PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cray Daddy Tay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tay kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Blue (Dancing Crayfish Version). 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.

Daddy Tay
vs
Riseman

187 cm
23
186 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

189 cm
30
186 lbs
10 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cray Daddy Tay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jonathan Riseman!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Tay lands.

Riseman rushes Tay and presses him up against the cage.
Riseman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stalling in the clinch from Tay.
Riseman scores with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Riseman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tay's brow.
Knees to the body from Riseman.
Tay looking to stall.
Riseman tries a knee to the head but Tay blocks it.
Riseman just leaning against Tay, taking a breather.
Riseman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tay has a couple of punches blocked by Riseman.
Riseman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tay's face.
Tay lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riseman or not.
Riseman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A body shot lands from Tay.
Riseman blocks an uppercut.
Riseman blocks an uppercut.
Riseman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tay is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Riseman.
Riseman gets underhooks to prevent Tay's takedown attempt.
Riseman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tay blocks it with crossed arms.
Tay lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Riseman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tay misses with the head strike.
Riseman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tay - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tay lands a right hand.
Riseman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riseman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Riseman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Riseman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tay goes for a takedown attempt but Riseman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cray Daddy Tay. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riseman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Riseman clinches.
Tay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Riseman trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riseman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Riseman.
Riseman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tay misses with a punch on the inside.
Riseman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tay is defending well for now.
Tay is working Riseman over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tay.
Tay tries to work over Riseman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riseman blocks a body shot from Tay.
Tay leaning against his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tay pushes Riseman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tay avoids a wild elbow strike from Riseman.
Tay stalling.
Tay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tay lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Riseman.
Tay is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Riseman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tay pushes Riseman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tay is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Riseman is defending well.
Riseman tries to land a knee to the head but Tay blocks with his arms.
Riseman lands a nice elbow.
Tay wants to take the fight to the mat but Riseman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tay takes a knee right on the jaw!
Riseman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tay's face.

Tay is rocked!
Tay is looking to break free of the clinch but Riseman has double underhooks.
Oh Tay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Riseman scores with a knee to the head.
Riseman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tay lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riseman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tay seems to have got his legs back now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tay throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Tay.
Riseman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Riseman trying to land knees to the body.
Riseman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tay.
Tay is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tay scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tay scores with a shoulder strike.

It looks like Jonathan Riseman has been cut.
Tay lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Tay - that landed with a thud.
Tay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tay working aggressively here.
Tay tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Riseman 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 round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jonathan Riseman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Riseman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tay throws a right and a left that Riseman avoids nicely.
Tay cracks Riseman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Riseman misses with a head kick.
Riseman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tay throws out the jab.
Tay scores with a jab to the head.
Tay lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Riseman tries to clinch up.

Riseman clinches up against the cage.
Tay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tay is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Riseman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Riseman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Riseman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tay.
Tay scores with a shot to the side of Riseman's head.
Tay changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Riseman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Riseman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tay just misses with a punch to the body.
Riseman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riseman throws a big shot that misses.
Tay throws a right hand that Riseman ducks under and follows up with a left that Riseman also avoids with ease.
Riseman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Riseman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Riseman tries to clinch up.
Riseman needs to keep his hands up - Tay had a free shot at his head there.

Riseman instigates a clinch.
Riseman tries to land a knee to the head but Tay blocks with his arms.
Riseman tries to land a knee to the head but Tay blocks with his arms.
Riseman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riseman pushes off an throws an elbow but Tay leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

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. Tay is defending well for now.
Tay tries a body shot but Riseman blocks it.
Tay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Riseman has him pressed against the cage.
Tay manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tay lands a left hand.
Riseman lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tay managing to block the knees to the body from Riseman.
Riseman blocking some punches.
Riseman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Riseman scores a nice knee to the body.
Riseman keeps control of Tay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tay pushes Riseman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Tay has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Riseman clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riseman controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tay punches Riseman on the ear.

Riseman defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Tay's arms.
Riseman trying to get back to his feet but Tay is in full control for now.

Riseman is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Tay gets his way!

Riseman is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tay circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Riseman doesn't manage to clinch there - Tay circles away.
Tay scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Riseman is looking to clinch.
Jonathan Riseman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riseman lands with a slapping head kick.
Tay swats away the attempt to clinch by Riseman.
Tay keeps the fight on the outside.
Riseman staying out of range there.
Tay lands with a straight right. Riseman didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tay catches Riseman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tay. Riseman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cray Daddy Tay is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Tay misses.
Riseman wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cray Daddy Tay will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Riseman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Riseman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tay throws a shot to the body.
Tay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riseman.
Riseman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riseman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riseman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riseman tries to land a front kick but Tay steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riseman moves away.
Tay shoots for a takedown but Riseman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Riseman is looking to clinch.
Tay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riseman tries to clinch up.
Riseman doesn't manage to clinch there - Tay circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riseman.
Riseman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A punch combination from Tay misses.
Riseman tries to clinch up but Tay circles away and keeps his distance.
Riseman tries a head kick but it misses.
Tay takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Riseman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tay.
Tay looks to throw the jab but Riseman is out of range.
A head kick misses from Riseman.
Tay scores with a three punch combo!
A head kick misses from Riseman.
Riseman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Riseman wants to clinch up but Tay keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Tay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riseman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tay connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tay looks to land a combination but Riseman avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tay throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tay lands with an uppercut that bounces Riseman off the cage and back into range.
Riseman throws a head kick that misses.
Tay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riseman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tay cracks Riseman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tay looks to land a combination but Riseman avoids it well.
Riseman tries to clinch there but Tay circles away.
Riseman wants to clinch.
Riseman is looking to land body kicks.
Tay looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Riseman walks into a straight right hand from Tay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riseman looks to throw the jab but Tay is out of range.
Tay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tay throws a jab but it's blocked by Riseman.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riseman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A shot to the liver by Riseman. Beautiful body shot.
Riseman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tay ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Riseman doesn't manage to clinch there - Tay circles away.
Tay takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tay lands a two punch combo.
Tay bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tay jabs at Riseman's body.
Tay blocks a head kick by Riseman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riseman.
Tay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tay fails to land with a series of punches.
Tay connects with a right hand. Riseman shakes it off.
Riseman moves away from the strike by Tay.
Cray Daddy Tay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riseman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tay connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Riseman tries to close the distance and clinch but Tay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circling - Tay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Riseman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Riseman slips under a jab from Tay.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tay throws a series of punches but Riseman moves out of range.
Riseman is looking to clinch but Tay is avoiding it.

Riseman forces Tay back against the cage and clinches.
Riseman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Riseman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cray Daddy Tay showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tay has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cray Daddy Tay!
Our winner, Cray Daddy Tay, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.