PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Dallas Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean Cross will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Riley
vs
Cross

200 cm
21
155 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

170 cm
25
147 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

Brawler
Experienced

Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dallas Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Cross!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cross takes a swing at Riley's ribcage but misses.
Cross closes the distance but Riley moves to the side

and Riley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Riley.

Riley manages to break the clinch.
Cross closes the distance looking to clinch
and Riley counters with a nice body kick.
Cross catches Riley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cross shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Riley drives through and clinches with Cross against the cage.
Cross tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riley holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Riley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cross will feel that in the morning.
Cross misses with a jab, cross combination.

Riley takes the fight into the clinch.

Riley breaks the clinch.
Riley tries a head kick but it misses.

Riley pushes Cross up against the cage in a clinch.
Riley tries a knee to the head but Cross blocks it.
Riley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Riley tries to land knees in the clinch but Cross avoids the damage to the body.

Riley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Riley takes the fight into the clinch.

Riley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riley connects with a high kick.

It looks like Dean Cross has been cut.
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 closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Riley.

Riley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cross misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riley.

Riley darts in and clinches Cross up against the cage.

Riley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Cross misses.
Riley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cross.
Cross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cross tries to clinch up but Riley circles away and keeps his distance.

Riley gets a clinch.
Riley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Riley breaks the clinch.

Riley pushes Cross up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Riley to work.
Cross wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Riley is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Riley breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Riley moves into the clinch.

Riley breaks the clinch.
Cross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riley.
Cross avoids the head kick by Riley.
Cross has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Riley finds it's way round the side to connect with Cross's head.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch but Riley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cross attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Riley swats away the attempt to clinch by Cross.
Riley motions for Cross to come forward. Riley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cross fails in his attempt to clinch.

Riley forces Cross back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dallas Riley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dean Cross's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Riley misses with a body shot.

Riley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Riley trying to land knees to the body.
Cross tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Riley.
Cross has had enough of the clinch but Riley keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Riley.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cross just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riley's brow.
Riley effectively controlling the action here.
Cross is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cross in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Riley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Riley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riley throws a series of punches but Cross moves out of range.
Cross uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riley.

Riley moves into range and clinches up with Cross.
Riley pushes Cross back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riley blocks an uppercut.
Cross managing to block the knees to the body from Riley.
Riley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cross avoids it.
Cross has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Riley - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Riley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cross tries to clinch but Riley moves away
and Riley counters with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cross tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Riley counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Cross is rocked!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Riley.
Cross is breathing heavily.
Riley connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Cross's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Cross - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dallas Riley!