PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between aigars razgals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan O Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). razgals's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKj_NEeeWxc&playnext=1&videos=H1HdpktQMug. Ryan O Riley is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

razgals
vs
O Riley

178 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, aigars razgals!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan O Riley!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Riley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
O Riley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
razgals fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Riley swats away the attempt to clinch by razgals.

O Riley has razgals up against the cage in a clinch.
razgals doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Riley blocking some punches.
O Riley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
O Riley blocks a punch to the side of the head.

O Riley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

O Riley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Riley.

O Riley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
razgals tries to clinch but fails miserably

and O Riley counters with a takedown into side control.
razgals is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, O Riley asserts his dominance and retains side control.

razgals sneaks out the side door and pushes O Riley away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

O Riley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
razgals doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

O Riley breaks from the clinch.
razgals tries to clinch

and O Riley counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in razgals's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Riley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
O Riley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. razgals swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

razgals manages to escape and get back to his feet.

O Riley instigates a clinch.

O Riley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
razgals tries to clinch
and O Riley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
razgals tries to clinch
and O Riley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
razgals wants to clinch but O Riley slips to the side
and O Riley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

O Riley closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - O Riley lands in his opponent's guard.
razgals is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

razgals kicks O Riley off and gets to his feet.
O Riley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
O Riley lands a glancing blow to the side of razgals's head.

razgals closes the distance and pushes O Riley back into the cage.
O Riley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
razgals misses with a short punch on the inside.

O Riley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
razgals wants to clinch
enabling O Riley to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
razgals closes the distance looking to clinch

and O Riley moves into the clinch.

O Riley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
razgals closes the distance but O Riley moves to the side
and O Riley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ryan O Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
razgals closes the distance but O Riley moves to the side

and O Riley counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for razgals!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
razgals is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
razgals is breathing heavily.

O Riley is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. razgals can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
O Riley landing strikes from the mount and razgals is in trouble!
O Riley raining down shots from the mount!
O Riley looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
razgals is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
O Riley is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. razgals can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
You get the feeling that razgals really doesn't like being in this position too much.
O Riley lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
O Riley landing shots from mount.
O Riley fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
razgals is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, O Riley cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
O Riley lands a nice shot to the head.
razgals wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
O Riley fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
O Riley working away from the top, dropping strikes.

O Riley is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but razgals is surviving well by controlling O Riley's body position as best he can.
O Riley has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of razgals's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
razgals is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
O Riley fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
O Riley looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
razgals trying desperately to get to his feet.

razgals bucks up and throws O Riley to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
razgals clinches but O Riley breaks the clinch

and O Riley counters by clinching up.
razgals swings wildly with an uppercut but O Riley uses good head movement to avoid it.
razgals tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

O Riley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Riley thuds his right hand into razgals's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
razgals tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and O Riley counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan O Riley dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

razgals clinches but O Riley breaks the clinch

and O Riley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

O Riley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
razgals closes the distance looking to clinch

and O Riley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
razgals swings away with an uppercut that misses.

O Riley manages to break the clinch.
razgals clinches but O Riley breaks the clinch

and O Riley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
razgals misses with a hook from the clinch.

O Riley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
razgals tries to clinch up
and O Riley counters with a straight right hand.
O Riley tests razgals's chin there with a solid looking shot.
razgals closes the distance looking to clinch
and O Riley counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
razgals looks to clinch

and O Riley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by O Riley.
razgals has a couple of punches blocked by O Riley.
razgals doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

O Riley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
razgals closes the distance but O Riley moves to the side

and O Riley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
razgals throws a head punch that misses.
razgals throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from razgals fails to land.
O Riley blocking some punches.

O Riley breaks the clinch.
razgals wants to clinch but O Riley slips to the side
and O Riley counters with a one-two to the body.
razgals tries to clinch but O Riley moves away
and O Riley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
razgals closes the distance but O Riley moves to the side
and O Riley counters with a nice uppercut.
razgals closes the distance looking to clinch
letting O Riley counter with a right hand.
O Riley scores with a nice head shot.
razgals wants to clinch
and O Riley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
razgals tries to clinch
and O Riley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
razgals clinches but O Riley breaks the clinch

and O Riley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

O Riley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
razgals clinches but O Riley breaks the clinch
and O Riley counters with a nice uppercut.
O Riley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by razgals.
razgals looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
razgals tries to clinch but O Riley moves away
and O Riley counters with a straight right hand.
O Riley shoots in looking for a takedown. razgals tries to sprawl out of it but O Riley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. razgals manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
O Riley is breathing heavily.
razgals clinches but O Riley breaks the clinch
and O Riley counters with a straight right hand.
razgals tries to clinch but fails miserably
and O Riley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Riley circles away from the clinch attempt

and O Riley counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
razgals is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
razgals takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

O Riley is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. razgals knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
razgals is trying to get back to his feet.
O Riley lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear razgals down.
razgals wants to get back to his feet but O Riley drags him back down.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
O Riley closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No luck with that takedown attempt from O Riley.

