PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between mike rowww (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riley has chosen 'We Gave It Hell' by 36 Crazyfists as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

rowww
vs
Riley

192 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
23
191 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, mike rowww!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Markus Riley!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley connects with a high kick.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Riley.

Riley stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Riley cracks rowww with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A combination from Riley does no damage.
Riley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Riley works over rowww's head and body with a nice combination.
rowww throws a hook to the side of Riley's head but Riley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riley with a hook.
Riley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
rowww fails with the takedown
and Riley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Riley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
rowww slips a jab and a cross from Riley.
Decent striking displayed by Riley there.
rowww punishes Riley's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
rowww moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Riley lands a high kick!
Riley cracks a nice hook into rowww's ribs.
Riley cracks rowww with an open hand slap.
Riley slips under a jab from rowww.
Riley throws a series of punches but rowww moves out of range.
Riley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from rowww.
rowww shoots in for a double leg but Riley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Riley moves into the clinch.
Riley is pressed up against the cage. rowww has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Riley down to the mat. Riley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mike rowww. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riley throws a combination. rowww tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Riley misses with a series of wild punches.
Riley lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Riley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!rowww had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Riley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
rowww on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Riley throws a one two combo.
Riley blocks a jab.
Riley throws a right and a left that rowww avoids nicely.
Riley lands a head kick!
Riley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Riley is looking to clinch but rowww is avoiding it.
Riley lands a high kick!
Riley misses with a wild combination.
Riley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by rowww.
rowww swings for the body but Riley moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
rowww misses with a takedown attempt
and Riley counters with a three punch combo that has rowww backing up. rowww nods at Riley to acknowledge the strikes.
Riley throws a series of punches but rowww avoids them all with ease.
Riley blocks a jab.
rowww throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
rowww misses with an uppercut. Riley saw that one coming.
rowww walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
rowww dodges the punch combination from Riley.
Riley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riley throws a right hand that rowww ducks under and follows up with a left that rowww also avoids with ease.
rowww with a lazy takedown attempt
and Riley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Riley stalks rowww and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into rowww's face. rowww staggers backwards, shaken.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for rowww. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Riley throws a series of punches but rowww moves out of range.
Riley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between rowww's hands.
Riley lands with a nice combination. rowww backs away looking to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Riley scores a takedown into full mount!
Riley cracks rowww with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

rowww is rocked!

Riley is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Riley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
rowww misses with a takedown
and Riley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Riley lands with a slapping head kick.
Riley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riley misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Riley.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley throws a one two combo.
Riley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Riley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Riley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
rowww slips a jab and a cross from Riley.
rowww fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Riley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
rowww showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riley.
Riley stalks rowww and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into rowww's face. rowww staggers backwards, shaken.
Riley is working the combinations to good effect here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
rowww with a poor takedown

and Riley counters by clinching up.
Riley gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from rowww.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mike rowww. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Riley has clasped his hands together around rowww's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Riley decides to stand back up.
rowww looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Riley lands a nice looking body shot.
Markus Riley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Riley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Riley stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Riley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Riley.
Riley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riley throws a series of punches but rowww moves out of range.

Riley clinches up with rowww and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
rowww tries to score a body lock takedown but Riley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
rowww is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Riley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Riley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Riley finds it's target.
Riley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
rowww fails with the takedown
and Riley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice shot by Riley.

Riley looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for rowww!

Riley gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Riley does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from rowww misses.
Riley lands with a nice body punch.
Riley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but rowww circles away quickly and effectively.
Riley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
rowww drops his hands momentarily and Riley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Riley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jab by Riley.
rowww takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Riley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Riley stalks rowww and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into rowww's face. rowww staggers backwards, shaken.
Riley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Riley lands a nice shot that snaps rowww's head back.
Riley tries to close the distance and clinch but rowww swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
rowww looks to throw the jab but Riley is out of range.
rowww showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riley.
Riley throws a right hand that rowww ducks under and follows up with a left that rowww also avoids with ease.
rowww has his takedown stuffed
and Riley counters with a series of strikes. rowww will be more careful next time no doubt.
Riley cracks rowww with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A lazy left from Riley finds it's target.
Riley throws a series of punches but rowww avoids them all with ease.
rowww with a poor takedown
and Riley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
rowww takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Riley shoots in and bounces rowww off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Riley tries to stand but rowww is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markus Riley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Riley swinging wilding here.
Riley's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Riley duly obliges.
rowww misses with a hook to the body
and Riley counters with a stiff right hand.
Riley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Riley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Riley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
rowww drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Riley lands with a cross.
A swing and a miss from rowww.
rowww with a poor takedown
and Riley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Riley shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
It looks like Riley is going to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Riley decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Markus Riley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
rowww takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Riley throws a series of punches but rowww avoids them all with ease.
Riley misses with a wild combination.

Riley feints and as rowww raises his hands in defense, Riley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Riley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Riley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Riley lands a couple of elbows.

Riley decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
rowww gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Riley counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
rowww fails with the takedown
and Riley counters with a three punch combo that has rowww backing up. rowww nods at Riley to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mike rowww. That's going to take a lot out of him.
rowww swings for the body but Riley moves out of range.
Riley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Riley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A lazy left from rowww finds it's target.
A shot to the body from rowww misses
and Riley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
rowww moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
rowww tries for a takedown but Riley circles away easily
and rowww takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Riley.
rowww tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
rowww manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Riley looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Riley decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Riley misses with a few strikes there.
Riley slips a jab and a cross from rowww.
A combination from rowww does no damage.
Riley lands a jab to the head.
Riley throws a left and a right that both miss
and rowww counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A right-left combo lands from Riley.
Riley throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by rowww.
rowww takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Riley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Riley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Riley gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Markus Riley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
rowww misses with a straight left.
rowww with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Riley to score with a decent uppercut.
rowww lands a nice shot that snaps Riley's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Riley gets a clinch.
rowww goes for a takedown in the clinch but Riley prevents it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Markus Riley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Riley 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 25:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markus Riley!