PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Heartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor Ryan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Igor Heartman's chin.

Ryan
vs
Heartman

193 cm
25
243 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

178 cm
24
270 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Good wrestler
Great elbows
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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Heartman!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan throws a head kick that misses.
Ryan throws a head kick that misses.

Heartman has managed to clinch.
Heartman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ryan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ryan lands with a light punch inside.
Heartman misses with an elbow over the top.
Ryan tries a knee to the head but Heartman blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heartman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ryan's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heartman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ryan's brow.
Heartman lands an elbow just above Ryan 's eye.

It looks like Taylor Ryan has been cut.
Ryan tries to throw a body punch but Heartman avoids it by throwing Ryan back against the cage.
Ryan avoids a wild elbow strike from Heartman.
Ryan blocks an elbow strike from Heartman.
Heartman misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heartman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ryan's brow.
Heartman managing to block the knees to the body from Ryan.
Heartman pushes off an throws an elbow but Ryan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Heartman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ryan blocks an elbow strike from Heartman.
Heartman pushes off an throws an elbow but Ryan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ryan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heartman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ryan's brow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Ryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ryan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heartman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heartman fails in his attempt to clinch.

Heartman closes the distance and clinches.
Ryan misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan takes an elbow to the temple.
Ryan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heartman avoids it.
Ryan looking to throw knees to the head but Heartman is blocking nicely.
Ryan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Heartman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Heartman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Heartman blocks an uppercut.
Heartman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Heartman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Heartman slowing the pace effectively.
Ryan is trying to break the clinch but Heartman has him pressed against the cage.
Heartman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Heartman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Heartman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Heartman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Heartman.

Taylor Ryan's cut is getting worse.
Ryan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Ryan manages to break the clinch.
Ryan tries to close the distance and clinch but Heartman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heartman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heartman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ryan tries a head kick but it misses.
Ryan is breathing heavily.
Ryan misses with a head kick.

Heartman has managed to clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Heartman.
Heartman throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan avoids a wild elbow strike from Heartman.
Heartman lands an elbow that stopped Ryan in his tracks for a moment.

Taylor Ryan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Heartman effectively controlling the action here.
Ryan blocks an elbow strike.
Ryan dodges an elbow strike from Heartman.
Heartman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ryan tries a knee to the head but Heartman blocks it.
Heartman throws an elbow but it misses.
Ryan stalling in the clinch but Heartman improves position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Heartman.
Ryan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Heartman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Heartman misses with an elbow strike.
Ryan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heartman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ryan's defenses.

Jeez, Taylor Ryan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heartman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ryan's brow.
Ryan avoids the elbow strike from Heartman, against the cage.
Ryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Heartman controls his hands.
Heartman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Taylor Ryan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Igor Heartman!