PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boyld Ried (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Herrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ried
vs
Herrera

190 cm
22
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boyld Ried!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rodrigo Herrera!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Herrera works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ried can't break the clinch.
Herrera taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ried tries to circle away but Herrera has him pinned against the cage.
Herrera stalling against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Herrera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Herrera slowing the pace effectively.
Herrera goes for a takedown attempt but Ried pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ried misses with a jab, cross combination.
Herrera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ried tries to close the distance and clinch up but Herrera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ried tries to close the distance and clinch but Herrera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ried throws a shot to the body.
Herrera swats away the attempt to clinch by Ried.
Ried uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

It looks like Rodrigo Herrera has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Herrera. That's going to slow Ried down.
Herrera moves in looking to clinch but Ried pushes him off.
Herrera throws a sloppy head kick and Ried moves out of range easily.
Ried lands with a kick to the temple. Herrera shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Herrera moves in looking to clinch but Ried pushes him off.
Ried lands a jab to Herrera's midsection.
Herrera looks gassed!
Ried closes the distance looking to clinch
and Herrera counters with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ried looks to clinch

and Herrera counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Herrera.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ried lands a right hand.
Ried dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ried looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Herrera looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ried is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Herrera is defending well for now.
Herrera is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ried prevents the takedown attempt.
Ried wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Herrera has him pressed against the cage.
Ried stalling against the cage.
Ried has had enough of the clinch but Herrera keeps him there for the moment.
Ried unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ried is trying to break free.
Ried has had enough of the clinch but Herrera keeps him there for the moment.
Herrera landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ried has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ried digs a right hand into Herrera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Herrera's gas tank.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ried really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Good body shot from Ried.
Ried is looking to control Herrera's arms but Herrera gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ried has his back to the cage.
Ried looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ried cracks Herrera with a nice body shot.
Ried is pushing Herrera up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Herrera is trying to break the clinch but Ried has him pressed against the cage.
Ried tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Herrera avoids it.
Ried will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Herrera up against the cage.
Herrera blocks an elbow strike.
Ried wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ried lands with a left to the head.
Herrera keeps control of Ried as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ried is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Herrera jumps guard but Ried stands there with Herrera around his waist. Herrera gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Boyld Ried has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Herrera.
A frustrated look appears on Ried's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Herrera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ried changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Ried scores with a four punch combination!
Ried darts in trying to clinch
and Ried takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Herrera throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ried listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Herrera has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boyld Ried dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Herrera's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Herrera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ried chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ried is looking to clinch.
Ried lands a jab-cross combination.
Ried lands with a nice body kick.
Ried misses with a combination
and Herrera counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ried fails in his attempt to clinch.
Herrera is breathing heavily.
Ried darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herrera throws a lazy head kick
and Ried counters with a leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ried.
Ried works over Herrera's head and body with a nice combination.
Ried cracks a nice hook into Herrera's ribs.
Ried tries to clinch but Herrera is having none of it.
Herrera circles away from the clinch attempt
and Herrera counters with a two punch combo.
Ried tries to clinch there but Herrera circles away.
A shot to de liver by Ried. Beautiful body shot.
A nice combination there by Ried.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ried closes the distance and pushes Herrera back into the cage.
Ried is trying to break the clinch but Herrera is controlling him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ried cracks Herrera with a nice body shot.
Ried lands a body shot.
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!
Ried tries to land a knee to the head but Herrera blocks with his arms.
Ried wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ried is trying to maintain a safe position but Herrera gets an underhook and turns Ried into the cage.
Herrera looking to stall.
Ried landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Ried escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Herrera.
Ried is looking to wear down Herrera with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ried scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Boyld Ried is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ried tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Herrera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Herrera fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ried tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ried looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Ried gets a clinch.
Herrera has Ried pressed against the cage, preventing Ried from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Herrera fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Herrera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ried tries to clinch there but Herrera circles away.
Ried pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Herrera throws a sloppy head kick and Ried moves out of range easily.

That's four 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.
Ried lands a two punch combo.
Ried connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ried.
Ried misses with a head kick.
Herrera checks a low kick from Ried.
Herrera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ried will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Herrera throws a head kick that misses
and Ried counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ried throws a series of punches but Herrera moves out of range.
Ried tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boyld Ried dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Herrera's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ried swinging wilding here.
Ried lands with a thumping leg kick.
Herrera misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ried throws a leg kick but Herrera sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ried is looking to clinch but Herrera is avoiding it.
Herrera throws a sloppy head kick
and Ried counters with a series of strikes. Herrera will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ried tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ried takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ried tries to clinch but Herrera is having none of it.

Ried moves into the clinch successfully.

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

Ried moves into range and clinches up with Herrera.
Ried is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Herrera keeps control of Ried as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Herrera tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ried is stalling here.
A left hand lands to the body for Herrera.
Herrera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Herrera has Ried pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ried as Herrera tries to tie him up.
Ried is trying to break the clinch but Herrera is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ried wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ried is trying to break the clinch but Herrera has him pressed against the cage.
Ried lands a damaging elbow.
Ried is trying to force a seperation but Herrera has the dominant position.
Ried is looking to break free of the clinch but Herrera has double underhooks.
Herrera is trying to break free.
Ried wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Herrera prevents Ried from breaking the clinch.
Ried trying to stall but Herrera improves his position.
Nice body punch from Ried - that landed with a thud.
Ried leaning his opponent against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Herrera looking to slow down the pace here.

Ried pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ried throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ried tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Herrera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ried closes the distance looking to clinch

and Herrera counters with a single leg into guard. Ried didn't expect that.
Herrera is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Herrera has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Herrera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ried will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Herrera accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Ried is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Herrera scoring with some ground and pound.
Herrera working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Herrera passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ried is trying to stand up here but Herrera is controlling him well.

Ried manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ried tries to clinch
and Herrera counters with a nice leg kick.
Ried misses the body punch
and Herrera counters with a right hand to the body.
Ried staying out of range there.
Herrera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boyld Ried is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Herrera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ried throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Ried has taken the fight to the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Boyld Ried.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ried, 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boyld Ried!