PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Flash Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dallas Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Slipknot-The Blister Exists. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Gordon
vs
Riley

175 cm
26
146 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
25
155 lbs
29 - 22 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Bad Man Clothing

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flash Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dallas Riley!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon wants to clinch.

Gordon clinches up against the cage.
Gordon leaning against his opponent.
Gordon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gordon misses with a knee strike.
Gordon crunches a lovely knee into Riley's ribcage.

Gordon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gordon avoids the head kick by Riley.
Gordon tries a head kick but it misses.
Gordon pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Gordon rushes Riley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Riley is working for takedown but Gordon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gordon goes for a takedown attempt but Riley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Riley tries to bum rush Gordon with a series of wild strikes but Gordon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gordon drives through and clinches with Riley against the cage.
Gordon lands with a right to the head.
Gordon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Riley's face.

Gordon is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Riley can't fight it off and eventually Gordon manages to take the fight to the floor. Riley looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Riley manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Riley controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Riley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Riley sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gordon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gordon's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Riley looking for a guillotine from mount but Gordon is having none of it.
Riley tries to control but Gordon wriggling away.

Riley working for a guillotine from mount but Gordon is in no mood to give up.
Gordon is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gordon is looking to escape.
Gordon avoids a series of strikes thrown by Riley.
Gordon is squirming around, avoiding Riley's attempts to control the action.
Riley controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riley looking to control but Gordon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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 Flash Gordon will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Riley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gordon tries to avoid it but Riley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gordon to the ground. Gordon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice cross by Gordon.
Gordon tries to clinch but Riley moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Gordon as Riley shoots in.
Gordon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Riley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've been told by Gordon's head coaches at MISFITS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gordon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Riley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Flash Gordon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dallas Riley.

Gordon has managed to clinch.

Gordon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riley misses with a lunging right hand
and Gordon counters with a big head kick but Riley shrugs it off.

Riley is rocked!
The fighters circle, before Gordon throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Riley's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Gordon lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Flash Gordon!
Flash Gordon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.