PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Staal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan has chosen Fire Power as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Staal
vs
Ryan

195 cm
21
230 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
280 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Staal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan throws out a leg kick but Staal moves out of range and Ryan only half commits.
Ryan throws a solid leg kick but Staal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ryan.
Staal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Staal was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
Some bone on bone action there as Ryan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ryan blocks a leg kick.
Ryan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ryan ducks right into an uppercut from Staal.
That kick from Ryan tenderised Staal's leg. Staal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ryan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A low kick from Staal is predictable there
and Ryan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Staal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Staal lands with an overhand left.
Ryan misses with a body kick.
Ryan stuns Staal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan thows a body shot but no joy.
Ryan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ryan throws a hook to the side of Staal's head but Staal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ryan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Staal.
Ryan slips a jab from Staal.
Staal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Staal is breathing heavily.
Staal throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ryan counters with a nice uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ryan.
Ryan swings for the body but Staal moves out of range.
Staal tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ryan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Staal will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Staal in his tracks.
Both fighters circling a little - Ryan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Staal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Staal walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ryan throws a leg kick which misses Staal's front leg but catches the back leg as Staal tries to avoid it.
Ryan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Ryan.
Ryan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Staal rather than just go for the knockout.
Ryan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ryan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ryan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Staal's calf.
Ryan scoring well with a low kick there.
Ryan lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ryan scores with a jab.
Staal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ryan.
Ryan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ryan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
John Staal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Staal if he has to take too many more of those.
Ryan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ryan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ryan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ryan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ryan.
Ryan cracks the inside of Staal's front leg.
Staal takes one to the chin there.
Staal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Staal misses with a leg kick
and Ryan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Staal thinking.
Staal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ryan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Staal's calf.
Ryan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Staal doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan scores with a nice right hand.
Ryan looks for the body kick but Staal saw that one coming.
Ryan lands a jab to the head.
Ryan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ryan scores with a jab. Staal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ryan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Staal if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan lands with an overhand left.

Staal is rocked!
Staal avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ryan lands a jab to Staal's midsection.
Ryan throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ryan.
Ryan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ryan, as that shot connected.
Staal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick lands from Ryan.
Ryan connects with a single shot there.
Ryan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ryan cracks Staal with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ryan cracks Staal with an open hand slap.
Ryan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ryan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Staal steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ryan. That one must have hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ryan.
Ryan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Staal's calf.
An inside leg kick lands from Ryan.
Staal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ryan to score with a decent uppercut.
Staal moves out of range of the strikes.
Ryan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ryan connects with a body shot.
Staal will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ryan throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryan with a hook.
Staal moves out of range of the body kick from Ryan.

Ryan lands a big head kick that sends Staal tumbling to the mat! Ryan takes a step backwards and waves Staal back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Staal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Staal looks to land a combination but Ryan avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A solid leg kick lands there for Ryan.
Staal seems to have got his legs back now.
Staal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ryan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ryan throws the kick towards the body but Staal avoids it.
Staal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Ryan.
A lazy left from Staal finds it's target.
Staal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ryan.
Staal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Staal might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ryan is looking to land body kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ryan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ryan wants to land a leg kick but Staal is out of range.
Ryan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ryan throws out a powerful jab.
Ryan lands a jab to the nose.
Ryan is looking to score with low kicks.
Jack Ryan seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan scores with a nice strike.
Ryan digs a good hook to Staal's body.
Ryan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Staal doesn't seem bothered though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ryan.
Ryan throws out a powerful jab.
Ryan cracks Staal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Ryan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Staal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Staal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ryan lands a nice hook to Staal's body. Staal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ryan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ryan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryan scores with a hook.
Ryan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Staal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ryan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ryan works Staal's body with a nice hook.
Ryan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Staal slips under a jab from Ryan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ryan.
Ryan lands a leg kick that knocks Staal off balance momentarily.

