PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otto Blatz (ranked 3876 p4p, 5831 weight class) and Jackson Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson Riggs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Blatz
vs
Riggs

181 cm
25
215
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
220
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Otto Blatz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jackson Riggs!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggs misses with a hook.
Blatz is looking to counter punch.
Blatz throws an overhand right that lands on Riggs's shoulder, as Riggs tries to avoid the shot.
Riggs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blatz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riggs.
Riggs digs a good hook to Blatz's body.
Blatz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Riggs ducks under a wild hook from Blatz.
Blatz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Otto Blatz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blatz slips a straight right by Riggs.

Blatz moves into the clinch.
Blatz cracks Riggs with a nice body shot.
Riggs tries to stall but Blatz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blatz scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Riggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riggs trying to control the position but instead, Blatz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Riggs into the cage.
Blatz scores with a shot to the side of Riggs's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blatz lands a shot to the body.
Blatz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blatz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blatz.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blatz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riggs's brow.
Riggs is trying to stall.
Blatz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blatz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blatz misses with the head strike.
Blatz struggles to land a body shot inside as Riggs controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blatz pushes Riggs back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blatz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blatz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riggs's elbow.
Riggs lands a body punch.
Riggs tries a body shot but Blatz blocks it.
Riggs looking to stall.
Riggs looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blatz tries to throw a body punch but Riggs avoids it by throwing Blatz back against the cage.
Blatz swings wildly with an uppercut but Riggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blatz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Riggs.
Blatz scores with a hook to the body.
Riggs tries a body shot but Blatz blocks it.
A body shot lands from Blatz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blatz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blatz lands with a left to the head.
Blatz swings wildly with an uppercut but Riggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blatz works on Riggs's body with a couple of short punches.
Riggs looks winded!
Riggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riggs looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Riggs is trying to maintain a safe position but Blatz gets an underhook and turns Riggs into the cage.
Riggs tries to break the clinch but Blatz is controlling the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blatz.
Blatz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blatz dodges an elbow strike from Riggs.
Blatz lands a nice uppercut.
Blatz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Riggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blatz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riggss head.
Riggs is looking to control Blatz's arms but Blatz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Riggs has his back to the cage.
Blatz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blatz prevents a body shot from Riggs.
Blatz scores with a shot to the side of Riggs's head.
Blatz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blatz stalling in the clinch.
Blatz presses Riggs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Riggs avoiding damage as Blatz throws knees to the body.
Blatz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Riggs wants to stall.
Blatz misses with a knee to the head.
Blatz tries to work over Riggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blatz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blatz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riggs is trying to stall.
Blatz blocks a body shot from Riggs.
A right handed body shot lands from Blatz.
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!
Riggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riggs looking to stall.
Riggs misses with a punch to the body.
Blatz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Riggs taking a breather.
Riggs blocking some punches.
Blatz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blatz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blatz lands with a short shot to the head.
Blatz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Otto Blatz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Blatz cracks Riggs with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Blatz rushes Riggs and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Blatz.
Blatz cracks Riggs with a nice body shot.
Blatz digs a right hand into Riggs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Riggs's gas tank.
Blatz lands with a right to the head.
Blatz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Riggs backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Blatz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blatz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blatz lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blatz.
Otto Blatz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blatz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Riggs is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blatz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riggs backwards.
Riggs misses with a body punch.
Riggs misses with a punch to the body.
Blatz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blatz scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blatz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blatz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riggs can do to turn this around?
Blatz lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blatz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blatz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blatz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blatz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blatz misses with an elbow over the top.
Blatz lands a hook that snaps the head of Riggs backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blatz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Riggs misses with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blatz.
Blatz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Riggs.
Blatz is stalling here.
Riggs taking a breather.
A short right from Blatz on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blatz lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blatz is working Riggs over against the cage.
Blatz is working Riggs over against the cage.
Riggs dodges an elbow strike from Blatz.
A right handed body shot lands from Blatz.
Blatz presses Riggs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blatz lands an uppercut.
Blatz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Riggs avoids the elbow strike from Blatz, against the cage.
Riggs looking to slow down the pace here.
Blatz lands a shot to the body.
Blatz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blatz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blatz stalls.
Blatz can't find room to land a body shot as Riggs controls the action.
Blatz prevents a body shot from Riggs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blatz lands a body punch.
Riggs has had enough of the clinch but Blatz keeps him there for the moment.
Blatz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riggss head.
Riggs misses with some punches.
Blatz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blatz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Blatz.
Blatz lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Blatz.

Riggs is rocked!
Blatz lands with a right to the head.
Riggs is still on wobbly legs! Can Blatz finish him?
Blatz lands a big right hand that drops Riggs! The killer instinct kicks in and Blatz finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Blatz!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otto Blatz!
Otto Blatz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.