PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Florain Rider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rider's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Low. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Rider
vs
Riley

182 cm
21
201 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

189 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Florain Rider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Riley!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rider keeps the fight on the outside.
Riley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Riley misses the target.
Rider tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Riley counters with a left and a right that stings Rider.

Riley moves into the clinch.

Riley breaks from the clinch.
Riley lands a front kick.
Rider takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rider moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Riley lands with a kick to the temple. Rider shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Riley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rider throws a one two combo.
Rider avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Riley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rider fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Riley misses with a series of wild punches.
Rider throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rider avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rider throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rider throws a series of punches but Riley avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rider tests Riley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rider scores with a spinning back kick!
Riley looks gassed!
Rider misses with a series of wild punches.
Rider throws a shot to the body.

Riley tries to keep at a distance but Rider has taken the fight into the clinch.

Rider breaks the clinch.
Rider lands an overhand right.
Rider swings for the body but Riley moves out of range.
Rider tries to bum rush Riley with a series of wild strikes but Riley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riley tries to clinch up.
Rider throws out a loose jab but Riley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rider takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rider throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rider fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rider swings away with a body shot that misses
and Riley counters with a solid body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riley avoids the body shot from Rider.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Riley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rider throws a jab when Riley was well out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Riley lands a front kick.
Rider takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rider lands a jab-cross combination.
A jab from Rider misses.

Riley clinches up with Rider and pushes him back against the cage.
Rider wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Riley has him pressed against the cage.
Rider tries to work over Riley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riley looking to stall.
Riley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rider.
Riley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rider blocks it with crossed arms.

Rider escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rider connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Riley connects with a looping right hand.
Florain Rider seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rider lands a with a good body shot.
Riley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rider displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riley throws out the jab.
Rider swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riley moves away from the strike by Rider.
Riley lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rider will feel that in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Rider misses.
Riley tries to clinch but Rider is having none of it.
Riley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Riley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Rider misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Rider misses the target.

Riley closes the distance and clinches.
Rider has had enough of the clinch but Riley keeps him there for the moment.
Riley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Riley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rider has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rider tries to circle away but Riley has him pinned against the cage.
Riley is looking to control Rider's arms but Rider gets an underhook and turns him. Now Riley has his back to the cage.
Rider looking to stall.

Rider breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A right-left combo lands from Riley.
Good exchange - Rider coming out on top.
Rider throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riley is looking to slow Rider down with leg kicks.
Rider throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rider takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rider tries to clinch there but Riley circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rider takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rider throws a series of punches but Riley avoids them all with ease.
Rider will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Riley scores with a push kick.
Rider swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Riley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Riley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Riley breaks from the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Riley.
Riley catches Rider with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Riley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rider moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Riley throws a head kick that misses.
Riley lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Rider misses
and Riley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rider is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Riley closes the distance and pushes Rider back into the cage.
Riley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rider avoiding damage as Riley throws knees to the body.
Riley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Riley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rider tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Riley.

Riley closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Riley drives through and clinches with Rider against the cage.
Rider wants to break the clinch but can't.
Riley misses with a knee to the head.
Riley tries a knee to the head but Rider blocks it.

Rider breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rider keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rider takes one on the button.
Rider will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riley lands a with a good body shot.
Rider looks to land a right hand but Riley moved out of range.
Rider misses with a series of wild punches.
Rider on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Riley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Riley tries to clinch up.
Riley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rider looks to land a combination but Riley avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riley tries to clinch but Rider is having none of it.
Rider misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riley.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Riley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rider looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Riley has closed the distance and engaged Rider in a clinch.
Riley stops a takedown attempt from Rider.
Riley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Florain Rider has been cut.
Riley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Riley keeps control of Rider as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rider is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Riley misses with a knee to the head.
Rider tries to break free but Riley pushes him back against the cage.

Riley breaks from the clinch.
Rider throws a lazy head kick
and Riley counters with a leg kick.
Riley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rider's sensitive parts.
Rider takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rider takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Riley forces Rider back against the cage and clinches.
Riley lands an elbow just above Rider 's eye.
Riley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Riley breaks from the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Riley.
Riley misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rider has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Riley.
Riley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Riley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rider swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Riley drives through and clinches with Rider against the cage.
Rider wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Riley has him pressed against the cage.
Riley dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Riley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riley slips a jab and a cross from Rider.
Riley lands with a kick to the temple. Rider shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rider throws an overhand right that lands on Riley's shoulder, as Riley tries to avoid the shot.
Rider tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rider connects with a nice looking jab.
Riley wants to clinch up but Rider keeps it at a distance.
Rider keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riley throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rider.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch lands to the side of Riley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Riley does it's job there.
Riley lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rider looks to land a combination but Riley avoids it well.
Rider throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Riley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rider takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rider jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rider misses with a few strikes there.

