PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brad Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan comes to the cage accompanied by Freestyler. Brown has chosen AC/DC - Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Brad Ryan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ryan
vs
Brown

175 cm
26
164 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

175 cm
24
165 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bart Brown!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ryan.
Ryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bart Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan fails with the takedown.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Brown catches Ryan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ryan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Brown tries to improve position but can't.
Brown is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ryan trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ryan looks to land a strike but Brown avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ryan manages to get himself to full guard.
Ryan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ryan is proving hard to escape from.
Ryan wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.

Brown gets to his feet. Ryan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Brown swings for the body but Ryan moves out of range.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ryan manages to avoid it.
Ryan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Ryan has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Ryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown swings for the body but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan wants to clinch.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Ryan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ryan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ryan is stalling here.
Brown is pressed up against the cage. Ryan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brown down to the mat. Brown avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ryan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brown throws a right and a left that Ryan avoids nicely.
Brown swings for the body but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ryan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bart Brown dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Ryan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brown scores with a jab to the body.
Ryan avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown scores with a jab.
Brown works Ryan's body with a nice hook.
Brown connects with a right hand. Ryan shakes it off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ryan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Ryan shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Ryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ryan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Ryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryan moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
A left lands for Brown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ryan rather than just go for the knockout.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
Brown takes a swing at Ryan's ribcage but misses.
Ryan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
Brown throws a body punch but Ryan moves out of range.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Ryan shoots in.
Brown leaves Ryan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brown with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown lands with a nice combination. Ryan backs away looking to recover.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Brown. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brown.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown connects with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Brown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Brown lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ryan doesn't seem phased though.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown lands with a good body shot.
Brown scores with a nice right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bart Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bart Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ryan shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Ryan clinches up against the cage.

Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Ryan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Ryan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brown throws a body punch but Ryan moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown swings for the body but Ryan moves out of range.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Ryan moved away.
Jab, jab by Brown - just one landing.
Ryan walks into a left hand.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Ryan ducks down to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ryan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Ryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryan moves away.
Ryan moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown lands a right hook to the body.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown lands a head shot.
Bart Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Ryan rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Brown can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ryan.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Ryan has him pressed against the cage.
Ryan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ryan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brown is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brown is trying to break free.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brad Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A frustrated look appears on Brown's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ryan prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
Ryan avoids a kick to the body.
Brown lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
Brown throws the left hand but Ryan avoids the punch easily.
Ryan tried to score with a low kick but Brown checks it.
Ryan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Brown leaves Ryan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ryan.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bart Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brown winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 26:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bart Brown!