PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryuu Rikio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silva Bulit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rikio comes to the cage accompanied by Deadache. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rikio
vs
Bulit

200 cm
20
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
23
133 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryuu Rikio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silva Bulit!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rikio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bulit's waist but Bulit gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rikio off to one side.
Bulit misses with a takedown attempt

and Rikio counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bulit's guard now.
Rikio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bulit is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rikio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rikio really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bulit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bulit wants to sweep but no luck.
Rikio makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bulit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rikio throws a strike but Bulit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rikio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bulit on the ground.
Bulit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulit lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rikio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bulit won't allow Rikio to get back to his feet.
Bulit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rikio is keeping the position for now.
Bulit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rikio can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bulit controls the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bulit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rikio is breathing heavily.

That's two 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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Rikio as Bulit shoots in.

Bulit is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rikio's half guard.
Bulit throwing shots but Rikio is blocking nicely.
Rikio regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bulit.
Bulit looking to pass the guard.
Bulit throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rikio is keeping the position for now.
Bulit is looking to work some ground and pound but Rikio has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bulit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rikio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rikio wants it to stay on the feet.
Ryuu Rikio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silva Bulit.
Rikio stuffs the takedown attempt from Bulit. Bulit gets slowly back to his feet.
Rikio lands a jab-cross combination.

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.
Bulit gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rikio counters with a nice uppercut.
A combination from Rikio does no damage.
Bulit tries to bum rush Rikio with a series of wild strikes but Rikio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rikio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Bulit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bulit goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rikio prevents it.
Bulit fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Rikio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bulit shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bulit was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bulit unloads with some shots from mount but Rikio bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ryuu Rikio will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jab, jab by Rikio - just one landing.
Bulit throws a wild body kick that Rikio sees coming a mile off.
Rikio shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bulit counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rikio!
Bulit looking to finish with strikes here!
Rikio takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Bulit.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bulit lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bulit connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bulit looking to control but Rikio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rikio wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bulit.
Bulit cracks Rikio with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bulit has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bulit breaks from Rikio's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bulit throws some wild stikes that Rikio manages to avoid easily.
Bulit is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bulit landing strikes, looking to finish!

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.
Bulit lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bulit looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bulit misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bulit with shots to the head and body - Rikio looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bulit tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bulit thowing shots but they're missing.
Bulit throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulit thowing shots but they're missing.
Rikio's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bulit thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rikio wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bulit lands with some strikes.
Rikio wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Bulit controlling from mount.

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.
Bulit looking to ground and pound but Rikio is blocking nicely.
Rikio wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silva Bulit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bulit scores a takedown into full mount!
Bulit has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rikio's face.
Silva Bulit has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bulit with a couple of short strikes.
Bulit with a couple of short strikes.
Rikio takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bulit fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bulit lands a heavy elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bulit with shots to the head and body - Rikio looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulit punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bulit sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rikio taking shots to the head.
Rikio is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Bulit looking to secure an arm triangle but Rikio defends it well.
Bulit thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bulit tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rikio wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bulit.
Rikio is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Bulit trying to control but Rikio is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulit is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Rikio that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bulit looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bulit unloads with some shots from mount but Rikio bucks and avoids them well.
Bulit scoring with strikes but Rikio is staying in there.
Bulit with shots to the head and body - Rikio looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rikio avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bulit.

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.
Bulit with shots to the head and body - Rikio looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rikio is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rikio tries to buck Bulit off but he can't manage it.
Rikio is bucking up trying to escape but Bulit cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bulit can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rikio is looking to escape.
Rikio blocking the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Silva Bulit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bulit has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silva Bulit!