PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between pony ryder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Falcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ryder's entrance music is shotgun shotgun. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

ryder
vs
Falcon

190 cm
18
216 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

178 cm
20
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, pony ryder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonah Falcon!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

ryder has closed the distance and engaged Falcon in a clinch.
Falcon has ryder pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. ryder manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Falcon tries for a takedown but ryder manages to get underhooks.
ryder gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Falcon.
pony ryder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonah Falcon.
Falcon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. ryder avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Falcon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
ryder gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Falcon.

Falcon works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
ryder looking for a sweep. Not yet ryder, not yet.
Falcon chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ryder keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Falcon won't allow ryder to sweep him here.
Falcon 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.
ryder tries to land a sweep but no joy.
ryder throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Falcon preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcon postures up and lands a big shot to ryder's brow.
ryder keeping full guard, as Falcon tries to pass.
ryder tries to land a sweep but no joy.
ryder will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
ryder throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

ryder wriggles free and stands up.

ryder decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
ryder throws a strike but Falcon avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
ryder postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
ryder works over Falcon with some ground and pound from guard.
Falcon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
ryder is in close to Falcon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
ryder with a flurry of punches that miss.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Falcon can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcon wants to sweep but no luck.
Falcon looks gassed!
Falcon keeping moving, preventing ryder from controlling successfully.
ryder is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
ryder trying to control the position from guard on top but Falcon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
ryder lands a couple of elbows.
ryder cracks Falcon with a solid left hand.
ryder distracts Falcon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
ryder in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Falcon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
ryder working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Falcon's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Falcon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
ryder thows a big elbow that misses.
ryder is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
ryder is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
ryder postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
ryder working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells ryder's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
ryder landing some decent shots from guard.
ryder trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ryder landing with the ground and pound.
Falcon trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells ryder's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
ryder stopping the sweep attempt from Falcon.
Falcon keeping moving, preventing ryder from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as ryder accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Falcon wants to sweep here but ryder controlling him for the moment.
ryder throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

ryder lands with a good body shot.

Falcon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
ryder regains half guard.
ryder has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Falcon is working away from the top position though.
ryder is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Falcon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Falcon's back!
ryder landing with strikes.
Falcon is in bad spot here.
ryder landing with strikes.
Falcon is breathing heavily.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards ryder.
ryder lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Falcon hold on?!

That's one minute gone in the round.
ryder wants to control but Falcon is keeping busy.
ryder is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
ryder throwing damaging strikes from the back! Falcon could be in trouble here!
ryder lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
ryder scores with strikes from the back.
ryder lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Falcon breaks ryder's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
ryder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
ryder working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Falcon.
Falcon throws a strike but ryder rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
ryder cracks Falcon with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ryder content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
ryder with a nice head shot there.
ryder landing some decent shots from guard.
ryder is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Falcon wants to sweep here but ryder controlling him for the moment.
ryder postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
ryder loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
ryder content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ryder landing some decent shots from guard.
ryder lands a couple of decent looking shots.
ryder stands up over Falcon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
ryder wants to control from the top but Falcon keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as ryder accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
ryder trying to stand up but can't free himself from Falcon's guard.
ryder trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
ryder is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
ryder trying to control the position from guard on top but Falcon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ryder throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Falcon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
ryder postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
ryder lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Falcon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. ryder manages to get himself to full guard.
ryder trying to control the position.
Falcon throws and elbow that misses. ryder uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Falcon's guard. Nice move by ryder!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falcon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
ryder scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

pony ryder dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

ryder looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Falcon!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, ryder cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Falcon is bucking up trying to escape but ryder cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
pony ryder overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Falcon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
ryder lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
ryder looking to finish Falcon with some ground and pound. This is bad for Falcon!
ryder trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
ryder fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
ryder with shots to the head and body - Falcon looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falcon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ryder lands a heavy elbow.
ryder unloading with bombs!
ryder scores with a couple of good head shots there.
ryder breaks from Falcon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
ryder landing punches.
ryder is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Falcon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
ryder with good strikes from the mount here!
ryder scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Falcon tries to reverse the position but ryder maintains control.
ryder looking to finish Falcon with some ground and pound. This is bad for Falcon!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ryder raining down shots from the mount!
ryder punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ryder dominating with strikes here.
ryder working Falcon over with strikes here.
Falcon working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, ryder cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! ryder connects with a massive shot to the dome!
ryder tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
ryder putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ryder breaks from Falcon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
ryder lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
ryder with the ground and pound from mount.
pony ryder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
ryder connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
ryder controlling from mount.
Falcon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
ryder controlling the position easily from mount.
ryder's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ryder dominating with strikes here.
ryder punishing his opponent with strikes.
Falcon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jonah Falcon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
ryder with shots to the head and body - Falcon looks very uncomfortable down there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ryder is landing with some decent strikes but Falcon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Falcon is wriggling around trying to escape.
ryder controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
pony ryder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well ryder has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... pony ryder!