PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Casey Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Mandela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Nelson Mandela enters the cage!

Ryan
vs
Mandela

160 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 3 - 1

176 cm
25
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

EVOLUTION Clothing

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 0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Casey Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nelson Mandela!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandela shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ryan as he avoids it easily.

Mandela drives through and clinches with Ryan against the cage.
Mandela wants a takedown.
Ryan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mandela tries to pull guard but Ryan holds him up against the cage and eventually Mandela drops back down to his feet.
Casey Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Mandela.
Mandela jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ryan walks away with a smile on his face. Mandela gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Mandela moves into the clinch.
Mandela tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandela wants to break free but Ryan has control.

Mandela pulls guard.

Ryan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mandela misses with a takedown attempt
and Ryan counters with a right hand to the body.

Ryan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mandela is trying to defend but Ryan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandela is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ryan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ryan slips a nice elbow through Mandela's hands, connecting with Mandela's forehead.
It looks like Ryan is going to stand back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ryan lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mandela regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ryan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mandela has a closed guard, preventing Ryan from standing up.

Ryan gets to his feet. Mandela looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ryan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ryan swings for the body but Mandela moves out of range.
Mandela misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mandela looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mandela instigates a clinch.

Ryan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ryan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ryan throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ryan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mandela would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mandela trying to control but Ryan is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandela postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mandela wants to pass the guard but Ryan is keeping the position.
Mandela pushes down on Ryan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mandela trying to control from Ryan's half guard. Ryan has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Mandela is looking to work some ground and pound but Ryan has wrist control.

Mandela stands up from Ryan's guard - Mandela perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's four 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.
Mandela throws a combination that misses
and Ryan counters with a nice body shot.
No luck for Mandela with that takedown attempt.
Mandela looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ryan is fending him off so far but Mandela persists. Nope, Ryan circles away and we're back to standing.
Ryan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ryan lands a really nice looking cross but Mandela seems unphased.

Ryan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mandela did well to prevent Ryan getting side control.

Ryan seems to be looking for submissions.

Ryan stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Mandela misses with a double jab

and Ryan counters by clinching up.

Ryan decides to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casey Ryan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mandela wants a takedown.
Nice body punch from Ryan.
Mandela has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ryan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Mandela manages to pull guard.
Ryan wants to stand but Mandela has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Mandela has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ryan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandela is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mandela is breathing heavily.

Mandela has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ryan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan works over Mandela with some ground and pound from guard.

Ryan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Mandela gets caught napping as Ryan dives in and scores a takedown. Mandela manages to retain guard.
Ryan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mandela's head.
Ryan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ryan distracts Mandela with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mandela is looking to stand up but Ryan isn't so interested in that idea.
Ryan lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Mandela is working an open guard so Ryan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Casey Ryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Mandela tries to sprawl but Ryan drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan slips a nice elbow through Mandela's hands, connecting with Mandela's forehead.
Mandela wants to control but Ryan is keeping busy.

Ryan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mandela has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ryan decides to stand up.
Ryan digs a good hook to Mandela's body.
Mandela shoots for a takedown but Ryan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Casey Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Mandela.

Ryan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mandela's guard.
Casey Ryan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Ryan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ryan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mandela moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mandela fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ryan, pushing him back against the cage.
Mandela is trying to pull guard but Ryan has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ryan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mandela working hard to break the clinch.
Ryan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ryan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mandela is trying to break free.

That's four 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.
Mandela is trying to break free.
Mandela keeps control of Ryan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mandela scores with a knee to the head.

Ryan manages to break the clinch.

Ryan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ryan lands some shots froms side control.
Mandela misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Mandela on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Ryan tries for a kimura but Mandela is defending well.
Mandela is trying to control Ryan's posture but Ryan avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casey Ryan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mandela is defended easily by Ryan.

Ryan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Ryan decides to stand and escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandela swinging wildly here.
Ryan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mandela takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ryan throws a head kick that misses.
Ryan moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMandela.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mandela gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Ryan gets control of Mandela's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ryan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ryan has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mandela has passed into side control.
Mandela working away.
Mandela trying to control the position but Ryan is working away.

Mandela has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a leg kick but Mandela moved away.
Mandela unleashes a big counter combination but Ryan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mandela throws a head kick that half lands.

Mandela closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mandela keeps control of Ryan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mandela looking to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ryan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandela is trying to pull guard but Ryan has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ryan.
Mandela struggles to land a body shot inside as Ryan controls his hands.
Ryan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Ryan gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Mandela works his way to full guard. Good work.

Mandela is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Ryan frees his head nicely. Oh but Mandela has switched to an armbar! Ryan is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Nelson Mandela!