PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erin Riley (ranked 25369 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Gibson (ranked 6201 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Gibson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Erin Riley's chin.

Riley
vs
Gibson

167 cm
20
177 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

175 cm
25
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid 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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erin Riley!
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, Chris Gibson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gibson blocks a low kick nicely.
Gibson throws a solid leg kick but Riley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gibson.
Riley throws a leg kick
and Gibson counters with a straight right hand.
Gibson's corner calls for a 1-2. Gibson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Riley gets tackled into the cage by Gibson. Gibson maintains the clinch.
Gibson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Gibson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gibson manages to end up in side control.
Riley is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gibson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Riley is letting Gibson control him for a moment.
Gibson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gibson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
A lull in the action here as Gibson stalls from top position.
Riley is trying to improve his position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Riley tries to escape but Gibson is in control.
Gibson moves into full mount!
Riley could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gibson controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riley is looking to improve his position but Gibson isn't that keen on the idea.
Riley is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gibson controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gibson content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gibson controlling the position easily from mount.
Gibson lands with some strikes.
Gibson controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Riley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Gibson 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.

Riley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gibson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gibson tried to score with a low kick but Riley checks it.
Riley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gibson throws out a loose jab but Riley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riley misses with a body kick.
Gibson is looking to score with low kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Gibson there.
An inside leg kick from Gibson misses.
Riley half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibson lands with a good body shot.
Riley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Riley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riley tries a low kick but Gibson avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gibson! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Riley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gibson scores with the left hand. Riley knows he should have avoided that one.
Riley checks a low kick from Gibson.
Gibson scores with a nice head shot.
Riley looks to land a body kick but Gibson moved away.
Riley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Riley throws a wild body kick that Gibson sees coming a mile off.
Gibson scores with a one two! Riley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Erin Riley has been cut.
Riley walks into a stiff left hand from Gibson.

Riley is rocked!
Gibson steps in with a hook that catches Riley right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Gibson follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Riley looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Gibson!