PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Kimberson (ranked 2776 p4p, 5271 weight class) and Theon Ryan (ranked 403 p4p, 607 weight class). Theon Ryan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joseph Kimberson's chin.

Kimberson
vs
Ryan

177 cm
26
191
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
26
185
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Undead Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joseph Kimberson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Theon Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimberson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ryan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kimberson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kimberson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Kimberson.
Ryan raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kimberson tries to clinch but Ryan is having none of it.
Joseph Kimberson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kimberson tries to clinch but Ryan is having none of it.
Ryan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kimberson with a body shot.

Kimberson instigates a clinch.
Ryan is trying to break the clinch but Kimberson is controlling him.
Ryan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kimberson has a couple of punches blocked by Ryan.
Kimberson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kimberson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kimberson has Ryan pressed against the cage, preventing Ryan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Ryan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kimberson tries to clinch
and Ryan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kimberson thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimberson tries to clinch but Ryan is having none of it.
Ryan throws a fast counter high kick but Kimberson manages to duck under it in time.
Kimberson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Ryan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kimberson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kimberson tries to close the distance and clinch but Ryan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kimberson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Ryan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kimberson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ryan is looking for the big counter here.

Kimberson rushes Ryan and presses him up against the cage.
Ryan blocks an uppercut.
Kimberson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ryan avoiding damage as Kimberson throws knees to the body.
Kimberson can't break the clinch.

Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kimberson looks to clinch
and Ryan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kimberson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ryan counters with a good, hard body kick but Kimberson shrugs it off.
Kimberson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kimberson doesn't manage to clinch there - Ryan circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ryan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kimberson looks to clinch
and Ryan counters with a low kick, right behind Kimberson 's knee.
Kimberson tries to clinch but Ryan is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kimberson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kimberson tries to clinch but Ryan moves out of range.

Kimberson instigates a clinch.
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!
Kimberson tries to break free but Ryan pushes him back against the cage.

Ryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kimberson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ryan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ryan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kimberson with a body shot.

Kimberson rushes Ryan and presses him up against the cage.
Kimberson keeps control of Ryan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kimberson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Ryan successfully pulls guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimberson throws a strike but Ryan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Kimberson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ryan throws an elbow that misses. Kimberson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ryan's guard. Nice move by Kimberson!

A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kimberson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kimberson works over Ryan with some ground and pound from guard.
Kimberson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kimberson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kimberson postures up in Ryan's guard and throws a big left but Ryan blocks it.
Ryan keeping moving, preventing Kimberson from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kimberson scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimberson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Ryan is working an open guard so Kimberson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kimberson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ryan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A little jabbing left from Ryan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kimberson closes the distance but Ryan moves to the side
and Ryan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kimberson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kimberson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kimberson throws a right and a left that Ryan avoids nicely.
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 avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kimberson tries to clinch there but Ryan circles away.

Kimberson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kimberson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Joseph Kimberson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kimberson tries to clinch there but Ryan circles away.
Ryan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kimberson is looking to clinch.
Ryan is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kimberson is looking to clinch.
Ryan unleashes a big counter combination but Kimberson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kimberson misses with a low kick.
Kimberson misses the body punch

and Ryan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kimberson tries to score with a low kick but Ryan moves his leg out of the way.
Ryan throws out a counter right but Kimberson avoids it with no problem.
Kimberson is looking to clinch but Ryan is avoiding it.
Ryan throws a fast counter high kick but Kimberson manages to duck under it in time.
Kimberson darts in trying to clinch
and Ryan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ryan counters with a leg kick.
Joseph Kimberson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimberson misses with a body shot
and Ryan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kimberson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ryan.
Sloppy strikes from Kimberson. Those never looked like landing.
Ryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ryan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ryan circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kimberson. Ryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kimberson tries to clinch up.
Ryan replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kimberson blocks it well.
Ryan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kimberson avoids the head kick by Ryan.
Kimberson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ryan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Ryan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A right-left combo lands from Kimberson.
Kimberson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ryan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ryan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimberson wants to clinch but Ryan slips to the side
and Ryan counters with a nice body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kimberson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ryan blocks it with crossed arms.

Ryan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kimberson wants to clinch but Ryan slips to the side
and Kimberson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Joseph Kimberson has been cut.
Ryan swats away the attempt to clinch by Kimberson.
Ryan throws a counter combo.
Kimberson tries to clinch up.
Ryan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ryan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ryan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kimberson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A countering left hand to the body from Ryan misses.
Kimberson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ryan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ryan wants to counter with a clinch but Kimberson pushes him away.
Kimberson is looking to clinch.
Ryan throws a big counter head kick but Kimberson avoids it with no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ryan gets tackled into the cage by Kimberson. Kimberson maintains the clinch.

Ryan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kimberson tries to clinch
and Ryan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kimberson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ryan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kimberson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Kimberson moves into the clinch.
Kimberson is leaning against Ryan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ryan prevents Kimberson from breaking the clinch.
Kimberson trying to land knees to the body.
Ryan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kimberson closes the distance but Ryan moves to the side
and Ryan counters with a solid body kick.
Kimberson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ryan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Theon Ryan seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Kimberson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kimberson tries to clinch but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kimberson moves in looking to clinch but Ryan pushes him off.
Kimberson doesn't manage to clinch there - Ryan circles away.
Ryan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kimberson is looking to wear down Ryan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A big right from Kimberson misses.
Ryan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ryan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kimberson tries to clinch but Ryan moves away
and Ryan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kimberson tries to clinch up
and Ryan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kimberson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ryan throws out a counter right but Kimberson avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Theon Ryan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joseph Kimberson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Ryan circles away from the clinch attempt

and Ryan counters with a head kick that drops Kimberson to the mat! Kimberson scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Ryan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ryan misses with a head kick.
Kimberson tried to counter with a leg kick but Ryan avoided it.
Kimberson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ryan counters with a good low kick that Kimberson was not able to check.
Kimberson tries to clinch
and Ryan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Kimberson is rocked!

Kimberson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ryan, pushing him back against the cage.
Oh Kimberson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joseph Kimberson has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kimberson seems to have got his legs back now.
Ryan lands a big head kick that sends Kimberson to the canvas! Ryan follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Theon Ryan!
During a confident post fight interview, Theon Ryan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.