PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between VW Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Ryan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Polo
vs
Ryan

190 cm
25
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

194 cm
21
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, VW Polo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Polo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ryan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Polo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ryan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Polo has Ryan in his guard.
Ryan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ryan landing some decent shots from guard.
Ryan controlling from the top position.

Polo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Ryan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Polo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ryan has managed to get both his arms back between Polo's legs - danger averted.

Polo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Polo is looking for a triangle but Ryan pushes his legs off easily.
Ryan 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Polo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ryan defends well.
Polo is breathing heavily.
Ryan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ryan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ryan gets to mount! Polo was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Ryan dominating with strikes here.
Ryan controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Let's hope that Ryan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan landing punches.
Polo is working to get back to half guard.
Polo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Ryan working for a guillotine from mount but Polo is in no mood to give up.
Polo is looking to improve his position but Ryan isn't that keen on the idea.
Ryan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ryan is landing with some decent strikes but Polo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan cracks Polo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ryan content just to control the position here.
Ryan landing shots from mount.

Ryan working for a guillotine from mount but Polo is in no mood to give up.
Polo is looking to improve his position but Ryan isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan controlling from the full mount.
Ryan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Polo is looking to get to half guard.
Ryan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Polo is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryan controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Ryan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice takedown defense from Polo. No joy for Ryan on that attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Polo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ryan but Ryan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polo with a lazy takedown attempt

and Ryan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Polo!
Ryan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ryan controlling the position easily from mount.
Ryan prevents Polo from getting the reversal.
Ryan controlling from mount.
Polo is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ryan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Polo tries to reverse the position but Ryan maintains control.
Ryan controlling from mount.
Ryan landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Polo is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Polo is trying desperately to improve position.
Ryan controlling from mount.
Polo is looking to get to half guard.
Ryan controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ryan controlling from mount.
Matt Ryan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ryan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan prevents Polo from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryan controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Ryan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ryan stuffs the takedown.
Polo misses with a takedown attempt

and Ryan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ryan controlling from the top position.
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.
Ryan pushing down on Polo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Polo actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Polo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Polo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ryan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan passes the guard and advances to mount!
The referee warns Polo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ryan controlling the pace for now.
Polo is looking to improve his position but Ryan isn't that keen on the idea.
Ryan controlling from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryan is landing with some decent strikes but Polo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Polo is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan controlling the position easily from mount.
Oh Polo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ryan postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Polo bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Ryan and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Ryan!