PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eorl Vanagandr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eorl Vanagandr has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Duke Riley's chin.

Riley
vs
Vanagandr

190 cm
31
265 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

204 cm
25
230 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR ( $ 7 and Laundering 90% )

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duke Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eorl Vanagandr!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Riley.
Vanagandr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vanagandr misses with a few strikes there.
Vanagandr misses with a hook.
Riley scores with a hook to the body. Vanagandr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Riley jabs Vanagandr right on the nose. Vanagandr blinks but takes it well.

It looks like Eorl Vanagandr has been cut.
Riley fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vanagandr throws a right and a left that Riley avoids nicely.
Eorl Vanagandr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley stuns Vanagandr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Riley throws a sloppy head kick
and Vanagandr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Riley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riley swinging wildly here.
Riley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vanagandr works over Riley's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Duke Riley has been cut.
Vanagandr throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley staying out of range there.
Riley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vanagandr ducks under a wild hook from Riley.
Good exchange - Vanagandr coming out on top.
Vanagandr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
No joy there for Vanagandr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riley throws a jab when Vanagandr was well out of range.
Riley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Vanagandr misses the target.
Riley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vanagandr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riley throws a jab when Vanagandr was well out of range.
Vanagandr misses with a wild body shot.
Riley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanagandr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vanagandr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riley misses with a straight left.
Riley takes a swing at Vanagandr's ribcage but misses.
Vanagandr works the jab nicely.
Riley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vanagandr.
Nice uppercut there from Vanagandr.
Vanagandr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Riley drops Vanagandr with a nice combination! Riley dives into Vanagandr's guard, looking to finish!

Vanagandr is rocked!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Riley stands up and waves to Vanagandr to follow him.
Vanagandr is still on wobbly legs! Can Riley finish him?
Riley slips a jab from Vanagandr.
Riley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vanagandr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vanagandr looks gassed!
Riley grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Vanagandr takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Riley cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Duke Riley!
After the fight, Duke Riley was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.