PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian Roper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Giggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Roper
vs
Giggs

175 cm
25
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Roper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Giggs!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giggs shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Giggs doesn't manage to clinch there - Roper circles away.
Giggs tries to clinch but Roper is having none of it.
Roper scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Ryan Giggs has been cut.
Roper lands a nice hook to Giggs's body. Giggs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Giggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roper.
Giggs tries to clinch there but Roper circles away.
Roper feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Giggss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Roper lands a nice looking body shot.
Roper scores with the left hand. Giggs knows he should have avoided that one.
Roper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roper was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Roper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Giggs at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Giggs.
Giggs swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Roper lands a jab.
Roper throws a big shot that misses.
Giggs swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Giggs is looking to clinch but Roper is avoiding it.
Roper throws out a loose jab but Giggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roper swats away the attempt to clinch by Giggs.

Giggs closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roper throws a head punch that misses.
Roper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roper misses with a body punch.
Giggs blocks a body shot from Roper.
Giggs blocks an uppercut.
Roper pushes Giggs back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Giggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Giggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roper digs a right hand underneath Giggs's ribcage. Giggs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Roper misses with the head strike.
Roper misses with a body punch.
Giggs throws a head punch that misses.
Roper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giggs can't find room to land a body shot as Roper controls the action.
Giggs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roper backwards.
Roper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roper.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roper tries a body shot but Giggs blocks it.
Giggs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Giggs - that landed with a thud.
Giggs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Giggs tries to work over Roper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Giggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Roper controls his hands.
Roper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roper gets through Giggs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roper misses with some punches.
Giggs tries a body shot but Roper blocks it.
Giggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Roper.
A body shot lands from Giggs.
Giggs lands a hook that snaps the head of Roper backwards.
Roper scores with a shoulder strike.
Giggs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Roper misses with the head strike.
Roper throws a punch but it's blocked by Giggs.
Roper has a couple of punches blocked by Giggs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roper can't find room to land a body shot as Giggs controls the action.
Giggs tries a body shot but Roper blocks it.
Roper misses with some punches.
Roper has a couple of punches blocked by Giggs.
Roper misses with a body punch.
Giggs lands a left hand.
Giggs misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Giggs.
Roper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Giggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giggs.
Giggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giggs.
Roper tries a body shot but Giggs blocks it.
Giggs gets through Roper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Giggs lands a right hand.
Giggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roper.
A short right from Giggs on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roper lands a shot to the body.
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!
Roper throws a head punch that misses.
Roper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roper struggles to land a body shot inside as Giggs controls his hands.
Roper takes a shot to the head.
Roper has a couple of punches blocked by Giggs.
Giggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roper.
Roper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roper misses with the head strike.
Roper throws a head punch that misses.
Giggs blocking some punches.
Roper blocks a body shot from Giggs.
Giggs tries a body shot but Roper blocks it.
Giggs gets through Roper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Giggs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roper backwards.
Giggs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giggs working aggressively here.
Roper tries to throw a body punch but Giggs avoids it by throwing Roper back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Roper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Giggs's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Roper swats away the attempt to clinch by Giggs.
Brian Roper is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Roper darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Giggs on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Roper cracks Giggs with a right hand to the side of the head.
Giggs tries to clinch up but Roper circles away and keeps his distance.
Roper connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Giggs's hands.
Giggs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Roper.
Brian Roper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Giggs has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Giggs.
Giggs pushes Roper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giggs misses with a punch to the body.
Giggs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roper backwards.
Roper misses with the head strike.
Giggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roper can't find room to land a body shot as Giggs controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Giggs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Giggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Roper tries to throw a body punch but Giggs avoids it by throwing Roper back against the cage.
Roper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Giggs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Roper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Giggs.
Roper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giggs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Giggs misses with a punch to the body.
Giggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giggs throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roper.
Giggs prevents a body shot from Roper.
Giggs can't find room to land a body shot as Roper controls the action.
Roper prevents a body shot from Giggs.
A head punch on the inside from Roper fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roper tries a body shot but Giggs blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Roper fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roper.
Roper throws a punch but it's blocked by Giggs.
Giggs can't find room to land a body shot as Roper controls the action.
Giggs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Giggs works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roper.
Giggs lands with a right to the head.
Roper misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giggs.
Roper throws a punch but it's blocked by Giggs.
Roper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roper prevents a body shot from Giggs.
Giggs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Giggs blocks an uppercut.
Giggs digs a right hand into Roper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roper's gas tank.
Roper working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giggs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Giggs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roper backwards.
Roper prevents a body shot from Giggs.
Giggs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ropers head.
A nice left hand lands by Giggs.
Giggs digs a right hand into Roper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roper's gas tank.
Giggs blocking some punches.
Giggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roper blocks a body shot from Giggs.
Roper misses with a punch on the inside.
Roper misses with the head strike.
Roper has a couple of punches blocked by Giggs.
Roper blocks a body shot from Giggs.
Giggs gets through Roper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Giggs lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Roper fails to land.
Roper takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Giggs.
Giggs misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giggs tries a body shot but Roper blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Giggs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Giggs is working Roper over against the cage.
Roper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Giggs.
Giggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Giggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giggs blocks an uppercut.
Giggs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roper backwards.
Giggs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Giggs scores with a shot to the side of Roper's head.
Giggs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roper backwards.
Roper struggles to land a body shot inside as Giggs controls his hands.
Giggs scores with a shot to the side of Roper's head.
Giggs lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giggs scores with a hook to the body.
Giggs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roper backwards.
Giggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Giggs lands a shot to the body.
Giggs scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Giggs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Giggs's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Giggs is looking to clinch.
Roper misses with an uppercut.
Roper is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Giggs takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Giggs moves into the clinch.
Roper lands a left hand.
Giggs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ropers head.
Giggs tries to work over Roper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Giggs.
Giggs can't find room to land a body shot as Roper controls the action.
Roper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ryan Giggs seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Giggs lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Giggs.
Roper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giggs tries a body shot but Roper blocks it.
Giggs blocking some punches.
Giggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giggs blocks a body shot from Roper.
Giggs lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Giggs misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Giggs.
Roper misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Giggs.
Giggs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roper's elbow.
Roper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Giggs on the inside.
Roper working aggressively here.
Giggs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Giggs.
Roper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giggs blocks a body shot from Roper.
Giggs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Roper tries a body shot but Giggs blocks it.
Giggs lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roper or not.
Giggs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roper's elbow.
A short uppercut from Giggs.
Giggs blocks an uppercut.
Giggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.

