PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dax Ryan (ranked 3308 p4p, 22811 weight class) and John Karter (ranked 417 p4p, 546 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Ryan
vs
Karter

180 cm
20
185
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
190
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dax Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Karter!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ryan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Karter is trying to defend but Ryan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Karter is trying to control but can't.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ryan lands a nice short elbow.
Ryan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ryan lands with a punch from half guard.
Ryan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ryan throwing shots but Karter is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan working Karter over with strikes.
Ryan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ryan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Karter felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Ryan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Karter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ryan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Karter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ryan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ryan with the ground and pound but Karter uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Karter wants to stand up but Ryan is controlling him.
Ryan throws a big elbow that misses.
Ryan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Karter's head.
Ryan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karter pulls Ryan in close to his closed guard and prevents Ryan from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ryan with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Karter controlling Ryan's posture.
Karter controls Ryan momentarily but Ryan frees himself.
Ryan distracts Karter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ryan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karter looking to control.
Ryan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ryan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ryan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ryan is looking to work some ground and pound but Karter has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ryan throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryan throwing strikes from guard but Karter blocks nicely.
Ryan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Ryan gets a double leg takedown into Karter's guard.
Ryan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ryan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Karter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan landing some decent shots from guard.
Ryan trying to control but Karter is working from the bottom.
Ryan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ryan throwing strikes from guard but Karter blocks nicely.
Ryan throws a big elbow that misses.
Ryan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Karter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dax Ryan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ryan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ryan landing with the ground and pound.
Ryan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ryan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ryan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Karter keeping moving, preventing Ryan from controlling successfully.
Ryan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dax Ryan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter seems keen to control Ryan's posture.
Ryan cracks Karter with a solid left hand.
Karter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ryan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ryan cracks Karter with a solid left hand.
Ryan throws a big right hand that misses.
Ryan lands a couple of digs.
Ryan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Karter's head.
Karter has control of Ryan's left arm, preventing Ryan from doing any damage.
Ryan wants to control from the top but Karter keeps moving.
Ryan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ryan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ryan is in close to Karter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ryan throwing strikes from guard but Karter blocks nicely.
Ryan is in close to Karter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ryan throwing strikes but missing.
Ryan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Karter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan trying to control but Karter is working from the bottom.
Ryan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ryan postures up and lands a big shot to Karter's brow.
Ryan is stalling in the full guard.
Ryan wants to control from the top but Karter keeps moving.
Karter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Karter has momentary wrist control but Ryan slips an elbow through the middle.
Ryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karter can do to turn this around?
Karter has Ryan pulled in close to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ryan postures up and lands a big shot to Karter's brow.
Ryan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Karter's head.
Ryan throwing strikes but missing.
Ryan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Karter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ryan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ryan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ryan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Karter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Karter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ryan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dax Ryan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ryan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ryan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ryan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ryan stands up over Karter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ryan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ryan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ryan lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan throws a big elbow that misses.
Ryan sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ryan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Karter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ryan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ryan content to stall in guard here.
Ryan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ryan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
John Karter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Karter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ryan is in close to Karter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ryan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ryan is looking to work some ground and pound but Karter has wrist control.
Ryan distracts Karter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Karter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ryan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ryan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ryan in side control, throwing shots but Karter defends.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Karter is avoiding damage well.
Ryan is trying to ground and pound but Karter uses the momentary lack of control by Ryan to regain half guard.
Ryan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Karter defending well though.
Ryan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Ryan.
Ryan working Karter over with strikes.
Ryan drops an elbow to the side of Karter's head.

Karter is rocked!
Karter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ryan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Karter's head.
Karter is still in real trouble! Can Ryan finish him?
Ryan thows a huge punch but Karter dodges it nicely.
Karter seems to have recovered his senses.
Ryan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ryan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ryan thows a huge punch but Karter dodges it nicely.
Ryan lands a big elbow - Karter is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Ryan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dax Ryan!