PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maxence Laurentian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Laurentian
vs
Ryan

177 cm
29
181 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

176 cm
25
177 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maxence Laurentian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bart Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laurentian throws a right and a left that Ryan avoids nicely.
Ryan shoots for a double leg takedown but Laurentian sprawls well. He's pushed Ryan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ryan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laurentian counters with a straight right hand.
Laurentian takes one to the chin there.
Ryan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Laurentian's calf.
Laurentian cracks a nice hook into Ryan's ribs.
Ryan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laurentian to score with a decent uppercut.
Ryan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laurentian.
A solid body kick from Laurentian.
Laurentian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ryan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Laurentian is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurentian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ryan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Laurentian swings widly with a right hand
enabling Ryan to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Ryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A leg kick checked by Ryan.
Ryan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Laurentian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ryan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Laurentian backs up against the cage.

It looks like Maxence Laurentian has been cut.
Ryan throws an overhand right that lands on Laurentian's shoulder, as Laurentian tries to avoid the shot.
Laurentian throws an off balance right hand
and Ryan counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian misses with a looping right.
Ryan is looking to chop away at Laurentian's legs.
Ryan throws a leg kick
and Laurentian counters with a straight right hand.
Bart Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laurentian.
Laurentian checks the leg kick.
Ryan lands a head shot.

Ryan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ryan looking to sit in guard and control but Laurentian gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Laurentian has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ryan working for submissions but it's allowed Laurentian to get to half guard.
Laurentian with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Laurentian has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ryan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ryan controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Maxence Laurentian just wasn't active enough.
Laurentian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ryan manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bart Ryan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maxence Laurentian's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Laurentian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Ryan clinches.
A short right from Ryan.
Ryan tries to throw a body punch but Laurentian avoids it by throwing Ryan back against the cage.
Laurentian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.
Laurentian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laurentian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.

Ryan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ryan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ryan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Laurentian wants to control but Ryan is having none of it.
Ryan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Ryan goes for an armbar but Laurentian turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Laurentian.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurentian trying to control but Ryan is working from the bottom.
Laurentian stops Ryan from standing up.
Ryan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Laurentian slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Maxence Laurentian wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Laurentian throws a poor cross that misses
and Ryan counters with a low kick, right behind Laurentian 's knee.
Laurentian throws a lazy right hand but Ryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ryan misses with a right hand
and Laurentian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laurentian throws a right hand that Ryan ducks under and follows up with a left that Ryan also avoids with ease.
Laurentian lands a slapping body shot.
Laurentian thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Laurentian circles away.
Laurentian throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Ryan to counter with a crisp jab.
Maxence Laurentian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laurentian looks to land a left hand but Ryan moved out of range nicely.
Ryan throws a big shot that misses.
Ryan throws a head kick that misses.
Ryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laurentian.
Laurentian works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ryan misses with a left hand
and Laurentian counters with a straight right hand.
Laurentian avoids the head kick by Ryan.
Ryan throws a hook to the side of Laurentian's head but Laurentian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laurentian tries to close the distance and clinch but Ryan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laurentian lands an overhand right.
A jab lands there for Laurentian.
A clash of legs there as Laurentian blocks the low kick.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Laurentian.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Maxence Laurentian will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maxence Laurentian's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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 misses with a body shot.
Ryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laurentian.
Ryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laurentian.
Laurentian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ryan.
Ryan throws a lazy uppercut
and Ryan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A bone on bone clash there as Laurentian blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan avoids the body shot from Laurentian.
Ryan motions for Laurentian to come forward. Ryan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laurentian.
Ryan tries to clinch but Laurentian moves out of range.
Ryan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Laurentian counters with a nice uppercut.
Ryan misses with a left hand
and Laurentian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A left lands for Laurentian.
A shot to the body from Ryan misses
and Laurentian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ryan.
Maxence Laurentian is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Laurentian darts in and clinches Ryan up against the cage.
Ryan is looking to control Laurentian's arms but Laurentian gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ryan has his back to the cage.
Laurentian is trying to force a seperation but Ryan has the dominant position.
Ryan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ryan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ryan blocking some punches.
Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Laurentian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryan lands a shot to the body.
Ryan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laurentian backwards.
Nice body punch from Laurentian - that landed with a thud.
Laurentian is trying to maintain a safe position but Ryan gets an underhook and turns Laurentian into the cage.
Ryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laurentian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ryan's elbow.

Laurentian breaks from the clinch.
Ryan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Laurentian moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laurentian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ryan scores with a hook to the body.
Laurentian is trying to maintain a safe position but Ryan gets an underhook and turns Laurentian into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Laurentian as Ryan tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laurentian.
Laurentian is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ryan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Ryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Laurentian takes a shot to the head.

Ryan manages to break the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ryan - that will leave a mark!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Laurentian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laurentian looks to land a left hand but Ryan moved out of range nicely.
Ryan throws a lazy uppercut
and Laurentian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laurentian misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan connects with a single shot there.
Ryan takes a swing at Laurentian's ribcage but misses.
Laurentian misses with a wild body shot.
Laurentian misses with an uppercut
letting Ryan counter with a right hand.
Laurentian misses with a hook
and Ryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laurentian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ryan misses with a jab to the body
and Laurentian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ryan lands with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Maxence Laurentian.
I think Laurentian has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30

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