PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Courage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Andrews
vs
Courage

191 cm
26
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
207 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

L.A. Elite Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christian Courage!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Andrews.
Andrews fails to land with a series of punches.
Courage shoots in for a double leg but Andrews sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Andrews misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andrews scores with a nice head shot.

Courage closes the distance and pushes Andrews back into the ropes.

Courage breaks the clinch.
A lazy left from Andrews finds it's target.
Andrews swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Andrews swings for the body but Courage moves out of range.
Courage tries to clinch up but Andrews circles away and keeps his distance.
Andrews looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Andrews swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andrews lands a body shot.

Courage tries to sprawl but Andrews drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Courage is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Andrews's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Andrews's back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Courage's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Andrews knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Courage on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Courage throwing sloppy strikes.
Courage trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Courage lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Andrews is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Courage gets his way!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courage throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Andrews prevents Courage from getting a body triangle.
Courage throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courage throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Courage trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Courage is looking for the choke from the back position but Andrews is controlling his hands well.
Courage tries to keep control of the position but Andrews is staying busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Courage might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Andrews kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Andrews rolls, trying to escape but Courage keeps control of the position.
Courage scores with punches to the body.
Courage trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Courage is looking for the choke from the back position but Andrews is controlling his hands well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Courage dominated that round.
That's time! Andrews's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Andrews looks to land a combination. Courage sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ryan Andrews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andrews keeps the fight on the outside.
Andrews looks to land a combination but Courage avoids it well.
Courage is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Andrews.
Courage wants to clinch.
Ryan Andrews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Andrews.
Courage takes a jab right on the kisser.
Courage misses with a takedown
and Andrews counters with a left and a right that stings Courage.

Andrews closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Courage sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Courage is looking to escape.
Courage manages to get to full guard.
Courage trying to keep a closed guard but Andrews is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Andrews working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Andrews accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Andrews in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Courage escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Andrews gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Courage is breathing heavily.
Andrews scoring with punches to the head and body.
Andrews is looking to work some ground and pound but Courage has wrist control.
Andrews throws a strike but Courage rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Courage is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courage pushing down on Andrews's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
It looks like Courage is going to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews trying to control from the bottom.
Courage tries to stand and escape but Andrews is controlling the position.

Courage stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Some wild striking there from Courage.
Andrews lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews works over Courage's head and body with a nice combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Courage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andrews throws a sloppy head kick and Courage moves out of range easily.
Courage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andrews connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Courage's hands.
Good exchange - Andrews coming out on top.

Courage pushes Andrews up against the ropes in a clinch.
Courage is trying to drag Andrews to the mat but Andrews just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Andrews tries to break the clinch but Courage is controlling the position.
Andrews wants to break free but Courage has control.
A head punch on the inside from Courage fails to land.
Courage tries a knee to the head but Andrews blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Andrews dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Courage tries to clinch but fails miserably

so Andrews counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Courage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Courage is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Andrews defends well.
Andrews throws and elbow that misses. Courage uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Andrews's guard. Nice move by Courage!
Andrews is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Courage is looking to stand up but Andrews won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Courage slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Andrews is trying to control Courage's posture but Courage avoids it.
Courage is looking to take a break and control but Andrews is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Courage is trying to get an arm triangle but Andrews is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Courage stands up.
Andrews throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Courage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courage takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Courage misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Courage wants to clinch.
Courage takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A nice combination there by Andrews.
Andrews lands a nice shot to the body.
Courage tries to clinch there but Andrews circles away.
Courage takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Andrews scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Courage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Courage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Andrews.
Andrews misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Andrews shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Courage tries to hold on but Andrews postures up.
Courage regains half guard.
Courage is trying to control but can't.
Andrews takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Courage misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Andrews thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Courage's head.
Courage pushes Andrews off looking to stand but Andrews dives back in and keeps control.
Courage trying to control from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Andrews showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Andrews 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Andrews!