PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kane
vs
Ryan

185 cm
22
183 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
21
179 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Connor Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Ryan to the floor! Kane dives in looking for the finish!

Ryan is rocked!

It looks like Connor Ryan has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kane has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ryan is still on wobbly legs! Can Kane finish him?
Kane in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ryan is looking to improve his position but Kane isn't that keen on the idea.
Ryan seems to have recovered his senses.
Kane blocks Ryan's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ryan is trying desperately to improve position.
Ryan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ryan is looking to improve his position.
Kane moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Ryan.
Kane happy to just control the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan is trying to improve his position.
Kane in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Ryan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ryan sneaks back into half guard.
Ryan punching from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kane works his way into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Ryan regains half guard there - taking advantage of Kane's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Kane sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ryan trying to control but Kane postures up.
Ground and pound from Kane.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane trying to control the action but Ryan is working from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Adam Kane.
Some wild striking there from Ryan.
Kane lands a nice shot to the body.
Kane looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ryan is fending him off so far but Kane persists. Nope, Ryan circles away and we're back to standing.
Ryan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ryan blocks a jab.
Kane fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kane misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane misses with the combination.
A choreographed right hand from Kane misses the target.
The fighters circling - Ryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kane looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ryan is fending him off so far but Kane persists. Nope, Ryan circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Kane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Ryan.
Kane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryan swinging wilding here.
Kane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ryan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kane is breathing heavily.
Kane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Kane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Connor Ryan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kane moves away from the strike by Ryan.
Ryan tries to bum rush Kane with a series of wild strikes but Kane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kane fails with the takedown
letting Ryan counter with a right hand.
Kane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ryan.
Kane throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ryan counters with a thumping low kick.
Ryan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kane momentarily.
Ryan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kane misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Ryan.
Kane misses with a takedown attempt - Ryan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kane rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ryan scores with a sloppy right hand. Kane should have avoided that one.

Kane is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan lands a brutal uppercut that launches Kane off his feet! Kane tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Connor Ryan!