PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ban-Ki Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim has chosen Guns N' Roses: Welcome To The Jungle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Riley
vs
Kim

185 cm
27
180 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

180 cm
26
174 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*)
CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Travis Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ban-Ki Kim!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim thows a body shot but no joy.
Ban-Ki Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Kim has closed the distance and engaged Riley in a clinch.
Riley swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.

Riley breaks from the clinch.
Riley throws a low kick, looking for Kim's leg but Kim calmly moves out of range.
Riley misses with a wild body shot.
Riley shoots in but no luck this time.

Riley gets a takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Riley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kim keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Kim wants to improve his position but Riley is controlling well.
Riley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kim defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Riley is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kim is just riding it out for now. Riley eventually gives up the hold.
Riley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kim is refusing to be controlled, as Riley sits in half guard.

Kim has one foot on Riley's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Kim throws a head kick that misses.
Riley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ban-Ki Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim tries to land a front kick but Riley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch but Riley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Riley.

It looks like Ban-Ki Kim has been cut.
Riley moves out of range of the body kick from Kim.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Riley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Riley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Riley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Riley counters with a head kick. That will keep Kim thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Good standup being displayed there by Riley as he connects with a hook.
Kim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Riley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Riley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riley wants to land a leg kick but Kim is out of range.
Kim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Riley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Kim has closed the distance and engaged Riley in a clinch.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kim.
The referee calls for Kim to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Riley blocks it with crossed arms.
Kim blocking some punches.
Kim looking to throw knees to the head but Riley is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kim obliges.
Kim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Riley misses with the head strike.
Riley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Riley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Riley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kim stalling against the cage.
Riley is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Riley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kim pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kim gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Riley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kim working Riley over with knees to the body.
Riley lands with a short shot to the head.
Riley stalling the fight.
Riley lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riley misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Riley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riley blocks the elbow strike.
Riley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Riley looking to stall.
Riley has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Riley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ban-Ki Kim's cut.
That's time! Riley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kim tries to close the distance and clinch but Riley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kim throws the kick towards the body but Riley avoids it.
Kim displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Riley.
Kim avoids the body shot from Riley.
Riley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kim counters with a solid body kick.
Riley swats away the attempt to clinch by Kim.
Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riley. That did some damage!
Riley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kim.
Kim slips a straight right by Riley.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riley moves away.
Riley throws a leg kick but Kim sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Riley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kim throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Riley's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Riley slams his shin into Kim's torso.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Riley.
Riley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Riley checks the leg kick nicely there.

Kim has closed the distance and engaged Riley in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Riley - that landed with a thud.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Riley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kim is pushing Riley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Riley lands with a right to the head.
Riley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The referee calls for Kim to work.
A short left from Riley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Riley takes an elbow to the temple.
Riley misses with a punch to the body.
Kim blocking some punches.
Riley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kim displaying some good clinch control by pressing Riley up against the cage.
Kim throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Riley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Riley working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
Kim stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Riley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kim landing knees to the head.
Kim is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kim prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kim.
Kim prevents a body shot from Riley.
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Riley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riley looking to stall.
Kim looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Riley.
Kim stalling in the clinch but Riley improves position.
Kim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kim is keeping busy.
Riley gets through Kim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Riley tries to score a body lock takedown but Kim shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Riley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riley takes an elbow to the temple.
Kim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kim blocks a body shot from Riley.
Riley tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Riley back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley misses with a hook from the clinch.

Riley jumps guard.
Kim wanted to stand there but Riley had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Travis Riley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ban-Ki Kim's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Riley works Kim's body with a nice hook.
Kim tries to clinch there but Riley circles away.
Riley misses with a double jab.
Riley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riley moves out of range of the body kick.
Kim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Riley.
Travis Riley is winning the standup battle so far.
Kim walks into a jab.
Riley motions for Kim to come forward. Riley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Riley misses with a low kick as Kim jumps back.
Kim misses with a hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kim - that will leave a mark!
Riley throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim throws a leg kick that is checked
and Riley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim wants to land a leg kick but Riley is out of range.
Riley throws a lazy right hand but Kim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Riley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Riley lands with a good body shot.

Riley throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kim was covering up waiting for the punch and Riley finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kim looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Riley from controlling successfully.
Kim managing to control the position.
Kim wants to stand up but Riley is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Riley wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Riley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kim stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kim misses with a head kick.
Riley throws a sloppy body shot
and Kim counters with an inside leg kick.
Kim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kim wants it to stay on the feet.

Kim moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Riley fails to land.
Riley avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Riley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kim gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kim stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley stalling.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
Riley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Riley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kims head.

That has opened up Ban-Ki Kim's cut even more.
Riley lands a right hand.
Riley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kim is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Riley manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Riley misses the target.
Riley connects with a single shot there.
Kim tries to clinch up
and Riley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Riley.
Riley just misses with a punch to the body.
Ban-Ki Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kim pushes Riley up against the cage in a clinch.
Kim is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice right hand lands inside from Riley.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Kim has Riley pressed against the cage.
Riley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim stalling in the clinch.
Riley wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Riley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riley working aggressively here.
Riley lands with a short head shot on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Riley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Riley 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight for Travis Riley!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Travis Riley!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Travis Riley!

Travis Riley wins by unanimous decision!