PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Colt Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Numero Cero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cero has chosen Hate Me Now - Nas as his entrance music. 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.

Riley
vs
Cero

171 cm
27
158 lbs
14 - 1 - 0

178 cm
24
160 lbs
8 - 5 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Colt Riley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Numero Cero!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Colt Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cero fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Riley, pushing him back against the cage.
Cero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cero looking to slow down the pace here.
Riley tries to land knees in the clinch but Cero avoids the damage to the body.
Riley is working Cero over against the cage.
Riley wants to take the fight to the mat but Cero manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Riley throws a head punch that misses.
Riley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cero has a couple of punches blocked by Riley.
Riley throws an elbow but it misses.
Cero prevents a takedown attempt there.
Riley takes a shot to the head.
Cero taking a breather.
Cero is pressed up against the cage. Riley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cero down to the mat. Cero avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colt Riley. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Riley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cero's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riley stops Cero from standing up.
Cero managing to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cero is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Riley tries to free his leg and advance position but Cero is retaining full guard.

Cero manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Riley tries to bum rush Cero with a series of wild strikes but Cero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Riley connects with a crisp jab.
Riley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cero throws a front kick aimed at Riley's knee but Riley avoids it well.
Riley drops his hands momentarily and Cero takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Numero Cero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cero throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Cero finds it's way through Riley's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Riley closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cero did well to prevent Riley getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cero keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Cero wants to get back to his feet.
Riley is trying to control. Cero wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Riley prevents Cero from improving his position.
Riley thows a huge punch but Cero dodges it nicely.
Cero is concentrating on defense, preventing Riley from advancing position.
Riley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cero's head.
Cero wants to control but Riley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cero is trying to stand.
Riley controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cero.
Cero looks to land a right hand but Riley moved out of range.

Cero gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Riley lands with a short shot to the head.
Riley misses with a body punch.
Riley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cero's elbow.
Riley looking for a takedown.
Riley presses Cero against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cero pushes Riley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Cero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cero misses with a body shot.
Riley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cero manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cero scores with a hook to the body. Riley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Riley misses.
Riley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cero can pounce on him.
Nice shot lands for Cero.
Cero displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Riley.
Cero lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cero looks to land a left hand but Riley moved out of range nicely.
Cero wants to clinch up but Riley keeps it at a distance.
Riley checks a low kick from Cero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Numero Cero dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Riley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Riley.
Cero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riley connects with a jab.
Riley blocks a jab.
Riley lands the left hand.
Riley blocks a leg kick.
Riley is looking to clinch but Cero is avoiding it.
A jab from Cero misses.
Cero throws a series of punches but Riley avoids them all with ease.
Riley lands with a nice combination. Cero backs away looking to recover.
Cero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Cero.
Riley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riley throws out a loose jab but Cero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riley scores with a jab to the head.
Cero moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Riley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Numero Cero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cero stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cero wants it to stay on the feet.
Cero scores with a head kick.
Cero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Riley closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cero moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cero misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Cero as he connects with a hook.
Cero tries to clinch but Riley moves out of range.
Riley swinging wildly here.
Cero lands a nice hook to Riley's body. Riley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Riley misses with a two punch combination.
Cero looks to land a combination but Riley avoids it well.
Riley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cero keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Riley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cero can pounce on him.
Riley moves away from the strike by Cero.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley shoots in for a takedown but Cero shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colt Riley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riley just misses with a punch to the body.
Cero lands a nice shot to the body.

Cero closes the distance and clinches.
Riley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Riley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Riley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cero backwards.
Riley takes a shot to the head.
Riley blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cero.
Cero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cero backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cero misses with a punch on the inside.
Cero lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley misses with the head strike.

