PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'd Love to Knock the Hell out of You by Hank Williams, Jr. The key to victory for Sean Matthews has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Matthews
vs
Ryan

178 cm
23
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

183 cm
35
159 lbs
30 - 21 - 2

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System
Spartan Nutrition

GREEN!160

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 21 - 2, fighting out of London, Daniel Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews cracks Ryan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sean Matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ryan misses with a takedown attempt - Matthews sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ryan moves forwards but Matthews connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Matthews lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matthews turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matthews does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ryan shoots in looking for a takedown. Matthews tries to sprawl out of it but Ryan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Matthews manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Matthews lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've been told by Matthews's head coaches at The Jungle Elite MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Ryan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Matthews misses with a wild body shot.
Matthews does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Matthews throws a big shot that misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ryan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Matthews - the referee stops the clock and Ryan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Matthews. Ryan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Matthews.
Ryan closes the distance and clinches up with Matthews, looking for a takedown. Ryan pushes Matthews against the cage but Matthews circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sean Matthews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Ryan.
Matthews scores with a hook to the body. Ryan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Ryan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Matthews sprawls well initially but Ryan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ryan trying to control the action but Matthews is working from the bottom.

Ryan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Matthews is doing well to control the position and prevent Ryan from advancing to side control.
Matthews wants to improve his position but Ryan is controlling well.
Matthews won't allow Ryan to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan trying to control the action but Matthews is working from the bottom.

Ryan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Ryan is looking for a kimura but Matthews is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ryan to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matthews controlling the position well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ryan moves out of range as Matthews strikes.
Ryan shoots in looking for a takedown but Matthews manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ryan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matthews.
Ryan shoots for a double leg takedown but Matthews sprawls well. He's pushed Ryan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sean Matthews is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matthews ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryan moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Ryan blocks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Matthews gets caught flat footed, as Ryan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Matthews is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ryan passes Matthews's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ryan wants to take a breather but Matthews is having none of it.
Matthews wants to control but Ryan is keeping busy.
Matthews is concentrating on defense, preventing Ryan from advancing position.
Matthews has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ryan is working away from the top position though.
Matthews preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's four 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.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Matthews connects with a high kick.
Matthews attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Matthews tries to avoid it but Ryan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Matthews to the ground. Matthews escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Matthews but Matthews pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Some bone on bone action there as Ryan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matthews.
Ryan tries to move into range but Matthews moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Matthews scores with a body shot.
Matthews wants to slow Ryan down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matthews.
A punch combination from Matthews misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Matthews lands with a nice body punch.
Ryan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matthews.
Matthews looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That kick from Matthews tenderised Ryan's leg. Ryan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matthews throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ryan shoots for a double leg takedown but Matthews sprawls well. He's pushed Ryan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ryan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Matthews fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ryan is out of range.
Matthews scores with a hook.
Matthews throws a leg kick which misses Ryan's front leg but catches the back leg as Ryan tries to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Matthews throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matthews scores with a head kick.
Ryan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ryan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Matthews tries to avoid it but Ryan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Matthews to the ground. Matthews escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sean Matthews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Ryan.
Matthews misses with a series of wild punches.
Ryan with the counter takedown but Matthews avoids it easily.
Matthews misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan checks a low kick from Matthews.
Ryan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Matthews defends it well.
Ryan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Matthews throws a body shot but no joy.
Matthews throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.
Matthews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ryan dives in for a single leg takedown but Matthews sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Ryan feints and as Matthews raises his hands in defense, Ryan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ryan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ryan wants to control from the top but Matthews keeps moving.
Matthews 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 postures up.
Matthews seems keen to control Ryan's posture.
Ryan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matthews swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Matthews pulls Ryan in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ryan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Matthews throws a solid leg kick but Ryan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matthews.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ryan or perhaps it was just good defense by Matthews, which made it look bad.
Matthews looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews lands with a hook. Ryan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ryan.
Ryan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheers as Matthews lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ryan doesn't seem phased though.
Ryan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ryan fails to land the takedown.
Matthews fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ryan just manages to avoid it.
Matthews uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Matthews throws a leg kick but Ryan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ryan slips under a jab from Matthews.
Matthews swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Matthews lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matthews misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
Ryan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Matthews misses with a hook.
Sean Matthews is winning the standup battle so far.
Matthews throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matthews lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthews tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And Ryan tries to counter it with a takedown but Matthews pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ryan shoots in and drives through. Matthews sprawls well.
Matthews throws a low kick but Ryan avoids it.
Matthews missing with a left hand there. Ryan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matthews cracks the inside of Ryan's front leg.
Matthews misses with a hook.
Matthews connects with a right hand. Ryan shakes it off.
Matthews throws a leg kick but Ryan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ryan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Matthews turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matthews moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matthews. That's going to slow Ryan down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Matthews 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. And we move into the final round!

