PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Riggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Gi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Riggins
vs
Gi

180 cm
29
167 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

180 cm
34
177 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rob Riggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kai Gi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Riggins gets a clinch.
Gi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Riggins is keeping busy.
Gi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Riggins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Riggins lands a damaging elbow.
Riggins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Riggins stalling.
Gi blocks the elbow strike.
Gi is trying to drag Riggins to the mat but Riggins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice elbow from Riggins.
Gi stalling in the clinch but Riggins improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gi.
Riggins lands an elbow that stopped Gi in his tracks for a moment.
Riggins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Riggins.
Riggins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gi.
Gi working aggressively here.
Riggins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Riggins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Riggins clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Riggins stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Riggins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gi's defenses.
Riggins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Riggins lands an elbow just above Gi 's eye.
Riggins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Riggins.
Riggins landing knees to the head.
Gi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Riggins is defending well.
Rob Riggins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kai Gi.
Gi throws an elbow that misses.
Gi taking a breather.
Riggins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gi's face.
Riggins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riggins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gi's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riggins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Riggins manages to break the clinch.
Rob Riggins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Riggins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Riggins lands an elbow that stopped Gi in his tracks for a moment.
Riggins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gi dodges an elbow strike from Riggins.
Riggins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gi's defenses.
Riggins stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Riggins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Riggins.
Riggins has Gi pressed against the cage.
Riggins lands an elbow inside.
Riggins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Riggins.
Riggins scores with a knee to the head.
A short right from Riggins on the inside.
Riggins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Riggins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Riggins.
Riggins lands an elbow just above Gi 's eye.
Riggins blocks an elbow strike.
Riggins lands an elbow inside that Gi shrugs off.
Gi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Riggins up against the cage.
Riggins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Riggins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gi blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Riggins.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Riggins stalls.
Gi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Riggins lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Kai Gi has been cut.
Gi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Riggins has him pressed against the cage.
Gi is trying to push Riggins away but Riggins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Riggins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Riggins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gi is defending well for now.
Riggins content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riggins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riggins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gi connects with a knee to the head.

Gi gets a trip takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Riggins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kai Gi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Riggins has taken the fight to the clinch.

Riggins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kai Gi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Riggins rushes Gi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Riggins is stalling here.
A short right from Riggins on the inside.
Riggins tries a knee to the head but Gi blocks it.
The referee calls for Riggins to work.
Gi misses with the head strike.
Gi is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggins pushes off an throws an elbow but Gi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Riggins has Gi pressed against the cage, preventing Gi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Riggins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Riggins obliges.
Gi is breathing heavily.
Riggins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Riggins landing knees to the head.
Riggins effectively controlling the action here.
Riggins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Riggins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Riggins lands a good knee to the midsection. Gi won't want to take too many of those.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Riggins dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Riggins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Riggins lands an elbow inside that Gi shrugs off.
Rob Riggins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Riggins utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggins taking a breather.
Riggins lands an elbow that stopped Gi in his tracks for a moment.
Riggins scores a nice knee to the body.
Riggins landing knees to the body.
Riggins scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Riggins.
Riggins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gi's defenses.
Gi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riggins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Riggins.
Riggins landing knees to the head.
Riggins's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Riggins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Riggins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Riggins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Riggins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gi can do to turn this around?
Gi is trying to push Riggins away but Riggins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Riggins.
Riggins looking to throw knees to the head but Gi is blocking nicely.
Riggins lands an elbow inside.
Riggins lands a nice elbow.
Riggins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Riggins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gi's face.
Riggins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riggins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Riggins with a knee to the head.
Gi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Riggins is defending well for now.
Riggins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Riggins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gi blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Riggins.
Riggins blocks an elbow strike from Gi.
Riggins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gi's defenses.
Gi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Riggins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gi.
Riggins tries to land a knee to the head but Gi blocks with his arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riggins connects with a knee to the head.
A short left from Gi.
Gi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riggins is stalling here.
Gi takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riggins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by Riggins.
Riggins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Gi is rocked!
The referee calls for Riggins to work.
Gi is still on wobbly legs! Can Riggins finish him?
Riggins jerks Gi's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Gi drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Riggins goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Riggins because Gi was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Rob Riggins!