Cero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Cero tenderised Riley's leg. Riley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Riley misses with a hook to the body
and Cero counters with a left to the body.
Cero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cero tests Riley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Riley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cero takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Numero Cero will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Riley shoots in looking for a takedown but Cero manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Riley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cero stuffs the takedown attempt from Riley. Riley gets slowly back to his feet.
Cero throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cero lands with a nice body punch.
Cero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riley was well out of range. Poor timing from Cero.
Riley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice straight punches there by Riley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Riley.
Good exchange - Cero coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riley. Cero does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A shot to the liver by Cero. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Riley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cero under the eye.
Riley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cero defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colt Riley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cero motions for Riley to come forward. Cero throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cero is looking to clinch but Riley is avoiding it.
Cero looks to score with a jab to the body but Riley is just out of range.
Riley throws a shot from downtown. Cero moves away and avoids it.
Cero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cero stuns Riley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Riley misses the shot to the body.
Riley takes a swing at Cero's ribcage but misses.
Riley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Riley looks to land a right hand but Cero moved out of range.
Riley shoots for a double leg takedown but Cero sprawls well. He's pushed Riley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cero misses with the combination.
Cero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cero tries to clinch but Riley is having none of it.
Riley avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Cero. No joy for Riley on that attempt.
Cero swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cero doesn't manage to clinch there - Riley circles away.
Cero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cero has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Riley counters with a three punch combo that has Cero backing up. Cero nods at Riley to acknowledge the strikes.
Riley doesn't manage to clinch there - Cero circles away.
Cero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riley misses the shot to the body.
Riley jabs Cero to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Riley gets a clinch.
Cero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cero lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley can't get the takedown.
Numero Cero seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cero trying to stall but Riley improves his position.
Riley throws a punch but it's blocked by Cero.
Cero working aggressively here.
Cero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riley's elbow.
Riley blocks an uppercut.
Riley misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cero stalling the fight.
Cero can't find room to land a body shot as Riley controls the action.
Riley misses with a body punch.
Cero scores with a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cero takes a shot to the head.

Riley gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Cero tries to get to full guard but Riley has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cero won't allow Riley to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Numero Cero just about did enough to take it.
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.

Cero goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Riley.
Cero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cero throws a body punch but Riley moves out of range.

Riley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cero looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Cero throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Cero avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cero.
Riley closes the distance and clinches up with Cero, looking for a takedown. Riley pushes Cero against the cage but Cero circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cero avoids it really well and circles away.
Cero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cero.
Riley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cero moves away.
Riley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Riley tries to keep at a distance but Cero has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Riley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Riley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cero just leaning against Riley, taking a breather.
Cero lands an uppercut.
Riley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cero's elbow.
Riley tries to work over Cero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Riley blocking some punches.
Cero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cero lands a hook that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
Riley blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley blocks a body shot from Cero.
Cero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cero misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Riley.
Cero prevents a body shot from Riley.
Riley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cero lands an uppercut.
Cero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cero prevents a body shot from Riley.

Cero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Riley as he connects with a hook.
Riley ducks under a wild hook from Cero.

Riley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cero is trying to defend but Riley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Riley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cero is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cero is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Riley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cero does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cero is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Riley scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cero trying to control here.
Riley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Riley thows a huge punch but Cero dodges it nicely.
Cero wants to get back to his feet.
Riley wants to pass the guard but Cero is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Numero Cero will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Riley misses with a takedown attempt - Cero sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Riley wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Riley.
Cero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riley tries to move into range but Cero moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cero connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cero misses with a head kick.
Riley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Riley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cero's waist but Cero gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Riley off to one side.
Riley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cero.
Riley misses with a two punch combination.
Cero lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab lands there for Cero.
Riley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riley keeps the fight on the outside.
Riley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cero.
Cero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cero swats away the attempt to clinch by Riley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cero gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Riley prevents Cero from getting back to his feet.
Riley pushing down on Cero's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley prevents Cero from standing back up.
Riley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Riley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Riley is looking to take a break and control but Cero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cero tries to roll over but Riley keeps him under control.
Cero is trying to stand up here but Riley is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cero is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Riley passes to full mount!
Cero can't escape the position.
Riley landing shots from mount.
Riley lands a nice shot to the head.
Riley working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Riley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Riley avoids the attempt from Cero to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cero is squirming around, avoiding Riley's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cero is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Colt Riley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee warns Cero that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Riley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cero is looking to escape.
Riley landing shots from mount.
Numero Cero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Riley pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Riley lands a big shot there that rocks Cero but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cero is trying to stand up.
Cero can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Colt Riley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cero has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Numero Cero!
Numero Cero is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Numero Cero thanked [GTI] Divine Clothing (95% LAUNDRY) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).