PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mom Cheating (ranked 6321 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Ryan (ranked 8230 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cheating
vs
Ryan

173 cm
34
142 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

184 cm
30
144 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mom Cheating!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nicky Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cheating forces Ryan back against the cage and clinches.
Cheating leaning against his opponent.
Ryan tries to pull guard but Cheating forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ryan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cheating lands with a left to the head.
Cheating lands a left hand.
Cheating blocks an uppercut.
Cheating lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cheating scores with a shot to the side of Ryan's head.
Ryan fails to pull guard.
Ryan is trying to pull guard but Cheating turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mom Cheating has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicky Ryan.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cheating.
Cheating lands with a short shot to the head.
Ryan jumps guard but Cheating stands there with Ryan around his waist. Ryan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Cheating on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cheating to keep the fight standing.
Ryan fails to pull guard.
Cheating lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ryan jumps guard but Cheating stands there with Ryan around his waist. Ryan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cheating to keep the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Cheating.
Cheating scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ryan tries to pull guard but Cheating holds him up against the cage and eventually Ryan drops back down to his feet.
Ryan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cheating lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cheating pushes Ryan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cheating softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Ryan is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Cheating.
Ryan is still on wobbly legs! Can Cheating finish him?
Ryan fails to pull guard.
Cheating digs a right hand underneath Ryan's ribcage. Ryan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ryan seems to have recovered his senses.
The referee calls for Cheating to work.
Ryan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cheating smiles and moves away.
Cheating throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan walks into a left hand.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cheating sprawls well. Cheating wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ryan gets slowly back to his feet.
Cheating cracks Ryan with an open hand slap.
Good exchange - Cheating coming out on top.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cheating, as that shot connected.
Cheating cracks Ryan on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Ryan falls backwards against the cage. Cheating follows up with more strikes that drop Ryan to his knees. Cheating keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Ryan! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mom Cheating!
During a confident post fight interview, Mom Cheating thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.