PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Cartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riley comes to the cage accompanied by Get Up. Daniel Cartman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Riley
vs
Cartman

195 cm
29
170 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

185 cm
29
162 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Cartman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley misses with a straight left.
Cartman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cartman misses with the combination.
Cartman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Riley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cartman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cartman throws a body punch but Riley moves out of range.
Cartman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cartman throws a series of punches but Riley avoids them all with ease.
Cartman throws a right hand that Riley ducks under and follows up with a left that Riley also avoids with ease.
Cartman fails to land with a series of punches.
Cartman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riley.
Daniel Cartman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cartman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riley was well out of range. Poor timing from Cartman.
Cartman tries to work over Riley's front leg with a kick but Riley checks it.
Cartman looks to land a combination but Riley avoids it well.
Riley misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cartman misses with a double jab
and Riley counters with a nice uppercut.
Riley misses with a takedown attempt - Cartman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cartman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cartman is looking to score with low kicks.
Cartman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cartman misses with a body kick.
Cartman throws a head kick that misses.
Cartman throws a sloppy head kick and Riley moves out of range easily.
Cartman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cartman throws a nice looking combination but Riley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley dodges the punch combination from Cartman.
Cartman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Riley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cartman's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cartman wants to stand up but Riley is controlling him.

Riley thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Riley drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cartman looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cartman looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cartman!
Riley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Riley tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Cartman stands up and beckons Riley to his feet.
Riley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley swings for the body but Cartman moves out of range.
Cartman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cartman throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Riley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cartman thinking.
Cartman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cartman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cartman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Daniel Cartman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riley moves out of range of the body kick.
Cartman misses with a series of wild punches.
Riley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cartman scores with a body shot.
Cartman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartman misses with a head kick.
Cartman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cartman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cartman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Riley checks a leg kick.
Cartman throws a series of punches but Riley avoids them all with ease.
Cartman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Riley scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cartman is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cartman looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Riley is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cartman has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cartman wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Daniel Cartman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Riley avoids the head kick by Cartman.
Cartman throws the kick towards the body but Riley avoids it.
Cartman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Riley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice combination there by Cartman.
Riley shoots in but no luck this time.
Cartman looks to land a combination but Riley avoids it well.
Cartman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cartman misses with a double jab
enabling Riley to counter with a crisp jab.
Daniel Cartman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cartman.
Cartman digs a good hook to Riley's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartman scores with a one two! Riley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Riley is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Cartman throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Riley is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Daniel Cartman!