PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West comes to the ring accompanied by Johnny Cash - Walk The Line. Riley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Misfits Hybrid Moments. Ryan Riley is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

West
vs
Riley

180 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

189 cm
23
200 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Fight Club Clothing™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Walter West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Riley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Riley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Riley.
Riley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riley thows a leg kick but West checks it
and West counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
West throws a sloppy head kick and Riley moves out of range easily.
Riley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from West.

Riley pushes West up against the ropes in a clinch.
Riley misses with a knee strike.
Riley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
West throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by West.
Riley looking to stall.
Riley misses with a knee strike.
West lands on the inside with an uppercut.
West slowing the pace effectively.
West working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Riley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Riley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but West has him pressed against the ropes.
A short left from West.

Riley manages to break the clinch.
West moves out of range as Riley throws a body kick.
Riley scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West is looking to chop away at Riley's legs.
Riley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Riley closes the distance and pushes West back into the ropes.
West lands a nice shot to the body.
Riley looks gassed!
West softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
West gets through Riley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Riley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Riley throws a knee to the head but misses.
West is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
West misses with a hook from the clinch.
West swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by West as Riley tries to tie him up.
West scores with a nice hook to the head.
West lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
West misses with a hook from the clinch.
West lands with a short shot to the head.
Riley tries to stall but West uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
West trying to stall but Riley improves his position.
West misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, West scores with a nice short uppercut.
Riley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West has Riley pressed against the ropes, preventing Riley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
West displaying some good clinch control by pressing Riley up against the ropes.
West scores with a hook to the body.
West is trying to maintain a safe position but Riley gets an underhook and turns West into the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for West.
West avoids the elbow strike from Riley, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from West.
West lands a body punch.
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!
West taking a breather.
West scores with a shoulder strike.
West working some nice short punches in the clinch.
West lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from West.
West works on Riley's body with a couple of short punches.
West lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
A short uppercut from West.
Riley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
West stalling in the clinch but Riley improves position.
West swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Riley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Riley tries to break free but West pushes him back against the ropes.
West lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
West doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
West misses with some punches.
Good body shot from West.
West displaying some good clinch control by pressing Riley up against the ropes.
West lands a body shot.
West is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Riley blocking some punches.
West lands a left hand.
Riley wants to break the clinch but can't.
West working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for West.
Riley blocks an uppercut.
West has a couple of punches blocked by Riley.
A right hand to the body from West.
Riley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from West.
The referee calls for West to work.
West keeps control of Riley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as West takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Riley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Riley blocks an uppercut.
Riley tries to land a knee to the head but West blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by West.
West lands a shoulder strike.
West lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from West.
Riley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from West.
West throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rileys head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by West as Riley tries to tie him up.
West effectively controlling the action here.
Riley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right hand to the side of the head by West.
West lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bit of stalling here from West.
West lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
West is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter West dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

