PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chekote Ricker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Bariles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erik Bariles has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ricker
vs
Bariles

173 cm
20
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chekote Ricker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erik Bariles!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricker throws a push kick but Bariles slaps the foot to one side.
Bariles avoids a kick to the body.

Ricker has managed to clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Ricker.
Ricker misses with a knee strike.
Ricker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bariles's defenses.
Ricker throws an elbow that misses.
Bariles is trying to break the clinch but Ricker is controlling him.
Ricker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bariles.
Ricker throws an elbow that misses.
Ricker misses with an elbow over the top.
Ricker misses with an elbow strike.
Ricker missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bariles tries to circle away but Ricker has him pinned against the cage.
Ricker looking to throw knees to the head but Bariles is blocking nicely.
Ricker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Come on Ricker - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ricker trying to land knees to the body.
Ricker stalling the fight.
Bariles avoiding damage as Ricker throws knees to the body.
Ricker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bariles is defending well for now.
Ricker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bariles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bariles has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ricker holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bariles blocks the elbow strike.
Bariles blocks the elbow strike.
Ricker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bariles smiles and moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ricker 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 Bariles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bariles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ricker tries to clinch but Bariles is having none of it.
Ricker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bariles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ricker.
Ricker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ricker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ricker throws a low kick, looking for Bariles's leg but Bariles calmly moves out of range.
Ricker throws a leg kick which misses Bariles's front leg but catches the back leg as Bariles tries to avoid it.
Bariles checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ricker tries to clinch but Bariles is having none of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ricker.
Chekote Ricker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bariles blocks a head kick by Ricker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bariles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ricker. Ricker obviously looking to wear him down.
Ricker tried to score with a low kick but Bariles checks it.
Ricker closes the distance but Bariles moves to the side
and Bariles counters with a stiff right hand.

Bariles tries to keep at a distance but Ricker has taken the fight into the clinch.

Ricker pulls guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Ricker looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Bariles is defending well. Ricker quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Bariles has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Ricker celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chekote Ricker!