PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarmo Uusivirta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Uusivirta's choice of entrance music: Moonsorrow - Huuto. On his way into the cage it seems that Travis Riley has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Travis Riley seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Riley
vs
Uusivirta

185 cm
23
180 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

175 cm
21
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite 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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Travis Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarmo Uusivirta!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley throws a hook to the side of Uusivirta's head but Uusivirta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Uusivirta swivels and escapes.
Riley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uusivirta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Riley throws a lazy uppercut
and Uusivirta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uusivirta throws a lazy uppercut
and Riley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Riley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Uusivirta swivels and escapes.
Riley swings widly with a right hand
and Uusivirta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Travis Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uusivirta was well out of range. Poor timing from Riley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Uusivirta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tarmo Uusivirta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uusivirta drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Riley misses with a double jab
and Uusivirta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uusivirta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riley moves away.
Riley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusivirta throws a hook but Riley blocks it.
Uusivirta misses with a straight right.
Uusivirta misses with a hook. Riley ducked under it nicely.
Uusivirta misses with an uppercut
and Riley counters with a straight right hand.
Uusivirta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Riley moves out of range as Uusivirta strikes.
Riley throws a lazy uppercut
and Uusivirta counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws a lazy uppercut
and Uusivirta counters with an outside leg kick.
Riley misses with a leg kick
and Uusivirta counters with a slapping leg kick.
Uusivirta misses the shot to the body.
Uusivirta blocks a leg kick.
Uusivirta throws a hook to the side of Riley's head but Riley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riley thows a leg kick but Uusivirta checks it
and Uusivirta counters with a left to the body.
A swing and a miss from Uusivirta.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uusivirta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riley.
Uusivirta connects with a single shot there.
Riley misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Uusivirta catches Riley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Uusivirta throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Riley to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uusivirta lands a nice shot to the body.
Riley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarmo Uusivirta dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Riley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Uusivirta can pounce on him.
Riley tried to score with a low kick but Uusivirta checks it.
Uusivirta throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Riley on the side of the head.
Riley fails to land the takedown.
Riley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uusivirta throws out the jab.
Riley throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley misses with a lunging right hand
and Uusivirta counters with a stiff right hand.
Uusivirta stuns Riley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Riley misses with a wild body shot.
Riley throws a lazy uppercut
and Uusivirta counters with a straight right hand.
Riley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riley fails with the takedown.
Uusivirta swings widly with a right hand
and Riley counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusivirta scoring well with a low kick there.
Uusivirta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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!
Riley connects with a looping right hand.
Riley misses with a double jab
and Uusivirta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uusivirta lands a really nice looking cross but Riley seems unphased.
Uusivirta lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Uusivirta counters with a nice leg kick.
Uusivirta defending well as Riley loads up on a big left hand.
Riley throws a right hand that misses
and Uusivirta counters with a three punch combo that has Riley backing up. Riley nods at Uusivirta to acknowledge the strikes.
Uusivirta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riley was well out of range. Poor timing from Uusivirta.
Riley looks to land a right hand but Uusivirta moved out of range.
Uusivirta looks to land a combination but Riley avoids it well.
Riley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley avoids the head kick by Uusivirta.
Uusivirta clobbers Riley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Riley connects with a leg kick. Uusivirta looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uusivirta throws a head kick that misses
and Riley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Uusivirta's knee momentarily.
Riley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uusivirta.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uusivirta swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Riley to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarmo Uusivirta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Riley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Uusivirta circles away.

It looks like Tarmo Uusivirta has been cut.
Riley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Uusivirta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Riley misses the shot to the body.
Riley misses with a lunging right hand
and Uusivirta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Uusivirta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riley. Uusivirta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uusivirta throws a front kick aimed at Riley's knee but Riley avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusivirta defending well as Riley loads up on a big left hand.
Riley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Uusivirta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Riley misses the body punch
and Uusivirta counters with a left to the body.
Uusivirta swings for the body but Riley moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Uusivirta blocks the leg kick.
Riley misses with a hook to the body
and Uusivirta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Uusivirta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Riley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Riley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Uusivirta is trying to defend but Riley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Travis Riley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riley prevents Uusivirta from standing back up.
Riley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uusivirta is trying to stand back up but Riley is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley trying to mount his opponent but Uusivirta defends it.
Uusivirta looks like he's trying to stand up.
Uusivirta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Riley.
Riley tries to pass to full mount but Uusivirta defends it.
Riley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Uusivirta is not content to let Riley control the position.
Riley is looking to advance position but Uusivirta won't allow it.
Tarmo Uusivirta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Riley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Riley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Uusivirta defending well though.
Riley works his foot free and advances to mount.

Riley is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Uusivirta has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Uusivirta is trying to stand.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Riley cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tarmo Uusivirta.
I've got Uusivirta winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarmo Uusivirta!