PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane king (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Riley
vs
king

189 cm
20
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kane king!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley lands with a kick to the temple. king shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Kane king has been cut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Riley.
king will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Riley clinches with his opponent.
Riley lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Riley.
king is trying to drag Riley to the mat but Riley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Riley.
Riley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
king wants to break free but Riley has control.
king is trying to drag Riley to the mat but Riley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ryan Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kane king.
king fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Riley throws an elbow but it misses.

Riley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by king.
king tries to clinch

and Riley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Riley.
king avoiding damage as Riley throws knees to the body.
king has Riley pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Riley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Riley breaks from the clinch.

Riley moves into range and clinches up with king.
king wants to break free but Riley has control.

Riley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Riley wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
king tries to clinch

and Riley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Riley breaks from the clinch.
A left and a right from Riley both land. Nice combination.
king on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
king shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Riley as he jumps to the side.
king on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riley. Riley obviously looking to wear him down.
king looks gassed!

Riley has taken the fight to the clinch.
king takes a knee right on the jaw!

Riley breaks from the clinch.
Riley lands with a nice body kick.
king dives in and grabs Riley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Riley pushes down on king's head and hops out.
Riley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Riley does it's job there.

That has opened up Kane king's cut even more.
king takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riley connects with a solid leg kick.

Riley closes the distance and clinches.
Riley crunches a lovely knee into king's ribcage.

Riley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Riley moves into the clinch.

Riley manages to break the clinch.

Riley moves into the clinch.
Riley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Riley stops a takedown attempt from king.
Riley landing knees to the head.

Riley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent king stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Riley throws a head kick that half lands.
Riley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Riley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. king looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
king takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
king on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Riley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riley throws a head kick but king moves out of range.
Riley pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Riley darts in and clinches king up against the cage.
Riley throws a knee to the head but misses.
king letting Riley take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
king goes for a takedown attempt but Riley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Riley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Riley gets underhooks to prevent king's takedown attempt.

Riley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
king is trying desperately to land a takedown but Riley is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for king.

Riley clinches up with king and pushes him back against the cage.
Riley lands a nice knee to the body.
Riley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
king has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Riley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Riley displaying some good clinch control by pressing king up against the cage.
Riley scores with a knee to the head.

Riley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riley lands a nice hook to king's body. king takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Riley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Riley gets a clinch.
A knee to the head by Riley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley lands an elbow that stopped king in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Riley obliges.
Riley connects with a knee to the head.
Riley misses with a knee to the head.

king pulls guard effortlessly.

king is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Riley trying to stand up but can't free himself from king's guard.
Riley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Riley gets to his feet. king looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
king fails with a takedown attempt.
Riley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on king. That did some damage!
Riley is looking to wear down king with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Riley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Riley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kane king's cut.
That's time! Riley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Riley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Riley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riley connects with a solid leg kick.
Riley throws a nice head kick!

Riley forces king back against the cage and clinches.
Riley tries to land a knee to the head but king blocks with his arms.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from king.
Riley crunches a lovely knee into king's ribcage.
king is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Riley pulls him back up using the underhooks.
king being controlled against the cage.
Riley gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from king.
king has Riley pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Riley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ryan Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kane king.
king being controlled against the cage.
Riley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
king takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Riley manages to break the clinch.

Riley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Riley manages to break the clinch.
Riley throws a head kick that king semi-blocks.
Riley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Riley.
king takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ryan Riley is winning the standup battle so far.
Riley stalks king and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into king's face. king staggers backwards, shaken.
Riley lands a head kick. king smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Riley has taken the fight to the clinch.

Riley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Riley has managed to clinch.
Riley with a knee to the head.
king wants a takedown but no success here.
Riley manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Knees to the body from Riley.
Riley holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
king takes a knee right on the jaw!
Riley scores a nice knee to the body.
Riley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Riley breaks the clinch.
Ryan Riley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
king fails with a takedown attempt.
Riley misses with a two punch combination.

Riley has managed to clinch.
Riley misses with an elbow over the top.

Riley manages to break the clinch.
Riley swats away the attempt to clinch by king.
king tries for a takedown but Riley circles away easily
and Riley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Riley moves into range and clinches up with king.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Riley breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Riley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Riley tries to bum rush king with a series of wild strikes but king uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riley throws a nice outside leg kick.
king fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Riley misses with the combination.
Riley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Riley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ryan Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
king takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
king shoots in for a takedown but Riley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Riley throws a combination. king tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Riley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Riley has managed to clinch.
Riley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite king's efforts to push away.
Riley lands an elbow just above king 's eye.

Riley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Riley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
king shoots in and drives through. Riley sprawls well.

Riley darts in and clinches king up against the cage.
Riley lands a knee to the head.
Riley lands a nice knee to the body.

Riley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A shot to de liver by Riley. Beautiful body shot.

Riley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

king has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Riley clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
I really don't envy Riley right now.
king throwing wild punches that miss their target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Riley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kane king's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

king fails with a takedown attempt.
Riley is looking to slow king down with leg kicks.
Riley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that king can do to turn this around?
king thows a leg kick but Riley checks it

and Riley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A knee to the head by Riley.
Riley lands an elbow inside that king shrugs off.
Riley stalls.
Riley connects with a knee to the head.
king wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Riley will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning king up against the cage.
king tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Riley smiles and moves away.
Riley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Riley moves into range and clinches up with king.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from king.
Ryan Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kane king.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Riley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
king shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Riley defends it nicely.
Riley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
king's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Riley scores with a head kick.
Riley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Riley throws a leg kick which misses king's front leg but catches the back leg as king tries to avoid it.
Riley misses with a double jab.
Riley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt king.
king takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Riley throws a one two combo.

The cut above Kane king's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Riley closes the distance and pushes king back into the cage.
Riley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Riley breaks from the clinch.
king with a poor takedown
and Riley counters with a head kick. That will keep king thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Riley has managed to clinch.
Riley lands an elbow inside.
Riley scores with a knee to the head.
Ryan Riley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Riley lands a nice knee to the body.
Riley will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning king up against the cage.
Riley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

king is trying to trip Riley. He has hold of a leg but Riley is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. king persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Riley wants to stand up but king is controlling him.
king trying to control but Riley is working from the bottom.
Riley wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst king is controlling him.
king passes Riley's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with king in particular looking to stall.
Riley scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but king manages to mount him!
king blocks Riley's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
king working Riley over with strikes here.
Riley is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
king cracks Riley with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
king has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, king cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ryan Riley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
king raining down shots from the mount!
king avoids the attempt from Riley to control.
king trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Riley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kane king has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
king working Riley over with strikes here.
Riley squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
king lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Riley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Riley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:26

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