PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Rider (ranked 3675 p4p, 3754 weight class) and Mighty Warrior (ranked 48 p4p, 131 weight class). Jack Rider has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rider
vs
Warrior

189 cm
25
260
1 - 0 - 0

220 cm
25
295
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Warrior Wardrobe

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Rider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mighty Warrior!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warrior scores with a hook to the body. Rider takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rider lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rider lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rider seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Warrior closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sloppy strikes there by Warrior.
Warrior wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rider keeps working.
Warrior looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Warrior tries to score with some ground and pound. Rider controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Warrior misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Warrior thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Warrior has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rider defending against the ground and pound.
Warrior in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rider wants to control but Warrior postures up.
An elbow from Warrior crashes against the mat.
Warrior postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Warrior misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rider parries the strikes from Warrior easily there. Warrior is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rider to escape.
Rider dodges the ground and pound from Warrior.

Warrior tries for a kimura but Rider is defending well.
Warrior misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Warrior postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior in side control, throwing shots but Rider defends.

Warrior decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Warrior looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Warrior looks for a takedown but Rider sprawls well.
Rider keeps Warrior at a distance using the push kick.
Rider misses with a head kick.
Rider scores with a spinning back kick!
Rider throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Mighty Warrior has been cut.
Rider throws a poor cross that misses
and Warrior counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Jack Rider has been cut.
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!
A nice inside leg kick there by Rider. That's going to slow Warrior down.
Warrior tries for a takedown but Rider sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rider darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rider darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rider darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab, jab by Warrior - just one landing.
Rider keeps Warrior at a distance using the push kick.
Rider thumps Warrior with a low kick.
Warrior fails with the takedown
and Rider counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That has opened up Mighty Warrior's cut even more.
Jack Rider has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mighty Warrior.
Warrior looks winded!
Rider stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rider wants it to stay on the feet.
Rider tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Warrior misses with a takedown attempt
and Rider counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rider is looking to slow Warrior down with leg kicks.
Warrior looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rider is fending him off so far but Warrior persists. Nope, Rider circles away and we're back to standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rider drops Warrior with a big left hand! Warrior is injured, injured bad! Rider jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Rider!