PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Rider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Tyson
vs
Rider

169 cm
22
169 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
173 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Rider!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rider fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Tyson scores with a takedown into Rider's guard.
Tyson won't allow Rider to sweep him here.
Rider lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tyson!
Tyson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Rider pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rider looking to finish Tyson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tyson!
Tyson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rider working Tyson over with strikes here.
Rider connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Tyson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rider lands with some strikes.
Oh Tyson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rider misses with a head shot.
Tyson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rider.
Rider punching from mount but Tyson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tyson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rider.
Rider looking to finish with strikes here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rider misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Tyson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tyson tries to get out of the position.
Poor strikes thrown by Rider there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rider throwing strikes here but Tyson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rider sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rider misses with a head shot.
Rider thowing shots but they're missing.
Tyson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rider.
Rider looks gassed!
Rider throwing strikes here but Tyson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rider thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Tyson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rider on the ground.
Rider thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Rider misses with a head shot.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rider misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Tyson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tyson blocking the ground and pound.
Tyson seems to have got his legs back now.
Tyson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rider landing shots from mount.
Tyson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

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.
Tyson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Tyson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rider pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tyson is trying to escape the mount.
Tyson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rider with the ground and pound from mount.
Tyson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tyson wants to control but Rider is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rider dominating with strikes here.
Rider scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tyson?
Rider blocks Tyson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Tyson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rider landing shots from mount.
Rider with good strikes from the mount here!
Rider with shots to the head and body - Tyson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tyson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rider blocks the strikes from Tyson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Rider there.
Rider lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rider landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rider drops an elbow to the side of Tyson's head.
Rider lands with a punch from half guard.
Rider lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rider lands strikes from half guard.
Rider landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rider working over Tyson with some ground and pound. Tyson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Rider.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rider working over Tyson with some ground and pound. Tyson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rider works his way into side control.
Rider landing strikes.
Rider cracks Tyson with a big elbow.
Tyson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rider looks up at the clock and then as Tyson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rider smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rider has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tyson tries to bench press Rider off him but Rider keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rider working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tyson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tyson defending against the ground and pound.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet.
Tyson tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Rider in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tyson is trying to improve his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Rider shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Rider slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Rider lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Ryan Rider!