PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Helppo Heikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santos Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heikki comes to the cage accompanied by Tech N9ne - Absolute Power. Ryan has chosen Wassup - by ASAP Rocky as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Heikki
vs
Ryan

185 cm
30
198 lbs
10 - 15 - 0

178 cm
27
185 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Helppo Heikki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Santos Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heikki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ryan but Ryan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Heikki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ryan.
Heikki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ryan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Heikki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ryan scrambles back to his feet.
Ryan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ryan wants it to stay on the feet.
Heikki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helppo Heikki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ryan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ryan misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Ryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heikki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ryan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heikki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ryan.
Heikki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck for Heikki with that takedown attempt.
Ryan throws a lazy right hand but Heikki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heikki looks for a takedown but Ryan sprawls well.
Heikki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ryan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Heikki somewhat.

Ryan drives through and clinches with Heikki against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Heikki.
Ryan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ryan lands an elbow just above Heikki 's eye.

It looks like Helppo Heikki has been cut.
Heikki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Heikki wants a takedown but no success here.
Ryan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ryan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ryan misses with an elbow over the top.

Heikki has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ryan regains guard immediately.
Ryan pulls Heikki in close to prevent any damage.
Heikki is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Heikki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Heikki throwing strikes but missing.
Ryan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ryan throws a right and a left that Heikki avoids nicely.
Ryan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heikki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ryan avoids it really well and circles away.
Ryan throws a shot from downtown. Heikki moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a right hand that Heikki ducks under and follows up with a left that Heikki also avoids with ease.
Ryan throws a low kick but Heikki avoids it.
A slow jab from Ryan misses its intended target.
Heikki dives in and grabs Ryan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ryan pushes down on Heikki's head and hops out.
Ryan misses with a lunging right hand
and Heikki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heikki goes for a double leg but Ryan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ryan continues to drive forward.
Heikki is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ryan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Heikki is working for takedown but Ryan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Heikki has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ryan after a bit of a struggle.
Heikki blocks an elbow strike from Ryan.
Ryan lands an uppercut.
Ryan gets underhooks to prevent Heikki's takedown attempt.
Ryan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Heikki's defenses.
Heikki tries for a takedown but Ryan manages to get underhooks.
Ryan pushes off an throws an elbow but Heikki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Heikki is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Heikki lands a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heikki is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heikki is fighting to break Ryan's control of his arms but Ryan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Heikki won't allow Ryan to sweep him here.
Ryan trying to keep a closed guard but Heikki is proving a slippery customer.
Ryan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Heikki.
Heikki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ryan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ryan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryan keeping moving, preventing Heikki from controlling successfully.
Heikki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ryan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ryan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Santos Ryan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Helppo Heikki'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.

Heikki slips under a jab from Ryan.
Santos Ryan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ryan throws the left hand but Heikki avoids the punch easily.
Heikki shoots and misses
and Ryan counters with a big head kick but Heikki shrugs it off.
Heikki misses with the combination.
Ryan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice jab there from Ryan.
Heikki goes for a double leg but Ryan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ryan continues to drive forward.
Ryan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Heikki up against the cage.
Heikki is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ryan is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helppo Heikki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ryan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heikki.
Ryan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Ryan breaks the clinch.
Heikki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ryan scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right-left combo lands from Ryan.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ryan!
Heikki goes for a double leg but Ryan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ryan continues to drive forward.
Heikki looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heikki is looking to take this one to the mat.
Heikki is working for takedown but Ryan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Heikki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ryan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ryan is pressed up against the cage. Heikki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ryan down to the mat. Ryan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Helppo Heikki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ryan scores with a takedown into Heikki's guard.
Ryan wants to control from the top but Heikki keeps moving.
Ryan lands a couple of digs.
Heikki trying to keep a closed guard but Ryan is proving a slippery customer.
Ryan is working Heikki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Heikki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ryan is aware though and is defending well.
Heikki keeping moving, preventing Ryan from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ryan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Heikki keeping moving, preventing Ryan from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heikki is trying to keep Ryan in close.
Ryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Heikki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Heikki controls Ryan momentarily but Ryan frees himself.
Ryan postures up and lands a big shot to Heikki's brow.
Ryan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Heikki scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Ryan scoring with some ground and pound.
Ryan slips nicely into half guard.
Nice strikes from Ryan there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikki is looking for a sweep. Ryan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ryan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ryan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Ryan.
Heikki has hold of Ryan's hands but Ryan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Heikki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ryan wants to control from the top but Heikki keeps moving.
Ryan stopping the sweep attempt from Heikki.
Santos Ryan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ryan trying to control but Heikki is working from the bottom.
Ryan throwing strikes but missing.

Heikki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ryan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ryan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikki keeping moving, preventing Ryan from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heikki looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ryan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ryan trying to control the action but Heikki is working from the bottom.

Heikki is defending against the submission attempts here by Ryan.
Ryan is trying to control the action in half guard but Heikki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryan is thwarting Heikki's attempts to control the position.
Ryan is pressing down on Heikki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Heikki is holding on for now.
Heikki punching from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santos Ryan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Helppo Heikki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Heikki throws a big shot that misses.
Ryan tries a low kick but Heikki avoids it.
A left lands for Ryan.
Ryan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Ryan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Heikki!
Ryan landing a few strikes.
Ryan working the ground and pound.
Heikki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Heikki gets back to half guard.
Heikki manages to get to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Heikki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ryan defends it easily.
Heikki can't keep his opponent in guard - Ryan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan prevents Heikki from improving his position.
Heikki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ryan.
Heikki trying to hold on to Ryan's head to control him but Ryan postures up.
Heikki is looking to improve his position.

Ryan seems to be working for a kimura but Heikki defends the submission attempt.
Ryan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Heikki trying to control here.
Heikki works his way to full guard. Good work.
Heikki keeping moving, preventing Ryan from controlling successfully.

Heikki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ryan is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ryan postures up.
Heikki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ryan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Heikki's guard.
Heikki works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ryan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ryan is working Heikki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ryan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Heikki looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ryan passes into side control.

Ryan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Ryan has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ryan tests Heikki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice sprawl there from Ryan as Heikki shoots in.
Ryan tries to close the distance and clinch but Heikki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryan moves in looking to clinch but Heikki pushes him off.
Heikki fails with the takedown

and Ryan counters with a shoot takedown. Heikki fights it but they end up in guard.
Ryan throwing strikes from guard but Heikki blocks nicely.
Ryan won't allow Heikki to sweep him here.
Heikki can't keep his opponent in guard - Ryan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ryan wants to control but Heikki is keeping him busy.
Helppo Heikki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heikki connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Heikki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Heikki.
Heikki wants to sweep but no luck.
Ryan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ryan with a flurry of punches that miss.

Heikki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ryan is aware though and is defending well.
Ryan stopping the sweep attempt from Heikki.

Heikki isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ryan stacks Heikki on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ryan!
Ryan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Santos Ryan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryan lands an elbow.
The referee asks Ryan politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ryan prefers to stall for the moment though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Santos Ryan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ryan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santos Ryan!
During a confident post fight interview, Santos Ryan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.