PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sika Jauheliha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jauheliha
vs
Riseman

183 cm
27
180 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

189 cm
27
186 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
KO power

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sika Jauheliha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jonathan Riseman!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riseman tries to clinch there but Jauheliha circles away.
Jauheliha circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jauheliha counters with a series of strikes. Riseman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jauheliha lands a jab to Riseman's midsection.
Riseman fails in his attempt to clinch.

Riseman tries to keep at a distance but Jauheliha has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jauheliha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Jonathan Riseman has been cut.
Riseman connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jauheliha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jauheliha is trying to maintain a safe position but Riseman gets an underhook and turns Jauheliha into the cage.
Jauheliha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jauheliha tries to land a knee to the head but Riseman blocks with his arms.
Riseman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jauheliha avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jauheliha trying to land knees to the body.
Jauheliha tries a knee to the head but Riseman blocks it.
Riseman tries to land a knee to the head but Jauheliha blocks with his arms.
Jauheliha avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jauheliha tries to stall but Riseman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Riseman trying to land knees to the body.
Jauheliha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Riseman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jauheliha crunches a lovely knee into Riseman's ribcage.
Riseman looks gassed!
Jauheliha looking to throw knees to the head but Riseman is blocking nicely.
Riseman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jauheliha.
Jauheliha trying to control the position but instead, Riseman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jauheliha into the cage.
Jauheliha stalls.
Jauheliha lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jauheliha manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sika Jauheliha.
Riseman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jauheliha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jauheliha keeps the fight on the outside.
Jauheliha throws a quick inside leg kick.
Riseman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jauheliha thumps Riseman with a low kick.
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!
Jauheliha throws a nice looking combination but Riseman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jauheliha takes a swing at Riseman's ribcage but misses.
Jauheliha throws a head kick that misses.
Riseman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jauheliha keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jauheliha lands an overhand right.
Riseman throws a head kick but Jauheliha moves out of range.
Riseman doesn't manage to clinch there - Jauheliha circles away.
Jauheliha listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Riseman forces Jauheliha back against the cage and clinches.
Riseman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jauheliha avoiding damage as Riseman throws knees to the body.
Riseman tries to land knees in the clinch but Jauheliha avoids the damage to the body.
Riseman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jauheliha has Riseman pressed against the cage.
Riseman misses with a knee strike.
Riseman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jauheliha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riseman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Riseman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Riseman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Riseman is trying to maintain a safe position but Jauheliha gets an underhook and turns Riseman into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jauheliha slows down the pace here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riseman stalling in the clinch but Jauheliha improves position.
Jauheliha stalling the fight.
Jauheliha misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jauheliha connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Riseman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jauheliha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jauheliha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sika Jauheliha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Riseman'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.

Jauheliha throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jauheliha scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jauheliha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jauheliha misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jauheliha. That's going to slow Riseman down.
Sika Jauheliha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riseman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jauheliha connects with a crisp jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jauheliha.
Riseman tries to clinch up
and Jauheliha counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jauheliha tries to work over Riseman's front leg with a kick but Riseman checks it.
A jab from Jauheliha finds it's way through Riseman's defenses.
Jauheliha throws a quick inside leg kick.
Riseman doesn't manage to clinch there - Jauheliha circles away.
That kick from Jauheliha tenderised Riseman's leg. Riseman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Riseman walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman is looking to clinch but Jauheliha is avoiding it.
Jauheliha lands a right hook to the body.
Riseman is breathing heavily.
Riseman wants to clinch up but Jauheliha keeps it at a distance.
Riseman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Riseman throws a right and a left that Jauheliha avoids nicely.
Jauheliha fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Riseman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jauheliha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riseman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jauheliha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riseman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jauheliha counters with a two punch combo.