Riley clinches.
Rider can't break the clinch.
Riley landing knees to the head.
Rider avoiding damage as Riley throws knees to the body.
Riley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Rider manages to break the clinch.
Rider swings away with a body shot that misses
and Riley counters with a three punch combo that has Rider backing up. Rider nods at Riley to acknowledge the strikes.
Florain Rider is winning the standup battle so far.
Riley looks to land a combination. Rider sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rider will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rider throws a nice looking combination but Riley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Riley closes the distance and clinches.
Riley is trying to maintain a safe position but Rider gets an underhook and turns Riley into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rider lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Riley throws a knee to the head but misses.

Rider breaks from the clinch.
Rider pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rider takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rider misses with a double jab
and Riley counters with a head kick. That will keep Rider thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rider will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick from Riley lands but Rider takes it in his stride.
Rider takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rider looks to throw the jab but Riley is out of range.

Riley has closed the distance and engaged Rider in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Riley stalling.
Rider avoiding damage as Riley throws knees to the body.
Rider takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rider lands with a light punch inside.

Rider breaks from the clinch.
Nice body kick from Riley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Riley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Florain Rider's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Riley wants to clinch.
Rider uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Riley has time to react.
Rider tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rider throws a right hand that Riley ducks under and follows up with a left that Riley also avoids with ease.
Florain Rider is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rider swinging wildly here.
Riley tries to clinch there but Rider circles away.
Riley misses with a wild body shot.
Rider will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riley scores with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riley scores with a jab to the body.
Riley tries to clinch but Rider is having none of it.
Riley is looking to clinch but Rider is avoiding it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot to the body from Rider misses
and Riley counters with a nice uppercut.

Riley darts in and clinches Rider up against the cage.

Riley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rider takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley throws a sloppy head kick and Rider moves out of range easily.
Rider moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Riley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rider counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Riley has managed to clinch.
Rider is pushing Riley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rider is trying to break the clinch but Riley has him pressed against the cage.
Riley lands a nice elbow.
Riley misses with a knee strike.
Nice elbow from Riley.
Rider working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Riley.
Rider cracks Riley with a nice body shot.
Rider working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Riley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Riley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rider's efforts to push away.
Rider has had enough of the clinch but Riley keeps him there for the moment.
Riley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rider's efforts to push away.
Riley is looking to break free of the clinch but Rider has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rider takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rider wants to break the clinch but can't.
Riley trying to stall but Rider improves his position.
Rider wants to get back to striking at distance but Riley won't allow it.
Riley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Riley tries a knee to the head but Rider blocks it.

Rider breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riley misses with a wild combination.
Riley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A nice combination there by Rider.
Riley wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Rider.
Riley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rider throws a hook but Riley blocks it.
Riley moves out of range as Rider strikes.
Riley digs a good hook to Rider's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rider will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Riley lands a glancing blow to the side of Rider's head.
Rider misses the shot to the body.
Riley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Riley darts in and clinches Rider up against the cage.
Riley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rider in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Riley lands an elbow that stopped Rider in his tracks for a moment.
Rider tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riley's elbow.
Riley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Riley trying to control the position but instead, Rider has worked for underhooks and has pushed Riley into the cage.
Rider has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Riley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Riley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Rider escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rider just misses with a punch to the body.
Riley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rider.
A head kick by Rider misses
and Riley counters with a body kick that stops Rider in his tracks momentarily.

Riley clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley misses with a knee strike.
Rider is trying to break the clinch but Riley is controlling him.
Rider wants to break free but Riley has control.
Riley landing knees to the head.
Riley is pressed up against the cage. Rider has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Riley down to the mat. Riley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rider just misses with a punch to the body.
Riley looks to clinch
and Rider counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Riley chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Riley rushes Rider and presses him up against the cage.
Rider wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rider is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice elbow from Riley.
Riley misses with a knee strike.
Riley misses with a knee to the head.
Riley is looking to control Rider's arms but Rider gets an underhook and turns him. Now Riley has his back to the cage.
Rider is trying to break free.

Rider breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rider drops his hands momentarily and Riley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rider wants to clinch
and Riley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Riley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rider misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riley.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Riley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Riley 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29

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