PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toghrul Asgarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan comes to the cage accompanied by Die Walküre. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ryan
vs
Asgarov

170 cm
21
142 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

172 cm
20
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Bellum Dominum

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toghrul Asgarov!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asgarov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asgarov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Asgarov clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Asgarov.
Ryan is trying to stall.
Ryan is looking to control Asgarov's arms but Asgarov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ryan has his back to the cage.
Ryan seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Asgarov is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Asgarov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.
Ryan stalling against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ryan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Asgarov backwards.
Ryan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Asgarov misses with the head strike.
Ryan misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asgarov tries to work over Ryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asgarov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Asgarov tries to throw a body punch but Ryan avoids it by throwing Asgarov back against the cage.
Asgarov can't get the takedown.
Asgarov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asgarov looking to slow down the pace here.
The referee calls for Ryan to work.
Ryan has a couple of punches blocked by Asgarov.
Asgarov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ryan prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asgarov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ryan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jake Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toghrul Asgarov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ryan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Asgarov turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Asgarov working the ground and pound from side control.
Ryan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes there by Asgarov.
Ryan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Asgarov off and has taken his back!
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!
Asgarov can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asgarov tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ryan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ryan prevents Asgarov from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ryan trying to control but Asgarov is having none of it.
Asgarov sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ryan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Asgarov tries to get to full guard but Ryan has control of the leg.
Ryan is thwarting Asgarov's attempts to control the position.
Ryan is looking to take a break and control but Asgarov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, if Ryan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Asgarov wants to improve his position but Ryan is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Ryan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ryan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Asgarov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ryan defends well and Asgarov ends up having to push Ryan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Asgarov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ryan's guard.
Ryan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Asgarov preventing the sweep.
Asgarov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ryan pulls Asgarov in to control the position.
Ryan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Toghrul Asgarov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ryan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asgarov postures up.
Ryan keeping moving, preventing Asgarov from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Asgarov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jake Ryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan tries to clinch up but Asgarov circles away and keeps his distance.
Ryan throws a body punch but Asgarov moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Asgarov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Ryan.
Ryan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ryan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ryan is looking to wear down Asgarov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Ryan has closed the distance and engaged Asgarov in a clinch.
Asgarov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ryan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jake Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toghrul Asgarov.
Asgarov 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asgarov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ryan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ryan throws a leg kick
and Asgarov counters with a nice uppercut.
Ryan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Ryan closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Asgarov fails to land.
Asgarov prevents a body shot from Ryan.
Ryan lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ryan lands a nice shot to the body.
Ryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Asgarov can do to turn this around?
Ryan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Asgarov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ryan's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is looking to control Asgarov's arms but Asgarov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ryan has his back to the cage.
Asgarov digs a right hand underneath Ryan's ribcage. Ryan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Asgarov stalling the fight.
Ryan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Asgarov backwards.
Ryan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Asgarov scores with a shoulder strike.
Ryan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Asgarov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ryan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Asgarov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ryan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Ryan.
Ryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Asgarov controls his hands.
Ryan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ryan scores with a shoulder strike.
Asgarov can't get the takedown.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ryan has a couple of punches blocked by Asgarov.
Ryan tries to stall but Asgarov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ryan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ryan trying to control the position but instead, Asgarov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ryan into the cage.
Ryan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Ryan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ryan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryan stuffs the takedown.
Ryan throws a sloppy head kick and Asgarov moves out of range easily.

Ryan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ryan looking to stall.
Ryan blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ryan.
Asgarov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ryan is defending well for now.
Asgarov pushes Ryan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice body punch from Asgarov - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Asgarovs head.
Ryan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Asgarov lands a left hand.
Ryan scores with a shot to the side of Asgarov's head.
Ryan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ryan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Come on Ryan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Asgarov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ryan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jake Ryan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ryan lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ryan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Asgarov up against the cage.
Ryan throws a head punch that misses.
Ryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Asgarov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryan stalling in the clinch but Asgarov improves position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ryan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ryan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Asgarov backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ryan.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asgarov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asgarov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryan.
Ryan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan lands a nice uppercut.

Asgarov is rocked!
Asgarov blocking some punches.
A short right from Ryan on the inside.
Asgarov is still on wobbly legs! Can Ryan finish him?
Asgarov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ryan is trying to stall.
Ryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Asgarov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Asgarov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ryan is defending well for now.
Asgarov seems to have recovered his senses.
Ryan has a couple of punches blocked by Asgarov.
Asgarov tries to work over Ryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ryan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ryan lands with a left to the head.
Asgarov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Asgarov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ryan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan trying to stall but Asgarov improves his position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ryan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Asgarov can't get the takedown.
Asgarov lands an uppercut.
Ryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Asgarov controls his hands.
Ryan tries to stall but Asgarov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ryan prevents the takedown attempt.
Jake Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toghrul Asgarov.
Ryan lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryan working aggressively here.
Asgarov being controlled against the cage.
Ryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Ryan!
A less than humble Jake Ryan misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.