PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Ulpius Traianus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan has chosen Delerium - Silence as his entrance music. Jack Ryan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ulpius Traianus
vs
Ryan

194 cm
45
247 lbs
41 - 20 - 0

195 cm
43
280 lbs
31 - 22 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good 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 41 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Ulpius Traianus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan looks for the body kick but Traianus saw that one coming.
Traianus feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Traianus, as that shot connected.

It looks like Jack Ryan has been cut.
Traianus misses the shot to the body.
Ryan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ryan throws a body kick that misses
and Traianus finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Traianus throws a jab but it's blocked by Ryan.
Ryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Traianus looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

Ryan moves into the clinch.
Traianus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ryan looks winded!
Ryan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Traianus works on Ryan's body with a couple of short punches.
Traianus lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Traianus scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Traianus.
Traianus has a couple of punches blocked by Ryan.
A short uppercut from Traianus.
Traianus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ryan wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Traianus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Traianus.
Traianus can't find room to land a body shot as Ryan controls the action.
Traianus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Traianus blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Traianus.
Ryan trying to stall but Traianus improves his position.
Traianus scores with a shoulder strike.
Traianus takes a shot to the head.
Ryan pushes Traianus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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.
Traianus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ryan's elbow.
Traianus lands with a light punch inside.
Traianus lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan blocks a body shot from Traianus.
Traianus misses with the head strike.
Traianus has a couple of punches blocked by Ryan.
Traianus lands with a short shot to the head.
Ryan prevents a body shot from Traianus.
Ryan stalls.
Traianus struggles to land a body shot inside as Ryan controls his hands.
Traianus digs a right hand into Ryan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ryan's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Traianus swings wildly with an uppercut but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Traianus lands a nice uppercut.
Ryan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Traianus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ryan misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Ryan.
Traianus lands with a light punch inside.
Ryan is trying to stall.
Ryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ryan has a couple of punches blocked by Traianus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Traianus leaning against his opponent.
Traianus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ryan blocking some punches.
Ryan is trying to stall.
Traianus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
Traianus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan lands a body punch.
Ryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Traianus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ryan's elbow.
Ryan lands a shoulder strike.
Traianus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Traianus pushes Ryan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Traianus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Traianus misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traianus misses with the head strike.
Traianus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ryan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Traianus lands a left hand.
Traianus lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Traianus misses with a body punch.
Traianus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ryan.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Ryan blocks a body shot from Traianus.
Ryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ryan lands a left hand.
Traianus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Traianus lands a hook that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.
Traianus lands a right hand.
Ryan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Traianus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ryan taking a breather.
Ryan blocking some punches.
Ryan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Ulpius Traianus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Ryan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ryan throws the left hand but Traianus avoids the punch easily.
Ryan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ryan looks to throw a body kick
and Traianus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A combination from Ryan does no damage.
Ryan tries to clinch but Traianus moves away
and Traianus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Traianus scores with a nice body kick.
Traianus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Traianus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ryan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Traianus counters with a straight right hand.

Traianus lands a big uppercut and Ryan crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ryan looks OK. Traianus waves Ryan back to his feet!

That has opened up Jack Ryan's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Traianus throws a leg kick but Ryan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ryan is breathing heavily.
Traianus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ryan.
Traianus drops Ryan with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Ryan! Traianus dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Ulpius Traianus!
Our winner, Marcus Ulpius Traianus, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.