PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sloan Picard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendan Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Picard
vs
Ryan

180 cm
23
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 Sydney, Sloan Picard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brendan Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Picard is looking to clinch.
Ryan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Picard rushes Ryan and presses him up against the cage.
Picard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ryan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Picard missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ryan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Picard's brow.
Ryan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Picard stops a takedown attempt from Ryan.
Knees in the clinch landing for Picard.
Ryan looks winded!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Picard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Picard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Picard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Picard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Picard.
Picard lands a knee to the body.
Ryan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Picard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Picard lands a nice knee to the body.
Picard working Ryan over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Picard scores a nice knee to the body.
Picard lands a knee to the body.
Picard lands a good knee to the midsection. Ryan won't want to take too many of those.
Picard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ryan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Picard lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Picard.
Picard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Picard lands a good knee to the midsection. Ryan won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Picard.
Knees to the body from Picard.
Picard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Picard landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Picard.
Picard crunches a lovely knee into Ryan's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Picard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Picard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Picard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ryan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ryan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Picard.
Picard scores a nice knee to the body.
Picard landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Picard obliges.
Picard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Picard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Picard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Picard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ryan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Picard landing knees to the body.
Picard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ryan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Picard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ryan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Picard obliges.
Picard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Picard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Picard lands a nice knee to the body.
Picard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Picard scores a nice knee to the body.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Picard obliges.
Picard working Ryan over with knees to the body.
Picard crunches a lovely knee into Ryan's ribcage.
Picard landing knees to the body.
Picard landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Picard lands a good knee to the midsection. Ryan won't want to take too many of those.
Ryan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Picard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Picard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Picard landing knees to the body.
Picard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Picard obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Picard obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Picard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Picard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Picard landing knees to the body.
Picard scores a nice knee to the body.
Picard landing knees to the body.
Picard landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sloan Picard dominated that round.
That's time! Picard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ryan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Picard swivels and escapes.

Ryan has Picard up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Knees in the clinch landing for Picard.
Picard working Ryan over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Picard.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ryan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Picard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Picard obliges.
Picard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ryan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Picard landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Picard.
Picard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Picard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Picard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Picard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Picard scores a nice knee to the body.
Picard managing to block the knees to the body from Ryan.
Picard crunches a lovely knee into Ryan's ribcage.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ryan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ryan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Picard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Picard obliges.
Picard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Picard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ryan's efforts to push away.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ryan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ryan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Picard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ryan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Picard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Picard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Picard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Picard.
Picard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ryan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Picard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ryan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sloan Picard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ryan jumps guard but Picard stands there with Ryan around his waist. Ryan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Picard.
Picard lands a good knee to the midsection. Ryan won't want to take too many of those.
Ryan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Picard landing knees to the body.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ryan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ryan's efforts to push away.
Picard working Ryan over with knees to the body.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ryan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ryan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Picard.
Picard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ryan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ryan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Picard lands a nice knee to the body.
Ryan tries to pull guard but Picard won't allow it.
Sloan Picard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendan Ryan.
Picard working Ryan over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Picard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ryan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Picard obliges.
Picard crunches a lovely knee into Ryan's ribcage.
Picard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ryan.
Ryan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Picard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ryan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Picard is pressed up against the cage. Ryan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Picard down to the mat. Picard avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Picard pushes Ryan up against the cage in a clinch.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ryan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Picard obliges.
Picard landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Picard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Picard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Picard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sloan Picard dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ryan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Picard checks it well.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Picard sprawls well. Picard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ryan gets slowly back to his feet.
Ryan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Picard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ryan shoots in for a double leg but Picard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Ryan tries to keep at a distance but Picard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Picard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Picard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Picard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryan can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Picard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Picard scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Picard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Picard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ryan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Picard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Picard lands a nice knee to the body.
Ryan is trying to break free.
Picard scores a nice knee to the body.
Picard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Picard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Picard lands a nice knee to the body.
Picard landing knees to the body.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Picard lands a nice knee to the body.
Picard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Picard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Picard obliges.
Knees to the body from Picard.
Picard scores a nice knee to the body.
Picard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Picard.
Ryan tries to pull guard but Picard holds him up against the cage and eventually Ryan drops back down to his feet.
Sloan Picard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendan Ryan.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ryan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ryan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Picard smiles and moves away.

Picard clinches up with Ryan and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picard crunches a lovely knee into Ryan's ribcage.
Picard lands a nice knee to the body.
Picard landing knees to the body.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ryan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Picard crunches a lovely knee into Ryan's ribcage.
Picard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ryan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Picard obliges.
Picard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ryan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Picard gets underhooks to prevent Ryan's takedown attempt.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Picard crunches a lovely knee into Ryan's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picard scores a nice knee to the body.
Ryan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Picard crunches a lovely knee into Ryan's ribcage.
Picard lands a knee to the body.
Picard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ryan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sloan Picard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ryan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Picard walks away with a smile on his face. Ryan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Picard darts in and clinches Ryan up against the cage.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ryan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Picard.
Brendan Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Picard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sloan Picard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Picard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Skip Squint scores the fight for Sloan Picard!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Sloan Picard!
Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Sloan Picard!

Sloan Picard wins by unanimous decision!