PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michal Andruszkiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Andruszkiewicz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nine - Make Or Take feat. Smooth Da Hustler . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Andruszkiewicz
vs
Riggs

184 cm
22
170 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

177 cm
23
168 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Gilop®
Gilop®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michal Andruszkiewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Riggs!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andruszkiewicz scores with a jab.
Andruszkiewicz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andruszkiewicz is looking to score with low kicks.
Riggs avoids the head kick by Andruszkiewicz.
Andruszkiewicz throws a leg kick but Riggs sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Andruszkiewicz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Riggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andruszkiewicz manages to avoid it.
Crunch! Andruszkiewicz slams his shin into Riggs's torso.
Andruszkiewicz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Riggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andruszkiewicz slips under a jab.
Riggs avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Riggs checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fighters circling - Riggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Riggs lands with a shot to the body.
Riggs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Riggs as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Derek Riggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andruszkiewicz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riggs lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Andruszkiewicz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Riggs misses with a few strikes there.
Some bone on bone action there as Riggs checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Riggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Andruszkiewicz.
Andruszkiewicz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Riggs slips a straight right by Andruszkiewicz.
Andruszkiewicz tries for a takedown but Riggs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Riggs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Riggs misses with an uppercut. Andruszkiewicz saw that one coming.
Riggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andruszkiewicz moves away.
Riggs cracks a nice hook into Andruszkiewicz's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andruszkiewicz drops his hands momentarily and Riggs takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Andruszkiewicz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Riggs checks the leg kick.
Andruszkiewicz misses with a head kick.
Andruszkiewicz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andruszkiewicz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Andruszkiewicz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Andruszkiewicz misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riggs. Andruszkiewicz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riggs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riggs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andruszkiewicz.
No luck for Andruszkiewicz with that takedown attempt.
Andruszkiewicz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riggs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs misses with a looping right.
Andruszkiewicz scores with a punch to the head.
Andruszkiewicz shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Andruszkiewicz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riggs takes a swing at Andruszkiewicz's ribcage but misses.
Andruszkiewicz misses with the combination.
Andruszkiewicz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Riggs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Andruszkiewicz throws a series of punches but Riggs avoids them all with ease.
Riggs throws a hook but Andruszkiewicz avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Riggs lands an impressive looking overhand right. Andruszkiewicz doesn't seem phased though.
Riggs blocks a head kick by Andruszkiewicz.
Riggs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andruszkiewicz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs with a nice cross.

Andruszkiewicz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Riggs sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Riggs is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Andruszkiewicz seems content to control.
Riggs wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Riggs manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Andruszkiewicz tries to free his leg and advance position but Riggs is retaining full guard.
Riggs looking to control.

Riggs is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Andruszkiewicz is aware though and is defending well.

Andruszkiewicz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Andruszkiewicz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andruszkiewicz preventing the sweep.
Riggs keeping moving, preventing Andruszkiewicz from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Riggs dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Andruszkiewicz tries a low kick but Riggs avoids it.
Andruszkiewicz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andruszkiewicz throws a right hand that Riggs ducks under and follows up with a left that Riggs also avoids with ease.
Andruszkiewicz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Riggs scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Andruszkiewicz throws a push kick but Riggs slaps the foot to one side.
Andruszkiewicz avoids the body shot from Riggs.
Riggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andruszkiewicz moves away.
Andruszkiewicz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Andruszkiewicz misses with an uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Andruszkiewicz.
Riggs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Andruszkiewicz's head backwards.
Andruszkiewicz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Riggs.
Riggs digs a good body shot into Andruszkiewicz's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs lands a glancing blow to the side of Andruszkiewicz's head.
Andruszkiewicz just misses with a punch to the body.
Riggs misses with a wild body shot.
Riggs avoids the head kick by Andruszkiewicz.
Riggs misses with a straight left.
Riggs misses with a hook.
Andruszkiewicz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andruszkiewicz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
An inside leg kick from Andruszkiewicz misses.
Andruszkiewicz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riggs throws a sloppy body shot
and Andruszkiewicz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andruszkiewicz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good leg kick by Andruszkiewicz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Andruszkiewicz avoids the body shot from Riggs.
Andruszkiewicz shoots for a takedown but Riggs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Andruszkiewicz.
Andruszkiewicz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Andruszkiewicz throws a head kick that misses.
Derek Riggs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riggs connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Andruszkiewicz throws a head kick but Riggs moves out of range.
Andruszkiewicz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Riggs scores with a hook to the body. Andruszkiewicz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Riggs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Andruszkiewicz at a distance.
A slow jab from Andruszkiewicz misses its intended target.
Riggs staying out of range there.
Riggs blocks a head kick by Andruszkiewicz.
Riggs defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Andruszkiewicz.
Andruszkiewicz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Riggs finds it's way round the side to connect with Andruszkiewicz's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andruszkiewicz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Andruszkiewicz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Michal Andruszkiewicz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andruszkiewicz moves forwards but Riggs connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Riggs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Andruszkiewicz is rocked!
Andruszkiewicz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oh Andruszkiewicz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Andruszkiewicz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Riggs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Andruszkiewicz at a distance.
Riggs cracks Andruszkiewicz with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Andruszkiewicz falls to his knees and Riggs doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Riggs!
Derek Riggs spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.