PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosmo The Large (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riley has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. This should be fireworks!

Riley
vs
The Large

220 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

200 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Junior Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cosmo The Large!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Large misses with a two punch combination.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
The Large throws a right hand that misses
and Riley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A lazy left from The Large finds it's target.
Riley connects with a high kick.
Riley wants to clinch but The Large slips to the side
and Riley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good leg kick by Riley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Riley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Large misses with a combination
and Riley counters with an outside leg kick.
The Large throws a combination that misses
and Riley counters with a series of strikes. The Large will be more careful next time no doubt.
Riley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The Large misses with a double jab.
Riley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Large. That did some damage!
Riley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Riley lands with a right hand.
The Large swats away the attempt to clinch by Riley.
Riley wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley scores with a three punch combo!
The Large keeps the fight on the outside.
Riley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Riley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Riley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Riley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. The Large manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Riley tries to clinch there but The Large circles away.
Riley punishes The Large's body with a nice straight punch.
The Large throws a right hand that misses
and Riley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The Large looks to land a left hand but Riley moved out of range nicely.
The Large misses with a combination
and Riley counters with an outside leg kick.
Riley scoring well with a low kick there.
Riley is looking to clinch but The Large is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Large throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Riley counters with a body kick.
Riley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riley throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by The Large.
A shot to the body from The Large misses
and Riley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Large takes a kick to the side of the head.
The Large cracks Riley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A left and a right from Riley both land. Nice combination.
Riley keeps The Large at a distance using the push kick.
Nice uppercut lands for The Large. That snapped Riley's head back.
Riley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Large's calf.
The Large misses with an uppercut
and Riley counters with a head kick. That will keep The Large thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The Large throws a combination. Riley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Riley tries a head kick but it misses.
Riley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body kick from Riley.
Riley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Large throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Riley counters with an inside leg kick.
The Large fails to land with a series of punches.
The Large loads up on a big right hand but Riley slips the punch.
Riley throws a head kick that The Large semi-blocks.
Riley cracks a nice hook into The Large's ribs.
The Large throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riley lands a two punch combo.
The Large throws a right and a left that Riley avoids nicely.
Riley is working the combinations to good effect here.
The Large throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Riley counters with a nice body shot.
Riley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Large finds it's way round the side to connect with Riley's head.
The Large works Riley's body with a nice hook.
Riley connects with a solid leg kick.
Riley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Large manages to avoid it.
Riley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riley lands a leg kick that knocks The Large off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Riley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The Large lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The Large stuns Riley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Riley has managed to clinch.
The Large tries to break the clinch but Riley is controlling the position.
The Large has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The Large is trying to force a seperation but Riley has the dominant position.

