PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royler Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Queen - It's A Hard Life. Royler Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ronnie Riley's chin.

Gracie
vs
Riley

225 cm
29
262 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

184 cm
35
188 lbs
29 - 14 - 2

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Royler Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Ronnie Riley!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Riley misses.
Riley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Riley moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Riley.
A chopping leg kick lands by Riley.
Riley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice uppercut there from Riley.
Gracie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
An inside leg kick lands from Riley.
Gracie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Riley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Gracie takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Riley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Riley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gracie controls Riley momentarily but Riley frees himself.

Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Riley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Riley passes Gracie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Riley controlling the action here.

Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Riley wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Riley performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Riley moves into full mount! Gracie won't be happy about that!
Riley controlling from mount.
Riley working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is bucking up trying to escape but Riley cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Riley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Riley fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Riley's attempts to control the action.
Gracie takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gracie tries to lock up and control but Riley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Riley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gracie tries to hold on but Riley postures up.
Riley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley is landing with some decent strikes but Gracie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Riley controlling the position easily from mount.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Riley dominated that round.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Riley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Riley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Riley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Riley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Riley. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Ronnie Riley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Riley cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Riley is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gracies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riley. Riley obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Riley stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Riley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Riley connects with a body shot.
Riley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Riley misses with a few strikes there.
Crunch! Riley slams his shin into Gracie's torso.
Riley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gracie eats them both and turns towards Riley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Riley swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Riley cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Riley.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Riley.
Riley throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Riley.
Gracie shoots in but Riley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royler Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Riley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Riley connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Riley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Riley. That one must have hurt.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Riley circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Riley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Riley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Riley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Riley bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Riley jabs at Gracie's body.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Riley counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gracie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gracie. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Riley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Riley is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gracie's half guard.
Riley winds up and cracks Gracie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley content to control rather than advance.
Riley scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Riley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Riley controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Riley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Riley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Riley - that will leave a mark!
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Riley.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Riley cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Riley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Riley lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riley lands with a right hand.
Gracie 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 connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Riley lands with a right hand.
Riley thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gracie if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Riley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Riley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Riley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Riley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Gracie is rocked!
Ronnie Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Riley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Riley punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Riley scores with a kick to the body.
Riley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Riley. Gracie shrugs it off though.
Riley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Riley shoots in and bounces Gracie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Riley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Riley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Riley passes Gracie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gracie is positioning himself well to prevent Riley advancing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Riley performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gracie has hold of Riley's hands but Riley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gracie is looking to control Riley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Riley has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Gracie defend it? Riley steps over the head and cranks it - Gracie is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Riley!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ronnie Riley!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ronnie Riley waved his t-shirt featuring Reaper Combatwear's logo in front of the cameras.