PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuvraj Singh (ranked 1836 p4p, 198 weight class) and Ryan Riggs (ranked 1999 p4p, 214 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Singh
vs
Riggs

188 cm
25
270 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

190 cm
27
286 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Velocity Fightwear

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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yuvraj Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Riggs!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggs throws a predictable looking body shot
and Singh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Singh misses the jab.
Riggs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Singh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Riggs slips under a jab.
Riggs ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Singh throws out a loose jab but Riggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riggs appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Riggs tries to move into range but Singh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Riggs throws a hook but Singh blocks it.
It looked like Singh was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Riggs.
Riggs tries to bum rush Singh with a series of wild strikes but Singh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Singh swings for the body but Riggs moves out of range.
Singh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riggs.
Riggs swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
Riggs misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Riggs, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Singh as Riggs shoots in.
Singh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Riggs missing with a left hand there. Singh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Singh is looking to counter punch.
A lazy body kick from Riggs
and Singh counters with a left and a right that stings Riggs.
Riggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riggs will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yuvraj Singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Riggs.
Singh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Ryan Riggs has been cut.
Singh moves out of range as Riggs strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riggs. Singh does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Riggs misses
and Singh counters with a stiff right hand.
Riggs ducks right into an uppercut from Singh.
Good exchange - Riggs coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riggs throws out a loose jab but Singh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryan Riggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Riggs finds it's way round the side to connect with Singh's head.
Singh throws a lazy right hand but Riggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh avoids the head kick by Riggs.
Singh checks a low kick from Riggs.
Singh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Riggs lands a really nice looking cross but Singh seems unphased.
Singh scores with a jab to the head.
Riggs shoots for a double leg takedown but Singh sprawls well. He's pushed Riggs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Riggs throws a sloppy body shot
letting Singh counter with a right hand.
Singh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Singh throws a shot from downtown. Riggs moves away and avoids it.
Riggs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Singh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good shot there by Riggs.
Riggs misses with a hook
and Singh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Riggs uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Riggs throws a jab when Singh was well out of range.
Riggs takes one to the chin there.
Riggs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Singh to counter with a crisp jab.
Yuvraj Singh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs lands a glancing blow to the side of Singh's head.

Riggs drives through with a takedown into guard.
Singh trying to control the position.
Riggs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Riggs working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Riggs stands up over Singh, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Riggs postures up.
Riggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Singh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riggs throws a big elbow that misses.
Riggs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh looking to control.
Riggs works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Singh desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Singh trying to control from the bottom.
Riggs winds up and cracks Singh with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Riggs looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Singh has hold of Riggs's hands but Riggs slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Riggs thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Singh's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Singh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Riggs.
Riggs looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Singh with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Riggs takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Singh on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ryan Riggs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryan Riggs's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Riggs falls off balance throwing a combination
and Singh counters with a nice uppercut.
Singh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Riggs connects with a good right hand that stumbles Singh. Singh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Singh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Riggs finds it's way round the side to connect with Singh's head.
Singh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Singh lands with an uppercut that bounces Riggs off the cage and back into range.
Riggs jabs Singh right on the nose. Singh blinks but takes it well.
Singh drops his hands momentarily and Riggs takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Riggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Singh is just out of range.
Riggs tries for a takedown but Singh circles away easily
and Singh counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riggs throws an off balance right hand
and Singh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That has opened up Ryan Riggs's cut even more.
Riggs takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yuvraj Singh is winning the standup battle so far.
Riggs scores with a punch to the head.
Riggs has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Riggs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Decent striking displayed by Singh there.
Riggs gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Singh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riggs.
Singh throws an overhand right that lands on Riggs's shoulder, as Riggs tries to avoid the shot.
Singh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riggs.
A left lands for Singh.

The cut above Ryan Riggs's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Singh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Riggs misses with a takedown attempt
and Singh counters with a stiff right hand.
Singh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riggs.
Riggs throws a looping overhand right but Singh ducks down to avoid it.
Riggs misses with a right hand
and Singh counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Singh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Singh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Singh misses with a looping right.
Riggs misses with a right hand
and Singh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Riggs swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Singh counter with a right hand.
Singh ducks right into an uppercut from Riggs.
Singh throws a hook but Riggs blocks it.
Riggs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Singh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Riggs misses with a low kick.
Singh is looking to counter punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Singh as he connects with a hook.
Riggs tests Singh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Singh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Riggs loads up on a big right hand but Singh slips the punch.
Riggs on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh looks to throw the jab but Riggs is out of range.
Riggs missing with a left hand there. Singh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Singh throws a jab when Riggs was well out of range.
Singh checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Singh misses the target.
Riggs misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Singh misses the target.
Riggs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Riggs lands a two punch combo.
Riggs swings widly with a right hand
and Singh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Riggs misses with a series of wild punches.
Singh connects with a nice looking jab.

Ryan Riggs's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Riggs throws a right and a left that Singh avoids nicely.
Riggs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Riggs has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Riggs lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riggs swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Singh counters with a stiff right hand.
Riggs is breathing heavily.
Singh misses the jab.
Riggs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Singh was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Riggs on the wrong end of a nice hook.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ryan Riggs's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yuvraj Singh!