The Large breaks the clinch.
The Large's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The Large throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Large misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riley.
Riley throws a head kick that The Large semi-blocks.
Riley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The Large throws a left and a right that both miss
and Riley counters with a two punch combo.
The Large shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Riley eats them both and turns towards The Large to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Riley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Riley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Riley dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The Large ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riley moves away.
Junior Riley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riley lands a right hook to the body.
The Large's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and The Large duly obliges.
Riley tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Large swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riley lands a front kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Riley. The Large shrugs it off though.
Riley dodges the punch combination from The Large.
The Large throws a one two combo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Riley.
Riley closes the distance but The Large moves to the side
and The Large counters with a series of strikes. Riley will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riley moves in looking to clinch but The Large pushes him off.
A slapping body kick lands there for Riley.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Riley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of The Large's head.
Riley is looking to wear down The Large with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley connects with a leg kick. The Large looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Riley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The Large swings for the body but Riley moves out of range.
Riley lands a head kick. The Large smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The Large has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Riley.
The Large stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Riley.
Riley tries to clinch up.
Riley tries to close the distance and clinch but The Large swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Large misses with an uppercut. Riley saw that one coming.
The Large throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Large on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riley. Riley obviously looking to wear him down.
The Large throws a right hand that Riley ducks under and follows up with a left that Riley also avoids with ease.
Riley lands a leg kick that knocks The Large off balance momentarily.
Riley scores with a head kick.
The Large scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Riley lands a front kick.
The Large circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Both fighters circling a little - Riley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Riley throws a head kick that The Large semi-blocks.
Riley lands a head kick!
The Large throws a series of punches but Riley avoids them all with ease.
Riley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Large.
The Large throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Riley counters with a low kick, right behind The Large 's knee.
Riley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Riley is looking to clinch but The Large is avoiding it.
The Large throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Large throws a combination that misses
and Riley counters with a big head kick but The Large shrugs it off.
Riley scoring well with a low kick there.
Riley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Large has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Large swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Riley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Riley lands with a nice combination. The Large backs away looking to recover.
The Large takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley lands with a slapping head kick.
Riley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. The Large manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Riley.
Sloppy strikes from The Large. Those never looked like landing.
The Large walks forward, straight into a front kick from Riley.
A punch combination from Riley misses.
The Large connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Riley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Large.
Riley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Large throws a combination that misses
and Riley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The Large throws out a powerful jab.
Riley lands with a kick to the ribs.
Riley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The Large misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Riley. Those never looked like landing.
The Large lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riley circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Riley is looking to clinch.
Junior Riley is winning the standup battle so far.
The Large chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Riley can pounce on him.
The Large lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The Large fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riley manages to avoid it.
The Large pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riley throws a right and a left that The Large avoids nicely.
The Large throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Riley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The Large throws a leg kick
and Riley counters with a nice body kick.
Riley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Riley connects with a body shot that sends The Large's belly button to the back.
Nice body kick there by Riley.
The Large misses with a double jab
and Riley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Large takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Riley dodges the punch combination from The Large.
The Large dodges the punch combination from Riley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Riley dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

The Large throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Large misses with a double jab
and Riley counters with a nice body kick.
Crunch! Riley slams his shin into The Large's torso.
Riley scores with a leg kick.
Riley scores with a head kick.
The Large throws a combination that misses
and Riley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Riley scores with a head kick. The Large tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The Large misses with a double jab
and Riley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Large throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Large displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The Large swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Large misses with a straight right.
Riley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley misses with a two punch combination.
The Large waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riley.
Sloppy strikes from Riley. Those never looked like landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Riley!
Riley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Some wild striking there from The Large.
Riley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Large stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
An inside leg kick lands from Riley.
Riley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Riley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Large has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Large throws a right hand that Riley ducks under and follows up with a left that Riley also avoids with ease.
Riley throws a leg kick which misses The Large's front leg but catches the back leg as The Large tries to avoid it.
The Large swats away the attempt to clinch by Riley.
The Large throws out a loose jab but Riley uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Large on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riley. Riley obviously looking to wear him down.
The Large misses the jab.
The Large throws a combination that misses
and Riley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Riley closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Large counters with a stiff right hand.
Riley lands the left hand.
The Large jabs at Riley's body.
Riley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Riley.
Danga de danga de dang - Riley scores with a four punch combination!
Riley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by The Large.
Riley misses with a two punch combination.
Riley dodges the punch combination from The Large.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Large misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Riley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Large swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Large lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riley circles away quickly and effectively.
Riley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Large falls off balance throwing a combination
and Riley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The Large throws a combination that misses
letting Riley counter with a right hand.
Riley scores with a three punch combo!
The Large will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riley scores with a head kick. The Large tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The Large dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Riley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cosmo The Large has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Riley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by The Large.
Riley tries to bum rush The Large with a series of wild strikes but The Large uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riley delivers a nice body kick.
The Large has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A low kick from The Large misses
and Riley counters with a head kick. That will keep The Large thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
No joy there for Riley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riley lands with a kick to the temple. The Large shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Riley misses with a double jab.
The Large looks to score with a jab to the body but Riley is just out of range.
Riley tries to clinch
and The Large connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Riley feints and then cracks The Large's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Large down.
Riley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Riley lands with a kick to the temple. The Large shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Riley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The Large takes a kick to the side of the head.
Junior Riley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riley pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces The Large back to the cage. Riley follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Riley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Riley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

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