PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glen Snyder (ranked 8076 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Rigidy (ranked 6130 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Snyder
vs
Rigidy

206 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Glen Snyder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Rigidy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Steve Erwin and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snyder swings for the body but Rigidy moves out of range.

Rigidy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Snyder was covering up waiting for the punch and Rigidy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snyder is trying to keep Rigidy in close.
Rigidy stays in close to Snyder's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snyder is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Rigidy stands up and waves to Snyder to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rigidy shoots in and gets a takedown into Snyder's guard.
Snyder will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rigidy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rigidy throws a big elbow that misses.
Rigidy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rigidy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rigidy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rigidy throwing strikes from guard but Snyder blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rigidy pushes down on Snyder's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Snyder is trying to maintain the position but Rigidy is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rigidy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Rigidy stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Snyder to get to his feet.
A jab lands there for Rigidy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Snyder gets caught napping as Rigidy dives in and scores a takedown. Snyder manages to retain guard.
Snyder controls Rigidy momentarily but Rigidy frees himself.
Rigidy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Snyder really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rigidy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Snyder is trying to keep Rigidy in close.
Rigidy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rigidy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Snyder is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rigidy controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Snyder shoots in looking for a takedown but Rigidy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Snyder's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Rigidy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rigidy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Snyder wants to get back to his feet but Rigidy is dominant here and he's now got Snyder's back!
Rigidy is landing with strikes from the back.

Rigidy patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rigidy scores with punches to the body.
Snyder can't escape the position.
Snyder is breathing heavily.

Rigidy is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Snyder defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Rigidy 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.

Rigidy shoots in and gets a takedown into Snyder's guard.
Snyder is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rigidy content to stall in guard here.
Rigidy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Snyder is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rigidy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Snyder swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Snyder is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rigidy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Snyder wants to hit a switch here but Rigidy passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Snyder there!
Rigidy is landing with some decent strikes but Snyder is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rigidy avoids the attempt from Snyder to control.
Snyder is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Snyder that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Snyder is rocked!
Rigidy connects with a bit shot that sees Snyder covering up! More strikes from Rigidy and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Rigidy is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger Rigidy!