PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marty Ehrhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Riggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marty Ehrhorn had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Ehrhorn
vs
Riggins

207 cm
27
295 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
295 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marty Ehrhorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Riggins!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ehrhorn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Riggins on the side of the head.
Riggins misses with a head kick.
Ehrhorn wants to clinch.
Ehrhorn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ehrhorn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ehrhorn duly obliges.
Ehrhorn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ehrhorn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Riggins but Riggins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ehrhorn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ehrhorn duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riggins shoots in looking for a takedown but Ehrhorn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Riggins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Riggins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ehrhorn.

It looks like Andy Riggins has been cut.
Ehrhorn tries to clinch there but Riggins circles away.
Riggins circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice combination there by Ehrhorn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ehrhorn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Riggins eats them both and turns towards Ehrhorn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ehrhorn shoots and misses

and Riggins counters with a single leg into guard. Ehrhorn didn't expect that.
Riggins content to stall in guard here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ehrhorn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Riggins looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Andy Riggins.

Ehrhorn tries to sprawl but Riggins drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggins is controlling the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Andy Riggins.
Ehrhorn misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggins tries to close the distance and clinch but Ehrhorn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Riggins shoots in and bounces Ehrhorn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Riggins not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Riggins stands up and waves to Ehrhorn to follow him.

Riggins gets the takedown into side control.
Riggins misses with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Riggins crashes against the mat.
Riggins remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Riggins tries for a kimura but Ehrhorn is defending well.
Riggins throws an elbow but Ehrhorn slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andy Riggins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andy Riggins's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Riggins looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Riggins keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Riggins works his way into full mount!
Riggins looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Riggins working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggins controlling the position easily from mount.
Riggins avoids the attempt from Ehrhorn to control.
Riggins controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Riggins is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ehrhorn is surviving well by controlling Riggins's body position as best he can.
Andy Riggins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Riggins seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Ehrhorn is holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Riggins there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Riggins throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Riggins wants to take his opponent's back but Ehrhorn doesn't allow it.
Ehrhorn bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ehrhorn wants to control from the top but Riggins keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Riggins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andy Riggins's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Riggins scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Ehrhorn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Riggins is trying to get an arm triangle but Ehrhorn is defending well.
Riggins remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Riggins throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggins advances to mount.

Riggins is working for a guillotine from mount but Ehrhorn frees his head quite easily.
Ehrhorn is working to get back to half guard.
Riggins unloads with some shots from mount but Ehrhorn bucks and avoids them well.
Riggins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Riggins jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ehrhorn manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Riggins working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ehrhorn struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Riggins stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Riggins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Riggins shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Riggins showed some decent athleticism there.

Riggins decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Ehrhorn throws a series of punches but Riggins moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ehrhorn tries to clinch there but Riggins circles away.
Ehrhorn throws a series of punches but Riggins avoids them all with ease.
Ehrhorn fails to land with a series of punches.

Riggins fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ehrhorn sprawls well initially but Riggins persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Marty Ehrhorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riggins controlling the action here.

Riggins decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Riggins clinches up with Ehrhorn and pushes him back against the cage.
Andy Riggins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Riggins pushes off an throws an elbow but Ehrhorn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Riggins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Riggins 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30

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