PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Riggs (ranked 5369 p4p, 5713 weight class) and Jf Roberts (ranked 429 p4p, 449 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Riggs
vs
Roberts

175 cm
25
151
0 - 1 - 0

176 cm
25
145
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Bondi MMA

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clayton Riggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jf Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Riggs clinches with his opponent.
Riggs scores with a knee to the head.
Roberts is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Riggs - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Riggs.
A short left from Riggs.
Roberts working hard to break the clinch.
Riggs scores a nice knee to the body.

Roberts breaks from the clinch.
Roberts walks into a stiff left hand from Riggs.
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt
and Riggs counters with a right hand to the body.

Riggs moves into the clinch.
Roberts tries to pull guard but Riggs forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Riggs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts has Riggs pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Riggs manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Clayton Riggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jf Roberts.
Roberts takes a knee right on the jaw!
Roberts jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Riggs walks away with a smile on his face. Roberts gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Roberts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Riggs counters with a nice body shot.
Riggs lands a nice hook to Roberts's body. Roberts takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Donk. Riggs catches Roberts right on the button with a cross.
Roberts tries for a takedown but Riggs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Roberts doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Riggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roberts looks winded!

Riggs rushes Roberts and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Riggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Riggs both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Riggs defends it nicely.
It looked like Riggs was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Clayton Riggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Riggs closes the distance and clinches.
Roberts is trying to pull guard but Riggs has him pressed against the cage.
Riggs lands a knee to the body.
Riggs stalling.
Roberts tries to score a body lock takedown but Riggs shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Riggs lands a nice knee to the body.
Riggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Riggs obliges.

Riggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A lazy left from Riggs finds it's target.
Riggs fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Roberts with a poor takedown
and Riggs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roberts tries for a takedown but Riggs circles away easily
and Riggs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Riggs rushes Roberts and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Riggs scores with a hook to the body.
Riggs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Riggs lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Riggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riggs seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jf Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Riggs gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roberts tries to land knees in the clinch but Riggs avoids the damage to the body.
Roberts tries to pull guard but Riggs won't allow it.
Good body shot from Riggs.

Riggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roberts has his takedown stuffed
and Riggs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Roberts thinking.
Roberts takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt - Riggs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Riggs pushes Roberts up against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Clayton Riggs dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Roberts shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Roberts doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Riggs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Roberts thinking.
Roberts shoots and misses
enabling Riggs to counter with a crisp jab.

Riggs gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Riggs has Roberts pressed against the cage, preventing Roberts from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Riggs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees to the body from Riggs.
Riggs lands a hook that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggs lands a shoulder strike.
Clayton Riggs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Riggs will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Roberts up against the cage.
Riggs landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Roberts takes a knee to the side of the body.
A bit of stalling here from Riggs.

Riggs breaks from the clinch.
Clayton Riggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Roberts has his takedown stuffed
and Riggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clayton Riggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jf Roberts.

Riggs moves into range and clinches up with Roberts.

Riggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riggs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roberts at a distance.
Roberts misses with a takedown

and Riggs counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Riggs.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Riggs cracks Roberts with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Riggs.

Riggs breaks from the clinch.
Riggs pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Roberts back to the cage. Riggs follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riggs lands a slapping body shot.
Roberts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A right-left combo lands from Riggs.
Riggs shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Roberts eats them both and turns towards Riggs to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Roberts decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Riggs controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Roberts content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts lands strikes from half guard.
Roberts is controlling the pace.
Roberts's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Riggs is looking to escape.
Riggs has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Roberts is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nice strikes from Roberts there.
Riggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roberts can do to turn this around?
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Roberts in particular looking to stall.
Riggs wants to improve his position but Roberts is controlling well.
Well, if Roberts is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Roberts gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Riggs counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Clayton Riggs dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Roberts has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Riggs is looking to wear down Roberts with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt
letting Riggs counter with a right hand.
Roberts misses with a takedown
and Riggs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Roberts thinking.
Riggs connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Roberts's hands.

Roberts scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Riggs being controlled for a moment.
More stalling from Roberts.

Roberts tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Roberts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs wants to control but Roberts postures up.
Riggs is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Roberts moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Roberts with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
Riggs wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Roberts remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Roberts is continuing to stall.
Roberts landing a few strikes.
Roberts controls the position.
Riggs is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as Roberts stalls from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The adventures of Roberts the control monster continue. Boring.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Riggs instigates a clinch.
Riggs connects with a knee to the head.
Riggs lands a good knee to the midsection. Roberts won't want to take too many of those.
Riggs lands a body punch in the clinch.
Riggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Riggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Riggs defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roberts.
Clayton Riggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jf Roberts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Riggs darts in and clinches Roberts up against the cage.
Clayton Riggs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knees to the body from Riggs.
Riggs lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Riggs breaks from the clinch.
Roberts misses with a takedown
and Riggs counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riggs lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Riggs lands a slapping body shot.
Roberts fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Riggs went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clayton Riggs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Riggs, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clayton Riggs!