PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Gatsby (ranked 4571 p4p, 495 weight class) and Paddy Ryan (ranked 6434 p4p, 585 weight class). Gatsby's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, XX - Together. Paddy Ryan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jay Gatsby's chin.

Gatsby
vs
Ryan

185 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Gatsby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paddy Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gatsby avoids a punch combination nicely.

A jab-cross combination lands for Ryan and sends Gatsby crashing to the mat! Ryan follows him down to the mat - Gatsby regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Gatsby is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatsby tries to kick Ryan off but Ryan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Ryan postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Gatsby to stand up.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Gatsby swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ryan.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gatsby moves away.
Gatsby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gatsby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
Ryan misses the jab.
Gatsby misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gatsby. Ryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gatsby works the jab nicely.
Ryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gatsby swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paddy Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ryan misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Ryan. Those never looked like landing.
Gatsby ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ryan misses with an uppercut
letting Gatsby counter with a right hand.
Gatsby throws a nice looking combination but Ryan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Decent striking displayed by Ryan there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan avoids the body shot from Gatsby.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ryan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gatsby.
Ryan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ryan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gatsby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ryan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ryan takes a swing at Gatsby's ribcage but misses.
Ryan misses with a double jab.
Gatsby misses with the combination.
Ryan misses with a double jab
and Gatsby makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gatsby throws a one two combo.
Gatsby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ryan throws out a counter right but Gatsby avoids it with no problem.
Gatsby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ryan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Gatsby was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ryan.
Gatsby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ryan.
Gatsby looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ryan misses with a double jab
and Gatsby counters with a left and a right that stings Ryan.
Ryan throws a nice looking combination but Gatsby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Ryan fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ryan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gatsby counters with a right hand to the body.
Ryan looks winded!
Gatsby works over Ryan's head and body with a nice combination.
Gatsby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ryan lands with a good body shot.
Ryan throws a right hand that Gatsby ducks under and follows up with a left that Gatsby also avoids with ease.
Ryan lands a body shot.
Gatsby has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Gatsby.
Ryan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gatsby counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Paddy Ryan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gatsby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ryan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gatsby scores with a jab. Ryan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ryan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gatsby back to the cage. Ryan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gatsby.
Gatsby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Ryan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ryan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gatsby counters with a big right hand! Oh Ryan is in trouble here! Gatsby follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Gatsby!
A very excited looking Jay Gatsby rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Paddy Ryan spoke after the fight, saying 'My kidneys hurt.'.