PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herlock Von Ryan (ranked 1788 p4p, 2908 weight class) and John Bessant (ranked 273 p4p, 412 weight class). Von Ryan comes to the cage accompanied by The Crystal Method - Play For Real (Dirtyphonics Remix). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Von Ryan
vs
Bessant

185 cm
29
185
10 - 7 - 0

180 cm
29
180
11 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Herlock Von Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Bessant!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Ryan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Von Ryan misses the shot to the body.
Bessant misses with a double jab
and Bessant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Von Ryan shoots in but no luck this time.
Von Ryan misses with a body shot.
Von Ryan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bessant throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bessant looks to land a left hand but Von Ryan moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Ryan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Von Ryan avoids the body shot from Bessant.
Von Ryan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Von Ryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bessant wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bessant misses with a hook
and Von Ryan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like John Bessant has been cut.
Von Ryan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bessant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Ryan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Von Ryan throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bessant holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Ryan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bessant or not.
Bessant lands an elbow just above Von Ryan 's eye.
Von Ryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bessant lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bessant is working Von Ryan over against the cage.
Bessant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bessant misses with a punch to the body.
Bessant makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bessant cracks Von Ryan with a nice body shot.
Bessant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Bessant.
Bessant will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Von Ryan up against the cage.
Bessant lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Von Ryan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bessant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bessant can't find room to land a body shot as Von Ryan controls the action.
Bessant lands a right hand that snaps the head of Von Ryan backwards.

Von Ryan turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Von Ryan manages to end up in side control.

Bessant explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Von Ryan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Von Ryan looks to land a combination. Bessant sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Ryan swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bessant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Von Ryan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Von Ryan misses with a wild combination.
Von Ryan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bessant counters with a nice uppercut.
Von Ryan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bessant changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Bessant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Bessant's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bessant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Von Ryan shoots in for a takedown but Bessant shows good takedown defense.
Bessant tries to clinch up.
Von Ryan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bessant scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Von Ryan doesn't seem bothered though.
Von Ryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bessant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bessant wants to counter with a clinch but Von Ryan pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bessant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bessant cracks a nice hook into Von Ryan's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Ryan goes for a double leg but Bessant avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bessant continues to drive forward.
Despite the aggression on Bessant's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bessant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Von Ryan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Von Ryan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bessant looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Von Ryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Von Ryan. Those never looked like landing.
Bessant throws out a counter right but Von Ryan avoids it with no problem.
Von Ryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bessant manages to avoid it.
Bessant wants to counter with a clinch but Von Ryan pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bessant throws a hook to the side of Von Ryan's head but Von Ryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Von Ryan tries to counter with a takedown but Bessant is quick to defend against it.
Von Ryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bessant wants to counter with a clinch but Von Ryan pushes him away.
Bessant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Von Ryan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Von Ryan appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bessant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Ryan moves away.
Von Ryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bessant.
Bessant tries to counter with a clinch but Von Ryan shakes him off and moves away.
Herlock Von Ryan is winning the standup battle so far.
Von Ryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bessant.
Bessant lands with a right hand.
Von Ryan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bessant has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bessant tries to clinch up
and Von Ryan counters with a nice uppercut.
Von Ryan misses with a double jab
and Bessant counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Von Ryan throws a lazy uppercut
and Von Ryan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Von Ryan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bessant let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bessant lands a nice hook to Von Ryan's body. Von Ryan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bessant is looking to clinch but Von Ryan is avoiding it.
Von Ryan throws a big counter combination but Bessant scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Von Ryan misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Bessant was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bessant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bessant moves in looking to clinch but Von Ryan pushes him off.
Bessant swings for the body but Von Ryan moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bessant fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Von Ryan on the side of the head.
Bessant jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but John Bessant will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Bessant's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Von Ryan misses with an uppercut. Bessant saw that one coming.
Von Ryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Bessant has managed to clinch.
Bessant misses with an elbow over the top.

Von Ryan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Von Ryan shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Ryan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bessant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A cross from Bessant lands.
Nice uppercut there from Von Ryan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bessant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Bessant looks to move away, Von Ryan throws a big counter combo but Bessant just gets out of the way.
Bessant thuds his right hand into Von Ryan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Von Ryan misses with a hook
and Bessant counters with a three punch combo that has Von Ryan backing up. Von Ryan nods at Bessant to acknowledge the strikes.
Bessant lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Von Ryan at a distance.
Bessant slaps away a takedown attempt from Von Ryan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bessant throws a nice looking combination but Von Ryan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bessant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bessant.
Von Ryan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bessant throws a one two combo.
Von Ryan misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Bessant counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bessant.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Bessant throws an elbow but misses.
Bessant displaying some good clinch control by pressing Von Ryan up against the cage.
Bessant tries to throw a body punch but Von Ryan avoids it by throwing Bessant back against the cage.
Von Ryan misses with some punches.
A short right from Bessant on the inside.
Herlock Von Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Bessant scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bessant lands a shoulder strike.
Bessant scores with a shot to the side of Von Ryan's head.

Von Ryan is rocked!
Bessant presses Von Ryan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oh Von Ryan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bessant is working Von Ryan over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Bessant.
Von Ryan seems to have got his legs back now.
Bessant lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bessant lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Herlock Von Ryan has been cut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Von Ryan dodges an elbow strike from Bessant.

Von Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bessant stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herlock Von Ryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Ryan takes one to the side of the head.
Bessant connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
and Bessant counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Von Ryan! He's just covering up as Bessant starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Bessant!