Ryan lands a left and a right that send Staal crashing to the mat, dazed. Ryan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ryan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Staal's sensitive parts.
Ryan connects with an inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Ryan - just one landing.
Staal takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ryan.
Ryan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Staal doesn't seem bothered though.
Staal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ryan thows a body kick. Staal tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ryan looks for the body kick but Staal saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Ryan.
Ryan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Staal.
Staal 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.
Ryan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Staal takes a step back to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal moves out of range of the body kick from Ryan.
Ryan swings for the body but Staal moves out of range.
Staal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Staal misses with a double jab
and Ryan counters with a nice uppercut.
Ryan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Staal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Staal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ryan scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Staal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Staal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ryan.
Ryan throws a sloppy head kick and Staal moves out of range easily.
Ryan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Staal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ryan misses with a body kick.
Staal throws a jab when Ryan was well out of range.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan tries to score with a low kick but Staal moves his leg out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal drops his hands momentarily and Ryan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ryan throws a front kick that sends Staal stumbling back into the cage.
Ryan misses with a looping right.
Ryan throws a head kick that misses.
Ryan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Staal on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Staal checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ryan cracks Staal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Ryan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ryan.
Staal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryan.
Staal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ryan with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryan throws the kick towards the body but Staal avoids it.
Staal throws a lazy right hand but Ryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ryan tries to land a leg kick but Staal saw it coming and moves away.
Staal sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Ryan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Staal misses with a low kick.
Staal scores with a leg kick.
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ryan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Staal.
Ryan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ryan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Staal.
Ryan throws a low kick but Staal moves out of range easily.
Ryan drops his hands momentarily and Staal takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Staal darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ryan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Staal counters by clinching up.
Staal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Staal lands a right hand.
Ryan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Staal tries to circle away but Ryan has him pinned against the cage.
Ryan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Staal.
Staal looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Staal misses with an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Staal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ryan is struggling to control the position.
Staal trying to land knees to the body.
Staal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ryan wants to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ryan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Staal with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jack Ryan has been cut.
Staal leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ryan is looking to break free of the clinch but Staal has double underhooks.
Ryan tries to stall but Staal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ryan stalling the fight.
Jack Ryan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jack Ryan.
A low kick from Ryan misses
and Staal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Staal ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.
Ryan takes one on the button.
Ryan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Staal throws a leg kick which misses Ryan's front leg but catches the back leg as Ryan tries to avoid it.
Ryan misses with a leg kick
and Staal counters with a big head kick but Ryan shrugs it off.
Staal misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Staal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Staal throws a shot from downtown. Ryan moves away and avoids it.
Staal lands with a shot to the body.
Staal wants to clinch but Ryan slips to the side
and Ryan counters with a stiff right hand.
Ryan throws a leg kick but Staal sees it coming and moves out of range.
Staal digs a good body shot into Ryan's ribs.
Ryan throws a leg kick
and Staal counters with a nice uppercut.
Staal moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
John Staal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Staal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Staal wants to clinch up but Ryan keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ryan lands a front kick.
A big left from Staal misses.
Ryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Staal.
Staal throws a leg kick
and Ryan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Staal really felt that one!
Ryan checks a leg kick nicely.
Ryan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Staal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ryan.
Ryan is looking to land body kicks.
Ryan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Staal on the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ryan.
A lazy left from Ryan finds it's target.
Staal connects with a jab.
Ryan tests Staal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Staal counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ryan. That's going to slow Staal down.
Staal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Staal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
Ryan throws a push kick but Staal slaps the foot to one side.
Staal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ryan.
Ryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Staal.
An inside leg kick from Staal misses.
Ryan lands an overhand right.
Ryan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ryan delivers a nice body kick.
Ryan looks to land a body kick but Staal moved away.
Staal sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryan scores with a jab to the head.
Staal takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ryan lands a jab to the head.
Ryan throws a leg kick which misses Staal's front leg but catches the back leg as Staal tries to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Ryan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ryan 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 25:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Ryan!