PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eorl Vanagandr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eorl Vanagandr has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Vanagandr
vs
Riley

204 cm
26
230 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

190 cm
32
265 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR (CLOSED FOR THE MONTH!)

Brute

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eorl Vanagandr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duke Riley!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanagandr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riley was well out of range. Poor timing from Vanagandr.
Riley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vanagandr manages to avoid it.
Riley takes one to the side of the head.

It looks like Duke Riley has been cut.
Riley dodges the punch combination from Vanagandr.
Vanagandr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vanagandr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

It looks like Eorl Vanagandr has been cut.
Riley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vanagandr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Riley scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanagandr slips under a jab.
Riley misses with a jab, cross combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Riley.
Vanagandr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vanagandr throws out a loose jab but Riley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riley throws a body punch but Vanagandr moves out of range.
A punch combination from Vanagandr misses.
Riley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vanagandr manages to avoid it.
Riley throws a jab but it's blocked by Vanagandr.
Riley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vanagandr manages to avoid it.
Riley dodges the punch combination from Vanagandr.
Riley misses with a few strikes there.
Vanagandr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanagandr slips under a jab from Riley.
Vanagandr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Riley lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vanagandr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vanagandr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vanagandr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Riley slips a straight right by Vanagandr.
Riley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vanagandr blocks a jab.
A combination from Riley does no damage.
Vanagandr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riley moves away.
Vanagandr scores with a sloppy right hand. Riley should have avoided that one.

That has opened up Duke Riley's cut even more.
Riley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanagandr ducks under a wild hook from Riley.
Vanagandr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riley manages to avoid it.
Vanagandr throws a nice looking combination but Riley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vanagandr throws a nice looking combination but Riley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vanagandr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Riley slips a jab from Vanagandr.
Riley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Riley throws a hook but Vanagandr avoids it easily.
Vanagandr throws a combination that misses
enabling Riley to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Vanagandr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Riley lands.
Riley loads up on a big right hand but Vanagandr slips the punch.
Riley misses with an uppercut. Vanagandr saw that one coming.
Riley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vanagandr's head backwards.
Vanagandr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vanagandr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vanagandr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Riley scrambles back to his feet.
Vanagandr throws a nice looking combination but Riley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eorl Vanagandr will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Riley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vanagandr moves away.
Vanagandr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vanagandr throws a series of punches but Riley avoids them all with ease.
Riley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vanagandr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Riley looks to score with a jab to the body but Vanagandr is just out of range.
Riley missing with a left hand there. Vanagandr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vanagandr 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.
Vanagandr misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vanagandr, as that shot connected.
Riley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vanagandr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanagandr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vanagandr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riley.
Riley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vanagandr backs up against the cage.
Eorl Vanagandr is winning the standup battle so far.
Vanagandr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riley was well out of range. Poor timing from Vanagandr.
Riley throws a combination. Vanagandr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vanagandr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riley was well out of range. Poor timing from Vanagandr.
Riley misses with a looping left.
Riley slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riley misses with a wild body shot.
Riley misses with a jab to the body
and Vanagandr counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley lands a hook that stumbles Vanagandr back into the cage. Riley follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Vanagandr to the canvas! Riley pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Vanagandr has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Duke Riley!
Duke Riley bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.