PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hades Longinius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Beast. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Longinius
vs
Ryan

175 cm
22
175 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

177 cm
20
178 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hades Longinius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan tests Longinius's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Longinius moves into the clinch.
Ryan tries to work over Longinius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Longinius on the inside.
Ryan lands with a light punch inside.
I was talking to Longinius's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ryan working aggressively here.
Longinius struggles to land a body shot inside as Ryan controls his hands.
Longinius tries to circle away but Ryan has him pinned against the cage.
Ryan scores with a shot to the side of Longinius's head.
Longinius just leaning against Ryan, taking a breather.
Longinius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ryan's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Ryan.
Ryan throws a head punch that misses.
Ryan scores with a hook to the body.
Ryan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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 swings wildly with an uppercut but Longinius uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Longinius.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longinius blocks a body shot from Ryan.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
Ryan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Longinius backwards.
Longinius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Longinius scores with a shot to the side of Ryan's head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Longinius as Ryan tries to tie him up.
Ryan blocks a body shot from Longinius.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Ryan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Longinius controls his hands.
Longinius is looking to control Ryan's arms but Ryan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Longinius has his back to the cage.
Ryan lands a body shot.
Longinius working aggressively here.
Ryan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Longinius struggles to land a body shot inside as Ryan controls his hands.
Ryan pushes Longinius back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ryan.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Ryan.
Ryan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Longinius seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ryan can turn it around.
Longinius misses with a body punch.
Ryan prevents a body shot from Longinius.
A short right from Ryan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan stalls.
Longinius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ryans head.
A short uppercut from Ryan.
Longinius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan pushes Longinius back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ryan prevents a body shot from Longinius.
Ryan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Longinius backwards.
Longinius blocks a body shot from Ryan.
Longinius stalls.
Longinius misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan tries to throw a body punch but Longinius avoids it by throwing Ryan back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ryan as Longinius tries to tie him up.
Longinius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Longinius misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan misses with a punch to the body.
Longinius throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryan.
Ryan is leaning against Longinius and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ryan stalling the fight.
Ryan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

It looks like Hades Longinius has been cut.
Longinius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Longinius slowing the pace effectively.
Longinius lands a left hand.
Longinius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Longinius controls the action.
Longinius tries to stall but Ryan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Longinius can't find room to land a body shot as Ryan controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Longinius.
Longinius misses with a body punch.
Ryan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Longinius.
Longinius tries to work over Ryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ryan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Longinius up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ryan fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Ryan.
Longinius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Longinius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Ryan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Longinius.
Longinius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ryan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Longinius.
Ryan tries to stall but Longinius uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Ryan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hades Longinius's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Longinius closes the distance and clinches up with Ryan, looking for a takedown. Longinius pushes Ryan against the cage but Ryan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ryan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Longinius.
Nice uppercut lands for Ryan. That snapped Longinius's head back.
Ryan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Longinius makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Ryan has managed to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Longinius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryan tries to stall but Longinius uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Longinius lands a right hand.
Longinius misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Longinius is pushing Ryan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longinius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Longinius lands with a right to the head.
Longinius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ryan blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Longinius controlling the action here for a moment.
Longinius wants to stall.
Longinius prevents a body shot from Ryan.
Ryan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Longinius is pushing Ryan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Longinius's elbow.
Ryan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ryan misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ryan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ryan as Longinius tries to tie him up.
Ryan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Longinius backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ryan.
Ryan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Longinius or not.
Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Longinius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Longinius - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ryan is working Longinius over against the cage.
Longinius is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Longinius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ryan tries to throw a body punch but Longinius avoids it by throwing Ryan back against the cage.
Longinius is trying to maintain a safe position but Ryan gets an underhook and turns Longinius into the cage.
Ryan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Longinius backwards.
Andrew Ryan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Longinius lands a right hand.
Ryan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Longinius backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ryan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Longinius has Ryan pressed against the cage.
Longinius can't find room to land a body shot as Ryan controls the action.
Longinius misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ryan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ryan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Longinius's efforts to push away.
Ryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Longinius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Longinius struggles to land a body shot inside as Ryan controls his hands.
Longinius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Longinius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Longinius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ryan - that landed with a thud.
Ryan throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Ryan - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Ryan.
Ryan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ryan.
Ryan is looking to control Longinius's arms but Longinius gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ryan has his back to the cage.
Longinius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ryan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ryan cracks Longinius with a nice body shot.
Longinius can't find room to land a body shot as Ryan controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryan misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Longinius swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Longinius manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Longinius is predictable there
and Ryan counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Ryan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hades Longinius's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Longinius is looking to land body kicks.
Longinius throws a hook but Ryan avoids it easily.
Longinius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ryan.
Ryan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ryan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
An inside leg kick lands from Longinius.
Longinius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ryan lands a leg kick that knocks Longinius off balance momentarily.
Ryan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Longinius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Longinius.
Hades Longinius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longinius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Longinius throws a nice inside leg kick.

Longinius moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Longiniuss head.
Ryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Longinius controls the action.
Longinius blocks an uppercut.
Ryan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Longinius backwards.
Ryan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Longinius scores with a hook to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Longinius as Ryan tries to tie him up.
Longinius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Longinius tries to work over Ryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Longinius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Longinius is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Longinius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ryan pushes Longinius back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Longinius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ryan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ryan blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Longinius misses with some punches.
A short right from Ryan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Ryan.
A short uppercut from Ryan.
Longinius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Longinius controls the action.
Ryan lands with a light punch inside.
Ryan blocks a body shot from Longinius.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ryan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Longinius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Longinius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ryan prevents a body shot from Longinius.
Ryan lands with a right to the head.

Longinius is rocked!
Ryan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Longinius.
Oh Longinius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Still in the clinch, Ryan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ryan lands a shot to the body.
Ryan tries a body shot but Longinius blocks it.
Ryan blocks an uppercut.
Longinius seems to have got his legs back now.

Longinius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Longinius doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ryan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ryan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ryan throws out a counter right but Longinius avoids it with no problem.
Longinius wants to clinch but Ryan slips to the side
and Ryan counters with a body kick that stops Longinius in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Longinius defending well as Ryan loads up on a big left hand.
Ryan misses with a hook. Longinius ducked under it nicely.
Longinius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andrew Ryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Longinius misses with the body kick
enabling Ryan to counter with a crisp jab.
Ryan drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Longinius right on the button. Longinius goes down! Ryan follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Ryan gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Ryan!
A very excited looking Andrew Ryan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.