PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bart Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Hamster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Richard Hamster enters the cage!

Ryan
vs
Hamster

176 cm
24
179 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

185 cm
24
178 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

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 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bart Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Hamster!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamster misses with a double jab.
Ryan fails with the takedown.
Hamster scores with a leg kick.
Hamster scores with a decent looking hook.
Ryan throws an off balance right hand
and Hamster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hamster misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ryan blocks the body kick.
Hamster connects with a crisp jab.
Ryan shoots in looking for a takedown. Hamster tries to sprawl out of it but Ryan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hamster manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ryan takes a swing at Hamster's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ryan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Richard Hamster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamster throws a jab when Ryan was well out of range.
Ryan needs to keep his hands up - Hamster had a free shot at his head there.
Hamster has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ryan misses the body punch
and Hamster counters with a two punch combo.
Hamster fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A right-left combo lands from Hamster.
Ryan is looking to clinch.
Hamster cracks the inside of Ryan's front leg.
Hamster misses with a head kick.
Hamster keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a lazy head kick
and Hamster counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hamster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ryan.
Hamster darts in trying to clinch
and Ryan counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hamster.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Hamster.
Hamster digs a good body shot into Ryan's ribs.
Hamster throws a poor cross that misses
and Ryan counters with a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ryan, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamster throws a series of punches but Ryan avoids them all with ease.
Hamster connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ryan's hands.
Ryan scores with a hook to the body. Hamster takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hamster avoids the body shot from Ryan.
Hamster misses with a lunging right hand
and Ryan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hamster misses with a hook
and Ryan counters with a left to the body.
Ryan throws a body punch but Hamster moves out of range.
Ryan misses with a right hand
and Hamster counters with a straight right hand.
Ryan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hamster has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hamster does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Hamster is predictable there
and Ryan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ryan connects with a jab.
Ryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hamster misses with a lunging right hand
and Ryan counters with a leg kick.
Ryan throws a low kick but Hamster avoids it.
Ryan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hamster finds it's way round the side to connect with Ryan's head.
Richard Hamster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hamster throws a lazy uppercut
and Ryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A low kick from Hamster is predictable there

and Ryan counters with a shoot takedown. Hamster fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hamster dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A low kick from Ryan is predictable there
and Hamster counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hamster throws an off balance right hand
and Ryan counters with an outside leg kick.
Ryan throws a front kick aimed at Hamster's knee but Hamster avoids it well.
Hamster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ryan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hamster defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ryan.
Ryan swings widly with a right hand
and Hamster counters with a good low kick that Ryan was not able to check.
Hamster misses with a leg kick.
Hamster takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ryan misses with a lunging right hand
and Hamster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ryan throws an off balance right hand
and Hamster counters with a nice body shot.
Richard Hamster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hamster throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamster tries to clinch there but Ryan circles away.
The fighters circling - Ryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ryan misses with an uppercut
and Hamster counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hamster looks to land a left hand but Ryan moved out of range nicely.
Ryan misses with a hook
and Hamster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hamster's corner calls for a 1-2. Hamster obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hamster throws a lazy uppercut
and Ryan counters with a left to the body.
Ryan thows a leg kick but Hamster checks it
and Hamster counters with a head kick. That will keep Ryan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ryan lands a slapping body shot.
Hamster looks to throw a body kick
and Ryan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hamster counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ryan thinking.
No luck for Ryan with that takedown attempt.
Ryan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hamster lands a nice looking body shot.
Hamster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ryan circles away quickly and effectively.
Hamster fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Hamster swinging wildly here.
Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hamster.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a good cross that connects.
Ryan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hamster sizes up Ryan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hamster cracks Ryan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ryan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hamster misses with a kick to the body
and Ryan counters with a big head kick but Hamster shrugs it off.
Ryan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hamster counters with a head kick.
Hamster motions for Ryan to come forward. Hamster throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hamster connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Hamster is predictable there
and Ryan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hamster throws a leg kick but Ryan checks it.
Hamster lands a jab to the head.
Hamster thows a body shot but no joy.
Ryan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Hamster.
Hamster throws a looping overhand right but Ryan ducks down to avoid it.
Ryan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hamster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamster throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ryan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hamster wants to land a leg kick but Ryan is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hamster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hamster connects with a leg kick. Ryan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hamster scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ryan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hamster backs up against the cage.
Ryan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ryan misses with a lunging right hand
and Hamster counters with a thumping low kick.
Ryan throws a sloppy head kick and Hamster moves out of range easily.
Hamster misses with an uppercut.
Hamster connects with a leg kick. Ryan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Ryan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hamster blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ryan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hamster manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hamster working a defensive guard here.
Ryan wants to control from the top but Hamster keeps moving.
Hamster avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hamster trying to control the position.
Ryan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hamster tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hamster keeping moving, preventing Ryan from controlling successfully.
Hamster really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ryan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hamster seems keen to control Ryan's posture.
Hamster looking for a sweep. Not yet Hamster, not yet.
Ryan content to stall in guard here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Richard Hamster has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ryan misses with a wild body shot.
Hamster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hamster throws a leg kick that misses.
Richard Hamster is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ryan misses.
Hamster misses with a body shot.
Hamster throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hamster moves out of range as Ryan strikes.
Hamster tries to clinch up.
Ryan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ryan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ryan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ryan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hamster misses with a right hand
and Hamster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ryan throws a sloppy body shot
and Hamster counters with a thumping low kick.
A swing and a miss from Ryan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ryan slips a straight right by Hamster.
Hamster throws a right hand that misses
and Ryan counters with an outside leg kick.
Ryan looks to throw a body kick
and Hamster counters with a right hand to the body.
Ryan wants to clinch.
Hamster keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ryan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bart Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan avoids the head kick by Hamster.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bart Ryan.
I think Hamster has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Hamster!