PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dixon Ulster (ranked 1740 p4p, 219 weight class) and Herlock Von Ryan (ranked 1663 p4p, 214 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ulster might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Alternative Ulster/ Stiff Little Fingers. Von Ryan has chosen The Crystal Method - Play For Real (Dirtyphonics Remix) as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Ulster
vs
Von Ryan

182 cm
26
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dixon Ulster!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Herlock Von Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulster scores with a punch to the head.
Von Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ulster was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Ryan.
Von Ryan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Ulster takes the fight into the clinch.
Ulster throws a head punch that misses.
Ulster takes a shot to the head.
Von Ryan misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ulster.
Von Ryan looking to stall.
Von Ryan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ulster avoids it.
Ulster prevents a body shot from Von Ryan.
Von Ryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Ryan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ulster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Von Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Ulster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Ryan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ulster has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ulster gets through Von Ryan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ulster.
Ulster pressing his opponent against the cage.
Von Ryan missing with knees to the body.
Ulster managing to block the knees to the body from Von Ryan.
Ulster lands a right hand.
Ulster misses with an elbow strike.
Ulster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ulster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ulster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice elbow from Ulster.
Von Ryan misses with a knee to the head.
Ulster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Ulster on the inside.
Ulster lands a nice shot to the body.
Von Ryan tries to land a knee to the head but Ulster blocks with his arms.
Von Ryan takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ulster works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Von Ryan looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Ryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ulster stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Ulster.
Von Ryan looking to throw knees to the head but Ulster is blocking nicely.
Ulster avoiding damage as Von Ryan throws knees to the body.
Ulster lands a nice uppercut.
Von Ryan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ulster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Von Ryan prevents a body shot from Ulster.
A short uppercut from Ulster.
Ulster lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Von Ryan takes a shot to the head.
Ulster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Von Ryan looking to throw knees to the head but Ulster is blocking nicely.
Ulster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Ulster.
A short left from Ulster.
Ulster creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Von Ryan's defenses.
Ulster lands a left hand.

Von Ryan is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulster lands with a short shot to the head.
Von Ryan is still on wobbly legs! Can Ulster finish him?
Ulster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ulster leaning against his opponent.
Von Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Ulster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Ryan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Von Ryan seems to have recovered his senses.
Ulster stalls.
A shot in the inside from Ulster.
Ulster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ulster.

Von Ryan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ulster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ulster.

Von Ryan gets caught flat footed, as Ulster shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Ryan being controlled here, momentarily.
Ulster has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ulster accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ulster pushes down on Von Ryan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ulster performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dixon Ulster dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ulster stalks Von Ryan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Von Ryan's face. Von Ryan staggers backwards, shaken.
Ulster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Von Ryan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ulster looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ulster darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Ulster changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Von Ryan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Ulster has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Ulster rushes Von Ryan and presses him up against the cage.
Ulster lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ulster can't find room to land a body shot as Von Ryan controls the action.
Ulster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ulster lands a body shot.
Ulster scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ulster lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulster lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ulster creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Von Ryan misses with a knee strike.
Von Ryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ulster lands with a right to the head.
Ulster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Von Ryan backwards.
Ulster misses with the head strike.
Ulster avoiding damage as Von Ryan throws knees to the body.
Ulster lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ulster fails to land.
Ulster scores with a shot to the side of Von Ryan's head.
Ulster lands a nice uppercut.
Ulster lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Ulster fails to land.
Von Ryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ulster's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ulster.
Von Ryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ulster gets through Von Ryan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulster throws an elbow but it misses.
Von Ryan missing with knees to the body.
Ulster lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ulster misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Ulster.
Ulster lands a shoulder strike.
Dixon Ulster has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Von Ryan misses with a knee strike.
Ulster managing to block the knees to the body from Von Ryan.
Von Ryan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Von Ryan is breathing heavily.
Ulster lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Von Ryan.
Ulster presses Von Ryan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Von Ryan trying to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Ulster.
Von Ryan takes a shot to the head.
Ulster pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ulster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Von Ryan can do to turn this around?
Ulster effectively controlling the action here.
Von Ryan tries to land a knee to the head but Ulster blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulster content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ulster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ulster lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Von Ryan.
Ulster lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ulster gets through Von Ryan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Von Ryan takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ulster.
Ulster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Ryan's elbow.
Von Ryan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ulster has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ulster.
Ulster creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Von Ryan with a big uppercut! Von Ryan tries to clinch up but Ulster pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Von Ryan to the mat! Von Ryan covers up and Ulster unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dixon Ulster!
Dixon Ulster is the new middleweight champion!
Dixon Ulster tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.