PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Janicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Ryder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryder has chosen Country Boy by Aaron Lewis as his entrance music. William Ryder acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Janicki
vs
Ryder

167 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

174 cm
18
142 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Zipp Zapp
Héritage!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piotr Janicki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Ryder!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryder takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Janicki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Janicki.
Ryder is trying to break the clinch but Janicki is controlling him.
Janicki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ryder looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Janicki.

It looks like William Ryder has been cut.
Ryder has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Janicki after a bit of a struggle.
Ryder wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Janicki has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Janicki.
Janicki lands a damaging elbow.
Janicki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Janicki lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Janicki.
Janicki lands a damaging elbow.
A shot in the inside from Janicki.
Janicki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ryder backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Ryder fails to land.
Janicki lands a nice elbow.
Ryder is trying to push Janicki away but Janicki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ryder goes for a takedown attempt but Janicki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Janicki connects with a body shot that sends Ryder's belly button to the back.

Janicki takes the fight into the clinch.
Janicki scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryder is trying to break the clinch but Janicki has him pressed against the cage.
Janicki definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ryder tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Janicki smiles and moves away.
Piotr Janicki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Ryder.
Janicki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Janicki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ryder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ryder walks into a left hand.

Ryder gets tackled into the cage by Janicki. Janicki maintains the clinch.
Janicki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Janicki prevents the takedown attempt.
Janicki pushes Ryder back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Janicki.
Nice elbow from Janicki.
Janicki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryder working hard to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Janicki.
Ryder looks winded!
Janicki lands an elbow inside that Ryder shrugs off.
Janicki lands a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Janicki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janicki lands a nice elbow.
Janicki lands a nice elbow.
Janicki lands a nice elbow.

Ryder is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Janicki.
Janicki lands an elbow inside that Ryder shrugs off.
Ryder is still on wobbly legs! Can Janicki finish him?
Janicki lands a damaging elbow.

That has opened up William Ryder's cut even more.
Janicki pushes Ryder against the cage. Janicki is working some dirty boxing. Janicki pushes off with a quick right hook! Ryder goes down! Ryder tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Janicki moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piotr Janicki!
William Ryder spoke after the fight, saying 'I am sorry next time I will break his arm'.