PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Blacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blacker has chosen Flo Rida My House as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Ryan
vs
Blacker

168 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giuseppe Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyrone Blacker!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blacker clinches.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ryan is trying to pull guard but Blacker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Blacker breaks the clinch.
Ryan really is a fat lump.

Blacker closes the distance and clinches.
Blacker struggles to land a body shot inside as Ryan controls his hands.
Ryan landing knees to the head.
Ryan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Blacker drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blacker looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ryan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Blacker is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ryan, into his guard.

Ryan is adopting a defensive guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Blacker drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ryan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ryan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ryan!

Blacker tries to bench press Ryan off him but Ryan keeps the position.
Ryan misses with the ground and pound.
Blacker is trying to control Ryan's posture but Ryan avoids it.

Ryan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Blacker wants to control but Ryan postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ryan swings around for an armbar but Blacker sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ryan's guard.
Ryan keeping moving, preventing Blacker from controlling successfully.
Blacker won't allow Ryan to sweep him here.
Blacker tries to stand but Ryan is controlling from the bottom.
Blacker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ryan's head.
Ryan keeping full guard, as Blacker tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ryan holds on and takes a little breather.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ryan is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ryan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ryan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ryan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Ryan stands up from Blacker's guard - Ryan perhaps looking for a knockout.
A lazy body kick from Ryan
and Blacker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Blacker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ryan is breathing heavily.
Ryan wants to control but Blacker is keeping busy.
Blacker is looking to advance position but Ryan won't allow it.

Blacker seems to be looking for submissions.
Ryan gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ryan has a closed guard, preventing Blacker from standing up.
Blacker advances position into side control!
Ryan struggling a bit here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ryan is trying to get back to half guard.
Blacker working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Blacker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Blacker clinches up against the cage.
Ryan lands a right hand.
Blacker gets through Ryan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

It looks like Giuseppe Ryan has been cut.
Ryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ryan misses with a punch on the inside.

Ryan is fighting off a takedown attempt but Blacker is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ryan to the mat. Ryan regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Blacker trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ryan is pulling down on Blacker's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Blacker is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan throwing shots but Blacker is blocking nicely.
Blacker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ryan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blacker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blacker is looking to control Ryan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blacker avoid being mounted?
Blacker might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ryan haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ryan stops Blacker from getting back to his feet.
Ryan seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Ryan is nestled in close to Blacker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ryan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blacker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Blacker is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Ryan stands up from half guard.
Some wild striking there from Ryan.

Blacker drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ryan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ryan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ryan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blacker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Blacker wants to control but Ryan is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blacker wants to get back to full guard.

Ryan is trying to work for a kimura but Blacker is defending well.
Ryan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blacker's head.
Blacker punching from the bottom.
Blacker wants to get back to full guard.
Ryan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ryan is keen to just control but Blacker is a slippery customer.

Ryan decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Blacker is breathing heavily.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blacker as he jumps to the side.

Blacker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Blacker showed some decent athleticism there.

Ryan manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a head kick.

Blacker closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ryan quickly recovers to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blacker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ryan keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Blacker looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ryan is doing well to control the position and prevent Blacker from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Giuseppe Ryan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Giuseppe Ryan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Blacker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ryan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Blacker tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Ryan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ryan managing to control the position.
Tyrone Blacker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blacker slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blacker stopping the sweep attempt from Ryan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan keeping moving, preventing Blacker from controlling successfully.

Ryan is working an open guard so Blacker takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tyrone Blacker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Blacker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ryan tries to pull guard but Blacker forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ryan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blacker smiles and moves away.
Blacker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryan shoots and misses
and Blacker counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giuseppe Ryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Ryan gets caught napping as Blacker dives in and scores a takedown. Ryan manages to retain guard.

Ryan scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blacker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Blacker is trying to trip Ryan. He has hold of a leg but Ryan is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Blacker persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ryan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ryan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blacker wants to stand but Ryan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Blacker trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blacker won't allow Ryan to sweep him here.
Blacker trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Blacker scores with a takedown into Ryan's guard.
Blacker won't allow Ryan to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blacker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Blacker wants to get up but he can't break Ryan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Blacker wants to control from the top but Ryan keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ryan holds on and takes a little breather.
Ryan keeping moving, preventing Blacker from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ryan being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Blacker scores with a jab to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Blacker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blacker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Blacker!
Post fight, Tyrone Blacker took to the microphone: 'The Mammoth has just made his first victim, of many.'.