PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knight's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm Shipping Up to Boston. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Knight
vs
Ryan

177 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight throws a leg kick but Ryan moved away.
Ryan shoots in and drives through. Knight sprawls well.
Knight throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ryan's head.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Knight.

Ryan gets a takedown into half guard.
Knight is trying to get back to full guard.
Ryan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Knight!
Ryan with good strikes from the mount here!

Ryan working for a submission but Knight is keeping him at bay.
Knight wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ryan.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ryan jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Knight manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Knight is trying to improve his position.
Ryan controlling from side mount.

Ryan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Knight knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Ryan tries for a kimura but Knight is defending well.
Ryan tries to move to mount but Knight blocks the move with his legs.
A lull in the action here as Ryan stalls from top position.
Ryan works to advance to full mount. Knight defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ryan working for a submission but Knight is keeping him at bay.
Ryan landing strikes from the mount and Knight is in trouble!
Ryan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ryan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Knight because Ryan loaded up on that one.
Ryan dominating with strikes here.
Knight might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ryan is in the full mount, landing strikes.

It looks like Johnny Knight has been cut.
Ryan tries to control but Knight wriggling away.
Ryan controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan tries to control but Knight wriggling away.
Ryan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Knight taking shots to the head.
Ryan looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Ryan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Knight's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Knight is looking to clinch but Ryan is avoiding it.
Ryan fails with the takedown.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Knight sprawls well. Knight wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ryan gets slowly back to his feet.
Knight throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnny Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Ryan.
Ryan clobbers Knight with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ryan shoots in but Knight avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Knight throws the kick towards the body but Ryan avoids it.
No joy there for Knight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ryan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knight pinned against the cage. Knight gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Knight takes a kick to the side of the head.

Johnny Knight's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knight pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Ryan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Knight napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ryan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ryan wants to control but Knight is keeping him busy.
Ryan scoring with punches from side control.
Knight wants to control but Ryan postures up.
Ryan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryan has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Ryan dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ryan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ryan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Knight?

Johnny Knight's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Matt Ryan!