PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sys Rq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Riggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rq
vs
Riggins

174 cm
26
152 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
23
163 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sys Rq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Riggins!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggins misses with a wild combination.
Rq fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Riggins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rq counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Riggins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rq.
Riggins scores with a sloppy right hand. Rq should have avoided that one.
Rq throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Riggins throws the left hand but Rq avoids the punch easily.
Riggins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riggins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rq slips under a jab.
Riggins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rq scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rq fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Riggins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rq lunges at Riggins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Riggins's hand.
Rq uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Riggins has time to react.
Riggins misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rq lands a jab to Riggins's midsection.
Riggins misses with a double jab
and Rq counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Riggins.
Rq lands a body shot.
Riggins takes a swing at Rq's ribcage but misses.
Rq scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rq lands with an uppercut that bounces Riggins off the cage and back into range.
Riggins lands with a cross.
Rq sizes up Riggins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Riggins.
Riggins throws a combination that misses
and Rq counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Riggins throws a hook to the side of Rq's head but Rq sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riggins misses with a combination
and Rq counters with a left to the body.
Riggins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rq's corner calls for a 1-2. Rq obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riggins throws a combination that misses
and Rq counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Riggins throws a hook to the side of Rq's head but Rq sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rq keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riggins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggins throws a jab but it's blocked by Rq.
Riggins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rq makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Riggins looks winded!
Jab by Rq.
Riggins misses with a double jab
and Rq cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rq scores with a shot to the body.
Riggins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Rq has closed the distance and engaged Riggins in a clinch.
Rq works on Riggins's body with a couple of short punches.
Riggins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rq gets through Riggins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rq lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Rq scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rq stops a takedown attempt from Riggins.
Rq working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Rq - that landed with a thud.
Riggins has had enough of the clinch but Rq keeps him there for the moment.
Riggins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rq lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rq.
Rq lands an uppercut.
Rq lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Riggins.
Riggins wants to break free but Rq has control.
Riggins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rq lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riggins or not.
Riggins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rq has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Rq.
A short uppercut from Rq.
Rq lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Rq.
Rq lands a left hand.
Rq lands a hook that snaps the head of Riggins backwards.
Rq lands a shoulder strike.
Rq working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rq lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riggins or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riggins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rq lands a left hand that snaps the head of Riggins backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggins is trying to push Rq away but Rq has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rq lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Rq scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Rq - that landed with a thud.
Rq lands an uppercut.
Rq lands a left hand.
A short right from Rq.
Rq lands a shot to the body.
Rq lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Riggins can't break the clinch.
Riggins is trying to break free.
Rq lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Rq scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rq lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hand to the body from Rq.
A short left from Rq.
A short uppercut from Rq.
Rq lands a right hand.
Riggins has had enough of the clinch but Rq keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sys Rq dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Riggins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rq counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Riggins throws a series of punches but Rq moves out of range.
Riggins misses with a hook.
Rq scores with a sloppy right hand. Riggins should have avoided that one.
Riggins misses with a combination
and Rq counters with a straight right hand.
Rq works Riggins's body with a nice hook.
Riggins misses with a hook
enabling Rq to counter with a crisp jab.
Rq throws out a powerful jab.
Riggins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Riggins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rq circles away quickly and effectively.

Rq moves into the clinch successfully.
Riggins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rq lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rq keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Riggins's efforts to push away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Riggins in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rq throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rigginss head.
Riggins is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rq works on Riggins's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rq.
Riggins is trying to break free.
Rq lands a nice uppercut.
Riggins tries to break free but Rq pushes him back against the cage.
Rq lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Rq.
Sys Rq has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rq gets through Riggins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Riggins tries to circle away but Rq has him pinned against the cage.
Rq pushes Riggins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Rq.
Rq scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rq scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Riggins is rocked!
Rq throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rq gets through Riggins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rq.
Rq lands a shot to the body.
Rq lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Rq scores with a nice short uppercut.
Riggins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Riggins is still on wobbly legs! Can Rq finish him?
Rq lands an uppercut.
Rq lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riggins backwards.
Rq digs a right hand underneath Riggins's ribcage. Riggins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rq lands with a light punch inside.
Rq lands with a left to the head.
Rq digs a right hand underneath Riggins's ribcage. Riggins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rq lands a shoulder strike.
Rq lands a left hand that snaps the head of Riggins backwards.
Rq lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Riggins.
Rq lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Rq.
Rq lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rq creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rq scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Rq.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rq pushes Riggins against the cage. Rq is working some dirty boxing. Rq pushes off with a quick right hook! Riggins goes down! Riggins tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Rq moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sys Rq!