O Riley closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
O Riley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Riley working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for razgals.
razgals lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by razgals.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Riley.

O Riley breaks the clinch.
razgals wants to clinch but O Riley slips to the side
and O Riley counters with a left and a right that stings razgals.
O Riley looks to land a right hand but razgals moved out of range.
razgals tries to clinch up
and O Riley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
razgals tries to clinch but O Riley moves away

and O Riley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
razgals misses with some punches.
O Riley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from razgals.
razgals tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
razgals throws a head punch that misses.
razgals lands a hook that snaps the head of O Riley backwards.
razgals throws a head punch that misses.
O Riley is looking to break free of the clinch but razgals has double underhooks.
O Riley blocking some punches.
razgals has a couple of punches blocked by O Riley.
razgals doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan O Riley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

razgals wants to clinch but O Riley slips to the side
and O Riley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
razgals darts in trying to clinch
letting O Riley counter with a right hand.
razgals takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
razgals darts in trying to clinch

and O Riley counters by clinching up.

O Riley manages to break the clinch.
razgals wants to clinch but O Riley slips to the side
and O Riley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
razgals closes the distance looking to clinch
and O Riley counters with a stiff right hand.
razgals tries to clinch but fails miserably
and O Riley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
aigars razgals is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
razgals takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

O Riley moves into the clinch.
O Riley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

O Riley manages to pull guard.

razgals stands up and waves to O Riley to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

O Riley instigates a clinch.

O Riley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
razgals looks to clinch

and O Riley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by O Riley.
razgals misses with some punches.
O Riley jumps guard but razgals stands there with O Riley around his waist. O Riley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Riley.
razgals has a couple of punches blocked by O Riley.
razgals swings wildly with an uppercut but O Riley uses good head movement to avoid it.

O Riley drags the fight down to the ground.

O Riley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

razgals stands up and waves to O Riley to follow him.
razgals closes the distance looking to clinch

and O Riley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
O Riley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

razgals kicks O Riley off and gets back to his feet.
O Riley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
razgals tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and O Riley counters by moving into the clinch.
razgals fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
razgals fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from O Riley - that landed with a thud.
razgals misses with a short punch on the inside.
razgals has a couple of punches blocked by O Riley.
O Riley wants to break the clinch but can't.
razgals lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
O Riley tries to circle away but razgals has him pinned against the cage.
razgals has a couple of punches blocked by O Riley.
razgals doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Riley tries to pull guard but razgals won't allow it.
razgals throws a punch but it's blocked by O Riley.
O Riley wants to stall.
razgals throws a punch but it's blocked by O Riley.
O Riley blocking some punches.
razgals swings away with an uppercut that misses.

O Riley breaks from the clinch.
razgals tries to clinch

and O Riley counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
razgals scores with a shoulder strike.
O Riley lands with a light punch inside.
razgals fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
razgals tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Riley.

O Riley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
razgals closes the distance looking to clinch

and O Riley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
O Riley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
razgals doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from razgals fails to land.

O Riley decides to pull guard.

razgals decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
razgals tries to clinch but O Riley moves away
and O Riley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

O Riley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
O Riley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
aigars razgals has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan O Riley.
razgals swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Riley tries to break the clinch but razgals is controlling the position.
O Riley tries to pull guard but razgals won't allow it.
razgals tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Riley blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
razgals fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Riley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
razgals misses with a hook from the clinch.

O Riley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
razgals wants to clinch but O Riley slips to the side

and O Riley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ryan O Riley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
razgals misses with a hook from the clinch.

O Riley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
razgals tries to clinch but fails miserably

and O Riley counters with a nice double leg into side control. razgals won't be happy with that.

razgals explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
razgals tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and O Riley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

O Riley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
razgals closes the distance looking to clinch

and O Riley counters by clinching up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Riley wants to break the clinch but can't.
O Riley blocking some punches.
razgals throws a head punch that misses.
O Riley has had enough of the clinch but razgals keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan O Riley really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

razgals looks to clinch

and O Riley counters with a nice double leg into side control. razgals won't be happy with that.
O Riley lands some shots froms side control.
razgals is looking to work his way out of this bad position but O Riley is controlling him well.

