PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osama Bin Larden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bin Larden's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, We will Rock you. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bin Larden
vs
Riley

200 cm
25
289 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
23
289 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Osama Bin Larden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shawn Riley!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bin Larden counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Riley misses with a body shot
and Bin Larden counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Bin Larden gets a clinch.
Riley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Riley wants to break free but Bin Larden has control.
Bin Larden has Riley pressed against the cage, preventing Riley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bin Larden blocks an uppercut.
Bin Larden lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Riley.

Bin Larden jumps guard and drags Riley to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Riley is looking to work some ground and pound but Bin Larden has wrist control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bin Larden holds on and takes a little breather.
Bin Larden lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Riley!
Bin Larden sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley wants to get back to his feet.
Bin Larden looking to ground and pound but Riley is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bin Larden tries to control but Riley wriggling away.
Riley trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bin Larden could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Bin Larden working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Bin Larden looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Riley is trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Larden thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bin Larden wants to control the pace but Riley is squirming around nicely.
Riley squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Bin Larden trying to control but Riley is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Riley can do anything to dispel that myth.

Bin Larden working for a submission but Riley is keeping him at bay.
Bin Larden can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Riley is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Bin Larden dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Riley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bin Larden counters with an inside leg kick.
Riley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riley fails with a takedown attempt.
Riley throws a series of punches but Bin Larden moves out of range.
Riley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bin Larden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Riley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riley falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bin Larden counters by clinching up.
Riley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bin Larden tries to stall but Riley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bin Larden will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Riley up against the cage.

Bin Larden drags the fight down to the ground.
Riley wants to stand and escape but instead Bin Larden has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bin Larden looking to pass the guard.
Riley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bin Larden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Larden throws a big elbow that misses.
Riley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bin Larden is controlling him.
Bin Larden is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Riley wants to stand up but Bin Larden is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Larden showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Osama Bin Larden just wasn't active enough.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Riley is defended easily by Bin Larden.
Riley tries to clinch up.
Bin Larden fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Riley avoids it really well and circles away.
Riley throws a hook but Bin Larden blocks it.
Bin Larden lands with a nice combination. Riley backs away looking to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Larden lands with a cross.
Bin Larden fails to land the takedown.
Osama Bin Larden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bin Larden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bin Larden shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Riley but Riley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osama Bin Larden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riley scores with a jab.

It looks like Osama Bin Larden has been cut.
Riley misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riley misses with a straight right.
Riley throws a head kick that misses
and Bin Larden counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Riley is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Riley shoots in for a double leg but Bin Larden sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bin Larden avoids the body shot from Riley.
Bin Larden fails with a takedown attempt.
Riley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bin Larden can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Riley misses with a kick to the body
and Bin Larden counters with a nice leg kick.
Bin Larden scores with a push kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bin Larden.

Riley closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bin Larden did well to prevent Riley getting side control.
Riley tries to stand and escape but Bin Larden is controlling the position.
Riley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Riley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Riley looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley tries to stand and escape but Bin Larden is controlling the position.

Riley decides to stand and escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shawn Riley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Osama Bin Larden's cut.
That's time! Bin Larden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bin Larden leaves Riley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bin Larden throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Riley's waist but Riley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bin Larden off to one side.
Danga de danga de dang - Bin Larden scores with a four punch combination!
Bin Larden lands a high kick!
Bin Larden moves out of range as Riley strikes.
Riley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Riley.
Bin Larden looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Riley misses with a combination
and Bin Larden counters with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riley scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riley lands the left hand.
Riley pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Riley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bin Larden looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Riley wants to stand but Bin Larden has his arm trapped.
Riley tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Riley tries to get to his feet but Bin Larden is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Riley in his guard.

Bin Larden is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Riley wants to break free but Bin Larden has control.
Bin Larden lands an elbow that stopped Riley in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Bin Larden - that landed with a thud.

Bin Larden breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Larden fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osama Bin Larden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riley shoots for a double leg takedown but Bin Larden sprawls well. He's pushed Riley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bin Larden moves out of range of the strikes.

Riley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bin Larden manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Riley tries to stand but Bin Larden is controlling from the bottom.

Bin Larden looking for a guillotine here but Riley defends easily.
Riley wanted to stand there but Bin Larden had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley wants to stand and escape but instead Bin Larden has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bin Larden sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Riley's guard.
Bin Larden wants to control but Riley is keeping him busy.
Bin Larden tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Riley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley is not content to let Bin Larden control the position.
Bin Larden trying to mount his opponent but Riley defends it.
Bin Larden seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Riley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Osama Bin Larden.
Riley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bin Larden counters with a slapping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Riley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Riley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Riley!