PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brandao might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Work Hard, Play Hard. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Brandao
vs
Ryan

176 cm
34
178 lbs
25 - 17 - 0

184 cm
35
175 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao cracks Ryan with a good jab.
A clash of legs there as Brandao blocks the low kick.
Ryan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan stuns Brandao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brandao with a nice cross.
Ryan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brandao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big right from Brandao misses.
Ryan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
An inside leg kick lands from Brandao.
An inside leg kick lands from Ryan.
Ryan throws a leg kick
and Brandao counters with a head kick. That will keep Ryan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Brandao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brandao.
We've been told by Brandao's head coaches at LOD: Xtreme MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Brandao does it's job there.
Brandao throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ryan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brandao.
Brandao throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ryan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Ryan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brandao tries to clinch up but Ryan circles away and keeps his distance.
Brandao moves out of range of the strikes.
Brandao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brandao avoids the body shot from Ryan.
Ryan cracks the inside of Brandao's front leg.
Ryan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brandao tries to clinch there but Ryan circles away.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Brandao.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ryan.
Brandao scores with a jab. Ryan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brandao moves out of range as Ryan strikes.
Brandao takes a swing at Ryan's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brandao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brandao. That did some damage!
Brandao throws a leg kick but Ryan checks it.
Brandao is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ryan scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan tries to move into range but Brandao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ryan throws a body punch but Brandao moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Brandao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That kick from Brandao tenderised Ryan's leg. Ryan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brandao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brandao.
Brandao checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ryan just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBrandao.
Brandao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ryan circles away quickly and effectively.
Ryan is looking to chop away at Brandao's legs.
Ryan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brandao throws a big shot that misses.
Brandao backing away here, and Ryan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Brandao throws a series of punches but Ryan moves out of range.
Brandao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Brandao misses.
Ryan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brandao.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Brandao.
As Brandao backs off Ryan throws a huge counter combo but Brandao manages to avoid it all.
Brandao throws a shot from downtown. Ryan moves away and avoids it.
Brandao fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao scores with the left hand. Ryan knows he should have avoided that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Ryan.
Brandao misses with a series of wild punches.
Jose Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Brandao.
Ryan connects with a solid leg kick.
Brandao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ryan throws a shot to the body.
Ryan looks for the body kick but Brandao saw that one coming.
Ryan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ryan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ryan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ryan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brandao rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab from Brandao misses.
Brandao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ryan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ryan blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Ryan as he connects with a hook.
Brandao throws a leg kick
and Ryan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ryan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brandao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ryan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ryan, right into the meat.
Brandao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brandao throws a lazy right hand but Ryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ryan misses with a straight right.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Brandao.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Brandao.
Brandao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot lands for Brandao.
Ryan throws a shot from downtown. Brandao moves away and avoids it.
Brandao looks to land a right hand but Ryan moved out of range.
Ryan scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Brandao dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Brandao misses with a straight right.
Brandao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brandao lands a glancing blow to the side of Ryan's head.
Ryan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jose Brandao is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brandao throws a low kick but Ryan avoids it.
Ryan misses with a series of wild punches.
Ryan misses with a low kick as Brandao jumps back.
Ryan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brandao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brandao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice combination there by Brandao.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ryan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ryan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ryan blocks a jab.
Ryan tries a quick counter leg kick but Brandao is wise to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan scores with a nice body kick.
Brandao lands with a shot to the body.
Brandao lands a leg kick that knocks Ryan off balance momentarily.
Ryan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brandao throws a shot from downtown. Ryan moves away and avoids it.
Ryan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brandao.
Brandao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
Brandao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ryan connects with a jab.
Ryan misses with a low kick.
Brandao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ryan on the side of the head.
Ryan takes a swing at Brandao's ribcage but misses.
Ryan misses with a body shot
and Ryan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ryan doesn't seem bothered though.
Ryan misses with a low kick.
Ryan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ryan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brandao can pounce on him.
Ryan throws a poor cross that misses
and Brandao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brandao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryan.
Brandao connects with a leg kick. Ryan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Brandao moves into the clinch successfully.
Brandao tries to land a knee to the head but Ryan blocks with his arms.
Brandao lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Ryan.
Brandao scores with a knee to the head.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Ryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brandao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brandao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ryan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brandaos head.
Brandao tries a knee to the head but Ryan blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brandao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ryan lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Ryan fails to land.
Brandao tries a knee to the head but Ryan blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Ryan.
Brandao throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brandao.
Ryan tries to work over Brandao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Brandao controls the action.
Brandao trying to land knees to the body.
Brandao tries a knee to the head but Ryan blocks it.
Brandao swings wildly with an uppercut but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Ryan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao working Ryan over with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brandao.
Brandao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.
Ryan blocks an uppercut.

Brandao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ryan.
Ryan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ryan throws a leg kick which misses Brandao's front leg but catches the back leg as Brandao tries to avoid it.
Ryan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brandao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ryan loads up on a big right hand but Brandao slips the punch.
Ryan throws the kick towards the body but Brandao avoids it.
Brandao thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ryan misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Brandao misses the target.
A low kick from Ryan misses
and Brandao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ryan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brandao with a jab.
Brandao lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Brandao 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. This is the final round!

Ryan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ryan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brandao lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ryan.
Brandao sizes up Ryan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ryan throws a front kick aimed at Brandao's knee but Brandao avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Brandao misses the target.
Ryan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brandao misses the jab.
Brandao throws a shot to the body.
Brandao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brandao misses with a head kick.
Brandao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ryan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brandao has time to react.
Brandao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A low kick from Ryan is predictable there
and Brandao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Brandao.
Ryan throws a chopping leg kick but Brandao manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brandao thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan takes one to the chin there.
Ryan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brandao is out of range and Ryan settles back down.
Brandao misses with a hook. Ryan ducked under it nicely.
Ryan throws a hook but Brandao avoids it easily.
Brandao goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Brandao scores with a nice head shot.
Brandao scores with a decent looking hook.
Ryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Brandao is just out of range.
Ryan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brandao checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brandao takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brandao.
A low kick from Ryan is predictable there
and Brandao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ryan throws a body punch but Brandao moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan misses with a leg kick.
Ryan tries to land a front kick but Brandao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ryan cracks Brandao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brandao's head backwards.
Brandao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryan can do to turn this around?
Ryan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice shot by Brandao.
Brandao misses with a hook. Ryan ducked under it nicely.
Ryan lands a head kick. Brandao smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brandao 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 looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ryan lands with a nice body kick.
Brandao takes a jab right on the kisser.

Brandao is rocked!
Brandao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brandao throws a lazy head kick
and Ryan counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Brandao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brandao misses the shot to the body.
Brandao misses with a hook
and Ryan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brandao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ryan thows a body kick. Brandao tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brandao misses with a wild combination.
Brandao misses with a leg kick.
Brandao wants to slow Ryan down by chopping away at his legs.
Ryan drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Brandao right on the button. Brandao goes down! Ryan follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Ryan gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Ryan!
A victorious Tom Ryan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.