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!
Giggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Giggs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roper backwards.
Giggs digs a right hand into Roper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roper's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Giggs.
Giggs tries a body shot but Roper blocks it.
Giggs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Giggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Roper controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Giggs.
Giggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Giggs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roper backwards.
A short uppercut from Giggs.
Giggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Roper controls his hands.
Giggs misses with a body punch.
A short right from Giggs on the inside.
Roper misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Giggs.
A short body shot lands from Giggs as the two fighters clinch.
Giggs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roper backwards.
Giggs misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roper misses with the head strike.
Giggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Giggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Giggs can't find room to land a body shot as Roper controls the action.
Good body shot from Giggs.
Giggs tries to work over Roper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giggs.
Nice body punch from Giggs - that landed with a thud.
Giggs lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Giggs.
Giggs digs a right hand underneath Roper's ribcage. Roper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Giggs pushes Roper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Giggs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Giggs pushes Roper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giggs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roper backwards.
Giggs presses Roper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Giggs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Giggs digs a right hand into Roper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roper's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giggs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Giggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Giggs.
A short left from Giggs.
Giggs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Giggs lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roper or not.
Good body shot from Giggs.
Good body shot from Giggs.
Giggs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Giggs.
A shot in the inside from Giggs.
Giggs throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Giggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Roper is rocked!
Giggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oh Roper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Giggs.
Giggs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roper's elbow.
Roper seems to have got his legs back now.
Giggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Giggs stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Giggs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Giggs has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Giggs!