PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Ryan (ranked 643 p4p, 94 weight class) and Pollo Tropical (ranked 606 p4p, 89 weight class). Ryan comes to the cage accompanied by The Animals - House of the Rising Sun. On his way into the cage it seems that Jimmy Ryan has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jimmy Ryan seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Ryan
vs
Tropical

188 cm
22
212 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
210 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Ryan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pollo Tropical!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tropical lands a body shot.
Tropical ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.

Tropical moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tropical.
Still in the clinch, Ryan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tropical struggles to land a body shot inside as Ryan controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ryan as Tropical tries to tie him up.
Tropical lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tropical has a couple of punches blocked by Ryan.
Ryan tries a body shot but Tropical blocks it.
Ryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tropical's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tropical misses with a punch to the body.
Tropical tries to throw a body punch but Ryan avoids it by throwing Tropical back against the cage.
Tropical softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan tries to throw a body punch but Tropical avoids it by throwing Ryan back against the cage.
Ryan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tropical pushes off an throws an elbow but Ryan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ryan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tropical lands a nice shot to the body.
Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Tropical uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tropical tries a body shot but Ryan blocks it.
Ryan stalling in the clinch but Tropical improves position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ryan.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Tropical controls the action.
Tropical lands a nice elbow.
Tropical creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ryan's defenses.
Ryan has Tropical pressed against the cage.
Tropical stalling in the clinch.
Tropical misses with an elbow over the top.

Ryan breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tropical throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ryan throws a hook but Tropical avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Tropical.
A punch combination from Tropical misses.
Ryan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tropical to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Tropical does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tropical takes a swing at Ryan's ribcage but misses.
Tropical avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tropical tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Ryan counter with a right hand.
Ryan lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Tropical can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Ryan and Tropical drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Ryan.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Ryan!
Jimmy Ryan retains his light heavyweight title!
Jimmy Ryan managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear, into his post fight interview.