PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lasse Alatalo (ranked 259 p4p, 37 weight class) and Andrew Ryan (ranked 940 p4p, 147 weight class). Ryan has chosen Beast as his entrance music. Andrew Ryan has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Alatalo
vs
Ryan

177 cm
29
176 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

177 cm
31
174 lbs
22 - 14 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lasse Alatalo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alatalo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alatalo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alatalo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alatalo looks to land a right hand but Ryan moved out of range.
Alatalo punishes Ryan's body with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Alatalo misses its intended target.
Ryan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Alatalo.

Ryan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alatalo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ryan takes a shot to the head.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alatalo prevents a body shot from Ryan.
Ryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alatalo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Alatalo controls his hands.
Alatalo misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ryan misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ryan.
A short right from Alatalo.
A head punch on the inside from Ryan fails to land.
Alatalo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ryan.
Ryan scores with a shoulder strike.
Alatalo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ryan misses with a body punch.
Alatalo misses with a body punch.

Alatalo breaks the clinch.
Alatalo throws a big shot that misses.
Ryan tries to close the distance and clinch but Alatalo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryan with a jab.
Alatalo digs a good body shot into Ryan's ribs.
Lasse Alatalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alatalo lunges at Ryan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ryan's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ryan darts in and clinches Alatalo up against the cage.
Ryan misses with a short punch on the inside.

Alatalo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alatalo.
Ryan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Alatalo.
Ryan misses with an uppercut. Alatalo saw that one coming.
Ryan shoots for a double leg takedown but Alatalo sprawls well. He's pushed Ryan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ryan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ryan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alatalo throws a body shot but no joy.
Ryan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Alatalo.
Lasse Alatalo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alatalo manages to avoid it.
Alatalo lands a jab to Ryan's midsection.
Alatalo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Alatalo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alatalo missing with a left hand there. Ryan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ryan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alatalo on the side of the head.
Alatalo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alatalo avoids the body shot from Ryan.
It looked like Alatalo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ryan.
Ryan tries to close the distance and clinch but Alatalo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from Alatalo misses.
Alatalo catches Ryan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ryan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alatalo in his tracks.
Ryan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alatalo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alatalo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alatalo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Alatalo wants it to stay on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan swings widly with a right hand
and Alatalo counters with a stiff right hand.
Alatalo just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Alatalo.
Alatalo moves out of range of the strikes.
Alatalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryan lands a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Ryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alatalo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ryan.
Alatalo throws a poor cross that misses
and Ryan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ryan misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lasse Alatalo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ryan scores with a hook to the body. Alatalo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alatalo lands a nice hook to Ryan's body. Ryan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheers as Ryan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alatalo doesn't seem phased though.
Ryan wants to clinch up but Alatalo keeps it at a distance.
Alatalo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alatalo throws a lazy right hand but Ryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alatalo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ryan misses with a body shot.
Alatalo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan connects with a body shot.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Alatalo.
Ryan wants to counter with a clinch but Alatalo pushes him away.

Ryan darts in and clinches Alatalo up against the cage.
Alatalo managing to block the knees to the body from Ryan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alatalo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ryan digs a right hand into Alatalo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alatalo's gas tank.
Ryan lands a hook that snaps the head of Alatalo backwards.

Alatalo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alatalo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ryan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ryan misses with the combination.
Ryan throws a looping overhand right but Alatalo ducks down to avoid it.
Alatalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Alatalo.
Ryan tries to clinch
letting Alatalo counter with a right hand.
Ryan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alatalo at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ryan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan misses with a body punch
and Alatalo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good exchange - Alatalo coming out on top.
Alatalo digs a good body shot into Ryan's ribs.
Ryan has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A big left from Alatalo misses.
Ryan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alatalo moves forwards but Ryan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Alatalo throws a big shot that misses.
Ryan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alatalo lands a body shot.
Ryan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alatalo counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan looks to clinch
and Alatalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lasse Alatalo is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alatalo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ryan misses with a hook to the body
and Alatalo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ryan misses with a jab to the body
and Alatalo counters with a straight right hand.
Ryan defending well as Alatalo loads up on a big left hand.

Ryan clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ryan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Alatalo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ryan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alatalo rather than just go for the knockout.
Alatalo looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
Alatalo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryan can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo misses the shot to the body.
Alatalo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alatalo throws a lazy right hand but Ryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alatalo misses the shot to the body.
Alatalo misses with a looping right.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alatalo moves away.
It looked like Alatalo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ryan.
Ryan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alatalo throws out the jab.
Alatalo misses with a body shot.
Alatalo looks to land a right hand but Ryan moved out of range.
Alatalo lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lasse Alatalo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alatalo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ryan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alatalo.
Alatalo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Alatalo catches Ryan right on the button with a cross.
Alatalo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ryan wants to counter the offense by Alatalo and move into the clinch position.
Donk. Alatalo catches Ryan right on the button with a cross.
Alatalo misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Alatalo.
Ryan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ryan goes for a double leg but Alatalo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Alatalo continues to drive forward.
Alatalo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ryan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alatalo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alatalo misses with a hook. Ryan ducked under it nicely.
Ryan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alatalo.
Alatalo looks to throw the jab but Ryan is out of range.
Ryan misses the shot to the body.
Alatalo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alatalo throws a body punch but Ryan moves out of range.
A big left from Alatalo misses.
Alatalo sets himself, and Ryan steps forward looking for the clinch! Alatalo avoids it this time.
Ryan lands with a good body shot.
Alatalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ryan manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Alatalo finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ryan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alatalo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ryan is leaning against Alatalo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
Ryan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alatalo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Alatalo blocks a body shot from Ryan.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alatalo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alatalo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alatalo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Alatalo working aggressively here.
Ryan tries a body shot but Alatalo blocks it.
Alatalo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Ryan fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ryan blocks a body shot from Alatalo.
Ryan working aggressively here.
Alatalo has a couple of punches blocked by Ryan.
Ryan blocks a body shot from Alatalo.
Ryan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alatalo.
Ryan keeps control of Alatalo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alatalo scores with a shot to the side of Ryan's head.
Alatalo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ryan tries to work over Alatalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alatalo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ryan lands a body shot.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alatalo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryan.
Alatalo is trying to force a seperation but Ryan has the dominant position.
Ryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ryan missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan pushes Alatalo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alatalo tries a body shot but Ryan blocks it.
Ryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andrew Ryan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
Ryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan throws a head punch that misses.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Alatalo controls the action.
Alatalo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alatalo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alatalo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.
Ryan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ryan.
Ryan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Alatalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Alatalo scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Lasse Alatalo did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ryan throws the kick towards the body but Alatalo avoids it.
Alatalo throws a poor cross that misses

and Ryan moves into the clinch.
Ryan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alatalo backwards.
A short left from Alatalo.

Ryan is rocked!
Alatalo unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Ryan! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Alatalo is unloading with more strikes now! Ryan drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lasse Alatalo!
Lasse Alatalo retains his welterweight title!
Lasse Alatalo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Cartel Elite Supps, into his post fight interview.
Andrew Ryan was interviewed post fight and said 'FREE MAMADO LET HIM USE THE FORUM'.