's target.
Ryan thows a leg kick but Bakunin checks it
and Bakunin counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bakunin manages to avoid it.
Ryan lands with a good body shot.
Bakunin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ryan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ryan connects with a nice looking jab.
Ryan connects with a solid leg kick.
Ryan misses with a body shot.
Ryan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan misses with a low kick.
Bakunin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryan moves away.
Bakunin walks into a left hand.
Bakunin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bakunin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bakunin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bakunin.
Bakunin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ryan wants to clinch but Bakunin slips to the side
and Bakunin counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bakunin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ryan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bakunin.
Ryan misses with a double jab

and Bakunin counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Ryan!

Ryan is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bakunin tries to stand and escape but Ryan actually recovers to full guard.
Ryan pulls Bakunin in to control the position.
Ryan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bakunin's guard.
Ryan throwing strikes but missing.
Ryan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bakunin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bakunin can't keep his opponent in guard - Ryan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ryan works his way into full mount!
Ryan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ryan landing strikes from the mount and Bakunin is in trouble!
Ryan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bakunin hang on?
Ryan punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ryan throwing strikes here but Bakunin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bakunin tries to lock up and control but Ryan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ryan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin tries to hold on but Ryan postures up.
Ryan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryan misses with a head shot.
Bakunin tries to hold on but Ryan pushes him away.
Ryan scoring with strikes but Bakunin is staying in there.
Ryan lands a nice shot to the head.
Ryan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ryan cracks Bakunin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ryan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bakunin taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bakunin wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bakunin wants to hold on but Ryan pushes him away.
Bakunin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ryan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ryan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brendan Ryan really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brendan Ryan'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.

Ryan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bakunin misses with a straight left.
Bakunin moves out of range of the leg kick from Ryan.
Ryan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ryan, as that shot connected.
Bakunin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ryan.
Ryan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ryan lands with a kick to the temple. Bakunin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ryan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bakunin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bakunin slips a jab and a cross from Ryan.
Ryan throws a low kick, looking for Bakunin's leg but Bakunin calmly moves out of range.
Ryan tried to score with a low kick but Bakunin checks it.
Ryan works the jab nicely.
Bakunin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ryan scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Ryan.
Ryan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ryan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bakunin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bakunin throws a body punch but Ryan moves out of range.
Bakunin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ryan.
Bakunin throws a shot from downtown. Ryan moves away and avoids it.
Ryan throws a jab when Bakunin was well out of range.
Ryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bakunin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ryan misses with a wild combination.
Ryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Bakunin misses.
The fighters circling - Bakunin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin throws a hook to the side of Ryan's head but Ryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bakunin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ryan lands a lovely overhand right.
Ryan motions for Bakunin to come forward. Ryan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bakunin looks to throw the jab but Ryan is out of range.
Bakunin throws out a loose jab but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bakunin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryan.
Bakunin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Bakunin.
A swing and a miss from Ryan.
A low kick from Ryan misses
and Bakunin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ryan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bakunin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ryan.
Ryan lands a nice hook to Bakunin's body. Bakunin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bakunin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ryan throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Ryan misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ryan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bakunin ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.
Bakunin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ryan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ryan.
Bakunin throws an overhand right that lands on Ryan's shoulder, as Ryan tries to avoid the shot.
Bakunin avoids the head kick by Ryan.
Bakunin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bakunin throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Ryan to counter with a crisp jab.
Bakunin slips a straight right by Ryan.
Ryan scores with a jab.
Bakunin misses with an uppercut. Ryan saw that one coming.
Bakunin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ryan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bakunin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin fails to land with a series of punches.
Ryan cracks a nice hook into Bakunin's ribs.
Ryan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bakunin throws a low kick, looking for Ryan's leg but Ryan calmly moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Bakunin misses the target.
Bakunin swings for the body but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan thows a body shot but no joy.
Ryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Bakunin.
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Ryan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bakunin.
A big left from Bakunin misses.
Ryan misses with a double jab
and Bakunin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ryan cracks Bakunin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ryan throws a combination that misses
and Bakunin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Bakunin had his way with Brendan Ryan in that round.
The cut man is working on Brendan Ryan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ryan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jab, jab by Ryan - just one landing.
Ryan misses with a hook.
Ryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryan looks to land a left hand but Bakunin moved out of range nicely.
An inside leg kick from Bakunin misses.
Ryan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bakunin misses with a body shot.
Bakunin throws the left hand but Ryan avoids the punch easily.
Bakunin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ryan misses with a jab to the body
and Ryan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bakunin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ryan throws a combination that misses
and Bakunin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bakunin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ryan at a distance.
Ryan lunges at Bakunin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bakunin's hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ryan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ryan lands with a nice combination. Bakunin backs away looking to recover.
A jab from Bakunin misses.
Bakunin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A cross from Ryan lands.
Bakunin throws a shot to the body.
Ryan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bakunin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Bakunin.
Ryan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bakunin. Ryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryan blocks a jab.
Ryan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ryan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bakunin walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryan moves away.
Ryan lands a jab to Bakunin's midsection.
Bakunin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ryan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A telegraphed right hand from Ryan misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bakunin. Ryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryan doesn't manage to clinch there - Bakunin circles away.
Ryan throws a right and a left that Bakunin avoids nicely.
Ryan throws a low kick, looking for Bakunin's leg but Bakunin calmly moves out of range.
Ryan throws and low kick but Bakunin moves out of range easily.
Bakunin misses with a combination
and Ryan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bakunin thinking.
Ryan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ryan scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bakunin counters with a solid body kick.
Ryan scores with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Bakunin.
Ryan blocks a jab.
Ryan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bakunin.
Brendan Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bakunin throws a jab when Ryan was well out of range.
Ryan throws a one two combo.
A slow jab from Bakunin misses its intended target.
Ryan misses with a hook. Bakunin ducked under it nicely.
Ryan misses with a wild combination.
Bakunin ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Bakunin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bakunin blocks a low kick nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ryan!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Ryan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ryan.
Ryan tests Bakunin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bakunin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryan connects with a body shot.
Ryan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ryan lands a nice looking body shot.
Ryan throws a body punch but Bakunin moves out of range.
Bakunin missing with a left hand there. Ryan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bakunin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bakunin misses with a body shot.
Good exchange - Ryan coming out on top.
Ryan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ryan missing with a left hand there. Bakunin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brendan Ryan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bakunin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 48:47
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 48:47
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jake Bakunin!
Jake Bakunin retains his middleweight title!