PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teagan Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Teagan Riley has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Riley
vs
McCracken

187 cm
18
188 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
201 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teagan Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vladimir McCracken!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Riley. No joy for McCracken on that attempt.
Riley looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Riley fails with the takedown

and McCracken counters by clinching up.
Riley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McCracken is pushing Riley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

McCracken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCracken has a takedown stuffed.

McCracken shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McCracken showed some decent athleticism there.
McCracken looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

McCracken gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Riley tries for a takedown but McCracken circles away easily

and McCracken moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken lands a right hand.
McCracken tries to score a body lock takedown but Riley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Teagan Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir McCracken.
Riley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McCracken fights it off and pushes away nicely.
McCracken throws a nice looking combination but Riley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

McCracken shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Riley is trying to defend but McCracken finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ground and pound from McCracken.
McCracken takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
McCracken thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCracken not doing much here.

McCracken decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Vladimir McCracken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

McCracken shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McCracken showed some decent athleticism there.
McCracken is thwarting Riley's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McCracken is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Riley has managed to free his arm - good work.
McCracken thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McCracken performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Riley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McCracken missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McCracken content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Despite being in the dominant position, Vladimir McCracken just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McCracken looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

McCracken drives through and clinches with Riley against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir McCracken dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

McCracken has Riley up against the cage in a clinch.

McCracken gets control of Riley's arms and successfully pulls guard. McCracken will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Riley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

McCracken has his feet on Riley's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Riley drops his hands momentarily and McCracken takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

McCracken gets a takedown into half guard.
McCracken is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McCracken is taking a breather. Riley says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken lands strikes from half guard.
McCracken stalling.
McCracken's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

McCracken stands up and beckons Riley to join him on the feet.

McCracken drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley seems a little lost for a moment, as McCracken dominates the positioning.
McCracken in side control lands a decent elbow.
Riley is being controlled here.
McCracken creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
McCracken slows the pace down.
Riley manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
McCracken takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McCracken content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Vladimir McCracken just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

McCracken changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Riley looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McCracken happy to just control the position for now.

McCracken stands up and we're back to a striking position.
McCracken throws a sloppy head kick and Riley moves out of range easily.
Riley moves in looking to clinch but McCracken pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCracken thuds a left hand into Riley's body.
McCracken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCracken misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from McCracken does no damage.

McCracken shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

McCracken decides to stand up.
McCracken swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Riley.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCracken throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice sprawl there from McCracken as Riley shoots in.
McCracken throws a one two combo.

McCracken moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir McCracken showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Riley moves out of range of the strikes.
McCracken keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McCracken throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McCracken fails with the takedown.
McCracken lands with a nice body kick.
Riley moves out of range as McCracken throws a body kick.
Riley shoots in for a takedown but McCracken shows good takedown defense.
McCracken misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

McCracken clinches up with Riley and pushes him back against the cage.
Riley tries to pull guard but McCracken holds him up against the cage and eventually Riley drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teagan Riley. That's going to take a lot out of him.

McCracken manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Teagan Riley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Riley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCracken misses with a double jab.

Riley gets caught flat footed, as McCracken shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

McCracken decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Riley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Riley shoots in but no luck this time.
Riley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and McCracken holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

McCracken has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Riley uses from the top position.

McCracken is looking for a triangle but Riley pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCracken controls Riley momentarily but Riley frees himself.
Riley wants to control from the top but McCracken keeps moving.
Riley is looking to advance position but McCracken has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCracken takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McCracken lands with some strikes.
McCracken controlling the position easily from mount.
McCracken prevents Riley from getting the reversal.
Vladimir McCracken is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McCracken controlling his opponent.
Riley is looking to get to half guard.
McCracken controlling the pace for now.
McCracken has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir McCracken comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McCracken has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir McCracken!