PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stuart Stardust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stardust's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hate Being Sober. Riggs has chosen Deathamphetamine by EXODUS as his entrance music. Martin Riggs acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Stardust
vs
Riggs

182 cm
20
181 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

180 cm
19
182 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stuart Stardust!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martin Riggs!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stardust throws a shot to the body.
Stardust throws a solid leg kick but Riggs takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stardust.
Stuart Stardust seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riggs fails with the takedown.
Stardust throws a sloppy head kick

and Riggs moves into the clinch.
Stardust prevents the takedown attempt.

Riggs manages to pull guard.
Riggs is looking to sweep but instead, Stardust has passed into half guard.
Riggs is trying to get back to full guard.
Stardust tries to stand but can't do so whilst Riggs controls his leg.
Riggs looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggs is not content to let Stardust control the position.
Stardust stalling.
Riggs wants to improve his position but Stardust is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs wants to control but Stardust is keeping busy.
Stardust tries to pass the half guard into mount. Riggs knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Riggs is trying to get back to full guard.
Riggs trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Stardust manages to pass to mount!

Stardust gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stardust misses with a few strikes there.
Stardust throws a half hearted mid kick.
Riggs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stardust manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Riggs feints and then cracks Stardust's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stardust down.
Stardust pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stardust misses with a kick to the body.
Stardust ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riggs moves away.
Riggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stardust was well out of range. Poor timing from Riggs.
Stardust lands a head shot.
Stardust lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stardust on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Riggs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riggs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stardust lands with an overhand left.
Stuart Stardust is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Riggs rushes Stardust and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stardust misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riggs is trying to drag Stardust to the mat but Stardust just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stuart Stardust has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Riggs.
Riggs is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Stardust to keep the fight standing.
Stardust misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riggs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stardust avoids it.
Riggs goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stardust prevents it.
Stardust digs a right hand underneath Riggs's ribcage. Riggs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Riggs drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stardust gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stardust.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stardust pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stardust fails to land with a series of punches.
Stardust throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riggs throws a head kick that misses.
Stardust scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stardust lands with a hook. Riggs tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stardust scores with a body shot.
Riggs shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stardust defends it nicely.
Riggs looks winded!
Stardust swinging wildly here.
Stardust connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stuart Stardust 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.

Riggs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stardust. That did some damage!
Riggs is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stardust.

It looks like Martin Riggs has been cut.
Riggs misses with a head kick.
Stuart Stardust is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Stardust misses.
Stardust takes a swing at Riggs's ribcage but misses.
Riggs throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stardust misses with the combination.
Stardust lands a really nice looking cross but Riggs seems unphased.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riggs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Riggs misses.
Stardust throws a series of punches but Riggs moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Riggs.
Riggs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stardust has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stardust there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Riggs!
Riggs fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stardust lands a jab.
Riggs is breathing heavily.
Stardust throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stardust swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riggs is looking to land body kicks.
Riggs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stardust throws a good cross that connects.
Riggs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stardust is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riggs can do to turn this around?
Stardust fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Riggs throws a solid leg kick but Stardust takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Riggs.
Stardust throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riggs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stardust connects with a body shot.
Stardust connects with a body shot that sends Riggs's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stardust misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Stardust does no damage.
Stardust lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Riggs backs up against the cage.
Stardust throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stuart Stardust is winning the standup battle so far.
Riggs slips a jab and a cross from Stardust.
Riggs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stardust.
Riggs dives in for a single leg takedown but Stardust sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Stardust breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stardust misses with a two punch combination.
Stardust on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riggs. Riggs obviously looking to wear him down.
Riggs moves out of range of the body kick.
Stardust throws a combination that misses

and Riggs counters by moving into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs tries a body shot but Stardust blocks it.
Stardust scores with a nice hook to the head.
Riggs has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stardust is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stuart Stardust has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Riggs.
Riggs is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stardust gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Stardust manages to break the clinch.
Riggs misses with a low kick.
Stardust looks to throw a body kick

and Riggs counters by moving into the clinch.
Stardust lands a left hand.
Stardust is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stardust pushes Riggs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stardust lands with a right to the head.
Stardust can't find room to land a body shot as Riggs controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stardust lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Riggs backwards.
Stardust gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Riggs.
Stardust stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Riggs is looking to take this one to the mat.
Riggs jumps guard but Stardust turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A body shot lands from Stardust.
Stardust lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stardust lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stardust lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riggs or not.
A short left from Stardust.

Stardust manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stuart Stardust dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Martin Riggs'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. This is the final round!

Stardust misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stardust swats away the attempt to clinch by Riggs.
Stardust checks a low kick from Riggs.
Stardust misses with a wild combination.
Stardust throws a one two combo.
Stardust throws a series of punches but Riggs moves out of range.
Stardust is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A combination from Stardust does no damage.
Stardust throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riggs.
Riggs throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Riggs lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stardust doesn't seem phased though.
Stardust slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riggs shoots in looking for a takedown. Stardust tries to sprawl out of it but Riggs keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stardust manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Riggs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stardust throws a right and a left that Riggs avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stardust just misses with a punch to the body.
Stardust misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Stardust.
Some wild striking there from Stardust.
Riggs is looking to slow Stardust down with leg kicks.
Stardust uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riggs.
Stardust lands with an overhand left.
Riggs throws a series of punches but Stardust moves out of range.
Stardust scores with a jab. Riggs acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stardust swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stardust throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Riggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stardust tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Stardust.
Stardust swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Riggs counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Stardust - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riggs lands a head kick!
Stardust tries to bum rush Riggs with a series of wild strikes but Riggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riggs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Riggs there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stardust misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Stardust misses.
Stardust avoids the head kick by Riggs.
Riggs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stardust's waist but Stardust gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Riggs off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stardust circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stardust throws a series of punches but Riggs avoids them all with ease.
Stardust digs a good hook to Riggs's body.
Stardust lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stardust lands a lovely overhand right.
Stardust lands a nice shot to the body.
Riggs misses with a low kick as Stardust jumps back.
Riggs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stardust tries to bum rush Riggs with a series of wild strikes but Riggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stardust works over Riggs's head and body with a nice combination.
Stardust connects with a body shot that sends Riggs's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stardust, as that shot connected.
Stardust throws a series of punches but Riggs avoids them all with ease.
Riggs checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stardust throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stardust misses with a wild combination.
Stardust throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stardust tries to bum rush Riggs with a series of wild strikes but Riggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stardust moves out of range as Riggs throws a body kick.
Riggs shoots in for a takedown but Stardust shows good takedown defense.
Stuart Stardust has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Riggs.
Stardust misses with the combination.
Riggs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin Riggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riggs loads up on a big right hand but Stardust slips the punch.
Stardust is looking to wear down Riggs with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Riggs throws a leg kick but Stardust sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stardust showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riggs.
Stuart Stardust is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stardust looks to land a combination but Riggs avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stuart Stardust showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stardust has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stuart Stardust!
A very excited looking Stuart Stardust made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.