PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conor Mcnuggets (ranked 3338 p4p, 4818 weight class) and Gonzon Ryan (ranked 444 p4p, 0 weight class). Conor Mcnuggets could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gonzon Ryan 's chin.

Mcnuggets
vs
Ryan

150 cm
26
218
4 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
216
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor Mcnuggets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gonzon Ryan !
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ryan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mcnuggets to the ground. Ryan is now in Mcnuggets's guard.
Ryan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mcnuggets swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mcnuggets has Ryan pulled in close to control his posture.
Mcnuggets might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ryan stopping the sweep attempt from Mcnuggets.
Ryan wants to control from the top but Mcnuggets keeps moving.
Mcnuggets wants to sweep but no luck.
Mcnuggets is controlling Ryan 's posture.
Ryan pushing down on Mcnuggets's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcnuggets tries to roll over but Ryan keeps him under control.
Ryan is pressing down on Mcnuggets's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mcnuggets is holding on for now.

Ryan wants to work for an arm triangle but Mcnuggets is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcnuggets tries to get to full guard but Ryan has control of the leg.
Mcnuggets trying to hold on to Ryan 's head to control him but Ryan postures up.
Mcnuggets is refusing to be controlled, as Ryan sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryan wants to pass the guard but Mcnuggets is defending well.
Ryan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mcnuggets does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ryan is pressing down on Mcnuggets's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mcnuggets is holding on for now.

Mcnuggets is defending against the submission attempts here by Ryan .
Mcnuggets is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mcnuggets tries to get to full guard but Ryan has control of the leg.

Ryan seems to be looking for submissions.
Ryan is looking to advance position but Mcnuggets won't allow it.
Mcnuggets tries to roll over but Ryan keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mcnuggets manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mcnuggets is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Mcnuggets is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcnuggets prevents Ryan from improving his position.
Ryan moves into full guard.
Ryan wants to control the position but Mcnuggets says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Mcnuggets lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mcnuggets prevents Ryan from improving his position.
Mcnuggets landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcnuggets sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mcnuggets has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mcnuggets working the head and body with strikes.
Ryan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcnuggets controlling the pace.
Ryan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ryan .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gonzon Ryan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ryan throws out a loose jab but Mcnuggets uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mcnuggets half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ryan throws a leg kick

and Mcnuggets counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mcnuggets with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ryan wants to control but Mcnuggets is keeping busy.
Mcnuggets prevents Ryan from improving his position.
Ryan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mcnuggets is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mcnuggets in particular looking to stall.
Mcnuggets's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan trying to hold on to Mcnuggets's head to control him but Mcnuggets postures up.
Mcnuggets controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcnuggets scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ryan is looking to improve his position.
Ryan is trying to maintain the position but Mcnuggets is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mcnuggets looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mcnuggets lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mcnuggets with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ryan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ryan .
Mcnuggets sitting in guard here, content to control.

Ryan is looking for a triangle but Mcnuggets pushes his legs off easily.
Mcnuggets is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryan can do to turn this around?
Ryan being controlled here, momentarily.
Mcnuggets is fighting to break Ryan 's control of his arms but Ryan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcnuggets slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mcnuggets trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Ryan is looking for a triangle but Mcnuggets pushes his legs off easily.
Ryan has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mcnuggets has passed into side control.
Ryan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mcnuggets lands a few punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcnuggets moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Mcnuggets working the ground and pound.
Mcnuggets just content to control the position.
Mcnuggets seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ryan for as long as he can get away with.
Conor Mcnuggets overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcnuggets continues to stall.
Ryan is trying to control Mcnuggets's posture but Mcnuggets avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Mcnuggets dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ryan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mcnuggets struggling a bit here.
Mcnuggets manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mcnuggets working Ryan over with strikes.
Ryan gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcnuggets engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mcnuggets avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mcnuggets's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mcnuggets not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Further stalling from Mcnuggets.

Ryan has his foot on Mcnuggets's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mcnuggets works his way back into a safe position though.
Mcnuggets's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ryan looking for a sweep. Not yet Ryan , not yet.
Mcnuggets's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ryan is trying to control the position but Mcnuggets postures up.

Ryan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mcnuggets controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mcnuggets moves out of range as Ryan strikes.

Ryan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mcnuggets napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mcnuggets wants to control but Ryan postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcnuggets tries to buck Ryan off but Ryan is having none of it.
Mcnuggets struggling a bit here.
Ryan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mcnuggets keeps working.
Mcnuggets can't do much from the bottom here.
Ryan is looking to take a break and control but Mcnuggets is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ryan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
You can see the frustration on Mcnuggets's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

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

Ryan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mcnuggets, who protects the arm well.
Mcnuggets is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryan trying to control the position but Mcnuggets is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gonzon Ryan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ryan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gonzon Ryan !