PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Bruce (ranked 5291 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Riise (ranked 25149 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Bruce
vs
Riise

174 cm
26
145 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

170 cm
25
141 lbs
3 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Riise!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riise lands a head kick!
Riise thumps Bruce with a low kick.
Riise throws a sloppy head kick and Bruce moves out of range easily.
Riise throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruce looks to land a combination but Riise avoids it well.
Riise looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bruce is fending him off so far but Riise persists. Nope, Bruce circles away and we're back to standing.
Bruce misses the jab.
Riise has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Riise scoring well with a low kick there.
Bruce is looking to chop away at Riise's legs.
Sloppy strikes from Bruce. Those never looked like landing.
Riise lands a head kick. Bruce smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Riise tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riise throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riise throws a sloppy head kick and Bruce moves out of range easily.
Bruce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riise is looking to clinch but Bruce is avoiding it.
A good leg kick by Riise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Riise. That one must have hurt.
Riise feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bruce's calf.
Bruce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riise.
Bruce on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Riise misses with a kick to the body.
Riise fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riise steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bruce.
Good standup being displayed there by Bruce as he connects with a hook.
Robert Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riise manages to avoid it.
Riise throws a low kick, looking for Bruce's leg but Bruce calmly moves out of range.
Bruce goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Riise has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bruce.
Bruce chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Riise can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Riise throws a leg kick
and Bruce counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Bruce. Those never looked like landing.

Riise has closed the distance and engaged Bruce in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Bruce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bruce throws a head kick that half lands.
We've been told by Bruce's head coaches at Cozad The Island that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bruce checks a leg kick.
Bruce throws a leg kick but Riise sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Riise uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruce.
Riise is looking to slow Bruce down with leg kicks.
Riise throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bruce on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Riise tries a head kick but it misses.
Bruce is looking to counter punch.
Riise throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bruce misses with a series of wild punches.
Riise scores with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riise is looking to chop away at Bruce's legs.
Riise misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruce throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riise sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Riise pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riise throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Riise turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bruce chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Riise can pounce on him.
Bruce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bruce has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Riise.
Bruce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Riise counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bruce is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Riise throws out a loose jab but Bruce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riise throws a head kick that misses.
Bruce tries to bum rush Riise with a series of wild strikes but Riise uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bruce moves out of range of the body kick.
Riise avoids the body shot from Bruce.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riise lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riise connects with a leg kick. Bruce looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Riise with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick lands from Riise.
Riise throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Riise.
Bruce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robert Bruce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruce lands with a slapping head kick.
Bruce is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bruce tries to work over Riise's front leg with a kick but Riise checks it.
Bruce on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riise. Riise obviously looking to wear him down.
Bruce swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruce takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bruce tries to score with a low kick but Riise moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Riise dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bruce loads up on a big right hand but Riise slips the punch.
Riise raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A combination from Bruce does no damage.
Riise tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruce was well out of range. Poor timing from Riise.
Riise tries to clinch there but Bruce circles away.
Bruce throwing a counter right hand but Riise manages to avoid it.
Bruce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riise raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Riise keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bruce takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
John Riise seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riise connects with a high kick.
Riise tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Riise throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bruce counters with a thumping low kick.
Riise lands with a slapping head kick.
Bruce stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Riise.
Bruce misses with a head kick.
Riise pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riise checks a leg kick.
Riise explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riise tries to clinch up.
Riise throws a head kick but Bruce moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Riise. Bruce shrugs it off though.
Bruce will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Riise lands a head kick. Bruce smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bruce. That's going to slow Riise down.
Riise lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bruce takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Riise lands a jab to Bruce's midsection.
Bruce takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riise tries a head kick but it misses.
Riise lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bruce moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riise tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bruce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riise gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is looking to score with low kicks.
Riise throws the kick towards the body but Bruce avoids it.
Riise takes one to the side of the head.
Riise misses with a head kick.
A big right from Bruce misses.
Bruce on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Riise uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bruce.
Riise goes for a double leg but Bruce avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bruce continues to drive forward.
Riise looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bruce blocks a leg kick.
Riise has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Riise chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bruce can pounce on him.
Riise goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Riise displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bruce throws out the jab.
Bruce lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riise circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riise dodges the punch combination from Bruce.
Bruce throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bruce takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Riise pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riise tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Riise throws out a leg kick but Bruce moves out of range and Riise only half commits.
A good leg kick by Riise.
Riise throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bruce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruce throws a wild body kick that Riise sees coming a mile off.
Riise tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bruce manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters circling a little - Riise finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Riise tries to clinch but Bruce is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riise throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riise blocks a head kick by Bruce.
Bruce swinging wildly here.
Bruce chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bruce thows a leg kick but Riise checks it
and Riise counters with a low kick, right behind Bruce 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruce scores with a jab to the body.
Riise scores with a push kick.
Riise scores with a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Riise.
Riise fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riise is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bruce rather than just go for the knockout.
Riise throws a nice outside leg kick.
Riise connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Riise showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bruce's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Riise is looking to clinch but Bruce is avoiding it.
Riise pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riise looks to land a body kick but Bruce moved away.
Riise plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bruce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riise.
Riise slips under a jab.
Riise delivers a nice body kick.
Riise showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bruce.
Riise tries to clinch but Bruce is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riise blocks a head kick by Bruce.
Riise misses with a kick to the body.
Bruce throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Riise misses with a head kick.
A combination from Bruce does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riise. Bruce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riise tries to clinch but Bruce is having none of it.
Riise throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bruce avoids the head kick by Riise.
Bruce appears to be looking for a big counter.
Riise is looking to score with low kicks.
Bruce has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Riise throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Riise takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Riise fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Riise moves away from the strike by Bruce.
Riise throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bruce avoids the head kick by Riise.
Riise thuds his shin into the meat of Bruce's side.
Riise misses with a low kick.
Riise slips a jab from Bruce.
Riise is looking to land body kicks.
Bruce lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
John Riise is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce blocks a low kick nicely.
Bruce misses with a wild combination.
Bruce moves out of range of the body kick.
Bruce throws a leg kick
and Riise counters with an outside leg kick.
Riise connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruce blocks a leg kick.
Bruce avoids the head kick by Riise.
Riise shoots for a double leg takedown but Bruce sprawls well. He's pushed Riise's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bruce connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Riise throws a head kick that Bruce semi-blocks.
Riise uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bruce.
Robert Bruce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riise lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bruce's sensitive parts.
Bruce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riise throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riise is looking to land body kicks.
Bruce displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Riise.
A leg kick checked by Riise.
Riise was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Riise slips under a jab.
Bruce tried to score with a low kick but Riise checks it.
Riise throws a fast counter high kick but Bruce manages to duck under it in time.
Riise throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Bruce.
Riise moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Riise pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruce misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riise fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Riise lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riise throws a solid leg kick but Bruce takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Riise.
Riise throws a body kick that misses.
Riise tries a head kick but it misses.
Riise throws a sloppy head kick and Bruce moves out of range easily.
Riise lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Riise throws a solid leg kick but Bruce takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Riise.
Riise swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Riise moves out of range of the body kick from Bruce.
Bruce moves out of range of the body kick.
Bruce lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruce on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riise. Riise obviously looking to wear him down.
Bruce lands a jab to Riise's midsection.
Riise fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bruce has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Robert Bruce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruce looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Riise comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Riise has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Riise!