PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jiro Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Riggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiba kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Enter Sandman. Jiro Chiba is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Chiba
vs
Riggins

185 cm
26
192 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

188 cm
21
193 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jiro Chiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Riggins!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chiba pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Riggins shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chiba's guard.
Riggins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Riggins throwing strikes from guard but Chiba blocks nicely.
Riggins won't allow Chiba to get back to his feet.
Riggins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chiba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riggins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riggins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chiba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Riggins with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riggins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Riggins with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggins trying to control the position from guard on top but Chiba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riggins throwing strikes from guard but Chiba blocks nicely.
Riggins is in close to Chiba's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Riggins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Riggins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Riggins postures up in Chiba's guard and throws a big left but Chiba blocks it.
Riggins scoring with some ground and pound.
Riggins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riggins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chiba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Riggins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Riggins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riggins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riggins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Riggins has gone for a leg lock! Chiba slips out almost immediately though and dives into Riggins's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chiba tries to stand but Riggins is controlling from the bottom.
Riggins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chiba's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggins tries to free his leg and advance position but Chiba is retaining full guard.
Chiba wants to stand but Riggins is controlling the position.
Riggins landing with the ground and pound.
Riggins trying to control but Chiba is working from the bottom.
Chiba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riggins.
Riggins trying to control but Chiba is working from the bottom.

That's four 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.
Riggins is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chiba keeping moving, preventing Riggins from controlling successfully.
Riggins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tim Riggins wasn't active enough on the ground.
Riggins blocks a head kick by Chiba.
Jiro Chiba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chiba throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Riggins dominated that round.
That's time! Chiba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Riggins is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Chiba's half guard.

It looks like Tim Riggins has been cut.
Riggins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chiba defending well though.
Chiba is trying to stand back up but Riggins is controlling him
Riggins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chiba regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Riggins.
Riggins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riggins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Riggins is looking to work some ground and pound but Chiba has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Riggins throwing strikes but missing.
Riggins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Riggins throws a big right hand that misses.
Riggins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Riggins trying to control the position from guard on top but Chiba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riggins postures up in Chiba's guard and throws a big left but Chiba blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggins landing some decent shots from guard.
Riggins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Riggins distracts Chiba with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Riggins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Riggins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Riggins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Riggins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Riggins's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Riggins is looking to work some ground and pound but Chiba has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggins with a nice head shot there.
Riggins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riggins chips away with some ground and pound.
Riggins controlling from the top position.
Riggins is in close to Chiba's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Riggins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chiba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riggins postures up in Chiba's guard and throws a big left but Chiba blocks it.
Riggins thows a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Riggins's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Riggins postures up in Chiba's guard and throws a big left but Chiba blocks it.
Riggins passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chiba is trying to buck Riggins off.
Riggins is putting a hurting on Chiba here, landing some big shots from side control.
Riggins fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Riggins throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Chiba works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Riggins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tim Riggins's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Chiba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riggins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chiba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chiba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Riggins dives in and scores a takedown into Chiba's guard.
Riggins stands up over Chiba, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Riggins postures up and lands a big shot to Chiba's brow.
Riggins tries to free his leg and advance position but Chiba is retaining full guard.
Riggins trying to control but Chiba is working from the bottom.
Riggins throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggins is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Riggins stands up and waves to Chiba to follow him.
Riggins has his takedown stuffed
and Chiba makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chiba throws a hook but Riggins avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chiba counters with a big head kick but Riggins shrugs it off.
Tim Riggins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Riggins gets the takedown into side control.
Riggins working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggins wants to control but Chiba is keeping him busy.
Chiba is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Riggins asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Chiba avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Riggins.
Chiba is letting Riggins control him for a moment.
Riggins throws an elbow but Chiba slips to the side and avoids it well.

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 Jiro Chiba.
I think Riggins 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Riggins!