PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Titus Pullo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Van Ryn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stan Van Ryn is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Pullo
vs
Van Ryn

156 cm
21
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Titus Pullo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stan Van Ryn!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Ryn avoids a kick to the body.

Van Ryn closes the distance and clinches.
Van Ryn keeps control of Pullo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Ryn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pullo's efforts to push away.
Van Ryn gets underhooks to prevent Pullo's takedown attempt.
Pullo blocks an elbow strike from Van Ryn.
Pullo is trying to force a seperation but Van Ryn has the dominant position.
Van Ryn landing knees to the body.
Pullo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Ryn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pullo's face.
Pullo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pullo really is a fat lump.

Pullo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Ryn moves in looking to clinch but Pullo pushes him off.
Van Ryn blocks a head kick by Pullo.
Pullo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Ryn.
Van Ryn tries to clinch there but Pullo circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pullo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Van Ryn.
Van Ryn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Van Ryn clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Ryn scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Ryn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pullo is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Van Ryn.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Come on Van Ryn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Van Ryn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pullo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Ryn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van Ryn misses with a knee strike.
Van Ryn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pullo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pullo misses with an elbow strike.
Van Ryn misses with a knee strike.
Van Ryn landing knees to the body.
Van Ryn lands an elbow inside that Pullo shrugs off.
Pullo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Ryn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pullo is defending well for now.
Pullo avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Ryn.
Van Ryn misses with a knee to the head.
Pullo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Ryn missing with knees to the body.
Van Ryn looks gassed!
Pullo avoiding damage as Van Ryn throws knees to the body.
Pullo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pullo is trying to break free.
Pullo can't break the clinch.
Pullo blocks an elbow strike.

Pullo breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pullo tries to clinch

and Van Ryn moves into the clinch.

Pullo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Ryn blocks a head kick by Pullo.

Van Ryn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Van Ryn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Ryn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pullo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pullo with a knee to the head.
Pullo lands an elbow just above Van Ryn 's eye.
Pullo blocks an elbow strike from Van Ryn.
Van Ryn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pullo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees to the body from Van Ryn.
Pullo wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Ryn won't allow it.
Van Ryn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pullo is keeping busy.
Van Ryn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pullo's efforts to push away.
Pullo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Van Ryn blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Ryn trying to land knees to the body.
Pullo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pullo tries to break the clinch but Van Ryn is controlling the position.
Pullo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Ryn is defending well for now.
Pullo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Ryn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pullo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pullo avoiding damage as Van Ryn throws knees to the body.
Pullo has had enough of the clinch but Van Ryn keeps him there for the moment.
Pullo is trying to break free.
Van Ryn tries to land knees in the clinch but Pullo avoids the damage to the body.

Pullo manages to break the clinch.
Pullo throws a lazy head kick

and Van Ryn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van Ryn.
Van Ryn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pullo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Titus Pullo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Ryn lands a knee to the body.
Van Ryn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Van Ryn keeps control of Pullo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pullo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pullo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Ryn.
Van Ryn is looking to clinch.
Pullo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick by Pullo misses
and Van Ryn counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Van Ryn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pullo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Ryn leaves Pullo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Van Ryn takes the fight into the clinch.
Pullo tries to score a body lock takedown but Van Ryn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Van Ryn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pullo throws a head kick that misses
and Van Ryn counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Van Ryn wants to clinch up but Pullo keeps it at a distance.
Van Ryn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pullo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick by Pullo misses
and Van Ryn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pullo thinking.
Pullo throws a body kick the misses

and Van Ryn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Van Ryn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Ryn trying to land knees to the body.
Van Ryn trying to control the position but instead, Pullo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Ryn into the cage.
Pullo trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Ryn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pullo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pullo wants to break free but Van Ryn has control.
Van Ryn misses with an elbow strike.

Pullo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pullo connects with a leg kick. Van Ryn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Ryn.
A head kick by Pullo misses

and Van Ryn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Van Ryn misses with a knee to the head.

Pullo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Ryn walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pullo.
Pullo tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Van Ryn moves into the clinch.
Pullo lands an elbow just above Van Ryn 's eye.
Pullo lands a left hand.

