PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Del Phonics (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Richard Ryan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ryan
vs
Phonics

185 cm
23
210 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

188 cm
19
200 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Del Phonics!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Phonics gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Phonics is struggling to control the position.
Phonics lands an elbow just above Ryan 's eye.

It looks like Richard Ryan has been cut.
Phonics lands an elbow inside that Ryan shrugs off.
Phonics unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ryan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Phonics lands an elbow just above Ryan 's eye.
Ryan tries to land a knee to the head but Phonics blocks with his arms.
Phonics tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phonics stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Phonics lands a damaging elbow.

Richard Ryan's cut is getting worse.
Phonics lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Phonics misses with a knee strike.
Ryan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Phonics prevents it.
Phonics is struggling to control the position.
Ryan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Phonics keeps control of Ryan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phonics with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ryan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phonics has him pressed against the cage.
Phonics connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ryan's face.

Richard Ryan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Phonics misses with a knee to the head.
Phonics leaning against his opponent.
Phonics landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Phonics lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Phonics lands an elbow inside that Ryan shrugs off.
Phonics lands an elbow that stopped Ryan in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Phonics.

Jeez, Richard Ryan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Phonics using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Phonics connects with a knee to the head.
Ryan is breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Phonics.
Ryan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phonics has him pressed against the cage.
Phonics throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ryan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ryan can't get the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phonics landing knees to the body.
Phonics lands a knee to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Richard Ryan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Del Phonics!