PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Boldin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan comes into the arena with Delerium - Silence blaring out of the sound system. Boldin has chosen Noisia - Machine gun as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ryan
vs
Boldin

195 cm
31
280 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

200 cm
31
275 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

****160Q Energy for $150****

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 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Boldin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ryan pushes Boldin up against the cage in a clinch.
Ryan lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Ryan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ryan.
Ryan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boldin misses with a body punch.
Ryan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Boldin up against the cage.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boldin slowing the pace effectively.
Ryan lands a nice uppercut.
Ryan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boldin misses with a body punch.
Boldin is trying to stall.
Boldin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Jack Ryan has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boldin misses with a knee strike.
Boldin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boldin working Ryan over with knees to the body.
Ryan avoiding damage.
Boldin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ryan.
Still in the clinch, Ryan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ryan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Boldin up against the cage.
Boldin blocks a body shot from Ryan.
Boldin is working Ryan over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boldin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boldin landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boldin throws an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Boldin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boldin is trying to stall.
Ryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Boldin.
Ryan working aggressively here.
Boldin blocks a body shot from Ryan.
Boldin presses Ryan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Boldin is looking to control Ryan's arms but Ryan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boldin has his back to the cage.
Boldin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Boldin controls his hands.
Ryan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boldin is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan avoiding damage.
Boldin tries to land a knee to the head but Ryan blocks with his arms.
Boldin blocks an uppercut.
Boldin lands a nice knee to the body.
Ryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boldin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.
Ryan blocks the elbow strike.
Ryan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ryan stalling the fight.
Ryan tries to throw a body punch but Boldin avoids it by throwing Ryan back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boldin lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boldin with a knee to the head.
Ryan stalling the fight.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Boldin controls the action.
Boldin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ryan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ryan is breathing heavily.
Boldin tries to stall but Ryan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boldin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Boldin blocking some punches.
Ryan tries to throw a body punch but Boldin avoids it by throwing Ryan back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Ryan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boldin looking to throw knees to the head but Ryan is blocking nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ryan misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Robert Boldin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Ryan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ryan with a hook.
Ryan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Jack Ryan's cut is getting worse.
Ryan checks the leg kick nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ryan.
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boldin was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
Ryan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boldin is out of range.
Ryan tries to clinch but Boldin moves out of range.
Ryan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ryan. That's going to slow Boldin down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boldin 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 throws a leg kick but Boldin moved away.
Ryan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boldin paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boldin dodges the punch combination from Ryan.
Jack Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan scores with a shot to the body.
Boldin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryan misses with a body kick.
Ryan throws a front kick aimed at Boldin's knee but Boldin avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Boldin.
Ryan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Ryan rushes Boldin and presses him up against the cage.
Boldin is trying to stall.
Ryan lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ryan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boldin.
Robert Boldin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boldin is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boldin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ryan taking a breather.
Ryan slows down the pace here.
Ryan is trying to maintain a safe position but Boldin gets an underhook and turns Ryan into the cage.
Boldin lands a nice knee to the body.
Ryan works on Boldin's body with a couple of short punches.
Ryan trying to control the position but instead, Boldin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ryan into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jack Ryan.
Ryan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boldin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan jabs at Boldin's body.
Ryan throws a body kick that misses.
Ryan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ryan throws a front kick that sends Boldin stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ryan!
Ryan tries to clinch there but Boldin circles away.
Ryan is looking to score with low kicks.
Boldin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ryan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Ryan pushes Boldin up against the cage in a clinch.
Boldin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ryan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ryan has a couple of punches blocked by Boldin.
Boldin swings wildly with an uppercut but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ryan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boldin backwards.
Boldin lands a nice elbow.
Boldin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryan lands with a light punch inside.
Ryan is trying to maintain a safe position but Boldin gets an underhook and turns Ryan into the cage.
Ryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boldin can't find room to land a body shot as Ryan controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Ryan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Ryan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boldin takes one to the chin there.
Jack Ryan is winning the standup battle so far.

Ryan rushes Boldin and presses him up against the cage.
Ryan unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Boldin! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ryan is unloading with more strikes now! Boldin drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Ryan!
Jack Ryan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.