PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Light Diode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Diode's choice of entrance music: Warren G and Nate Dogg - Regulate. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Ryan
vs
Diode

184 cm
35
175 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

188 cm
34
188 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

GREEN!160

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 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Light Diode!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Diode.
Ryan cracks the inside of Diode's front leg.
Ryan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Diode's coach down at UHK, Inc. was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Diode's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Diode looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diode scores with a decent looking hook.

Diode closes the distance and pushes Ryan back into the cage.
Ryan blocks a body shot from Diode.
A hook to the body from Ryan.
Ryan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ryan avoids the elbow strike from Diode, against the cage.
Ryan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diodes head.
Diode lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ryan or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Come on Diode - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Diode blocking some punches.
Ryan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diode.
Diode swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ryan blocks a body shot from Diode.
Ryan dodges an elbow strike from Diode.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diode misses with a body punch.
Diode missing with knees to the body.
Diode misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
Diode misses with a body punch.
Ryan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diode misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Diode misses with an elbow over the top.
Ryan scores with a shot to the side of Diode's head.
Diode blocks an uppercut.
Diode lands an uppercut.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Diode controls the action.
Ryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Diode controls his hands.
Ryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ryan lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan lands a shoulder strike.

Ryan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diode checks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diode throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Ryan.
Ryan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diode getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big left from Diode misses.
Jab by Diode.
Diode defending well as Ryan loads up on a big left hand.
Ryan scores with a nice right hand.
Diode throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diode doesn't manage to clinch there - Ryan circles away.

Diode instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ryan.
Ryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ryan is leaning against Diode and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diode taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diode.
Diode lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diode will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ryan up against the cage.
Ryan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Diode controls the action.
Diode tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diode tries to land knees in the clinch but Ryan avoids the damage to the body.
Ryan lands with a right to the head.
Diode's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Ryan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ryan lands a body punch in the clinch.

Diode breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diode throws a leg kick
and Ryan counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan moves out of range of the strikes.
Ryan lands a glancing blow to the side of Diode's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diode misses with a wild body shot.
Diode tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diode throws a head kick that misses.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Diode.
Ryan with a jab.
Diode on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ryan scores with a nice body kick.
Diode doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Diode looks winded!
Diode throws a head kick that misses.
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diode is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diode tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ryan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ryan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ryan is looking for a counter combo.
Diode tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ryan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ryan thows a left - swing and a miss!
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Diode does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryan looks for the body kick but Diode saw that one coming.
Diode tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ryan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diode misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryan throws a leg kick

and Diode counters with a takedown into side control.
Diode works to advance to full mount. Ryan defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Diode prevents Ryan from getting the reversal.
Diode with good strikes from the mount here!
Diode working the ground and pound effectively.
Ryan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Diode in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diode lands a big shot there that rocks Ryan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diode throws some wild stikes that Ryan manages to avoid easily.
Ryan working to try and regain half guard.
Diode lands with some strikes.
Diode throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Diode misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Diode landing strikes, looking to finish!
Diode with shots to the head and body - Ryan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ryan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ryan wants to improve his position but Diode is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diode is just content to waste time from the top position. Ryan takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Diode pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ryan is keeping the position for now.
Diode not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ryan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ryan seems keen to control Diode's posture.
Diode throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ryan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diode makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ryan controls Diode momentarily but Diode frees himself.
Diode in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Light Diode has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diode trying to control but Ryan is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ryan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diode.
Diode shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diode falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ryan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Diode.
Diode lands with a nice combination. Ryan backs away looking to recover.
Diode tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ryan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diode throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ryan. That's going to slow Diode down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ryan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Diode.
Some wild striking there from Diode.
Ryan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ryan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Light Diode showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ryan defending well as Diode loads up on a big left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ryan.
Ryan swats away the attempt to clinch by Diode.
Diode tries to bum rush Ryan with a series of wild strikes but Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diode throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diode takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ryan moves out of range of the body kick from Diode.
Diode scores with a leg kick.
Diode loads up on a big right hand but Ryan slips the punch.
Ryan throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diode moves out of range as Ryan throws a body kick.
Diode throws a head kick that misses.
Diode tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diode throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diode moves out of range of the strikes.
Diode tries to work over Ryan's front leg with a kick but Ryan checks it.
Diode avoids a kick to the body.
Diode throws a poor cross that misses
and Ryan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ryan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diode. That did some damage!
Ryan throws a jab when Diode was well out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diode looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diode tries to close the distance and clinch but Ryan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diode wants to clinch.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Ryan misses.
Diode tries to land a body kick
and Ryan counters with a nice uppercut.
Diode scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diode on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ryan lands a body shot.
Ryan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diode throws a head kick that misses.
Diode fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ryan manages to avoid it.
Diode takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diode with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tom Ryan is winning the standup battle so far.
A right-left combo lands from Ryan.
Ryan feints and then cracks Diode's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diode down.
Ryan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Diode keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Diode connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ryan throws a leg kick but Diode sees it coming and moves out of range.
Diode tries to counter with a clinch but Ryan shakes him off and moves away.
Ryan scores with a jab. Diode acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Diode is rocked!
Ryan scores with a jab to the body.
Diode is still on wobbly legs! Can Ryan finish him?
Diode misses with an uppercut. Ryan saw that one coming.
Diode throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diode takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Ryan slams his shin into Diode's torso.
A head kick by Ryan - that's a beauty! Diode is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Ryan can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tom Ryan!
A very excited looking Tom Ryan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Light Diode had this to say: 'This is probably the last time you'll ever see me in the ring... it's been a good career but I just can't string together a win anymore so I think I'm going to go ahead and call it quits. Thank you for all the support over my long career and all the best my opponent, who did a real good job. Later'.