PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Mean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riggs kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is U Can't Touch This by: MC Hammer. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Eugene Mean was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Riggs
vs
Mean

180 cm
19
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
23
175 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martin Riggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eugene Mean!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mean is defended easily by Riggs.
Riggs slaps away a takedown attempt from Mean, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mean takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
No joy there for Riggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mean has a takedown stuffed.
Martin Riggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugene Mean.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mean.
Riggs wants to clinch.
A big right from Riggs misses.
Nice takedown defense from Riggs. No joy for Mean on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mean drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mean missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Riggs is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mean is aware though and is defending well.
Mean throwing strikes but missing.
Riggs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Riggs is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Riggs is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mean is controlling him.
Riggs is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mean stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Riggs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Riggs gets a clinch.
Riggs lands a right hand.
Riggs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mean goes for a takedown in the clinch but Riggs prevents it.
A bit of stalling here from Riggs.
Riggs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mean backwards.
Riggs landing knees to the head.
Mean letting Riggs take a breather here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Riggs.
Riggs throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mean fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Riggs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Riggs.
Riggs scores a nice knee to the body.
Mean looks gassed!
Riggs looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Riggs - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Riggs gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mean.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Riggs obliges.
Riggs stalling against the cage.
Riggs lands a right hand.
Riggs is pressed up against the cage. Mean has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Riggs down to the mat. Riggs avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mean fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Riggs thumps Mean with a low kick.

Riggs lands a big head kick that sends Mean tumbling to the mat! Riggs takes a step backwards and waves Mean back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Riggs drives through and clinches with Mean against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mean or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riggs lands an elbow inside.
Riggs stalls.
Riggs scores with a knee to the head.
Riggs is leaning against Mean and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Riggs will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mean up against the cage.
Riggs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mean tries to pull guard but Riggs holds him up against the cage and eventually Mean drops back down to his feet.
Riggs leaning against his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riggs pushes Mean back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riggs lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mean jumps guard but Riggs stands there with Mean around his waist. Mean gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Riggs stops a takedown attempt from Mean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Riggs dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A solid leg kick lands there for Riggs.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Riggs looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mean tries to pull guard but Riggs holds him up against the cage and eventually Mean drops back down to his feet.
Riggs working Mean over with knees to the body.
Riggs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mean goes for a takedown attempt but Riggs pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Riggs tries to clinch but Mean moves out of range.
Mean walks forward, straight into a front kick from Riggs.
Riggs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mean. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Riggs lands a big head kick that sends Mean tumbling to the mat! Riggs takes a step backwards and waves Mean back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mean is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mean stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Riggs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Riggs.
Riggs lands a head kick!
Martin Riggs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riggs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mean.
Riggs thumps Mean with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Riggs moves into the clinch.
Mean tries to score a body lock takedown but Riggs shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Martin Riggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugene Mean.
Riggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Riggs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Riggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mean can do to turn this around?
Mean tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short uppercut from Riggs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs stalling.
Riggs scores with a shot to the side of Mean's head.
Riggs landing knees to the head.
Riggs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mean lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Riggs lands a nice knee to the body.
Riggs scores with a hook to the body.
Riggs will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mean up against the cage.
Mean takes a knee right on the jaw!
Riggs lands a good knee to the midsection. Mean won't want to take too many of those.
Riggs prevents a takedown attempt there.
Riggs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mean takes a knee to the side of the body.
Riggs pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Riggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mean sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Riggs connects with a single shot there.
Riggs throws out a powerful jab.
Riggs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riggs throws the kick towards the body but Mean avoids it.
Riggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mean.
Riggs wants to clinch up but Mean keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mean is defended easily by Riggs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Riggs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Riggs does no damage.
Mean takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Riggs scoring well with a low kick there.
Mean ducks right into an uppercut from Riggs.
Riggs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martin Riggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riggs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riggs misses with a series of wild punches.
Riggs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riggs lands a head kick. Mean smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Riggs misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Riggs dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mean on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Riggs throws a nice looking combination but Mean bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riggs digs a good body shot into Mean's ribs.
Mean looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Riggs is fending him off so far but Mean persists. Nope, Riggs circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Riggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riggs tries to clinch up.
Riggs thuds his shin into the meat of Mean's side.
Riggs tries to clinch up.
Riggs throws a head kick that Mean semi-blocks.
Martin Riggs is winning the standup battle so far.

Mean drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mean throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Riggs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Riggs has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Mean doesn't defend quickly enough and Riggs has managed to lock this one up! Can Mean escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Riggs on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Martin Riggs!