PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Ryker (ranked 4343 p4p, 3550 weight class) and Pete Sirah (ranked 419 p4p, 370 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ryker
vs
Sirah

170 cm
28
155
11 - 5 - 0

175 cm
20
160
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derrick Ryker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pete Sirah!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ryker instigates a clinch.
Ryker tries to pull guard but Sirah holds him up against the cage and eventually Ryker drops back down to his feet.
Ryker tries to pull guard but Sirah holds him up against the cage and eventually Ryker drops back down to his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sirah.
Ryker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derrick Ryker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ryker jumps guard but Sirah turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ryker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sirah walks away with a smile on his face. Ryker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Derrick Ryker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryker moves in looking to clinch but Sirah pushes him off.
Ryker tries to move into range but Sirah moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sirah throws a front kick that sends Ryker stumbling back into the cage.
Ryker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ryker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sirah finds it's way round the side to connect with Ryker's head.
Ryker moves in looking to clinch but Sirah pushes him off.
Sirah punishes Ryker's body with a nice straight punch.
Ryker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sirah counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sirah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sirah doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sirah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sirah feints a jab promting Ryker to slip. Sirah then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ryker slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ryker doesn't manage to clinch there - Sirah circles away.
Nice shot by Sirah.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirah scores with a jab.
Sirah dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ryker. That did some damage!
Ryker is looking to clinch but Sirah is avoiding it.
Ryker is looking to clinch.
Sirah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sirah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ryker seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ryker tries to clinch up.
Ryker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sirah.
Ryker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ryker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sirah with the inside leg kick.
Sirah connects with a right hand. Ryker shakes it off.
Ryker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sirah feints a counter leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sirah.
Ryker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sirah.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryker moves in looking to clinch but Sirah pushes him off.
Sirah looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sirah scoring well with a low kick there.
Sirah lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirah connects with a single shot there.
Sirah throws a series of punches but Ryker moves out of range.
Ryker is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sirah.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sirah has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sirah is looking to slow Ryker down with leg kicks.
Sirah scores with a nice strike.
Ryker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sirah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ryker wants to clinch up but Sirah keeps it at a distance.
Ryker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sirah! But no joy.
Sirah swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryker.
Ryker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sirah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sirah only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sirah uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ryker tries to clinch up.
Sirah swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryker.
Ryker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sirah scores with a head kick. Ryker tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryker wants to clinch
and Sirah counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Sirah. That snapped Ryker's head back.
Ryker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sirah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sirah throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ryker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sirah is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ryker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ryker closes the distance but Sirah moves to the side
letting Sirah counter with a right hand.
Ryker moves in looking to clinch but Sirah pushes him off.
Ryker walks into a jab.
Ryker tries to clinch up but Sirah circles away and keeps his distance.
Sirah feints a jab promting Ryker to slip. Sirah then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ryker slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sirah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sirah let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sirah scores with a jab to the body.
Ryker tries to clinch up.
Sirah keeps the fight on the outside.
Sirah lands a leg kick that knocks Ryker off balance momentarily.
Ryker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ryker looks to clinch
enabling Sirah to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirah thuds a left hand into Ryker's body.
Ryker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ryker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sirah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ryker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sirah throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ryker tries to clinch but Sirah moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sirah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sirah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ryker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sirah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ryker's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sirah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ryker tries to clinch up.
Sirah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sirah lands a body shot.
Sirah lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Sirah dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sirah lands a leg kick that knocks Ryker off balance momentarily.
Jab from Sirah.
Ryker moves in looking to clinch but Sirah pushes him off.
Sirah misses with the combination.
Sirah connects with a body shot.
Sirah swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryker.
Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sirah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sirah lands with a slapping head kick.
Sirah lands with a cross.
Sirah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Sirah.
Pete Sirah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sirah lands a jab to the head.
Ryker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sirah.
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!
Ryker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sirah lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ryker is looking to clinch.
Sirah connects with a body shot.
Ryker wants to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Sirah misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirah lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sirah lands a body shot.
A good leg kick by Sirah.
Sirah clobbers Ryker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sirah scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ryker doesn't seem bothered though.
Ryker wants to clinch.
Ryker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ryker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ryker doesn't manage to clinch there - Sirah circles away.
Ryker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Sirah does no damage.
Ryker doesn't manage to clinch there - Sirah circles away.
Sirah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sirah only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sirah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ryker is looking to clinch but Sirah is avoiding it.
Ryker walks into a straight right hand from Sirah.
Ryker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ryker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sirah scores with the left hand. Ryker knows he should have avoided that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ryker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ryker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sirah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ryker moves in looking to clinch but Sirah pushes him off.
Ryker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sirah works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sirah scores with a jab to the body.
Sirah lands with a nice body punch.
Sirah lands with a good body shot.
Sirah lands with a shot to the body.
Sirah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ryker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sirah with a nice calf kick.
Ryker walks into a straight right hand from Sirah.
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!
Ryker tries to clinch but Sirah is having none of it.
Ryker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sirah scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ryker will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sirah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ryker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ryker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sirah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sirah with a jab.
Sirah throws a solid leg kick but Ryker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sirah.
Ryker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ryker is looking to clinch.
Sirah lands a jab to Ryker's midsection.
Ryker needs to keep his hands up - Sirah had a free shot at his head there.
Nice straight punches there by Sirah. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sirah.
Nice uppercut lands for Sirah. That snapped Ryker's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sirah scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sirah counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ryker's knee momentarily.
Ryker tries to clinch there but Sirah circles away.
Sirah moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good leg kick by Sirah.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Sirah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ryker wants to clinch.
Sirah lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ryker moves in looking to clinch but Sirah pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sirah! But no joy.
Sirah lands a leg kick that knocks Ryker off balance momentarily.
Good shot there by Sirah.
Ryker wants to clinch.
Sirah let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ryker takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryker doesn't manage to clinch there - Sirah circles away.
Ryker darts in trying to clinch
and Sirah counters with a right hand to the body.
Ryker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sirah keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryker is looking to clinch but Sirah is avoiding it.
Ryker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A left and a right from Sirah both land. Nice combination.
Ryker fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sirah! But no joy.
Ryker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Decent striking displayed by Sirah there.
Sirah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ryker circles away quickly and effectively.
Sirah misses with a double jab.
Ryker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ryker tries to clinch up
and Sirah counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ryker doesn't manage to clinch there - Sirah circles away.

