PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitt Thrawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riley comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - It's A Hard Life. Riley has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Riley
vs
Thrawn

184 cm
34
188 lbs
28 - 12 - 2

165 cm
21
185 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Ronnie Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mitt Thrawn!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrawn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thrawn.
Riley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thrawn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riley manages to avoid it.
Thrawn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Riley. Riley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ronnie Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley lands a glancing blow to the side of Thrawn's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Riley. That's going to slow Thrawn down.
Thrawn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Thrawn rushes Riley and presses him up against the cage.
Thrawn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thrawn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Riley avoids a wild elbow strike from Thrawn.
Riley misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Riley.
Thrawn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the cage, Thrawn throws an elbow but misses.
Thrawn takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Mitt Thrawn has been cut.
Thrawn throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thrawn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riley's brow.
Thrawn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Riley obliges.
Thrawn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Riley scores with a knee to the head.
Riley tries to work over Thrawn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thrawn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thrawn misses with an elbow over the top.
Thrawn tries to throw a body punch but Riley avoids it by throwing Thrawn back against the cage.
Riley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thrawn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Riley avoids a wild elbow strike from Thrawn.
Riley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Riley.
Nice body punch from Riley - that landed with a thud.
Riley gets through Thrawn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riley lands with a light punch inside.
Thrawn throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Riley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Thrawn is rocked!
Riley tries a knee to the head but Thrawn blocks it.
Riley prevents a body shot from Thrawn.
Riley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thrawn is still on wobbly legs! Can Riley finish him?
Thrawn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thrawn seems to have recovered his senses.
Riley is pushing Thrawn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Thrawn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Riley misses with a body punch.

Riley breaks from the clinch.
Thrawn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A left lands for Riley.
Riley slips under a jab from Thrawn.
As Thrawn backs away, Riley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Riley.

Thrawn moves into the clinch.
Riley dodges an elbow strike from Thrawn.
Thrawn throws an elbow but it misses.
Riley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thrawn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thrawn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thrawn lands an elbow inside that Riley shrugs off.
Riley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Riley tries to throw a body punch but Thrawn avoids it by throwing Riley back against the cage.
Thrawn throws an elbow that misses.
Riley blocks an elbow strike from Thrawn.

Riley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thrawn takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thrawn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Riley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thrawn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riley moves away from the strike by Thrawn.
Nice cross by Riley.
Riley connects with a looping right hand.
Riley is breathing heavily.
Riley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thrawn. That did some damage!
Thrawn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Riley swats away the attempt to clinch by Thrawn.
Riley throws a quick counter kick to the body but Thrawn avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thrawn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab by Riley.
Riley scores with a nice body kick.

Thrawn has managed to clinch.
Thrawn throws an elbow but it misses.
Thrawn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Riley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Riley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Riley.
Thrawn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riley moves away.
Riley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thrawn.
Riley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thrawn. Riley does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Riley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thrawn wants to clinch
and Riley counters with a nice leg kick.
Thrawn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Riley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thrawn.
Riley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Riley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riley scoring well with a low kick there.
Riley scores with a shot to the body.
Riley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thrawn misses with a body punch
and Riley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ronnie Riley is winning the standup battle so far.
Thrawn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thrawn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrawn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Riley throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Riley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big right from Thrawn misses.
Thrawn takes a swing at Riley's ribcage but misses.
Thrawn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thrawn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riley.
Thrawn misses with a shot to the body

and Riley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Riley frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Thrawn wants to control but Riley is having none of it.
Riley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thrawn is looking to improve his position but Riley isn't that keen on the idea.
Riley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thrawn is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Riley lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
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 is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Thrawn can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Thrawn is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn is trying to stand up.
Riley controlling the position easily from mount.
Thrawn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thrawn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Riley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Riley with shots to the head and body - Thrawn looks very uncomfortable down there.
Riley looking to control but Thrawn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thrawn can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn is squirming around, avoiding Riley's attempts to control the action.
Riley prevents Thrawn from getting the reversal.
Riley looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thrawn working to try and regain half guard.
Riley controlling his opponent.
Thrawn can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Riley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mitt Thrawn's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Thrawn swings for the body but Riley moves out of range.
Riley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thrawn.
Thrawn moves in looking to clinch but Riley pushes him off.
Riley connects with a solid leg kick.
Riley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thrawn looks to land a left hand but Riley moved out of range nicely.
Thrawn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riley thows a body kick. Thrawn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Riley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thrawn tries to clinch but Riley is having none of it.
Riley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thrawn's calf.
Riley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Riley ducks under a wild hook from Thrawn.
A solid leg kick lands there for Riley.
A shot to the liver by Riley. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley scoring well with a low kick there.
Thrawn lunges at Riley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Riley's hand.
Thrawn misses with a body shot.
Riley quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Thrawn misses the shot to the body.
Thrawn just misses with a punch to the body.
Riley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thrawn throws the left hand but Riley avoids the punch easily.
Riley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thrawn.
Thrawn moves forwards but Riley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thrawn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Riley - the referee stops the clock and Thrawn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Riley. Thrawn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Riley lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thrawn will feel that in the morning.
Riley misses with a kick to the body.
Thrawn is looking to clinch.
Riley throws a right hand that Thrawn ducks under and follows up with a left that Thrawn also avoids with ease.
Thrawn wants to counter with a clinch but Riley pushes him away.
Riley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thrawn's calf.
Thrawn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Thrawn tries to close the distance and clinch but Riley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thrawn checks a low kick from Riley.
Riley keeps the fight on the outside.
A chopping leg kick lands by Riley.
Riley lands a nice looking body shot.
Thrawn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riley was well out of range. Poor timing from Thrawn.
Thrawn connects with a nice looking jab.
Riley throws a body shot but no joy.
Riley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thrawn misses with a looping right.
Thrawn moves forwards but Riley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thrawn checks a leg kick.
Riley is looking to chop away at Thrawn's legs.
Thrawn tries to clinch but Riley is having none of it.
Thrawn takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Riley.
Riley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thrawn steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Riley.
Riley drops his hands momentarily and Thrawn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Riley throws out a loose jab but Thrawn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thrawn just misses with a punch to the body.
Riley misses with a body shot.
Riley ducks under a wild hook from Thrawn.
Riley swats away the attempt to clinch by Thrawn.
Thrawn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riley is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Thrawn.
Riley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thrawn can do to turn this around?
Thrawn tries to clinch there but Riley circles away.
As Thrawn tries to get set, Riley tries to push him back and clinch up but Thrawn manages to avoid the attempt.
Riley throws a body punch but Thrawn moves out of range.
Thrawn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riley.
Thrawn takes a swing at Riley's ribcage but misses.
Riley throws a body shot but no joy.
Thrawn misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn swings for the body but Riley moves out of range.
Thrawn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riley was well out of range. Poor timing from Thrawn.
Riley feinted with a counter takedown.
Riley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thrawn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thrawn loads up on a big right hand but Riley slips the punch.
A head kick from Riley lands but Thrawn takes it in his stride.
Thrawn lands a nice shot that snaps Riley's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thrawn has time to react.
Riley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thrawn momentarily.
Mitt Thrawn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thrawn drops his hands momentarily and Riley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thrawn throws a hook but Riley blocks it.
Decent striking displayed by Riley there.
Ronnie Riley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thrawn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Riley rather than just go for the knockout.
Thrawn misses with a body shot.
Riley changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Thrawn misses with a looping left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Riley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Riley 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Riley!
Ronnie Riley took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.