Matthews scores with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Matthews darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Matthews misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Matthews connects with a solid leg kick.
Matthews slips a jab from Ryan.
Ryan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matthews is looking to slow Ryan down with leg kicks.
That kick from Matthews tenderised Ryan's leg. Ryan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matthews avoids the body shot from Ryan.
Matthews throws a leg kick but Ryan checks it.
Ryan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Matthews connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matthews attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Matthews pinned against the cage. Matthews gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Matthews throws a low kick, looking for Ryan's leg but Ryan calmly moves out of range.
Matthews is looking to chop away at Ryan's legs.
Ryan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews tries a head kick but it misses.
Ryan with the counter takedown but Matthews avoids it easily.
Matthews throws a shot from downtown. Ryan moves away and avoids it.
Ryan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ryan or perhaps it was just good defense by Matthews, which made it look bad.
Ryan shoots in and drives through. Matthews sprawls well.
Matthews is looking to counter punch.
Sean Matthews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Ryan.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Matthews.
Ryan checks the leg kick.
Matthews throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.
Matthews misses with a low kick.
Ryan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Matthews tries to work over Ryan's front leg with a kick but Ryan checks it.
Matthews lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ryan's sensitive parts.
Matthews stuffs the takedown attempt from Ryan. Ryan gets slowly back to his feet.
Ryan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Matthews swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matthews.
Matthews misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matthews tries a low kick but Ryan avoids it.
Matthews loads up on a big right hand but Ryan slips the punch.
Matthews works Ryan's body with a nice hook.
Ryan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Matthews throws a solid leg kick but Ryan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matthews.
Matthews swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ryan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthews dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ryan. That did some damage!
Ryan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Matthews throws a low kick but Ryan moves out of range easily.
Matthews misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matthews throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ryan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Matthews's waist but Matthews gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ryan off to one side.
Ryan checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Matthews misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Matthews finds it's target.
Matthews connects with a solid leg kick.
Ryan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Matthews's waist but Matthews gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ryan off to one side.
Good work by Ryan as he checks the leg kick.
And Ryan tries to counter it with a takedown but Matthews pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ryan shoots in and drives through. Matthews sprawls well.
Ryan tries to score with a low kick but Matthews moves his leg out of the way.
Matthews cracks Ryan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Matthews lands a jab to the nose.
Daniel Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Matthews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ryan takes one on the button.
Matthews misses with a wild body shot.
Matthews scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matthews.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Matthews there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ryan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan shoots for a double leg takedown but Matthews sprawls well. He's pushed Ryan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Matthews throws a jab but it's blocked by Ryan.
Ryan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ryan shoots in and drives through. Matthews sprawls well.
Matthews works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ryan shoots for a takedown but Matthews saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ryan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matthews throws a low kick, looking for Ryan's leg but Ryan calmly moves out of range.
Matthews swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ryan.
A jab lands there for Ryan.
A good leg kick by Matthews.
Matthews goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Matthews stuffs the takedown.
Matthews dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ryan. That did some damage!
Ryan closes the distance and clinches up with Matthews, looking for a takedown. Ryan pushes Matthews against the cage but Matthews circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Matthews showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Matthews, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:25
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Matthews!
An out of breath Sean Matthews thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.