PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyle The Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Kid comes to the cage accompanied by Moby - Flower . Ryan has chosen I'd Love to Knock the Hell out of You by Hank Williams, Jr as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Daniel Ryan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

The Kid
vs
Ryan

185 cm
30
155 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

183 cm
28
159 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Affordable Quality

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle The Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Kid misses with a straight right.
Nice shot by The Kid.
Ryan looks to clinch
and The Kid counters with a three punch combo that has Ryan backing up. Ryan nods at The Kid to acknowledge the strikes.
The Kid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Kid tries to bum rush Ryan with a series of wild strikes but Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ryan slips a jab and a cross from The Kid.
Nice jab there from Ryan.

It looks like Kyle The Kid has been cut.
Ryan dives in for a single leg takedown but The Kid sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The Kid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ryan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. The Kid was covering up waiting for the punch and Ryan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The Kid really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ryan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ryan won't allow The Kid to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The Kid has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Ryan has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

Ryan turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The Kid is pushing Ryan's head away, looking to escape. Ryan manages to hold on to the position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan working the ground and pound.

Ryan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Kid knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The Kid wants to get back to his feet but Ryan drags him back down.
Ryan lands a nice forearm strike.
Ryan passes to full mount! That's big trouble for The Kid!
The Kid has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
The Kid wants to get back to his feet.

Ryan is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! The Kid is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Daniel Ryan!
Daniel Ryan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.