PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dax Ryan (ranked 2857 p4p, 2216 weight class) and Alexei Sykov (ranked 353 p4p, 286 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ryan
vs
Sykov

180 cm
23
182
7 - 4 - 0

186 cm
23
182
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dax Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexei Sykov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ryan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sykov tries to pull guard but Ryan holds him up against the cage and eventually Sykov drops back down to his feet.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Ryan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sykov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ryan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sykov is trying to pull guard but Ryan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dax Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Sykov.

Sykov jumps guard and drags Ryan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sykov controls Ryan momentarily but Ryan frees himself.
We've been hearing that Ryan has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

Sykov is looking for a triangle but Ryan pushes his legs off easily.
Sykov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan keeping moving, preventing Sykov from controlling successfully.
Sykov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ryan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ryan keeping moving, preventing Sykov from controlling successfully.
Sykov looking to pass the guard.
Ryan wants to sweep but no luck.
Sykov wants to control from the top but Ryan keeps moving.
Ryan looking for a sweep. Not yet Ryan, not yet.
Ryan is working hard here to advance position.
Ryan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sykov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sykov trying to control but Ryan is working from the bottom.
Ryan looking for a sweep. Not yet Ryan, not yet.
Sykov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sykov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sykov wants to control from the top but Ryan keeps moving.
Ryan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sykov is one step ahead there.
Ryan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sykov looking to pass the guard.
Ryan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sykov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ryan.
Sykov is pulling down on Ryan's head. It's preventing any offense from Ryan, at least for the moment.
Ryan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ryan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sykov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ryan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ryan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sykov's head.
Sykov tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Sykov working for a triangle but Ryan defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sykov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ryan postures up in Sykov's guard and throws a big left but Sykov blocks it.
Ryan postures up and lands a big shot to Sykov's brow.

Sykov has his foot on Ryan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ryan works his way back into a safe position though.
Sykov wants to sweep here but Ryan controlling him for the moment.
Ryan is fighting to break Sykov's control of his arms but Sykov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ryan postures up in Sykov's guard and throws a big left but Sykov blocks it.
Sykov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dax Ryan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ryan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sykov is trying to control the position but Ryan postures up.
Ryan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sykov trying to keep a closed guard but Ryan is proving a slippery customer.
Ryan wants to control from the top but Sykov keeps moving.

Sykov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Ryan stands and steps away. Sykov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ryan moves into the clinch.
Sykov is trying to pull guard but Ryan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ryan fails to land.
Ryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sykov prevents a body shot from Ryan.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sykov manages to pull guard.
Ryan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ryan distracts Sykov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sykov working a defensive guard here.
Sykov looking for a sweep. Not yet Sykov, not yet.
Ryan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ryan works over Sykov with some ground and pound from guard.
Sykov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Sykov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ryan defends well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ryan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sykov is trying to control the position but Ryan postures up.
Ryan throws an elbow that misses. Sykov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ryan's guard. Nice move by Sykov!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ryan keeping moving, preventing Sykov from controlling successfully.
Sykov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ryan is pulling down on Sykov's head to control his posture.
Sykov postures up in Ryan's guard and throws a big left but Ryan blocks it.
Ryan is adopting a defensive guard.
Dax Ryan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sykov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan wants to sweep but no luck.
Sykov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ryan keeping moving, preventing Sykov from controlling successfully.
Ryan controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sykov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ryan avoids it really well and circles away.

Sykov clinches.
Sykov tries to pull guard but Ryan holds him up against the cage and eventually Sykov drops back down to his feet.
Dax Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Sykov.
Sykov takes a shot to the head.
Sykov looking for a takedown.

Sykov jumps guard and drags Ryan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is working Sykov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ryan throwing strikes from guard but Sykov blocks nicely.
Sykov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ryan scoring with some ground and pound.
Sykov keeping moving, preventing Ryan from controlling successfully.
Ryan postures up in Sykov's guard and throws a big left but Sykov blocks it.

Ryan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ryan postures up in Sykov's guard and throws a big left but Sykov blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dax Ryan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Sykov.

Ryan darts in and clinches Sykov up against the cage.
Sykov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ryan just stands there and leans against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Sykov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sykov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dax Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Sykov.
Sykov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ryan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sykov 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.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan gets through Sykov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ryan holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Ryan has picked Sykov up - he's going for a ride! Ryan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Sykov wants to control but Ryan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ryan works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Sykov wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Ryan celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dax Ryan!
The defeated Alexei Sykov had this to say: 'Shit happens…eh '.