PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Sephus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bo Sephus was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Riley
vs
Sephus

186 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bo Sephus!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sephus throws a head kick but Riley moves out of range.

Sephus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sephus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sephus wants to pass the guard but Riley is keeping the position.
Riley keeping moving, preventing Sephus from controlling successfully.
Sephus might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Riley kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sephus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Riley is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Riley is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Sephus manages to break the clinch.
Riley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sephus makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Riley really felt that one!
Riley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Sephus counters by clinching up.

Sephus breaks the clinch.
Riley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sephus counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Riley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riley is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sephus.
Riley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sephus counters with an inside leg kick.
Sephus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Riley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Riley scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sephus sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Riley working away.
Sephus tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Riley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sephus is working to avoid the ground and pound but Riley connects with a decent elbow.
Riley landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sephus is trying to improve his position.
Sephus misses with a strike from the bottom.
Riley lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riley cracks Sephus with a big right hand but Sephus just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riley lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Riley scores with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Riley scores with punches from side control.
Sephus takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Riley scoring with punches and elbows.
Riley landing a few strikes.
Sephus can't do much from the bottom here.
Riley looks up at the clock and then as Sephus takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Riley smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Riley cracks Sephus with a big right hand but Sephus just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Riley works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Sephus is rocked!
Riley is chipping away with strikes.
Sephus is still in real trouble! Can Riley finish him?
Riley lands some shots froms side control.
Riley landing a few strikes.
Riley cracks Sephus with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Riley immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Sephus is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Riley!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Riley!