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Pitbull XXVIII PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Rick Richardson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 18 losses; Billy Riley!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Riley closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Richardson (0) vs (4) Riley
Riley taking a breather here.
Richardson is looking to regain half guard here but Riley keeps moving and retains side control.
Riley taking a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Richardson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Richardson struggling a bit here.
My spies in HELLCADEMY inform me that Riley has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The referee asks Riley politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Riley prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Richardson wants to control but Riley postures up.
Riley taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson is looking to regain half guard here but Riley keeps moving and retains side control.
Richardson can't do much from the bottom here.
Riley controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richardson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Richardson is looking to control Riley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Richardson avoid being mounted?
Riley not doing much here.
Richardson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Riley is thwarting Richardson's attempts to control the position.
Richardson gets full guard.
Riley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Richardson pulls Riley in close to prevent any damage.
Richardson is looking to sweep but instead, Riley has passed into half guard.
Riley is controlling the pace.
Riley is thwarting Richardson's attempts to control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Richardson trying to get back to full guard but Riley takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Richardson (0) vs (7) Riley
Richardson tries to hold on but Riley postures up.
Riley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Richardson can't escape the position.
Riley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Richardson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Richardson wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Richardson (0) vs (10) Riley
Well, with Riley on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Richardson is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Richardson is trying to break free.
Riley is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Riley's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Richardson is trying to break free.
Riley is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Richardson is really stuck here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Richardson trying to control the position but Riley manages to sink in the hooks.
Riley keeps control of the position easily here as Richardson tries to buck him off.
Richardson tries to escape the position.
What can Richardson do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Riley has the hooks in. Richardson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Richardson is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
More stalling from Riley.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Let's hope that Riley has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Riley wins on points by 10 to 0.
Billy Riley seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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