PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oji San (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oji San had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

San
vs
Riley

189 cm
24
189 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

184 cm
25
196 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oji San!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ronnie Riley!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
San tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riley wants to clinch up but San keeps it at a distance.
Riley lands a front kick.
San misses with a leg kick
and Riley counters with a low kick, right behind San 's knee.
San tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riley was well out of range. Poor timing from San.
Oji San seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley throws out a loose jab but San uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riley tries to land a leg kick but San saw it coming and moves away.
Riley drops his hands momentarily and San takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
San ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riley moves away.
Riley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but San moves away.
San takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
San throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

San clinches up with Riley and pushes him back against the cage.
Riley unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Riley scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Oji San has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Riley.
A nice left hand lands by Riley.
Riley lands a body punch in the clinch.
San trying to land knees to the body.
San with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Riley manages to break the clinch.
Riley tries to bum rush San with a series of wild strikes but San uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riley throws a wild body kick that San sees coming a mile off.
San tries to clinch but Riley is having none of it.
San checks the leg kick nicely there.
Riley misses with a straight right.
Riley throws a jab but it's blocked by San.
Riley blocks a leg kick.
San blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - San throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Riley throws a head kick that misses.
Riley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches San on the side of the head.
San is looking to land body kicks.
San throws a nice looking combination but Riley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riley tries to close the distance and clinch up but San swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
San misses with a low kick as Riley jumps back.
San closes the distance looking to clinch
and Riley counters with an inside leg kick.
San connects with a good right hand that stumbles Riley. Riley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
San misses with a leg kick.
Riley throws a shot from downtown. San moves away and avoids it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Riley. San shrugs it off though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
San throws out a loose jab but Riley uses good head movement to avoid it.

San gets tackled into the cage by Riley. Riley maintains the clinch.
Riley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Riley lands with a left to the head.
San fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riley throws a punch but it's blocked by San.
A head punch blocked on the inside by San.
Riley lands a body shot in the clinch.
San throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rileys head.
Riley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
San has Riley pressed against the cage, preventing Riley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
San misses with a knee strike.
Riley tries to work over San's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee calls for Riley to work.
Riley lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws a head punch that misses.
San lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Riley lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of San backwards.
Riley landing knees to the head.
Riley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
San tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Riley avoids it.
Riley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Riley misses with a body punch.
Riley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Riley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Riley.
San misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but San has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
San fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
San wants to stall.
San gets through Riley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Riley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oji San's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

San throws a jab but it's blocked by Riley.
A decent looking body kick lands there for San.
San misses with a double jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Riley.
Riley throws a quick inside leg kick.
San stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Riley.
Riley misses with an uppercut.
San misses with a low kick.
Riley jabs San right on the nose. San blinks but takes it well.
Both fighters circling a little - Riley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
San swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riley throws a low kick but San avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - San looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
San tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riley doesn't manage to clinch there - San circles away.
Riley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
San throws a leg kick that is checked
and Riley counters with an outside leg kick.
San connects with a body shot.
A head kick by Riley misses
and San counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Riley throws a chopping leg kick but San manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Riley misses the body punch
and San counters with a nice leg kick.
Riley throws a head kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Riley blocks the low kick.
Good leg kick by Riley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ronnie Riley seems to be getting the better of the standup.

San moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
San misses with a knee to the head.
San lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
San avoiding damage as Riley throws knees to the body.
Riley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. San is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from San fails to land.
Riley tries to work over San's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riley lands a nice uppercut.
San wants to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
San blocks the elbow strike.
Riley tries to land knees in the clinch but San avoids the damage to the body.
San is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Riley tries a knee to the head but San blocks it.
Riley blocks an elbow strike from San.
Riley throws a head punch that misses.
Riley avoids the elbow strike from San, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
San tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riley's elbow.
Riley lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by San as Riley tries to tie him up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
San takes a knee right on the jaw!
San blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from San.
Riley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, San just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riley's brow.
Riley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Riley tries to throw a body punch but San avoids it by throwing Riley back against the cage.
San dodges an elbow strike from Riley.
Riley misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Riley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley lands an elbow inside.
San tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riley's elbow.
Riley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
San on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
San throws an elbow but it misses.
San crunches a lovely knee into Riley's ribcage.
San missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Riley throws an elbow but misses.
Riley lands with a right to the head.
San stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
San is trying to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
San blocks the elbow strike.
Riley misses with some punches.
San tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riley's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Riley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Oji San's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

San throws a low kick but it's checked well by Riley.
Riley throws a leg kick but San sees it coming and moves out of range.
San throws a quick inside leg kick.
San tries to clinch up
and Riley counters with a low kick, right behind San 's knee.
Riley looks to throw the jab but San is out of range.
San tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
San lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
San connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Riley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
San wants to clinch up but Riley keeps it at a distance.
Riley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
San motions for Riley to come forward. San throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley scores with a kick to the midsection.
San misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riley.
Riley throws a body kick that misses
and San counters with an inside leg kick.
Riley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Riley throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Riley throws a nice head kick!
Riley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
San tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A low kick from San is predictable there
enabling Riley to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
San takes a head kick and keeps coming.
San swings for the body but Riley moves out of range.
San checks the leg kick.
San is looking to wear down Riley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
San moves out of range of the body kick from Riley.
San with a nice cross.
San throws a low kick but Riley moves out of range easily.
Riley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Riley works the jab nicely.
San throws a lazy right hand but Riley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
San scores with a jab to the body.
San throws a lazy uppercut
and Riley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Riley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by San.
Riley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from San.
Riley pushes San away with a front kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws out a leg kick but San moves out of range and Riley only half commits.
San throws a hook to the side of Riley's head but Riley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ronnie Riley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
San ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riley moves away.
Riley misses with a looping left.
A jab from Riley does it's job there.
Riley blocks a low kick nicely.
Riley throws a head kick but San moves out of range.
Riley wants to land a leg kick but San is out of range.
Riley keeps the fight on the outside.
San is looking to slow Riley down with leg kicks.
San shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A left lands for Riley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - San looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oji San has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
San moves out of range as Riley throws a body kick.
San swings widly with a right hand
and Riley counters with an outside leg kick.
Riley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from San.
San will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Riley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
San steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Riley. That one must have hurt.
Riley misses with a low kick as San jumps back.
Riley tried to score with a low kick but San checks it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! San crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Riley - the referee stops the clock and San gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Riley. San manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
San misses the shot to the body.
San fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
San throws a nice outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Riley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Riley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Riley!
An intense looking Ronnie Riley took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'You've just witnessed the beginning, the time is now for Ronnie Riley, from this day forward I will rule The Syndicate and not even Matt Murdock and Lance Templeton can stop me!!!'.