PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ken Ryu (ranked 3225 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conner Oriley (ranked 8722 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryu comes to the cage accompanied by The Chainsmokers - Sick Boy. Ken Ryu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Conner Oriley's chin.

Ryu
vs
Oriley

150 cm
25
130 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

168 cm
21
142 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ken Ryu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Conner Oriley!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oriley thows a leg kick but Ryu checks it

and Ryu counters with a nice double leg into side control. Oriley won't be happy with that.
Ryu creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ryu cracks Oriley with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ryu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Oriley taking a bit of punishment here - Ryu scoring with strikes.
Ryu cracks Oriley with a big right hand but Oriley just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ryu working the head with strikes.
Ryu connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Oriley some visible discomfort.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oriley taking a bit of punishment here - Ryu scoring with strikes.
Oriley takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ryu cracks Oriley with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ryu working the ground and pound.
Ryu landing a few strikes.
Ryu cracks Oriley with a big elbow.
Ryu in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ryu working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryu creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Oriley taking a bit of punishment here - Ryu scoring with strikes.
Ryu cracks Oriley with a big elbow.
Ryu could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Oriley takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ryu working the ground and pound from side control.
Ryu lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ryu lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oriley takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Oriley taking a bit of punishment here - Ryu scoring with strikes.
Ryu lands some shots froms side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryu landing strikes.
Ryu lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ryu looks up at the clock and then as Oriley takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ryu smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ryu is putting a hurting on Oriley here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ryu working the head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oriley takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Oriley is rocked!
Ryu lands a few punches from side control.
Oriley is still in real trouble! Can Ryu finish him?
Oriley takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ryu lands an elbow.
Ryu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Oriley down.
Ryu in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ryu is putting a hurting on Oriley here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ryu in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ryu scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Oriley to see if he's OK.
Ryu landing a few strikes.
Ryu in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Oriley looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Ryu turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ken Ryu!
Ken Ryu thanked the fans post fight for their support.