PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nomi Mae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan has chosen Freestyler as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mae
vs
Ryan

178 cm
24
167 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

175 cm
31
164 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Perkele!

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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nomi Mae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mae avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Mae blocks the leg kick.
Mae throws out a powerful jab.
Ryan closes the distance but Mae moves to the side
and Mae counters with a series of strikes. Ryan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mae connects with a nice looking jab.
Mae is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mae keeps the fight on the outside.
Ryan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mae is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ryan.
Ryan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mae counters with a low kick, right behind Ryan 's knee.
Mae misses with a wild combination.
Ryan tries to close the distance and clinch but Mae swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryan wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mae misses with a wild combination.
Ryan thows a body shot but no joy.
Mae looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ryan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mae.

Ryan gets the takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mae tries to escape but Ryan is in control.
Ryan trying to control the action but Mae is working from the bottom.
Ryan scoring with punches from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ryan is looking to take a break and control but Mae is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mae wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mae is not content to let Ryan control the position.
Ryan working the head and body with strikes.
Ryan landing a few strikes.
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 advances to full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryan lands with some strikes.
Mae is trying to stand.
Ryan working the ground and pound effectively.

Mae is rocked!

It looks like Nomi Mae has been cut.
You get the feeling that Mae really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Oh Mae is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ryan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ryan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ryan postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Mae in real trouble here! The ref calls for Mae to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Ryan!
Brad Ryan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.