Riseman is rocked!
Jauheliha misses with a few strikes there.
Jauheliha connects with a leg kick. Riseman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jauheliha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Riseman is still on wobbly legs! Can Jauheliha finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jauheliha lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jauheliha blocks a head kick by Riseman.
Riseman seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jauheliha, right into the meat.
Jauheliha lands a nice looking body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jauheliha. That's going to slow Riseman down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jauheliha.
Sika Jauheliha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jauheliha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jauheliha, right into the meat.
Jauheliha cracks Riseman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A combination from Jauheliha does no damage.
Jauheliha bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Riseman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jauheliha fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jauheliha scores with a leg kick.
Riseman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jauheliha scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jauheliha throws a nice looking combination but Riseman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sika Jauheliha is winning the standup battle so far.
Jauheliha is looking to slow Riseman down with leg kicks.
Jauheliha scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Riseman moves in looking to clinch but Jauheliha pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riseman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jauheliha misses with a body shot.
Jauheliha connects with a solid leg kick.
Riseman checks the leg kick nicely there.
That kick from Jauheliha tenderised Riseman's leg. Riseman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice shot by Jauheliha.
Riseman tries to close the distance and clinch but Jauheliha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riseman throws a head kick but Jauheliha moves out of range.
Riseman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jauheliha lands a head kick. Riseman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jauheliha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jauheliha swats away the attempt to clinch by Riseman.
Riseman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riseman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jauheliha.
Riseman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jauheliha connects with a body shot that sends Riseman's belly button to the back.
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!
Riseman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jauheliha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Jauheliha.
Jauheliha closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jauheliha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riseman.
Riseman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jauheliha fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jauheliha.
Riseman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jauheliha.
Jauheliha catches Riseman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Riseman throws a front kick that sends Jauheliha stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jauheliha throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Riseman.
Riseman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Riseman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jauheliha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sika Jauheliha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Riseman's cut.
That's time! Jauheliha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A solid leg kick lands there for Jauheliha.
Jauheliha scores with a nice body kick.
Jauheliha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riseman can do to turn this around?
Sloppy strikes from Jauheliha. Those never looked like landing.
Riseman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Riseman tries to move into range but Jauheliha moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Riseman tries to close the distance and clinch but Jauheliha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riseman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jauheliha lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jauheliha.
Jauheliha tries a head kick but it misses.
Riseman is looking to clinch.
Jauheliha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riseman was well out of range. Poor timing from Jauheliha.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Riseman tries to land a leg kick but Jauheliha saw it coming and moves away.
Jauheliha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riseman is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riseman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jauheliha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riseman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jauheliha swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jauheliha works over Riseman's head and body with a nice combination.
A head kick misses from Jauheliha.
Riseman looks to land a body kick but Jauheliha moved away.
Riseman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jauheliha lands with a thumping leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Riseman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jauheliha controlling the action here for a moment.
Jauheliha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Riseman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jauheliha tries a knee to the head but Riseman blocks it.
Riseman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riseman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jauheliha is defending well for now.
Jauheliha avoiding damage as Riseman throws knees to the body.
Jauheliha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Riseman avoids it.
Jauheliha taking a breather.
Jauheliha lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riseman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jauheliha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riseman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jauheliha scores with a knee to the head.
Riseman misses with a knee strike.
Jauheliha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jauheliha gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Riseman.
Jauheliha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riseman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jauheliha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jauheliha effectively controlling the action here.
Jauheliha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jauheliha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jauheliha working Riseman over with knees to the body.
Jauheliha manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jauheliha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Riseman letting Jauheliha take a breather here.
Jauheliha looking to throw knees to the head but Riseman is blocking nicely.
Jonathan Riseman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riseman landing knees to the body.
Riseman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sika Jauheliha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jauheliha trying to control the position but instead, Riseman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jauheliha into the cage.
Sika Jauheliha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Riseman trying to stall but Jauheliha improves his position.
Riseman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jauheliha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Riseman's defenses.
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!
Jauheliha trying to land knees to the body.
Jauheliha managing to block the knees to the body from Riseman.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riseman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Riseman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jauheliha is defending well for now.
Jauheliha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jauheliha is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sika Jauheliha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jauheliha has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sika Jauheliha!