PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Haley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ryan
vs
Haley

184 cm
24
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
178 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Haley!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Haley drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ryan sneaks back into half guard.
Haley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ryan defending well though.
Haley wants to take a breather but Ryan is having none of it.
Haley wants to advance to full mount but Ryan doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Ryan seems keen to control Haley's posture.
Ryan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Haley trying to control but Ryan is working from the bottom.
Haley wants to pass the guard but Ryan is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haley looking to sit in guard and control but Ryan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Haley wants to sweep but no luck.
Haley is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ryan is looking to stand up but Haley won't let him.

Ryan stands and steps away. Haley gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A leg kick checked by Haley.
Haley misses with a takedown attempt - Ryan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ryan - that will leave a mark!
Ryan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ryan connects with a right hand. Haley shakes it off.

It looks like Dan Haley has been cut.
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!
Haley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
Ryan gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Ryan clinches with his opponent.
Haley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Haley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haley tries a body shot but Ryan blocks it.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Ryan tries to work over Haley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Haley misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haley.
Haley managing to block the knees to the body from Ryan.
Ryan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ryan being controlled against the cage.
Haley avoids the elbow strike from Ryan, against the cage.
Haley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ryan trying to land knees to the body.
Haley misses with the head strike.
Ryan tries a body shot but Haley blocks it.
Ryan digs a right hand underneath Haley's ribcage. Haley let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haley swings wildly with an uppercut but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haley blocks an uppercut.
Ryan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Haley swings wildly with an uppercut but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haley backwards.
Ryan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ryan misses with an elbow over the top.
Haley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan blocking some punches.
Ryan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haley backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haley blocks an elbow strike.
Ryan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Haley lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Haley scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tom Ryan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dan Haley's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ryan throws a body punch but Haley moves out of range.
Ryan misses with a body shot.
Ryan scores with a hook.
A jab lands there for Ryan.
Haley misses with an uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ryan. That's going to slow Haley down.
Ryan throws a leg kick but Haley moved away.
Ryan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haley's calf.

Haley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ryan is trying to defend but Haley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Haley keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan wants to control but Haley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Haley wants to take a breather but Ryan is having none of it.
Ryan trying to control here.
Haley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ryan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ryan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haley.
Ryan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ryan.
Ryan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haley is one step ahead there.
Haley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haley wants to control from the top but Ryan keeps moving.
Haley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ryan trying to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ryan is on top in guard.
Ryan stopping the sweep attempt from Haley.
Haley wants to improve his position but instead Ryan has moved into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ryan decides to return to a standing position.
Ryan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Haley checks it well.
Haley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ryan.
Haley misses with a straight right.
Haley tries to clinch but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Haley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ryan.
Ryan fakes the leg kick and cracks Haley in the body.
Ryan scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haley lands with a right hand.
Haley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haley scores with a jab to the head.
Ryan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ryan lands the left hand.
Ryan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haley moves away.
Haley shoots for a takedown but Ryan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ryan throws a push kick but Haley slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ryan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Haley moves into the clinch.
Haley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Ryan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Haley's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Haley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ryan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Haley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Haley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Haley moves out of range of the body kick from Ryan.
Haley has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ryan.
Haley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ryan walks into a stiff left hand from Haley.
Haley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haley misses with a hook to the body
and Haley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ryan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some bone on bone action there as Haley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ryan scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan throws a leg kick which misses Haley's front leg but catches the back leg as Haley tries to avoid it.
Ryan scores with a body shot.
Ryan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haley throws an overhand right that lands on Ryan's shoulder, as Ryan tries to avoid the shot.
Haley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tom Ryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ryan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Ryan.
Ryan takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Ryan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haley dodges an elbow strike from Ryan.
A short uppercut from Ryan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haley tries to throw a body punch but Ryan avoids it by throwing Haley back against the cage.
Haley prevents a body shot from Ryan.
Haley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haley throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryan.
Haley misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ryan fails to land.
Haley misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan tries to work over Haley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haley wants to stall.
Haley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Haley fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ryan.
Haley prevents a body shot from Ryan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ryan tries a body shot but Haley blocks it.
Ryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haley avoids a wild elbow strike from Ryan.
Haley taking a breather.
Ryan tries to throw a body punch but Haley avoids it by throwing Ryan back against the cage.
Ryan throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ryan throws an elbow but misses.
Ryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haley throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryan.
Ryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haley throws a head punch that misses.
Ryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ryan.
Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Haley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Haley controls his hands.
Ryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ryan tries to work over Haley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haley blocks an uppercut.
Ryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Haley controls his hands.
Haley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haley tries to work over Ryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haley lands a nice shot to the body.
Dan Haley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haley working aggressively here.
Haley misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Ryan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ryan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Ryan!
Our winner, Tom Ryan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.