PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Snead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Ripley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snead comes into the arena with Trinidad James - All Gold Everything blaring out of the sound system. Ripley has chosen The Talented Mr. Ripley - Tu Vuo' Fa l'Americano as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mr Ripley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sam Snead's chin.

Snead
vs
Ripley

193 cm
22
272 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
36
263 lbs
16 - 25 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Snead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mr Ripley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snead avoids the head kick by Ripley.
Ripley throws out a loose jab but Snead uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snead throws a series of strikes that have Ripley backpedaling.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ripley is defended easily by Snead.
Snead just misses with a punch to the body.
Ripley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Snead moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Snead misses.
Snead lands with a kick to the ribs.

Ripley clinches up against the cage.

Snead breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snead pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ripley back to the cage. Snead follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ripley fails with a takedown attempt.
Ripley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Snead. Snead obviously looking to wear him down.
No luck for Ripley with that takedown attempt.
Sam Snead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Ripley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snead scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ripley just misses with a punch to the body.
Snead stalks Ripley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ripley's face. Ripley staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Mr Ripley has been cut.
Ripley misses with a two punch combination.
Sam Snead is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Snead.
Snead throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ripley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Snead looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ripley looks to land a combination but Snead avoids it well.
Ripley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ripley looks winded!
Snead lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ripley circles away quickly and effectively.
Snead misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Snead checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Snead drives through and clinches with Ripley against the cage.

Snead breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Snead's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Snead duly obliges.
Snead scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ripley doesn't seem bothered though.
Ripley shoots for a takedown but Snead saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ripley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ripley is looking to clinch but Snead is avoiding it.
Snead defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ripley.
Ripley is trying desperately to land a takedown but Snead is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ripley.
Snead slips under a jab.
Snead throws a nice outside leg kick.
Snead with a nice cross.
Snead rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ripley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ripley closes the distance and clinches up with Snead, looking for a takedown. Ripley pushes Snead against the cage but Snead circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Snead feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ripley's calf.
Ripley throws a hook to the side of Snead's head but Snead sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Snead misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Snead rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ripley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snead avoids the head kick by Ripley.
Ripley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Snead throws a right and a left that Ripley avoids nicely.
Snead throws a head kick that misses.
Horrible takedown by Ripley or perhaps it was just good defense by Snead which made him look bad.
A head kick by Snead misses
and Ripley counters with a nice uppercut.
Ripley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Snead but Snead pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Snead tries to bum rush Ripley with a series of wild strikes but Ripley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Snead looks to land a combination but Ripley avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Ripley. Those never looked like landing.
Snead avoids a punch combination nicely.
Snead throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Snead misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snead connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Snead swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ripley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Snead defends it nicely.
Snead feints a jab promting Ripley to slip. Snead then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ripley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ripley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Snead counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ripley is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ripley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Snead tests Ripley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ripley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snead manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ripley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Snead lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Snead showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ripley.
Snead misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Snead dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Ripley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ripley tries to clinch but Snead is having none of it.
Snead misses the shot to the body.
Snead misses with a double jab
and Ripley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Snead bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ripley's head backwards.
Snead looks to land a body kick but Ripley moved away.
Ripley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Ripley closes the distance and pushes Snead back into the cage.
Ripley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Snead smiles and moves away.
Sam Snead is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ripley connects with a jab.
Good exchange - Snead coming out on top.
Ripley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Snead circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snead cracks the inside of Ripley's front leg.
Snead throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snead misses with a few strikes there.
Ripley shoots in but Snead avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Ripley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ripley won't allow Snead to get back to his feet.
Ripley wants to pass the guard but Snead is keeping the position.
Ripley is looking to pass into half guard but Snead pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Snead is in guard.

Ripley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Snead defends it easily.
Snead stays in close to Ripley's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripley is trying to keep Snead in close.
Snead controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've been hearing that Snead has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

Snead stands and steps away. Ripley gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripley blocks a head kick by Snead.
Ripley thumps Snead with a low kick.
Ripley misses with the combination.
Snead chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ripley can pounce on him.
Ripley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sam Snead is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice combination there by Snead.
Ripley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Snead misses the shot to the body.
Snead doesn't manage to clinch there - Ripley circles away.
Ripley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Snead to score with a decent uppercut.
Good work by Snead as he checks the leg kick.
Ripley throws a right and a left that Snead avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snead pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Snead scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ripley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ripley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Snead manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ripley throws a lazy head kick
and Snead counters with a one-two to the body.
Ripley is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ripley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ripley tries to clinch but Snead is having none of it.
Ripley tests Snead's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Snead throws a series of punches but Ripley avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ripley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ripley misses with a wild combination.
Ripley avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Snead dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mr Ripley's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ripley misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Ripley misses.
Snead slips a jab and a cross from Ripley.
Ripley throws the left hand but Snead avoids the punch easily.
Ripley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Snead lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Snead.
Snead keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ripley shoots in for a takedown but Snead shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Snead throws a front kick that sends Ripley stumbling back into the cage.
Snead on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Snead scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ripley dodges the punch combination from Snead.
Ripley throws a nice looking combination but Snead bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ripley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ripley tries to bum rush Snead with a series of wild strikes but Snead uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Snead scores with a three punch combo!
Ripley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sam Snead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Ripley.
Snead misses with a head kick.
Ripley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Snead throws a leg kick which misses Ripley's front leg but catches the back leg as Ripley tries to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Snead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snead throws a right and a left that Ripley avoids nicely.

Snead has managed to clinch.

Ripley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ripley tries to bum rush Snead with a series of wild strikes but Snead uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ripley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snead lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ripley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Snead sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ripley somewhat.
Ripley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Snead.
Snead throws a nice head kick!
Snead fakes the leg kick and cracks Ripley in the body.
Snead throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ripley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Snead lands a really nice looking cross but Ripley seems unphased.
Snead dodges the punch combination from Ripley.
Snead stalks Ripley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ripley's face. Ripley staggers backwards, shaken.
Ripley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snead swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Snead avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snead scores with a hook to the body. Ripley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ripley throws a looping overhand right but Snead ducks down to avoid it.
Ripley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ripley blocks a head kick by Snead.
Ripley is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Ripley misses.
Snead connects with a crisp jab.
Snead swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Snead looks to land a combination but Ripley avoids it well.
Snead is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ripley can do to turn this around?
Ripley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Snead.
Snead goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ripley is looking to clinch but Snead is avoiding it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ripley takes a swing at Snead's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripley throws the kick towards the body but Snead avoids it.
Ripley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ripley tries to clinch there but Snead circles away.
Snead feints a jab promting Ripley to slip. Snead then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ripley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ripley throws a series of punches but Snead moves out of range.
Snead lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mr Ripley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snead tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ripley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice inside leg kick there by Snead. That's going to slow Ripley down.
Sam Snead is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Snead throws a right hand that Ripley ducks under and follows up with a left that Ripley also avoids with ease.

Ripley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ripley showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ripley not landing any meaningful shots this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Snead showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Snead, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Snead!
After winning the bout, Sam Snead thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.