PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pocket Rocket (ranked 3124 p4p, 5603 weight class) and Tim Riggins (ranked 171 p4p, 247 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Rocket
vs
Riggins

163 cm
21
140
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
140
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pocket Rocket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Riggins!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Riggins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rocket throwing a counter right hand but Riggins manages to avoid it.

Riggins rushes Rocket and presses him up against the cage.
Riggins keeps control of Rocket as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Riggins can't find room to land a body shot as Rocket controls the action.
Rocket has a couple of punches blocked by Riggins.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riggins.
Rocket is trying to force a seperation but Riggins has the dominant position.
Rocket misses with a punch on the inside.
Riggins has Rocket pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Riggins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocket misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riggins misses with a punch to the body.
Rocket wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Riggins keeps control of Rocket as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Riggins keeps control of Rocket as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rocket blocks a body shot from Riggins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggins goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rocket prevents it.
Rocket tries to circle away but Riggins has him pinned against the cage.
Rocket throws a punch but it's blocked by Riggins.
Rocket working hard to break the clinch.
Riggins stalling.

Rocket breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Rocket throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Riggins changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Riggins has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rocket is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Riggins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riggins shoots in for a takedown but Rocket shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rocket stuffs the takedown.
Pocket Rocket has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Riggins.
Riggins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rocket throws an overhand right that lands on Riggins's shoulder, as Riggins tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocket connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rocket swings for the body but Riggins moves out of range.
Rocket connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Riggins momentarily.
Rocket definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Riggins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Riggins looks to land a combination. Rocket sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riggins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rocket on the side of the head.

Riggins clinches up with Rocket and pushes him back against the cage.
Riggins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rocket wants to break the clinch but can't.
Riggins is working for takedown but Rocket is calmly controlling the position for now.
Riggins keeps control of Rocket as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rocket wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocket prevents the takedown attempt.
Riggins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rocket is trying to break free.
Riggins prevents Rocket from breaking the clinch.
Riggins lands a body shot.
Rocket has had enough of the clinch but Riggins keeps him there for the moment.
Riggins prevents Rocket from breaking the clinch.
Riggins drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rocket gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Riggins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Riggins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Riggins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rocket is trying to force a seperation but Riggins has the dominant position.
Riggins tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rocket blocks a body shot from Riggins.
Riggins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rocket looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggins has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rocket avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rocket is trying to break free.
Riggins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Riggins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rocket prevents the takedown attempt.
Riggins jumps guard but Rocket stands there with Riggins around his waist. Riggins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rocket tries to break the clinch but Riggins is controlling the position.
Rocket prevents a body shot from Riggins.
Rocket is trying to break the clinch but Riggins is controlling him.
Riggins dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rocket working hard to break the clinch.
Riggins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rocket wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Riggins has him pressed against the cage.
Rocket is looking to break free of the clinch but Riggins has double underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Riggins dominated that round.
That's time! Rocket's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rocket takes one to the chin there.
Rocket falls off balance throwing a combination

and Riggins counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Rocket has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Riggins should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Rocket has tightened it up now! Riggins should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pocket Rocket!
Pocket Rocket really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Urban Fighter logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.