PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sianleuka Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arne Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Jack
vs
Riseman

194 cm
23
255 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

189 cm
20
280 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sianleuka Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arne Riseman!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riseman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riseman tries to land a leg kick but Jack saw it coming and moves away.
Jack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riseman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jack throws a nice head kick!
Jack tries to land a front kick but Riseman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jack misses with a head kick.
Riseman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riseman catches Jack with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Sianleuka Jack has been cut.
Riseman blocks a leg kick.
Jack thows a body kick. Riseman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riseman throws a low kick but Jack avoids it.
Jack with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riseman.
Jack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riseman.
Jack tries to close the distance and clinch but Riseman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jack throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Arne Riseman has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman misses with an uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jack.
Riseman looks gassed!
Jack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jack lands a nice leg kick that just misses Riseman's sensitive parts.
Jack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jack. Riseman shrugs it off though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riseman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jack.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jack.
Riseman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riseman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jack.

Jack drives through and clinches with Riseman against the cage.
Jack is stalling here.
Jack misses with a knee strike.
Jack misses with a knee to the head.
Riseman working hard to break the clinch.
Jack throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jack tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jack working Riseman over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Jack.
Riseman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jack tries to land a knee to the head but Riseman blocks with his arms.
Riseman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jack looking to throw knees to the head but Riseman is blocking nicely.
Jack avoiding damage.
Jack with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jack with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jack tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Riseman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jack walks away with a smile on his face. Riseman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riseman.
Jack misses with an uppercut. Riseman saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riseman misses with the body kick

and Jack counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Knees to the body from Jack.
Riseman avoiding damage as Jack throws knees to the body.
Jack misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack tries to land a knee to the head but Riseman blocks with his arms.

Riseman breaks the clinch.
Jack misses with a body kick.
Riseman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Riseman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Riseman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sianleuka Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riseman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jack goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jack fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riseman.
Jack throws a leg kick but Riseman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Riseman lands a two punch combo.
Riseman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jack has time to react.
Jack slips a jab and a cross from Riseman.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jack, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riseman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jack dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riseman. That did some damage!
Jack cracks the inside of Riseman's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jack.
A head kick from Jack lands but Riseman takes it in his stride.
Riseman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jack.
Riseman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riseman blocks a head kick by Jack.
Jack looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Riseman swats away the attempt to clinch by Jack.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riseman misses with a straight right.
Jack lands with a kick to the temple. Riseman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sianleuka Jack dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jack lands a high kick!
Jack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riseman throws a jab when Jack was well out of range.
Riseman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riseman misses with a wild body shot.
Riseman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Riseman slips a jab from Jack.
A head kick misses from Jack.
Jack throws a sloppy head kick and Riseman moves out of range easily.
Riseman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jack walks into a jab.
Riseman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jack misses with an attempted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Riseman.
A decent looking cross lands there for Riseman.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Jack is looking to chop away at Riseman's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack thumps Riseman with a low kick.

Jack clinches with his opponent.
Jack tries to land knees in the clinch but Riseman avoids the damage to the body.
Jack looking to throw knees to the head but Riseman is blocking nicely.
Riseman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jack with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Riseman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riseman throws out a leg kick but Jack moves out of range and Riseman only half commits.
Riseman has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jack.
Jack throws a solid leg kick but Riseman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jack.
Jack wants to clinch up but Riseman keeps it at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Riseman blocks the low kick.
Nice shot lands for Riseman.

Sianleuka Jack's cut is getting worse.
Jack throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Riseman lands a jab to the nose.
Riseman throws a series of punches but Jack avoids them all with ease.
Jack has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Riseman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jack is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riseman.
Jack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jack misses with a body kick.
Jack misses with an attempted mid kick.
Riseman punishes Jack's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack looks to land a body kick but Riseman moved away.
Riseman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jack thumps Riseman with a low kick.
Riseman avoids the head kick by Jack.
Jack thows a leg kick but Riseman checks it
and Riseman counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Sianleuka Jack's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jack throws a predictable looking body shot
and Riseman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Riseman throws and low kick but Jack moves out of range easily.
Jack cracks the inside of Riseman's front leg.
Riseman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jack.
Jack tries to clinch up
and Riseman counters with a series of strikes. Jack will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack tries a head kick but it misses.
Riseman misses with a straight left.
Riseman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick from Jack lands but Riseman takes it in his stride.
Riseman just misses with a punch to the body.
Jack tries to clinch
and Riseman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Jeez, Sianleuka Jack's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jack has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jack there as he acknowledges the shot.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sianleuka Jack's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arne Riseman!