West gets tackled into the ropes by Riley. Riley maintains the clinch.
West prevents Riley from breaking the clinch.
Riley misses with a knee strike.
West managing to block the knees to the body from Riley.
West scores with a nice hook to the head.
Riley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and West avoids it.
West pushes Riley back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riley tries to land a knee to the head but West blocks with his arms.
Riley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but West blocks it with crossed arms.
West lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
West makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
West lands a body punch in the clinch.
Riley takes a shot to the head.
West lands a shoulder strike.
West lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
West looking to slow down the pace here.
West's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
West keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Riley's efforts to push away.
Riley is breathing heavily.
West lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by West.
West scores with a hook to the body.
West lands a body punch in the clinch.
West stalling the fight.
West lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Come on West - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
West lands a nice shot to the body.
West scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, West scores with a nice short uppercut.
West throws a punch but it's blocked by Riley.
Walter West has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Riley tries to land a knee to the head but West blocks with his arms.
Riley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Riley is looking to control West's arms but West gets an underhook and turns him. Now Riley has his back to the ropes.
West has a couple of punches blocked by Riley.
West lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from West.
A quick uppercut on the inside from West.
West throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rileys head.
Riley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
West lands a left hand that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
West scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from West.
Nice body punch from West.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A nice left hand lands by West.
A right hand to the body from West.
A right hand to the body from West.
West stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
West will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Riley up against the ropes.
Riley misses with an elbow over the top.
West lands a nice shot to the body.
West is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
West seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Riley is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
West working aggressively here.
Riley stalling in the clinch but West improves position.
West is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riley can do to turn this around?
West lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
West scores with a hook to the body.
West lands with a right to the head.
West lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
West lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from West.
Come on West - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
West lands with a right to the head.
Riley tries a knee to the head but West blocks it.
West lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
West blocks an elbow strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as West takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice left hand lands by West.
West is looking to control Riley's arms but Riley gets an underhook and turns him. Now West has his back to the ropes.
West lands with a short shot to the head.
West lands with a short punch from the clinch.
West has Riley pressed against the ropes, preventing Riley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
West trying to control the position but instead, Riley has worked for underhooks and has pushed West into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from West fails to land.
A short uppercut from West.
West trying to control the position but instead, Riley has worked for underhooks and has pushed West into the ropes.

Riley manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
West throws a head kick that misses.

Riley forces West back against the ropes and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Riley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and West avoids it.
Riley throws a knee to the head but misses.
West blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
West blocks an elbow strike from Riley.
A short right from West.

Riley breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Riley.
A head kick misses from West.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Riley clinches up with West and pushes him back against the ropes.
West misses with some punches.
Riley blocking some punches.
West lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
West has a couple of punches blocked by Riley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter West dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Riley throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by West.
West lands a jab-cross combination.

Riley forces West back against the ropes and clinches.
West has a couple of punches blocked by Riley.
Riley blocking some punches.
Riley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through West's defenses.
West scores with a hook to the body.
Riley tries to stall but West uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Riley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from West on the inside.
West is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The referee calls for West to work.
West scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Riley breaks from the clinch.
Good shot there by West.

Riley clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
West stalling in the clinch.
West lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for West.
Riley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
West has a couple of punches blocked by Riley.
West taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
West lands an uppercut.
Riley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
West lands an uppercut.
West managing to block the knees to the body from Riley.
West is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
West softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
West misses with the head strike.
Riley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from West fails to land.
West lands a body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on West - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
West lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
Riley lands a knee to the head.
Riley throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
West lands a hook that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
West gets through Riley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
West lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Riley tries a knee to the head but West blocks it.
West's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Riley tries to land a knee to the head but West blocks with his arms.
West is struggling to control the position.
Riley blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Riley letting West take a breather here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from West.
West is working Riley over against the ropes.
West lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
West lands with a short shot to the head.
West looking to slow down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
West managing to block the knees to the body from Riley.
Riley has had enough of the clinch but West keeps him there for the moment.
West stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Riley letting West take a breather here.
West lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riley or not.
West's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Riley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
West looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Walter West.
West misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walter West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riley throws a sloppy head kick and West moves out of range easily.
Riley throws a right and a left that West avoids nicely.
West throws a head kick that misses
and Riley counters with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Riley moves into range and clinches up with West.
West has a couple of punches blocked by Riley.
West tries to stall but Riley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
West displaying some good clinch control by pressing Riley up against the ropes.
Riley misses with a knee to the head.
Ryan Riley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
West lands with a light punch inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
West scores with a hook to the body.
Riley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
West pushes Riley back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riley landing knees to the body.
West taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Walter West is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
West lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
Riley has had enough of the clinch but West keeps him there for the moment.
West digs a right hand underneath Riley's ribcage. Riley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Riley tries to land knees in the clinch but West avoids the damage to the body.
West working some nice short punches in the clinch.
West dodges an elbow strike from Riley.
Riley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
West lands with a short shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Walter West showed his dominance in that final round.
Well West has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Walter West!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Walter West!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Walter West!

Walter West wins by unanimous decision!