PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Colt Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan TheMan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying TheMan's choice of entrance music: Get Up Again. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Riley
vs
TheMan

171 cm
29
158 lbs
16 - 2 - 0

181 cm
26
163 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Perkele!
Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Colt Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Stan TheMan!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
TheMan looks to throw the jab but Riley is out of range.
Riley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
TheMan misses with a body punch
and Riley counters with a series of strikes. TheMan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Riley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Riley thows a body shot but no joy.
Riley tries to close the distance and clinch up but TheMan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
TheMan takes a swing at Riley's ribcage but misses.
TheMan throws an overhand right that lands on Riley's shoulder, as Riley tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Riley.
TheMan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Riley.
The fighters circling - TheMan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot by Riley.
Riley misses with an uppercut.
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!
Riley throws a leg kick but TheMan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Riley tries to clinch up but TheMan circles away and keeps his distance.
TheMan throws a right hand that misses
and Riley counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Riley takes the fight into the clinch.
TheMan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
TheMan wants to break free but Riley has control.

TheMan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
TheMan misses the shot to the body.
Riley throws a head kick that misses.
Riley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Riley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. TheMan eats them both and turns towards Riley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Stan TheMan has been cut.
TheMan misses with a body shot.
TheMan works Riley's body with a nice hook.
TheMan misses with a straight right.
Riley takes a swing at TheMan's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from TheMan. Riley does a little dance to reset his feet.
TheMan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
TheMan fails with the takedown
and Riley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
TheMan misses with a looping left.
Riley moves out of range as TheMan strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for TheMan. That snapped Riley's head back.
TheMan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Riley pushes TheMan up against the cage in a clinch.
Riley is looking for a takedown.

TheMan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riley slips under a jab from TheMan.
Riley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has TheMan pinned against the cage. TheMan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Riley misses with a wild body shot.
TheMan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws a hook but TheMan blocks it.
Riley tries to land a front kick but TheMan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Riley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but TheMan moves away.

TheMan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Riley on his heels. He'll look to pass Riley's guard now, I'm sure.
TheMan wants to control from the top but Riley keeps moving.
Riley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
TheMan throws an elbow that misses. Riley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in TheMan's guard. Nice move by Riley!
Riley won't allow TheMan to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riley preventing the sweep.
TheMan controlling the position.
Riley postures up and lands a big shot to TheMan's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Riley slips nicely into half guard.
Riley is trying to control the action in half guard but TheMan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
TheMan is looking to control Riley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can TheMan avoid being mounted?
TheMan moves into full guard.
TheMan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Riley throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Colt Riley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stan TheMan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

TheMan misses with a straight right.
Riley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Riley tries to close the distance and clinch up but TheMan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
TheMan jabs at Riley's body.
Riley connects with a crisp jab.
TheMan cracks Riley with a right hand to the side of the head.
TheMan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
TheMan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Riley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from TheMan.
Riley throws the left hand but TheMan avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from TheMan misses its intended target.
Colt Riley is winning the standup battle so far.
TheMan lands a glancing blow to the side of Riley's head.
Riley looks to land a combination but TheMan avoids it well.
Riley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from TheMan misses.
TheMan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
TheMan throws an overhand right that lands on Riley's shoulder, as Riley tries to avoid the shot.
Stan TheMan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by TheMan there.

Riley pushes TheMan up against the cage in a clinch.
Riley goes for a takedown attempt but TheMan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
TheMan thuds his right hand into Riley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Riley shoots in but no luck this time.

Riley moves into range and clinches up with TheMan.
Riley is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but TheMan is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colt Riley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riley has TheMan pressed against the cage, preventing TheMan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
TheMan lands a hook that snaps the head of Riley backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley has TheMan pressed against the cage, preventing TheMan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Riley has a couple of punches blocked by TheMan.
Riley is leaning against TheMan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Riley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riley lands a shoulder strike.

TheMan manages to break the clinch.
TheMan misses with a hook. Riley ducked under it nicely.
Riley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Riley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but TheMan was well out of range. Poor timing from Riley.
Riley scores with a jab to the body.
Riley moves forwards but TheMan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

TheMan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Riley to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Riley stopping the sweep attempt from TheMan.
Riley throws a big elbow that misses.
Riley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
TheMan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
TheMan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Riley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Riley forces his way into half guard.

Riley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and TheMan defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
TheMan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for TheMan.
Riley trying to control but TheMan is working from the bottom.
TheMan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riley.
TheMan keeping moving, preventing Riley from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley tries to free his leg and advance position but TheMan is retaining full guard.
Riley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Riley trying to control but TheMan is working from the bottom.
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 Colt Riley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stan TheMan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Riley shoots in for a double leg but TheMan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
TheMan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Riley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
TheMan throws a poor cross that misses
and Riley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
TheMan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
TheMan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
TheMan lands with a straight right. Riley didn't see that one coming.
TheMan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Riley's waist but Riley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing TheMan off to one side.
Riley is looking to wear down TheMan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
TheMan thows a body shot but no joy.
Riley lands a body shot.
TheMan swings for the body but Riley moves out of range.
TheMan missing with a left hand there. Riley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riley tries to close the distance and clinch up but TheMan swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
TheMan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
TheMan fails to land with a series of punches.
TheMan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Riley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Riley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming TheMan to the mat! TheMan manages to get full guard.
Riley postures up.

Riley thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
TheMan keeping full guard, as Riley tries to pass.
Riley throws a big elbow that misses.
Colt Riley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
TheMan working a defensive guard but Riley manages to pass into side control anyway.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley controlling from side mount.
TheMan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Riley is keen to just control but TheMan is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
TheMan is looking to control Riley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can TheMan avoid being mounted?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Riley drops an elbow to the side of TheMan's head.
Stan TheMan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley prevents TheMan from improving his position.
TheMan wants to control but Riley passes into side.
Riley works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
TheMan wants to get back to his feet.
TheMan is trying to get back to half guard.
Riley connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused TheMan some visible discomfort.
Riley in side control, throwing shots but TheMan defends.
Riley tries to move into full mount but can't pass TheMan's legs.
TheMan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Riley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
TheMan can't do much from the bottom here.
Riley is looking to take a break and control but TheMan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
TheMan is looking to reverse the position.
Colt Riley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
TheMan misses with a strike from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Riley tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Riley has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
TheMan striking from the bottom but nothing landed.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Colt Riley.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Riley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colt Riley!
An out of breath Colt Riley thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.