PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan The Wrath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Maya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maya has chosen Lux Aeterna as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

The Wrath
vs
Maya

185 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan The Wrath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damian Maya!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The Wrath clinches.
Maya wants a takedown but no success here.
Maya takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from The Wrath.
The Wrath unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The Wrath lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maya looks gassed!
Maya takes an elbow to the temple.
Maya tries for a takedown. No joy.
The Wrath landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Wrath scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Wrath is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The Wrath lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Wrath lands an elbow just above Maya 's eye.

It looks like Damian Maya has been cut.
The Wrath utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from The Wrath.
The Wrath landing knees to the body.
The Wrath using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maya takes a knee to the side of the body.
The Wrath landing knees to the body.
The Wrath comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The Wrath lands a damaging elbow.
The Wrath putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maya in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The Wrath landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Wrath lands a knee to the body.
The Wrath lands an elbow just above Maya 's eye.
The Wrath lands a nice knee to the body.
The Wrath lands an elbow inside that Maya shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. The Wrath obliges.
Knees to the body from The Wrath.
The Wrath tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maya avoids it.
Maya takes an elbow to the forehead.
The Wrath misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maya.
The Wrath landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from The Wrath.
The Wrath scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for The Wrath.
The Wrath lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. The Wrath obliges.
The Wrath misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maya.
Knees to the body from The Wrath.
The Wrath unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maya lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. The Wrath obliges.
Maya takes an elbow to the temple.
The Wrath tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maya tries for a takedown but The Wrath manages to get underhooks.
Ryan The Wrath has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Maya.
The Wrath crunches a lovely knee into Maya's ribcage.
Maya tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Wrath lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Wrath throws an elbow that misses.
The Wrath is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maya wants a takedown but no success here.
Maya tries to score a body lock takedown but The Wrath shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The Wrath unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maya lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maya is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The Wrath landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Wrath landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Wrath lands a nice knee to the body.
Maya drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Wrath lands a good knee to the midsection. Maya won't want to take too many of those.
The Wrath putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maya in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The Wrath lands a nice elbow.
The Wrath is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maya is defending well for now.
The Wrath trying to land knees to the body.
Maya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maya has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The Wrath avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The Wrath is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maya is defending well for now.
Maya is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Wrath pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The Wrath lands an elbow just above Maya 's eye.
The Wrath trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maya wants a takedown but no success here.
The Wrath lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The Wrath landing knees to the body.
The Wrath unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The Wrath tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maya avoids it.
Maya has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The Wrath avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nice elbow from The Wrath.
The Wrath connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maya's face.
The Wrath prevents the takedown attempt.
The Wrath utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Wrath.
Maya goes for a takedown attempt but The Wrath pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The Wrath feints and then cracks Maya's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maya down.
Ryan The Wrath is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

The Wrath drives through and clinches with Maya against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Wrath lands a good knee to the midsection. Maya won't want to take too many of those.
The Wrath landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Wrath lands an elbow inside.
Maya tries for a takedown. No joy.
The Wrath crunches a lovely knee into Maya's ribcage.
The Wrath lands a nice elbow.
The Wrath landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Wrath creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maya's defenses.
Maya takes a knee to the side of the body.
The Wrath unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The Wrath lands a good knee to the midsection. Maya won't want to take too many of those.
The Wrath is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maya is defending well for now.
The Wrath lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maya has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The Wrath avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Knees to the body from The Wrath.
Maya managing to block the knees to the body from The Wrath.
The Wrath throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maya blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maya looking for a takedown.
The Wrath lands an elbow inside.
The Wrath is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maya is defending well for now.
The Wrath misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maya.
Maya managing to block the knees to the body from The Wrath.
The Wrath missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan The Wrath dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damian Maya's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Maya fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. The Wrath sprawls well initially but Maya persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The Wrath wants to improve his position but Maya is controlling well.

Maya is working for a kimura but The Wrath is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Wrath trying to control here.
Maya is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maya is looking to take a break and control but The Wrath is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maya prevents The Wrath from standing back up.
Maya not landing any meaningful shots this time.

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.
The Wrath is looking to improve his position.

Maya is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Wrath.
The Wrath throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

The Wrath fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maya, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Wrath lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The Wrath landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Wrath landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Wrath comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The Wrath scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from The Wrath.
The Wrath connects with a knee to the head.
The Wrath lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The Wrath landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Wrath comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The Wrath with a knee to the head.
The Wrath putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maya in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from The Wrath.
The Wrath with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ryan The Wrath has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The Wrath landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from The Wrath.
The Wrath landing knees to the body.
The Wrath lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maya can't get the takedown.
The Wrath is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maya can do to turn this around?
Maya takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maya drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knees in the clinch landing for The Wrath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maya stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The Wrath landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. The Wrath obliges.
The Wrath trying to land knees to the body.
Maya has The Wrath pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The Wrath manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ryan The Wrath has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Maya.
The Wrath misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maya.
The Wrath lands a nice knee to the body.
The Wrath stops a takedown attempt from Maya.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. The Wrath obliges.
Maya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Wrath tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maya avoids it.
The Wrath using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maya fails to pull guard.
Maya tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Maya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Wrath tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maya avoids it.
Maya has The Wrath pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The Wrath manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The Wrath missing with knees to the body.
The Wrath landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan The Wrath dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Damian Maya's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Maya will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Wrath lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

The Wrath clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for The Wrath.
The Wrath using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Wrath unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from The Wrath.
Maya avoiding damage as The Wrath throws knees to the body.
The Wrath lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The Wrath tries a knee to the head but Maya blocks it.
The Wrath misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maya.
The Wrath creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maya drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Wrath pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ryan The Wrath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Maya.
Ryan The Wrath has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Maya.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Wrath tries to clinch but Maya is having none of it.
Maya checks the leg kick nicely there.
The Wrath fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Wrath throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maya.
The Wrath pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maya is out of range and The Wrath settles back down.
Maya shoots in for a takedown but The Wrath shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The Wrath fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Wrath wants to slow Maya down by chopping away at his legs.

The Wrath darts in and clinches Maya up against the cage.
Maya can't get the takedown.
Maya takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ryan The Wrath is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by The Wrath.
The Wrath lands an elbow just above Maya 's eye.
Maya is trying to drag The Wrath to the mat but The Wrath just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Maya tries for a takedown. No joy.
The Wrath scores a nice knee to the body.
The Wrath putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maya in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maya goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Wrath prevents it.
The Wrath lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maya has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The Wrath avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The Wrath lands a good knee to the midsection. Maya won't want to take too many of those.
Maya wants a takedown but no success here.
The Wrath unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maya lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Wrath gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Maya.
The Wrath landing knees to the head.
The Wrath lands a good knee to the midsection. Maya won't want to take too many of those.

That's four 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.
Maya tries for a takedown but The Wrath manages to get underhooks.
The Wrath putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maya in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The Wrath stops a takedown attempt from Maya.
The Wrath unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maya has The Wrath pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The Wrath manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Damian Maya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Wrath unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maya lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maya drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Wrath pulls his leg out and moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knees to the body from The Wrath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan The Wrath showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Wrath, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan The Wrath!