PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Larry Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and C Unit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Riley
vs
Unit

165 cm
18
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

201 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Predator Nutrition
Predator Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, C Unit!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unit fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Riley misses with the combination.
Unit shoots in looking for a takedown. Riley tries to sprawl out of it but Unit keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Riley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Riley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Unit slips a jab and a cross from Riley.
Riley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Riley throws a series of punches but Unit moves out of range.
Riley throws a nice looking combination but Unit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riley tries to score with a low kick but Unit moves his leg out of the way.
Unit is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Riley throws a solid leg kick but Unit takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Riley.
Riley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Riley.
Unit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Larry Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley motions for Unit to come forward. Riley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Unit.
Larry Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of C Unit.
Unit shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Riley but Riley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Unit looks gassed!
A punch combination from Riley misses.
Unit fails to land the takedown.
Riley closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Unit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riley.
Unit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Riley throws a series of strikes that have Unit backpedaling.
Unit wants to clinch up but Riley keeps it at a distance.
Riley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Riley throws a right and a left that Unit avoids nicely.
Unit keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Riley as Unit shoots in.
Riley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Riley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Unit dodges the punch combination from Riley.
Riley throws a leg kick which misses Unit's front leg but catches the back leg as Unit tries to avoid it.
No joy there for Riley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riley is looking to slow Unit down with leg kicks.
Unit shoots in for a double leg but Riley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A combination from Riley does no damage.
Unit checks a low kick from Riley.
Riley throws a right and a left that Unit avoids nicely.
Horrible takedown by Unit or perhaps it was just good defense by Riley which made him look bad.
Riley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Unit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws out a leg kick but Unit moves out of range and Riley only half commits.
Riley misses with a wild combination.
Riley throws a nice looking combination but Unit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riley throws a series of punches but Unit moves out of range.
No joy there for Riley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Riley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horrible takedown by Unit or perhaps it was just good defense by Riley which made him look bad.
Riley closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Riley is working the combinations to good effect here.
Riley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riley misses with a low kick as Unit jumps back.
Riley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Unit.
Riley throws a series of punches but Unit moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Riley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Unit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Riley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riley looks to land a combination but Unit avoids it well.
Riley throws a one two combo.
Riley throws a right hand that Unit ducks under and follows up with a left that Unit also avoids with ease.
Riley throws a nice looking combination but Unit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riley fails to land with a series of punches.
Riley throws a series of punches but Unit avoids them all with ease.
Riley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Unit shoots in but Riley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Riley throws a series of punches but Unit avoids them all with ease.
Unit misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A leg kick checked by Unit.
Unit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Larry Riley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Unit counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Riley!
Riley wants to control but Unit is having none of it.

Unit looking for a guillotine from mount but Riley is having none of it.
Riley tries to reverse the position but Unit maintains control.
Riley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Unit is breathing heavily.
Riley wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley trying to get back to his feet but Unit is in full control for now.
Despite being in a bad position, Riley is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Riley is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Unit is trying to stick to Riley's back but Riley is turning into Unit. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Unit's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Riley.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Riley tries to free his leg and advance position but Unit is retaining full guard.
Riley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Unit's guard.
Riley might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Unit moves into the clinch successfully.
Unit trying to land knees to the body.
Unit tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Riley smiles and moves away.
Riley throws a combination that misses

and Unit counters with a shoot takedown. Riley fights it but they end up in guard.

Unit thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Unit trying to control but Riley is working from the bottom.
Riley is looking to stand up but Unit isn't so interested in that idea.
Riley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley wants to stand up but Unit is controlling him.

Riley pushes Unit off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Unit looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Riley is fending him off so far but Unit persists. Nope, Riley circles away and we're back to standing.
Riley swinging wilding here.
Riley misses with a wild combination.
Riley motions for Unit to come forward. Riley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four 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 throws a combination that misses

and Unit moves into the clinch.
Riley avoids a wild elbow strike from Unit.

Riley breaks the clinch.
Riley throws a right and a left that Unit avoids nicely.
Riley wants to slow Unit down by chopping away at his legs.
Riley throws a right and a left that Unit avoids nicely.
Riley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Unit checks it well.
A right-left combo lands from Riley.
Riley throws a right and a left that Unit avoids nicely.
A clash of legs there as Unit blocks the low kick.
Riley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Unit.
Unit fails with a takedown attempt.
Larry Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of C Unit.
Riley fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

C Unit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Riley throws a right and a left that Unit avoids nicely.
Riley wants to clinch.
Unit checks a leg kick.
Riley throws a right hand that Unit ducks under and follows up with a left that Unit also avoids with ease.
Riley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Riley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Unit shoots in but Riley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riley tries to bum rush Unit with a series of wild strikes but Unit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Unit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Unit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Unit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riley tries a low kick but Unit avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley tries for a takedown but Unit sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Riley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Unit blocks the body kick.
Unit slips a jab and a cross from Riley.
Riley misses with a leg kick.
Unit takes one to the chin there.
Riley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Unit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Riley misses with a two punch combination.
Riley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Unit is defended easily by Riley.
Larry Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of C Unit.
Riley fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Riley loads up on a big right hand but Unit slips the punch.
Riley throws a series of punches but Unit moves out of range.
Riley misses with a series of wild punches.

Unit shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Unit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Unit preventing the sweep.
Riley is pulling down on Unit's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riley wants to sweep here but Unit controlling him for the moment.

Riley scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Riley throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley catches Unit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Unit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riley throws a low kick but Unit avoids it.
Riley tries to bum rush Unit with a series of wild strikes but Unit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A chopping leg kick lands by Riley.
Unit has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Unit dodges the punch combination from Riley.
A clash of legs there as Unit blocks the low kick.
A swing and a miss from Riley.
Riley misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Riley stalks Unit and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Unit's face. Unit staggers backwards, shaken.
Riley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Unit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Riley tries to score with a low kick but Unit moves his leg out of the way.
Unit fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Riley.
Riley throws a one two combo.
Riley misses with a leg kick

and Unit counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Unit.
Unit trying to control but Riley is working from the bottom.
Riley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Unit is one step ahead there.
Riley is looking to stand back up but Unit counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Riley.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to C Unit.
I think Unit has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... C Unit!