PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Ryan (ranked 1223 p4p, 185 weight class) and Dong Uk (ranked 1825 p4p, 277 weight class). Ryan comes to the cage accompanied by Beast. Uk has chosen Bonobo - Prelude & Kiara as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ryan
vs
Uk

177 cm
30
174 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

183 cm
34
180 lbs
24 - 24 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

RAGS of a RONIN
House of Valor

Sin City Allstars

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 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 24 - 1, fighting out of London, Dong Uk!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uk throws a right hand that misses

and Ryan moves into the clinch.
Uk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ryan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Uk backwards.
Ryan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Uk is defending well for now.
Uk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Uk misses with a body punch.
Uk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Uk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Ryan.
Uk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ryan's elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Uk misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan tries to throw a body punch but Uk avoids it by throwing Ryan back against the cage.
Ryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Uk.
Ryan tries a body shot but Uk blocks it.
Uk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ryan smiles and moves away.
Uk scores with the left hand. Ryan knows he should have avoided that one.
We've been informed that Uk has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uk throws a big shot that misses.
Ryan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Uk avoids the body shot from Ryan.
Ryan throws out a powerful jab.
Uk throws a hook to the side of Ryan's head but Ryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ryan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dong Uk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Uk misses the target.
As Uk tries to get set, Ryan tries to push him back and clinch up but Uk manages to avoid the attempt.
A swing and a miss from Uk.
Uk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Uk.
Uk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ryan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Uk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uk was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
Uk misses with an uppercut
and Ryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Uk lands with an overhand left.
Uk misses with an uppercut. Ryan saw that one coming.
Uk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ryan slips a straight right by Uk.
Ryan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Uk.
Ryan is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Uk misses with a straight right.
Ryan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uk.
Ryan wants to clinch
enabling Uk to counter with a crisp jab.
Uk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Ryan moves into the clinch.
Ryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Uk controls his hands.
Ryan digs a right hand into Uk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Uk's gas tank.
Ryan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Uk can't find room to land a body shot as Ryan controls the action.
Uk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Uk takes a shot to the head.
Ryan lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ryan.
Ryan working aggressively here.
Ryan tries to work over Uk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ryan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ryan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ryan is trying to maintain a safe position but Uk gets an underhook and turns Ryan into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uk.
Uk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ryan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ryan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Uks head.
Uk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Uk struggles to land a body shot inside as Ryan controls his hands.
Ryan tries to throw a body punch but Uk avoids it by throwing Ryan back against the cage.

Ryan turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Uk's face as Ryan controls the position.
Uk holding on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan wants to control but Uk is keeping him busy.
Uk is looking for a sweep.
Uk gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Uk trying to hold on to Ryan's head to control him but Ryan postures up.
Ryan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Uk is controlling Ryan's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Uk has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ryan is working away from the top position though.
Ryan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Ryan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ryan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A telegraphed right hand from Uk misses the target.
Uk throws a right hand that misses
and Ryan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ryan wants to clinch up but Uk keeps it at a distance.
Ryan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uk throws out the jab.
Uk throws a jab but it's blocked by Ryan.
Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uk.
Ryan swings for the body but Uk moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan lands a nice shot that snaps Uk's head back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Uk.
Ryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uk.
Uk lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Uk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryan blocks a jab.
Ryan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ryan is looking to wear down Uk with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ryan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Uk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ryan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dong Uk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ryan scores with a three punch combo!
A slow jab from Uk misses its intended target.
Ryan lands an overhand right.
Uk loads up on a big right hand but Ryan slips the punch.
Ryan tries to clinch there but Uk circles away.
Uk scores with a nice right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Ryan as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Uk misses.
Ryan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uk throws an overhand right that lands on Ryan's shoulder, as Ryan tries to avoid the shot.
Ryan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Uk counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Andrew Ryan has been cut.
Dong Uk seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Ryan shoots in and bounces Uk off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Uk looking for a sweep. Not yet Uk, not yet.
Ryan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryan preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryan content to stall in guard here.
Ryan won't allow Uk to sweep him here.
Ryan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ryan lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan trying to control but Uk is working from the bottom.
Uk trying to control the position.
Uk wants to sweep but no luck.
Ryan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ryan wants to control from the top but Uk keeps moving.
Ryan won't allow Uk to sweep him here.
Ryan content to stall in guard here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Uk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ryan manages to get himself to full guard.

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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan trying to control from half guard but Uk is working away.
Uk gets full guard.
Andrew Ryan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ryan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Uk looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ryan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ryan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Uk for as long as he can get away with.
Uk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ryan trying to control but Uk is working from the bottom.
Ryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Uk can do to turn this around?

Uk working for a triangle but Ryan defends it easily.
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 Andrew Ryan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andrew Ryan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A big left from Uk misses.
Ryan takes one on the button.
Uk throws the left hand but Ryan avoids the punch easily.
Ryan moves out of range of the strikes.
Uk loads up on a big right hand but Ryan slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Uk.
Uk walks into a jab.
Uk 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.
Ryan moves away from the strike by Uk.
Ryan walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Uk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Uk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Uk checks a leg kick nicely.
Ryan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ryan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Uk misses with an uppercut

and Ryan moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ryan's elbow.
Ryan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Uk swings wildly with an uppercut but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uk misses with a punch on the inside.
Ryan working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Ryan has picked Uk up - he's going for a ride! Ryan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ryan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Uk is pressing down on Ryan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ryan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Uk managing to control the position.
Uk wants to sweep but no luck.
Ryan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ryan continues to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan trying to control but Uk is working from the bottom.
Uk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ryan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Uk has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Uk with a nice cross.
Andrew Ryan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ryan ducks right into an uppercut from Uk.
A right-left combo lands from Ryan.
Ryan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Uk throws the left hand but Ryan avoids the punch easily.
Uk throws a lazy uppercut

and Ryan counters by moving into the clinch.
Ryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Uk being controlled against the cage.
Uk lands an uppercut.
Uk tries a body shot but Ryan blocks it.
Uk throws a head punch that misses.
Uk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Uk controls his hands.
Ryan works on Uk's body with a couple of short punches.
Uk is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ryan to keep the fight standing.
Uk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ryan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Uk backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ryan lands an uppercut.
Ryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Uk jumps guard but Ryan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Uk blocks an uppercut.
Ryan throws a head punch that misses.
Uk prevents a body shot from Ryan.
Uk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andrew Ryan.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ryan, 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Ryan!
Our winner, Andrew Ryan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.