PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yajson Rram (ranked 1415 p4p, 3291 weight class) and Ryan Mcarthy (ranked 161 p4p, 303 weight class). Rram comes to the cage accompanied by Overhaul. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rram
vs
Mcarthy

164 cm
26
146
15 - 8 - 0

170 cm
25
155
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yajson Rram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Mcarthy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcarthy shoots for a double leg takedown but Rram sprawls well. He's pushed Mcarthy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick misses from Mcarthy.
Mcarthy misses with a head kick.
Mcarthy misses with a looping left.

Rram forces Mcarthy back against the cage and clinches.
I was talking to Rram's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Mcarthy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mcarthy.

Rram forces Mcarthy back against the cage and clinches.

Mcarthy breaks the clinch.
Mcarthy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mcarthy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rram tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mcarthy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mcarthy lands a head kick!
Rram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcarthy moves away.
Rram works the jab nicely.
Rram lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mcarthy's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rram tries to clinch there but Mcarthy circles away.
Mcarthy throws out a counter right but Rram avoids it with no problem.
Mcarthy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rram's waist but Rram gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mcarthy off to one side.
Mcarthy keeps the fight on the outside.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rram.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcarthy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mcarthy is looking to clinch.
Rram scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mcarthy doesn't seem bothered though.
Rram scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mcarthy in his tracks.
Mcarthy tries to clinch there but Rram circles away.
Rram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcarthy was well out of range. Poor timing from Rram.
Rram is looking to clinch.

Rram gets a clinch.
Mcarthy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rram smiles and moves away.
Yajson Rram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Mcarthy.
Rram throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mcarthy.
Rram feints a jab promting Mcarthy to slip. Rram then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mcarthy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rram misses with a hook. Mcarthy ducked under it nicely.
Rram cracks Mcarthy with an open hand slap.
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!

Mcarthy pushes Rram up against the cage in a clinch.

Mcarthy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rram throws a right and a left that Mcarthy avoids nicely.
Mcarthy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rram avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Mcarthy drives through and clinches with Rram against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mcarthy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rram lands a jab to the head.
Rram fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mcarthy.
Rram fails to land with a series of punches.
Mcarthy fails with a takedown attempt.
Rram misses with a hook. Mcarthy ducked under it nicely.

Mcarthy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rram can't find room to land a body shot as Mcarthy controls the action.
Rram struggles to land a body shot inside as Mcarthy controls his hands.
Rram dodges an elbow strike from Mcarthy.

Mcarthy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mcarthy manages to avoid it.

Mcarthy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mcarthy showed some decent athleticism there.
Rram is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mcarthy decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Mcarthy darts in and clinches Rram up against the cage.

Mcarthy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Rram misses.
Rram misses with a few strikes there.

Rram gets tackled into the cage by Mcarthy. Mcarthy maintains the clinch.
Mcarthy misses with a knee to the head.
Mcarthy blocking some punches.
Rram blocks a body shot from Mcarthy.
Rram fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rram digs a right hand into Mcarthy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mcarthy's gas tank.
Rram swings wildly with an uppercut but Mcarthy uses good head movement to avoid it.

Rram's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rram lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mcarthy throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rram throws a shot from downtown. Mcarthy moves away and avoids it.
Mcarthy tries a head kick but it misses.
Rram blocks a head kick by Mcarthy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rram. Mcarthy does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Mcarthy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mcarthy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rram was well out of range. Poor timing from Mcarthy.
A shot to the liver by Rram. Beautiful body shot.
Rram is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rram tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mcarthy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rram moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mcarthy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rram feints and then cracks Mcarthy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mcarthy down.
Rram scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yajson Rram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rram blocks a head kick by Mcarthy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcarthy misses with a double jab.
Rram stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mcarthy throws a head kick but Rram moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mcarthy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rram swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yajson Rram dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rram throws a low kick but Mcarthy moves out of range easily.
Mcarthy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rram lands an overhand right.
Mcarthy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rram can pounce on him.
Rram scores with a hook to the body. Mcarthy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mcarthy.
Mcarthy replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Rram blocks it well.
Rram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mcarthy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rram tries to clinch up.
Mcarthy walks into a jab.
Mcarthy throws a series of punches but Rram moves out of range.
Rram misses with a wild body shot.
Mcarthy swats away the attempt to clinch by Rram.

Mcarthy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rram blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rram lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rram misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mcarthy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcarthy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yajson Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rram lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rram on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rram's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mcarthy under the eye.
Rram checks a low kick from Mcarthy.
Rram keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mcarthy.
Rram swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcarthy.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mcarthy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rram smiles and moves away.
Rram's corner calls for a 1-2. Rram obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A punch combination from Rram misses.
Rram tests Mcarthy's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Mcarthy gets tackled into the cage by Rram. Rram maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Rram.
Ryan Mcarthy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Rram breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rram misses with a few strikes there.
Mcarthy looks for a takedown but Rram sprawls well.
Mcarthy throws a head kick that Rram semi-blocks.

Rram closes the distance and pushes Mcarthy back into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Rram.

Rram's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mcarthy closes the distance and clinches up with Rram, looking for a takedown. Mcarthy pushes Rram against the cage but Rram circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yajson Rram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Mcarthy.
Jab, jab by Rram - just one landing.
Mcarthy scores with a head kick.

Mcarthy moves into range and clinches up with Rram.

Mcarthy breaks the clinch.
Rram wants to clinch up but Mcarthy keeps it at a distance.
Mcarthy throws a series of punches but Rram avoids them all with ease.
Rram throwing a counter right hand but Mcarthy manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcarthy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rram manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rram scores with a decent looking hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rram, as that shot connected.
Nice cross by Rram.
Mcarthy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rram.
Mcarthy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rram is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcarthy can do to turn this around?
Rram bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mcarthy's head.

Mcarthy is rocked!
Mcarthy throws a head kick that misses.
Rram was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mcarthy misses the shot to the body.
Rram fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mcarthy is looking for the big counter here.
Rram ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rram bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rram gets a clinch.
Rram can't find room to land a body shot as Mcarthy controls the action.

Rram breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rram scores with a three punch combo!
Mcarthy is still on wobbly legs! Can Rram finish him?
Rram circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Mcarthy to the canvas! Mcarthy doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Rram keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yajson Rram!
Yajson Rram decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.