PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Riggins (ranked 9771 p4p, 614 weight class) and Bue Syet (ranked 3710 p4p, 355 weight class). Tim Riggins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Riggins
vs
Syet

180 cm
18
162 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
157 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tim Riggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bue Syet!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syet tries to bum rush Riggins with a series of wild strikes but Riggins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riggins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Syet scores with a jab.
Bue Syet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Syet throws out a powerful jab.
Riggins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Syet misses with a wild combination.
Riggins changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A cross from Syet lands.
Syet lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Syet clobbers Riggins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggins tries to move into range but Syet moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Riggins avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Syet.
Bue Syet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Syet throws a nice looking combination but Riggins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riggins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Riggins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Riggins shoots for a double leg takedown but Syet sprawls well. He's pushed Riggins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Riggins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Syet counters with a left and a right that stings Riggins.
Riggins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Syet ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Riggins has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 10th Planet Islanders in the buildup to the fight.
Syet lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Riggins at a distance.
Riggins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Syet swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Riggins.
Syet fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syet moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Syet as he connects with a hook.
Syet lands with a hook. Riggins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Syet throws a right hand that Riggins ducks under and follows up with a left that Riggins also avoids with ease.
Syet lands a nice shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Syet.
Syet connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Riggins momentarily.
Riggins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Riggins moves forwards but Syet connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Syet throws a right hand that Riggins ducks under and follows up with a left that Riggins also avoids with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Syet.
Syet throws a series of punches but Riggins avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Syet lands a really nice looking cross but Riggins seems unphased.
Riggins tries to move into range but Syet moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Syet moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jab from Syet.
Riggins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Syet closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Syet avoids the body shot from Riggins.
Syet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riggins walks into a jab.
Syet fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Riggins on the side of the head.
Syet connects with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Syet.
Syet might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syet connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Riggins momentarily.
Riggins shoots in but Syet avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Syet looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Riggins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Syet lands with an uppercut that bounces Riggins off the cage and back into range.
Riggins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Syet scores with a punch to the head.
Syet connects with a looping right hand.
Riggins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Syet's waist but Syet gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Riggins off to one side.
Riggins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Syet feints a jab promting Riggins to slip. Syet then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Riggins slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Syet lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bue Syet dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Syet cracks Riggins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Syet fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Riggins dodges the punch combination from Syet.
Riggins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Syet moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Syet wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Syet ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Riggins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Syet pinned against the cage. Syet gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Riggins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Syet finds it's way round the side to connect with Riggins's head.
Syet connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Riggins momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Syet.
Syet shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Riggins eats them both and turns towards Syet to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Syet lands a nice looking body shot.
Bue Syet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riggins fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Riggins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riggins fails to land the takedown.
Syet throws a counter combo.
Syet throws a right hand that Riggins ducks under and follows up with a left that Riggins also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Syet.
Syet listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Syet counters with a stiff right hand.
Syet scores with a nice strike.
Syet paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Riggins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Syet is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A cross from Syet lands.
Riggins shoots in looking for a takedown. Syet tries to sprawl out of it but Riggins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Syet manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Syet scores with a nice right hand.
A head kick by Riggins misses
and Syet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Riggins takes one to the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Syet. No joy for Riggins on that attempt.
Syet is looking for the big counter here.
Syet misses with a two punch combination.
Riggins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Syet scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Riggins doesn't seem bothered though.
Syet paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Syet's corner calls for a 1-2. Syet obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice combination there by Syet.
Syet uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Syet getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Syet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Syet lands a jab to Riggins's midsection.
Syet getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Syet getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Syet misses with a double jab.
Syet throws a nice looking combination but Riggins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Syet lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Syet stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bue Syet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Syet lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Riggins is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riggins throws a head kick but Syet moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bue Syet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Riggins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Syet circles away.
Syet lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Riggins fails to land the takedown.
Syet closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Syet connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Riggins looks for a takedown but Syet sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Riggins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Syet lands a jab to Riggins's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syet lands a head shot.
Syet scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Riggins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Syet to score with a decent uppercut.
Oh Riggins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggins throws a wild hook but Syet just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Riggins gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Syet raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bue Syet!