PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Poncjusz Zabawka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riley is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Joker and The Thief. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Zabawka
vs
Riley

163 cm
21
138 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Poncjusz Zabawka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pierre Riley!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riley scores with a nice strike.

Riley gets a takedown into half guard.
Zabawka punching from the bottom.
Riley scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zabawka 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.
Riley controlling the pace.
Zabawka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Riley scores with a couple of nice shots.
Riley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zabawka is looking to improve his position.
Riley wants to pass to mount but Zabawka is defending the position.
Zabawka slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zabawka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zabawka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Riley defending well though.
Riley gets full guard.
Zabawka is looking to work some ground and pound but Riley has wrist control.
Zabawka landing with the ground and pound.
Riley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zabawka.
Riley keeping full guard, as Zabawka tries to pass.
Zabawka postures up in Riley's guard and throws a big left but Riley blocks it.
Zabawka preventing the sweep.
Zabawka wants to control from the top but Riley keeps moving.
Zabawka throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zabawka postures up and lands a big shot to Riley's brow.
Zabawka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zabawka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zabawka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zabawka throws a strike but Riley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Zabawka has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Riley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Riley works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Riley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Riley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riley trying to mount his opponent but Zabawka defends it.
Zabawka regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zabawka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Riley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Riley wants to improve his position but Zabawka is controlling well.
Zabawka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Riley regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zabawka scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zabawka cracks Riley with a solid left hand.
Zabawka postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Riley wants to sweep but no luck.
Zabawka is pushing down on Riley's leg trying to pass to half guard. Riley is fighting to maintain full guard but Zabawka has managed to sneak the leg through.
Riley is refusing to be controlled, as Zabawka sits in half guard.
Riley regains full guard. Nicely done.

Zabawka has gone for a leg lock! Riley slips out almost immediately though and dives into Zabawka's guard.
Riley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Zabawka is looking for a triangle but Riley pushes his legs off easily.
Riley cracks Zabawka with a solid left hand.
Zabawka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pierre Riley will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Riley cracks Zabawka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zabawka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zabawka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riley.
Riley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zabawka under the eye.
Zabawka does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Riley throws a body punch but Zabawka moves out of range.
Riley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Riley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Riley.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zabawka lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Riley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Riley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A bone on bone clash there as Zabawka blocks the leg kick.
Zabawka thows a leg kick but Riley checks it

and Riley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Zabawka throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Zabawka tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley prevents Zabawka from improving his position.
Riley is looking to take a break and control but Zabawka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Riley slips a nice elbow through Zabawka's hands, connecting with Zabawka's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zabawka is pressing down on Riley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Zabawka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Riley stands up over Zabawka, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Riley is pushing down on Zabawka's leg trying to pass to half guard. Zabawka is fighting to maintain full guard but Riley has managed to sneak the leg through.
Zabawka is looking to get back to full guard here but Riley has managed to pass to side control instead.
Riley lands an elbow.
Zabawka is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pierre Riley has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zabawka is staying active underneath Riley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zabawka works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zabawka thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Riley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zabawka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riley.
Riley preventing the sweep.

Zabawka working for a triangle but Riley defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riley slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Riley wants to control from the top but Zabawka keeps moving.
Riley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Zabawka wants to sweep but no luck.
Zabawka might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Riley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Riley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Riley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Riley trying to control but Zabawka is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zabawka is on top in guard.
Zabawka wants to pass the guard but Riley is keeping the position.
Riley looking for a sweep. Not yet Riley, not yet.
Zabawka trying to control but Riley is working from the bottom.
Zabawka postures up.

Riley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zabawka is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Riley 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! 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.

Good leg kick by Zabawka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zabawka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Riley but Riley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pierre Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Zabawka misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Riley is predictable there
and Zabawka counters with a leg kick.
Riley checks the leg kick.
Riley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zabawka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Riley misses.
Zabawka doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Riley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Riley checks a low kick from Zabawka.
Zabawka defending well as Riley loads up on a big left hand.

Riley feints and as Zabawka raises his hands in defense, Riley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zabawka wants to sweep here but Riley controlling him for the moment.
Zabawka keeping moving, preventing Riley from controlling successfully.
Poncjusz Zabawka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Zabawka is looking for a triangle here but Riley uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Zabawka is looking to regain half guard here but Riley keeps moving and retains side control.
Zabawka is working hard here to advance position.
Riley is looking to take a break and control but Zabawka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zabawka tries to bench press Riley off him but Riley keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Zabawka tries to bench press Riley off him but Riley keeps the position.
Zabawka takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Zabawka throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.

Riley tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Zabawka takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Riley controlling the position.
Zabawka sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zabawka trying to control here.
Riley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Zabawka knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Zabawka wants to get back to full guard.
Riley wants to take a breather but Zabawka is having none of it.
Riley passes to side control.
Zabawka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Riley scoring with punches and elbows.
Zabawka regains half guard there - taking advantage of Riley's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Zabawka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Riley.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Riley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Riley 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Riley!