PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bogan Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Penja Sukaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Riley
vs
Sukaka

183 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
173 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bogan Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Penja Sukaka!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sukaka avoids a punch combination nicely.

Sukaka bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Riley dodges the ground and pound from Sukaka.
Sukaka fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Sukaka is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Riley knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Sukaka wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Riley, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sukaka is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Riley is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Sukaka is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Riley has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley is trying to get back to half guard.
Riley struggling a bit here.
Riley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sukaka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Riley keeps working.

Sukaka looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sukaka looks gassed!
Riley struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sukaka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Riley keeps working.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Riley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Riley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sukaka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Riley misses with a two punch combination.
Riley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Sukaka does no damage.
Riley misses with a wild combination.
Bogan Riley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Riley misses.
Riley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sukaka.
Riley misses with a few strikes there.
Riley misses with the combination.
Riley misses with the combination.
Riley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws a series of punches but Sukaka moves out of range.
Riley thuds his right hand into Sukaka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Riley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Riley throws a hook but Sukaka blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Riley.
Riley misses with a jab, cross combination.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sukaka.
Sukaka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Riley keeps working.
Riley regains half guard.
Riley trying to control but Sukaka postures up.
Riley regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sukaka.
Riley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley wants to control but Sukaka is keeping him busy.
Riley is really struggling to control Sukaka but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Riley is looking to stall here but Sukaka recovers full guard.
Sukaka keeping full guard, as Riley tries to pass.
Riley trying to control the position from guard on top but Sukaka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Sukaka has his foot on Riley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Riley works his way back into a safe position though.
Riley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Sukaka has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Riley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Penja Sukaka will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Riley tries to bum rush Sukaka with a series of wild strikes but Sukaka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bogan Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley throws an overhand right that lands on Sukaka's shoulder, as Sukaka tries to avoid the shot.
Riley misses with a double jab.

Sukaka feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sukaka looking to pass the guard.
Riley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sukaka pushing down on Riley's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Riley won't allow Sukaka to pass to mount.
Sukaka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Sukaka is looking for a kimura here.

Sukaka is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sukaka is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley is not content to let Sukaka control the position.
Riley is trying is best to control the position here.
Sukaka is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Sukaka is working for an americana but Riley has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Sukaka was thinking about the submission.
Riley controls Sukaka momentarily but Sukaka frees himself.

Riley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Riley is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Sukaka postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Riley is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sukaka, into his guard.
Riley trying to control the position from guard on top but Sukaka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sukaka is on top in guard.
Riley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sukaka works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sukaka wants to pass the guard but Riley is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley is not content to let Sukaka control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sukaka looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sukaka wants to control but Riley is keeping him busy.

Sukaka is looking for a kimura here.
Riley is in trouble now - Sukaka has advanced to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Sukaka has control of Riley's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Riley regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Riley tries to hold on but Sukaka pushes him away.
Riley is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sukaka throws some wild stikes that Riley manages to avoid easily.
Sukaka throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Riley because Sukaka loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Penja Sukaka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Riley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Sukaka feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sukaka preventing the sweep.
Riley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sukaka manages to get himself to full guard.
Riley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sukaka is keeping the position for now.

Sukaka working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Riley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Riley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Penja Sukaka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sukaka keeping moving, preventing Riley from controlling successfully.

Sukaka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Riley drops back looking for a leg! Sukaka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sukaka manages to kick Riley off! Riley jumps back into Sukaka's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sukaka has his foot on Riley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Riley works his way back into a safe position though.
Riley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sukaka seems keen to control Riley's posture.
Sukaka thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Sukaka looking for a sweep. Not yet Sukaka, not yet.

Sukaka is looking for a triangle but Riley pushes his legs off easily.

Riley is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Riley stopping the sweep attempt from Sukaka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sukaka looking to control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sukaka defending well as Riley loads up on a big left hand.
Sukaka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Riley jabs Sukaka right on the nose. Sukaka blinks but takes it well.
Sukaka dodges the punch combination from Riley.
Riley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sukaka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from Riley misses.
Riley throws a right and a left that both miss.

Sukaka drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Riley is looking for a sweep.
Sukaka working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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Sukaka is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Riley is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Riley regains half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sukaka connects with a nice short shot to Riley's temple.
Riley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Riley.
Riley keeping moving, preventing Sukaka from controlling successfully.
Riley keeping full guard, as Sukaka tries to pass.
Sukaka advances to half guard.
Bogan Riley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Riley is defending against the submission attempts here by Sukaka.
Riley won't allow Sukaka to pass to mount.
Riley gets full guard.

Riley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Riley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sukaka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sukaka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sukaka tries to free his leg and advance position but Riley is retaining full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Penja Sukaka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sukaka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Penja Sukaka!