Ryker moves into the clinch successfully.
Ryker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sirah to keep the fight standing.
Ryker takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sirah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ryker is trying to pull guard but Sirah has him pressed against the cage.
Ryker is trying to pull guard but Sirah turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derrick Ryker. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryker fails to pull guard.
Ryker tries to pull guard but Sirah forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ryker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sirah to keep the fight standing.
Ryker dodges an elbow strike from Sirah.
Ryker jumps guard but Sirah turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ryker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sirah smiles and moves away.
Sirah scoring well with a low kick there.
Sirah scores with a nice head shot.
Ryker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ryker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ryker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ryker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sirah pushes Ryker away with a front kick.
Sirah thumps Ryker with a low kick.
Ryker is looking to clinch but Sirah is avoiding it.
A nice side step and Sirah releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sirah swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirah sizes up Ryker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sirah lands with a nice body punch.
Ryker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ryker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice leg kick from Sirah, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donk. Sirah catches Ryker right on the button with a cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sirah.
Ryker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sirah. Sirah obviously looking to wear him down.
Sirah throws a shot to the body.
Sirah tests Ryker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sirah smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sirah lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
A combination from Sirah does no damage.
Sirah tries a head kick but it misses.
Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sirah paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sirah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ryker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ryker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ryker checks a low kick from Sirah.
Sirah scores with a punch to the head.
Ryker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sirah keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ryker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pete Sirah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sirah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sirah catches Ryker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sirah lands with a slapping head kick.
Ryker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ryker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ryker closes the distance but Sirah moves to the side
and Sirah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Derrick Ryker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sirah scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Sirah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sirah has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 24:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 24:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Sirah!
Pete Sirah thanked the fans post fight for their support.