PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gord Ryan (ranked 216 p4p, 804 weight class) and Danila Bagrov (ranked 27 p4p, 109 weight class). Ryan comes to the cage accompanied by Rusty Cage. Bagrov has chosen Империя зла as his entrance music. Gord Ryan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Danila Bagrov's chin.

Ryan
vs
Bagrov

188 cm
29
193
16 - 6 - 0

186 cm
26
199
9 - 7 - 0

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World class boxer
Insanely flexible

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World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gord Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danila Bagrov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan misses the shot to the body.
Bagrov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ryan leaves Bagrov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ryan is looking to counter punch.

Bagrov forces Ryan back against the cage and clinches.
Ryan has a couple of punches blocked by Bagrov.
Bagrov tries to work over Ryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bagrov prevents a body shot from Ryan.
Ryan lands an uppercut.
Bagrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bagrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Ryan tries to circle away but Bagrov has him pinned against the cage.
Bagrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Bagrov.
I was talking to Ryan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ryan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ryan working aggressively here.
Ryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ryan.
Bagrov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bagrov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.
Bagrov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bagrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryan.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ryan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bagrov can't find room to land a body shot as Ryan controls the action.
Ryan tries to throw a body punch but Bagrov avoids it by throwing Ryan back against the cage.
Ryan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bagrov backwards.
Ryan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bagrov backwards.
Ryan tries to throw a body punch but Bagrov avoids it by throwing Ryan back against the cage.
Ryan presses Bagrov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ryan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ryan prevents a body shot from Bagrov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Ryan.
Ryan misses with the head strike.

Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ryan looks to land a right hand but Bagrov moved out of range.
Bagrov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ryan swings for the body but Bagrov moves out of range.
Gord Ryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Bagrov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bagrov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gord Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danila Bagrov.
Ryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Bagrov.
Bagrov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ryan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ryan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bagrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bagrov staying out of range there.
Ryan scores with a sloppy right hand. Bagrov should have avoided that one.
Bagrov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ryan defends well and Bagrov ends up having to push Ryan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It looked like Ryan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Ryan lands a big uppercut and Bagrov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bagrov looks OK. Ryan waves Bagrov back to his feet!

Bagrov is rocked!

It looks like Danila Bagrov has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Ryan.
Bagrov is still on wobbly legs! Can Ryan finish him?
Bagrov slips a straight right by Ryan.
Bagrov seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bagrov.
Ryan drops Bagrov with a straight right hand, right on the button! Ryan follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gord Ryan!
A victorious Gord Ryan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.