PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hendo Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Yi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yi has chosen Master Yi - By Riot as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Riggs
vs
Yi

176 cm
20
183 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

177 cm
28
178 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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REAR NAKED CHOKE NUTRITION

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hendo Riggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Yi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Riggs

and Yi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short left from Yi.
Come on Yi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Riggs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yi avoids it.
Yi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yi tries to work over Riggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yi struggles to land a body shot inside as Riggs controls his hands.
Yi has Riggs pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Riggs's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Yi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yi can't find room to land a body shot as Riggs controls the action.
Riggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Riggs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yi takes a shot to the head.
Yi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Riggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Yi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riggs.
Riggs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Yi fails to land.
Yi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Riggs seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Yi can turn it around.
Yi throws a head punch that misses.
Yi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Riggs up against the cage.
Yi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Riggs misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Riggs - that landed with a thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yi misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Riggs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Riggs.
Riggs lands a left hand.
Yi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Riggs misses with a knee to the head.
Riggs can't find room to land a body shot as Yi controls the action.
Yi tries to stall but Riggs uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riggs.
Yi throws a punch but it's blocked by Riggs.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Riggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Yi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yi trying to stall but Riggs improves his position.
Yi misses with a punch on the inside.
Riggs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yi backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Riggs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Riggs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yi throws a punch but it's blocked by Riggs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Riggs scores with a hook to the body.
Riggs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Yi is rocked!
Riggs misses with a knee to the head.
Yi is still on wobbly legs! Can Riggs finish him?
Yi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Riggs.
Yi seems to have recovered his senses.
Riggs blocks a body shot from Yi.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Riggs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Riggs missing with knees to the body.
Riggs blocks an uppercut.
Yi is trying to maintain a safe position but Riggs gets an underhook and turns Yi into the cage.
Yi misses with a punch on the inside.
Riggs misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yi has a couple of punches blocked by Riggs.
Riggs lands with a light punch inside.
Riggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Riggs tries a knee to the head but Yi blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yi can't find room to land a body shot as Riggs controls the action.
Yi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yi stalling in the clinch but Riggs improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Riggs.
Riggs tries a body shot but Yi blocks it.
Yi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riggs.
Riggs lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Yi to his knees! Riggs keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hendo Riggs!
Master Yi was interviewed post fight and said 'Your skills were superior!'.