PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mantak Garuda (ranked 113 p4p, 15 weight class) and Aran Ryan (ranked 497 p4p, 67 weight class). Garuda's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Djiin Djiin. Ryan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Warriyo - Mortals (feat. Laura Brehm). Mantak Garuda could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aran Ryan's chin.

Garuda
vs
Ryan

190 cm
23
210 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

189 cm
23
205 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mantak Garuda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aran Ryan!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan misses with a wild body shot.
Ryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garuda.
Ryan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garuda throws a jab when Ryan was well out of range.
Garuda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Ryan counter with a right hand.
Ryan misses the shot to the body.
Garuda staying out of range there.
That kick from Garuda tenderised Ryan's leg. Ryan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Garuda lands with a shot to the body.
Ryan misses with a lunging right hand
and Garuda counters with a good, hard body kick but Ryan shrugs it off.
Garuda dodges the punch combination from Ryan.
A low kick from Ryan is predictable there
and Garuda counters with a good, hard body kick but Ryan shrugs it off.
Ryan moves out of range of the body kick from Garuda.
Ryan swings away with a body shot that misses

and Garuda holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ryan tries to circle away but Garuda has him pinned against the cage.
A hook to the body from Garuda.
Still in the clinch, Garuda scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Garuda.
Ryan looks winded!
Ryan blocks an uppercut.
Ryan has had enough of the clinch but Garuda keeps him there for the moment.
Garuda pushes Ryan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garuda can't find room to land a body shot as Ryan controls the action.
Ryan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Garuda throws a head punch that misses.
Garuda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ryan's elbow.
Garuda misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Garuda's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short body shot lands from Garuda as the two fighters clinch.
Garuda lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Garuda fails to land.
Ryan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garuda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ryan catches Garuda with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Garuda gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ryan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Garuda.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garuda walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ryan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ryan misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Garuda.
Ryan swings for the body but Garuda moves out of range.
Ryan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Garuda cracks the inside of Ryan's front leg.
No joy there for Ryan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ryan misses with a shot to the body

and Garuda counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ryan! Garuda lets Ryan back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Ryan is rocked!
Ryan misses with an uppercut. Garuda saw that one coming.
Ryan is still on wobbly legs! Can Garuda finish him?
Aran Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan throws a sloppy body shot
and Garuda counters with a nice body shot.
Garuda throws a quick head kick that knocks Ryan silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Garuda is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mantak Garuda!
Mantak Garuda retains his light heavyweight title!
Mantak Garuda thanked the fans post fight for their support.