PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Ryder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Bergman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Ryder
vs
Bergman

175 cm
27
169 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

190 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Ryder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Bergman!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bergman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ryder counters with a nice uppercut.
Bergman just misses with a punch to the body.
Bergman with a poor takedown
and Ryder counters with a nice uppercut.
Jacob Ryder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bergman shoots and misses
and Ryder counters with a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Bergman. Those never looked like landing.
Bergman closes the distance but Ryder moves to the side
and Ryder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ryder takes a swing at Bergman's ribcage but misses.
Bergman doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Ryder counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ryder.
Jacob Ryder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Bergman.
Ryder with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryder controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ryder keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bergman's head.
Ryder slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ryder might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryder seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bergman for as long as he can get away with.
Ryder landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryder not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ryder postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ryder controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jacob Ryder wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bergman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bergman lands with a nice body punch.
Bergman tries for a takedown but Ryder circles away easily

and Ryder counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bergman looks gassed!
Ryder winds up and cracks Bergman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ryder slows the pace down in half guard.
Bergman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ryder controlling the action here.
Ryder drops an elbow to the side of Bergman's head.
Bergman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ryder. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryder is taking a breather. Bergman says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ryder works his way into full mount!
Ryder lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryder controlling the pace for now.
Ryder lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ryder scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bergman?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bergman tries to hold on but Ryder postures up.
Ryder content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Ryder dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ryder swinging wildly here.
Bergman closes the distance but Ryder moves to the side

and Ryder counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bergman's guard now.
Ryder passes Bergman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ryder uses his free foot to push down on Bergman's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bergman.
Bergman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ryder landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jacob Ryder overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee warns Bergman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bergman is breathing heavily.
The referee warns Bergman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryder controlling from mount.
Ryder has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bergman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bergman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ryder is landing with some decent strikes but Bergman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ryder sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ryder raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ryder content just to control the position here.
Ryder is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryder controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryder lands with some strikes.
Ryder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bergman can do to turn this around?
Ryder working the ground and pound effectively.
Ryder controlling the position easily from mount.
Ryder in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ryder controlling the position easily from mount.
Ryder lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryder lands with some strikes.
Ryder controlling from mount.
Ryder working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ryder controlling the position easily from mount.
Ryder lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryder lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Ryder dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bergman takes one to the side of the head.
Ryder moves out of range of the strikes.
Bergman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bergman tries a low kick but Ryder avoids it.

Ryder shoots in and bounces Bergman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ryder is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bergman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Jacob Ryder has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ryder takes a swing at Bergman's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from Ryder misses
and Bergman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ryder misses with a hook to the body
and Bergman counters with a nice body shot.

Ryder gets a takedown into half guard.
Ryder frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ryder sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ryder with shots to the head and body - Bergman looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jacob Ryder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryder takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ryder has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ryder's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jacob Ryder just wasn't active enough.
Ryder lands a head shot.
Bergman moves forwards but Ryder connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ryder misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bergman counters with a series of strikes. Ryder will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ryder misses with a hook. Bergman ducked under it nicely.
Ryder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bergman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryder.
Ryder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bergman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryder.
Ryder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bergman.
Bergman tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Ryder counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ryder controls the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jacob Ryder.
Bergman avoids the body shot from Ryder.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Ryder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ryder has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Ryder!