PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Penn Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Penn Reyes had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Penn Reyes
vs
Riggs

171 cm
25
177 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

180 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Penn Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martin Riggs!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggs scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reyes doesn't seem bothered though.
Reyes looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Riggs has taken the fight to the clinch.
Riggs missing with knees to the body.
Riggs works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Riggs displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reyes up against the cage.
Riggs trying to land knees to the body.
Reyes goes for a takedown attempt but Riggs pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Riggs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Riggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs fails with the takedown.

Riggs pushes Reyes up against the cage in a clinch.
Reyes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Reyes avoiding damage as Riggs throws knees to the body.

Riggs manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Riggs. That's going to slow Reyes down.
Martin Riggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riggs jabs Reyes right on the nose. Reyes blinks but takes it well.
Nice shot by Riggs.
Riggs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Riggs works Reyes's body with a nice hook.
Riggs misses with a body kick.
Riggs misses with a low kick.

Reyes gets caught flat footed, as Riggs shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riggs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs throws a big right hand that misses.
Riggs not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Riggs gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Reyes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reyes checks a leg kick.
Riggs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reyes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riggs digs a good body shot into Reyes's ribs.
Riggs throws out a leg kick but Reyes moves out of range and Riggs only half commits.
Riggs throws out a leg kick but Reyes moves out of range and Riggs only half commits.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs connects with an inside leg kick.

Reyes tries to keep at a distance but Riggs has taken the fight into the clinch.

Riggs manages to break the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Riggs lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Reyes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reyes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Riggs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Riggs rushes Reyes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reyes tries to pull guard but Riggs won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Penn Reyes. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Riggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riggs finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Riggs wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crunch! Riggs slams his shin into Reyes's torso.
Riggs is looking to slow Reyes down with leg kicks.
Riggs doesn't manage to clinch there - Reyes circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs tries a low kick but Reyes avoids it.
Riggs cracks Reyes with an open hand slap.
Riggs throws a leg kick but Reyes moved away.
Riggs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reyes swivels and escapes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Riggs has taken the fight to the clinch.

Riggs breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Riggs 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.
Riggs tries to close the distance and clinch but Reyes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riggs changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Riggs scores with a jab to the body.
Donk. Riggs catches Reyes right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Riggs dives in and scores a takedown into Reyes's guard.
Riggs must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Riggs is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Riggs lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Riggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reyes can't keep his opponent in guard - Riggs advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Riggs missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Riggs is controlling the pace.
Riggs passes the guard and advances to mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs cracks Reyes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Riggs has control of Reyes's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Reyes regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Reyes is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Titan Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Reyes is squirming around, avoiding Riggs's attempts to control the action.

Riggs working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Riggs prevents Reyes from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Riggs landing strikes from the mount and Reyes is in trouble!
Reyes is in a horrible position here. Riggs smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Martin Riggs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Riggs raining down shots from the mount!
Riggs looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riggs controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Riggs tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Riggs with a couple of short strikes.
Riggs trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Riggs looking to control and managing it successfully.
Riggs trying to control but Reyes is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Reyes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Riggs with a couple of short strikes.
Riggs landing shots from mount.
Riggs working Reyes over with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riggs thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riggs thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Riggs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.

Riggs misses with a low kick.
Riggs scores with a jab. Reyes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Reyes blocks the leg kick.
Riggs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martin Riggs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reyes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Riggs misses with a body kick.
Riggs fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reyes is out of range.
Riggs is looking to chop away at Reyes's legs.
Riggs connects with a leg kick. Reyes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Riggs throws a leg kick but Reyes sees it coming and moves out of range.

Riggs shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Reyes is trying to defend but Riggs finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Reyes is not content to let Riggs control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs tries to pass to full mount but Reyes defends it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
It looks like Riggs is going to stand back up.
Reyes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Riggs.
Riggs tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reyes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Riggs is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Reyes has managed to free his arm - good work.

Riggs seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs passes to side control.
Riggs cracks Reyes with a big elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Riggs.

Riggs decides to stand up, so the ref orders Reyes to his feet.
Riggs shoots in and drives through. Reyes sprawls well.
Riggs cracks the inside of Reyes's front leg.
Riggs pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Riggs dives in and grabs Reyes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Reyes pushes down on Riggs's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries to clinch

and Riggs counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Riggs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reyes blocks it with crossed arms.
Reyes is trying to force a seperation but Riggs has the dominant position.

Riggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riggs misses with a body kick.
Riggs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Riggs misses with a low kick as Reyes jumps back.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Riggs.
Joe Penn Reyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Riggs.
Reyes moves out of range as Riggs strikes.
Reyes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reyes shoots in for a takedown but Riggs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riggs is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reyes rather than just go for the knockout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Riggs.

Riggs clinches.
Riggs gets through Reyes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Riggs tries to score a body lock takedown but Reyes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Riggs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Riggs avoids the damage to the body.

Riggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riggs connects with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riggs wants to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riggs finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Riggs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Riggs 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 25:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 25:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Riggs!