PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zaid Abdul Karim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riley has chosen Misfits Hybrid Moments as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ryan Riley enters the ring!

Abdul Karim
vs
Riley

185 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
24
200 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zaid Abdul Karim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Riley!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Abdul Karim looking to score a takedown here. Riley is defending well but Abdul Karim drives through and ends up in Riley's guard.
Abdul Karim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abdul Karim working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Riley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Abdul Karim has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Abdul Karim is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Abdul Karim lands a couple of digs.
Abdul Karim throws and elbow that misses. Riley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Abdul Karim's guard. Nice move by Riley!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abdul Karim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Riley trying to control the position from guard on top but Abdul Karim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riley wants to stand but Abdul Karim has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Riley stands and steps away. Abdul Karim gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Abdul Karim closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Abdul Karim lands in his opponent's guard.
Abdul Karim with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abdul Karim working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Riley's head.
Riley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Abdul Karim cracks Riley with a solid left hand.
Riley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Abdul Karim on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Abdul Karim tries to get out of the position.
Riley tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Abdul Karim.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim looks like he's trying to stand up.

Riley is trying to work for a kimura but Abdul Karim is defending well.
Abdul Karim makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Abdul Karim.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Abdul Karim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Abdul Karim holds on and takes a little breather.
Abdul Karim looking for a sweep. Not yet Abdul Karim, not yet.
Riley trying to control but Abdul Karim is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ryan Riley hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Riley tries to sprawl but Abdul Karim drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Abdul Karim lands with a punch from half guard.
Abdul Karim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Abdul Karim has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Riley sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Riley is looking to control Abdul Karim's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Riley avoid being mounted?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abdul Karim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zaid Abdul Karim dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Abdul Karim shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Riley manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Abdul Karim working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Abdul Karim landing some decent shots from guard.
Abdul Karim won't allow Riley to get back to his feet.
Abdul Karim throws a big right hand that misses.

Abdul Karim avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Abdul Karim lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Abdul Karim working some strikes from top position.
Abdul Karim lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdul Karim landing with the ground and pound.
Riley is breathing heavily.
Abdul Karim works over Riley with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdul Karim landing some decent shots from guard.

Riley pushes Abdul Karim off and gets back to his feet.
Riley is looking to clinch but Abdul Karim is avoiding it.
Abdul Karim avoids the head kick by Riley.

Abdul Karim shoots in and gets a takedown into Riley's guard.
Abdul Karim lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Abdul Karim lands a couple of elbows.
Abdul Karim postures up and lands a big shot to Riley's brow.
Abdul Karim postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Abdul Karim lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdul Karim is working Riley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Riley is rocked!
Abdul Karim loads up on a big left hand. Riley felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Abdul Karim looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Riley can't hide his disappointment, as Abdul Karim celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zaid Abdul Karim!