O Riley is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, razgals has escaped the position, nice work there.
razgals is trying to buck O Riley off.
O Riley working the head with strikes.
razgals is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
razgals tries to clinch but fails miserably
and O Riley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot by O Riley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
razgals closes the distance but O Riley moves to the side
and O Riley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Riley lands with an overhand left.

O Riley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in razgals's guard.
O Riley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
O Riley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
O Riley wants to control from the top but razgals keeps moving.
razgals is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
O Riley wants to control from the top but razgals keeps moving.
O Riley won't allow razgals to get back to his feet.
O Riley trying to stand up but can't free himself from razgals's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
O Riley circles away from the clinch attempt

and O Riley moves into the clinch.
razgals swings wildly with an uppercut but O Riley uses good head movement to avoid it.

O Riley manages to break the clinch.
razgals tries to clinch
and O Riley counters with a nice uppercut.
O Riley has a takedown stuffed.
razgals looks to clinch

and O Riley counters with a single leg into guard. razgals didn't expect that.

razgals has his feet on O Riley's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

O Riley has razgals up against the cage in a clinch.
razgals misses with the head strike.
razgals lands a hook that snaps the head of O Riley backwards.
razgals lands with a right to the head.
O Riley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

O Riley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
razgals tries to clinch but O Riley moves away
letting O Riley counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
razgals tries to clinch
letting O Riley counter with a right hand.
O Riley lands a jab to the nose.
O Riley connects with a crisp jab.
razgals looks to clinch
and O Riley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
razgals tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and O Riley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by O Riley.
O Riley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

O Riley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
razgals closes the distance but O Riley moves to the side

and O Riley counters by moving into the clinch.
O Riley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
razgals misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Riley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
razgals tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

O Riley breaks from the clinch.
razgals closes the distance but O Riley moves to the side
enabling O Riley to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
razgals darts in trying to clinch

and O Riley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch on the inside from razgals fails to land.
razgals fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Riley.

O Riley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
razgals tries to clinch but fails miserably

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

razgals pushes O Riley off and scrambles back to his feet.
razgals tries to clinch but O Riley moves away
and O Riley counters with a stiff right hand.
razgals wants to clinch but O Riley slips to the side
letting O Riley counter with a right hand.
razgals wants to clinch but O Riley slips to the side
enabling O Riley to counter with a crisp jab.
razgals wants to clinch

and O Riley counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
razgals working aggressively here.

O Riley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
razgals looks to clinch
enabling O Riley to counter with a crisp jab.
razgals tries to clinch up
letting O Riley counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan O Riley dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

O Riley looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for razgals!
razgals wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
razgals is in a horrible position here. O Riley smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
razgals trying desperately to get to his feet.
razgals is in a horrible position here. O Riley smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
O Riley landing strikes, looking to finish!
O Riley is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. razgals can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
O Riley looking to finish razgals with some ground and pound. This is bad for razgals!
razgals is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
O Riley lands a heavy elbow.
razgals squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! O Riley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
O Riley breaks from razgals's wrist control and lands an elbow.
razgals is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

razgals bucks O Riley off and manages to get back to his feet!
razgals looks to clinch

and O Riley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by O Riley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
razgals doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Riley blocks an uppercut.

O Riley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
razgals takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
O Riley lands a jab to the head.
O Riley circles away from the clinch attempt

and O Riley moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Riley.
O Riley blocking some punches.
razgals lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Riley backwards.

O Riley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

O Riley clinches with his opponent.
razgals lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
razgals misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for razgals.

O Riley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Riley circles away from the clinch attempt
and O Riley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
razgals tries to clinch up
enabling O Riley to counter with a crisp jab.
razgals walks into a jab.
O Riley circles away from the clinch attempt
and O Riley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
razgals wants to clinch
letting O Riley counter with a right hand.
aigars razgals has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
razgals tries to clinch but O Riley moves away

and O Riley counters by moving into the clinch.
O Riley blocks an uppercut.
razgals doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Riley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Riley blocking some punches.
O Riley blocking some punches.
razgals misses with a short punch on the inside.

O Riley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
razgals tries to clinch up

and O Riley moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

O Riley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Riley shoots in looking for a takedown. razgals tries to sprawl out of it but O Riley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. razgals manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
razgals tries to clinch but O Riley moves away

and O Riley moves into the clinch.
O Riley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
razgals throws a punch but it's blocked by O Riley.
razgals misses with some punches.

O Riley manages to break the clinch.
razgals wants to clinch
letting O Riley counter with a right hand.
O Riley misses with an uppercut. razgals saw that one coming.
razgals wants to clinch
and razgals takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
razgals avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Riley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ryan O Riley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
razgals tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Riley paws at him with a jab and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan O Riley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well O 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan O Riley!
Ryan O Riley is the new light heavyweight champion!