Pullo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pullo throws a head kick but Van Ryn moves out of range.
Pullo tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Ryn tries to clinch but Pullo is having none of it.
Pullo throws a left and a right that both miss

and Van Ryn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Van Ryn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van Ryn looking to throw knees to the head but Pullo is blocking nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pullo as Van Ryn tries to tie him up.

Pullo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pullo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Ryn leaves Pullo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pullo throws a head kick that misses
and Van Ryn counters with a left and a right that stings Pullo.
Titus Pullo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Van Ryn has managed to clinch.
Pullo is trying to force a seperation but Van Ryn has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Ryn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pullo blocks it with crossed arms.
Pullo looking to stall.
Van Ryn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pullo is defending well for now.
Pullo stalling.
Van Ryn prevents Pullo from breaking the clinch.
Pullo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Ryn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Ryn missing with knees to the body.
Van Ryn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Van Ryn tries to land knees in the clinch but Pullo avoids the damage to the body.
Pullo looking to stall.
Van Ryn looking to throw knees to the head but Pullo is blocking nicely.
Van Ryn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pullo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pullo is trying to break the clinch but Van Ryn is controlling him.
Van Ryn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pullo working hard to break the clinch.
Van Ryn trying to land knees to the body.
Pullo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pullo has had enough of the clinch but Van Ryn keeps him there for the moment.
Van Ryn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pullo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Van Ryn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Van Ryn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pullo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Van Ryn avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Titus Pullo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Ryn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pullo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Van Ryn's knee momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Ryn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Pullo or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Ryn which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Stan Van Ryn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Van Ryn scores with a push kick.
Pullo works Van Ryn's body with a nice hook.
Pullo misses with a body shot
and Van Ryn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pullo thinking.
Van Ryn avoids the head kick by Pullo.
Van Ryn tries to clinch but Pullo is having none of it.
Pullo misses with a leg kick

and Van Ryn moves into the clinch.
Pullo lands a nice elbow.
Van Ryn is trying to stall.
Van Ryn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pullo tries a knee to the head but Van Ryn blocks it.
Pullo is trying to break the clinch but Van Ryn has him pressed against the cage.
Van Ryn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pullo avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Ryn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pullo is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pullo lands an elbow just above Van Ryn 's eye.
Pullo landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Pullo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Ryn checks a low kick from Pullo.
Stan Van Ryn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pullo tries to clinch but Van Ryn moves out of range.
Pullo missing with a left hand there. Van Ryn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Ryn blocks a head kick by Pullo.

Van Ryn takes the fight into the clinch.
Van Ryn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pullo's efforts to push away.
Van Ryn pushes off an throws an elbow but Pullo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pullo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Ryn has him pressed against the cage.
Pullo throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Van Ryn.
Pullo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pullo can't break the clinch.
Pullo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Ryn has him pressed against the cage.
Van Ryn pushes off an throws an elbow but Pullo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Van Ryn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Ryn lands a damaging elbow.
Van Ryn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Van Ryn.
Pullo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Ryn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Ryn scores a nice knee to the body.
Pullo trying to stall but Van Ryn improves his position.
Pullo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Ryn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pullo is defending well for now.
Pullo is trying to break the clinch but Van Ryn is controlling him.
Van Ryn lands a good knee to the midsection. Pullo won't want to take too many of those.

Pullo breaks from the clinch.
Pullo dives in and grabs Van Ryn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Van Ryn pushes down on Pullo's head and hops out.
Van Ryn tries to clinch but Pullo moves away
enabling Pullo to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Ryn tries to clinch
and Pullo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Van Ryn darts in trying to clinch
and Pullo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pullo dives in and grabs Van Ryn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Van Ryn pushes down on Pullo's head and hops out.
Van Ryn stuffs the takedown attempt from Pullo. Pullo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Titus Pullo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pullo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Ryn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Van Ryn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pullo counters with a big head kick but Van Ryn shrugs it off.
Van Ryn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pullo shoots in and drives through. Van Ryn sprawls well.
Van Ryn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pullo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pullo throws a sloppy body shot
and Van Ryn counters with a big head kick but Pullo shrugs it off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pullo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Van Ryn avoids it really well and circles away.
Titus Pullo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stan Van Ryn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick by Pullo misses

and Van Ryn counters by clinching up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Titus Pullo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Van Ryn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Titus Pullo!