PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan has chosen Delerium - Silence as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Kharitonov
vs
Ryan

207 cm
39
272 lbs
33 - 20 - 0

195 cm
35
280 lbs
26 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Kharitonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharitonov throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ryan misses with a looping left.
Jack Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Kharitonov blocks the low kick.
Ryan scores with a body shot.
Ryan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ryan digs a good body shot into Kharitonov's ribs.
Kharitonov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Ryan scores with a hook.
Kharitonov staying out of range there.
Kharitonov blocks a jab.
Nice jab there from Kharitonov.

It looks like Jack Ryan has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Ryan.
Kharitonov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Ryan misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan throws the kick towards the body but Kharitonov avoids it.
Kharitonov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Boris Kharitonov has been cut.
Ryan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kharitonov keeps the fight on the outside.
Ryan avoids a punch combination nicely.

Kharitonov forces Ryan back against the cage and clinches.
Ryan working aggressively here.
Ryan lands a body punch.
Ryan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kharitonov working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan looking to slow down the pace here.
Kharitonov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Kharitonov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Kharitonov controls the action.
Kharitonov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ryan is pushing Kharitonov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Ryan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ryan.
Ryan prevents a body shot from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kharitonov digs a right hand underneath Ryan's ribcage. Ryan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kharitonov tries to work over Ryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ryan seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Kharitonov lands with a light punch inside.
Kharitonov swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov can't find room to land a body shot as Ryan controls the action.
Kharitonov tries to work over Ryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Kharitonov fails to land.
Ryan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ryan lands a hook that snaps the head of Kharitonov backwards.
Kharitonov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ryan is trying to stall.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Kharitonov working aggressively here.
Kharitonov misses with a punch to the body.
Kharitonov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryan.
Kharitonov lands a body shot.
Ryan scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Kharitonov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kharitonov prevents a body shot from Ryan.
Ryan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Kharitonov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Kharitonov.
Ryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ryan.
A right handed body shot lands from Ryan.
Kharitonov is breathing heavily.
Ryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kharitonov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kharitonov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kharitonov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Ryan.
A head punch on the inside from Kharitonov fails to land.
Kharitonov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kharitonov scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kharitonov fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ryan lands an uppercut.
Come on Ryan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kharitonov tries a body shot but Ryan blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Ryan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kharitonov drives through and clinches with Ryan against the cage.
Ryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ryan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ryan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kharitonov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kharitonov throws a head punch that misses.
Jack Ryan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kharitonov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ryan effectively controlling the action here.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short right from Ryan.
Ryan taking a breather.
Ryan creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kharitonov's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kharitonov drops to his knees and Ryan pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Ryan!
During a confident post fight interview, Jack Ryan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.