PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lazuran Riku (ranked 1208 p4p, 1778 weight class) and Radio Active (ranked 171 p4p, 242 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Active's choice of entrance music: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Lazuran Riku could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Radio Active's chin.

Riku
vs
Active

175 cm
45
163
46 - 18 - 2

169 cm
34
160
19 - 11 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brachial Nutrition 100$ 160Q
Vegan Gains

Heavy Metal Drugs

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 46 - 18 - 2, fighting out of New York, Lazuran Riku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Radio Active!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Active shoots in and drives through. Riku sprawls well.
Active gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Riku misses with a straight left.
Active looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Riku throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Active counter with a right hand.
Riku lands a body shot.
Active keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riku.

Active drives through and clinches with Riku against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Active pushes Riku back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Active throws a head punch that misses.
Riku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Active blocks a body shot from Riku.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Active creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Active misses with the head strike.
Active tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Riku just stands there and leans against the cage.
Active lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Active.
Riku trying to stall but Active improves his position.
Riku softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Active on the inside.
Riku works on Active's body with a couple of short punches.
Riku tries a body shot but Active blocks it.
Active misses with a short punch on the inside.
Active is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lazuran Riku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Radio Active.

Active breaks from the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Active 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Riku throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Active ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riku moves away.
Riku looks to land a left hand but Active moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Active's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Active uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riku.
Active swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Riku changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Active uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riku.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Active thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riku tried to counter with a leg kick but Active avoided it.
Riku misses with a body shot.
Riku throws a wild body kick that Active sees coming a mile off.
Active waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riku.
Riku misses with an uppercut

and Active counters with a crisp one two that drops Riku! Active thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Riku to his feet! Riku is in big trouble!
Riku misses with a wild body shot.
Active now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Active misses with a series of wild punches.

Active drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Active throws a strike aimed at the side of Riku's head but Riku avoids it well.
Active has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Riku tries to buck Active off but Active is having none of it.
Riku taking punishment in the form of punches.
Riku takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Active throws a strike aimed at the side of Riku's head but Riku avoids it well.
Active in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Active is working Riku over with some ground and pound from side control.
Active working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ground and pound from Active seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Active landing strikes.
Riku on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Active misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Active trying to control the action but Riku is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riku on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Active are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Active scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Riku to see if he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Active landing strikes.
Active moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Active looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Riku is avoiding damage well.
Active working the head and body with strikes.
Check out the look on Active's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Active misses with the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Active's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
You can see the frustration on Riku's face as Active controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Radio Active dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Active lands a big uppercut and Riku crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Riku looks OK. Active waves Riku back to his feet!

Riku is rocked!
Active lands with a nice body punch.
Riku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Active.
Riku jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Riku misses with a wild body shot.
Riku misses with a body shot.
Riku misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Active to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Active looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Active working his ground and pound in the gym.
Riku wants to sweep but no luck.
Active is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Active has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Active looking to pass the guard.
Active postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Riku trying to control the position.
Active is looking to work some ground and pound but Riku has wrist control.
Active postures up and lands a big shot to Riku's brow.
Active loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Active missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Active landing with the ground and pound.
Active is in close to Riku's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Active postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Active throws a big right hand that misses.
Active sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Active lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Riku is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Riku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Active scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Active gets through Riku's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Riku misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riku is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Active on the inside.
Riku wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Riku is trying to break the clinch but Active has him pressed against the cage.
Riku wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Active.
Active fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riku dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Active escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riku connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Riku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Active throws out a counter right but Riku avoids it with no problem.
Active throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Riku is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Active throws a lazy right hand but Riku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Riku misses with a head kick.
Riku throws a leg kick which misses Active's front leg but catches the back leg as Active tries to avoid it.
Riku misses with a straight right.
Riku misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Active with a lazy takedown attempt
and Riku counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Active closes the distance and clinches.
Riku misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Active on the inside.
Active keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Riku's efforts to push away.
Active lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Active goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Active lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Riku.

Riku breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Active misses its intended target.
Active throws a predictable looking body shot
and Riku counters with a series of strikes. Active will be more careful next time no doubt.
Active lunges at Riku with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Riku's hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Radio Active showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

The crowd cheers as Riku lands an impressive looking overhand right. Active doesn't seem phased though.
Active tries to clinch but Riku is having none of it.
Active tries for a takedown but Riku circles away easily
and Riku counters with a stiff right hand.
Riku misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Active! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Riku.
A shot to the body from Riku misses
and Active counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Active misses with a takedown attempt - Riku sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Riku throws a looping overhand right but Active ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Riku misses.
Riku looks for the body kick but Active saw that one coming.
Active looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Riku misses with a shot to the body
and Active counters with a three punch combo that has Riku backing up. Riku nods at Active to acknowledge the strikes.
Riku throws a lazy right hand but Active sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Active is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Some wild striking there from Active.
Riku appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Riku cracks a nice hook into Active's ribs.
Active 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.
Riku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Active.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Active bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Riku's head.
Riku takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Active takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Active swings widly with a right hand
and Riku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Active gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Riku can't find room to land a body shot as Active controls the action.
Active just leaning against Riku, taking a breather.
Active lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Active doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Active.
Riku working hard to break the clinch.
Active lands with a left to the head.
Oh Riku is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riku seems to have got his legs back now.
Active throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Active fails to land.
Riku is trying to force a seperation but Active has the dominant position.
Still in the clinch, Active scores with a nice short uppercut.
Radio Active seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Riku pushes Active back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Active.
Riku tries to break the clinch but Active is controlling the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Riku breaks the clinch.

Active cracks Riku with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Active has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Riku to stand back up!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Active misses the shot to the body.
Active drops Riku with a straight right hand, right on the button! Active follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Radio Active!
After the fight, Radio Active was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.