PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Summa Bracco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Bracco
vs
Ryan

175 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
170 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Arcticus University: London

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Summa Bracco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Ryan!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bracco counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bracco crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ryan - the referee stops the clock and Bracco gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ryan. Bracco manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bracco lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Bracco finds it's way through Ryan's defenses.
Nice sprawl there from Ryan as Bracco shoots in.
Ryan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bracco keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice straight punches there by Bracco. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bracco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Bracco does it's job there.
Bracco slaps away a takedown attempt from Ryan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bracco tries to clinch
and Ryan counters with an inside leg kick.
Bracco fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ryan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracco lands a nice looking body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bracco, as that shot connected.
Ryan wants to clinch up but Bracco keeps it at a distance.
Ryan leaves Bracco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bracco takes a swing at Ryan's ribcage but misses.
Bracco misses with a takedown attempt

and Ryan counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Summa Bracco. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ryan breaks from the clinch.
Bracco ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ryan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ryan throws out a loose jab but Bracco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bracco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ryan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bracco connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ryan's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bracco moves in looking to clinch but Ryan pushes him off.
Bracco misses with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryan leaves Bracco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bracco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ryan.
Ryan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ryan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bracco swinging wildly here.
Bracco is breathing heavily.
Bracco tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ryan defends well and Bracco ends up having to push Ryan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bracco throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ryan.
Ryan shoots in but no luck this time.
Summa Bracco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bracco sprawls well. Bracco wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ryan gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan tries to clinch but Bracco is having none of it.
Ryan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Good standup being displayed there by Bracco as he connects with a hook.
Ryan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Ryan rushes Bracco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bracco wants to break free but Ryan has control.

Ryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ryan is defended easily by Bracco.
Bracco jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ryan!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan tries to clinch up.
Bracco throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bracco wants to clinch up but Ryan keeps it at a distance.
Ryan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ryan is looking to clinch.
It looked like Bracco wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bracco successfully pulls guard.
Ryan looking to pass the guard.

Bracco is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Summa Bracco dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bracco lands a nice looking body shot.
Bracco lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ryan slaps away a takedown attempt from Bracco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Summa Bracco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ryan fails with a takedown attempt.
Ryan misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bracco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bracco misses with a looping left.
Bracco tests Ryan's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ryan misses with a hook. Bracco ducked under it nicely.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bracco moves out of range as Ryan throws a body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ryan is defended easily by Bracco.
Summa Bracco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Ryan.
Bracco scores with a body shot.
Ryan moves in looking to clinch but Bracco pushes him off.
Bracco appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bracco tries for a takedown but Ryan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ryan looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bracco throws a good cross that connects.
Ryan stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan fails with a takedown attempt.
Ryan is breathing heavily.
Bracco lands an overhand right.
Ryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bracco just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan dives in for a single leg takedown but Bracco sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A counter left hand to the body from Bracco misses its target.
A combination from Bracco does no damage.
Ryan avoids the body shot from Bracco.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bracco misses with a body shot.
Bracco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bracco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bracco fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bracco fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ryan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bracco pinned against the cage. Bracco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bracco lands with a straight right. Ryan didn't see that one coming.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bracco as he jumps to the side.
Ryan shoots for a takedown but Bracco saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan leaves Bracco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bracco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryan moves away.
Bracco throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bracco shoots for a takedown but Ryan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Ryan moves into the clinch.

Ryan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ryan fails with the takedown.
Bracco was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bracco works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bracco misses with a combination
and Ryan counters with a low kick, right behind Bracco 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Summa Bracco dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ryan clinches up against the cage.
Ryan stalling in the clinch but Bracco improves position.
Stalling in the clinch from Ryan.
Bracco tries to break free but Ryan pushes him back against the cage.
Bracco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bracco tries to pull guard but Ryan holds him up against the cage and eventually Bracco drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bracco stalling the fight.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bracco tries to break free but Ryan pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracco tries to circle away but Ryan has him pinned against the cage.

Ryan manages to break the clinch.
Ryan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ryan shoots in for a double leg but Bracco sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bracco with a hook.
Bracco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Bracco.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Bracco tries to keep at a distance but Ryan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ryan stalling.

Ryan successfully pulls guard.
Bracco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryan can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bracco preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bracco throws a big right hand that misses.
Bracco with a flurry of punches that miss.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ryan holds on and takes a little breather.

Bracco gets to his feet - Ryan follows without any prompting.
Bracco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ryan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice takedown defense from Bracco. No joy for Ryan on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bracco jabs Ryan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bracco circles away from the clinch attempt.

Ryan has managed to clinch.
Bracco lands a hook that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.
Ryan wants to take the fight to the mat but Bracco manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Summa Bracco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Ryan.
Bracco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bracco tries to pull guard but Ryan holds him up against the cage and eventually Bracco drops back down to his feet.
Bracco wants a takedown but no success here.
The referee calls for Bracco to work.
Bracco is trying to break the clinch but Ryan is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bracco to keep the fight standing.
Ryan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bracco up against the cage.
Bracco misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan stalling in the clinch but Bracco improves position.
Bracco is pressed up against the cage. Ryan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bracco down to the mat. Bracco avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ryan shoots in for a double leg but Bracco sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryan dodges the punch combination from Bracco.
Ryan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Matt Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Summa Bracco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ryan tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Summa Bracco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bracco, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Summa Bracco!