PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Girlfriend. Jake Ryan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rogers
vs
Ryan

189 cm
43
220 lbs
34 - 41 - 0

186 cm
44
225 lbs
57 - 30 - 5

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Machiavelli Boutique

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 41 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 57 - 30 - 5, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rogers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rogers is trying to break the clinch but Ryan has him pressed against the cage.
Rogers is trying to break free.

Rogers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rogers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ryan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ryan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rogers throws a series of punches but Ryan avoids them all with ease.
Ryan avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Ryan.
Ryan throws the left hand but Rogers avoids the punch easily.
Ryan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice sprawl there from Ryan as Rogers shoots in.
Rogers misses with a double jab
and Ryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers dives in for a single leg takedown but Ryan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rogers misses with an uppercut. Ryan saw that one coming.
Ryan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rogers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rogers misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Ryan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers tries to clinch up but Ryan circles away and keeps his distance.
Rogers shoots in looking for a takedown. Ryan tries to sprawl out of it but Rogers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ryan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ryan.
Steve Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rogers.
Rogers throws a jab but it's blocked by Ryan.
Rogers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rogers misses with a hook.
Ryan throws a hook but Rogers blocks it.
Rogers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ryan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ryan throws a jab when Rogers was well out of range.

Rogers moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Rogers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ryan misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan has Rogers pressed against the cage, preventing Rogers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ryan digs a right hand into Rogers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rogers's gas tank.
Ryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rogers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ryan has him pressed against the cage.
Ryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Rogers.
Ryan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rogers tries to break the clinch but Ryan is controlling the position.
Rogers is trying to push Ryan away but Ryan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ryan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rogers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rogers wants a takedown but no success here.
Ryan is pressed up against the cage. Rogers has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ryan down to the mat. Ryan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Ryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Rogers looks for a takedown but Ryan sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ryan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rogers to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ryan is looking to stand back up but Rogers counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Ryan.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ryan is defending against the submission attempts here by Rogers.

Rogers is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ryan defends it well.

Rogers is working for a kimura but Ryan is defending it quite comfortably.
Ryan gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rogers looking to pass the guard.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ryan has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rogers has passed into side control.

Rogers is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ryan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Ryan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Rogers is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ryan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jake Ryan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rogers slips under a jab from Ryan.
Rogers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ryan.
Ryan misses with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Ryan there.
Rogers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ryan throws out the jab.
Rogers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ryan misses with a straight right.
Rogers fails with a takedown attempt.
Rogers scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ryan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rogers slips a straight right by Ryan.
Rogers misses with a takedown attempt
and Ryan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Rogers is rocked!
Rogers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oh Rogers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan weaves into range and cracks Rogers right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Rogers goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Ryan is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jake Ryan!
Jake Ryan got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'