PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregg Riley (ranked 25052 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ford Xander (ranked 5322 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Riley
vs
Xander

205 cm
18
177 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gregg Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ford Xander!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Xander.
Xander misses with a lunging right hand

and Riley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A frustrated look appears on Xander's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Riley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Riley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Riley misses with a knee strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Riley.
Riley controlling the action here for a moment.
Xander is looking to break free of the clinch but Riley has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Riley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Xander scores with a leg kick.
Xander swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Riley counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xander throws a nice inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Riley blocks the leg kick.
Xander looks to land a right hand but Riley moved out of range.
Riley moves out of range of the body kick from Xander.
Riley avoids the head kick by Xander.
Xander feints and then cracks Riley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riley down.
A head kick misses from Xander.
Ford Xander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley checks the leg kick.
Xander throws out a leg kick but Riley moves out of range and Xander only half commits.
Riley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Xander throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xander tries a head kick but it misses.
Riley checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley avoids the head kick by Xander.
Xander thows a leg kick but Riley checks it
and Riley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Riley clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from Riley.

Riley manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xander throws a sloppy head kick
and Riley counters with a right hand to the body.
Xander misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xander looks winded!
Xander connects with a looping right hand.
Xander throws a sloppy head kick
and Riley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xander tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xander throws a head kick but Riley moves out of range.
Xander throws a series of punches but Riley avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Xander gets caught napping as Riley dives in and scores a takedown. Xander manages to retain guard.
Riley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Riley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Riley landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Riley seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Xander for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Xander throws a sloppy head kick
and Riley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xander throws a head kick that misses
and Riley counters with a nice body shot.

Riley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Riley takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Riley.
Xander is trying to break the clinch but Riley has him pressed against the cage.
Riley prevents Xander from breaking the clinch.
Riley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Xander can do to turn this around?
Riley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Xander working hard to break the clinch.

Riley breaks from the clinch.
Xander throws a head kick but Riley moves out of range.
Xander throws a body kick that misses
and Riley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xander tries to land a front kick but Riley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Xander misses with a leg kick
and Riley counters with a nice body shot.
Riley avoids the head kick by Xander.
Xander is breathing heavily.
Xander catches Riley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ford Xander is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xander misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xander tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Xander misses

and Riley moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Riley.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Riley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Riley prevents Xander from breaking the clinch.
Knees to the body from Riley.
A shot in the inside from Riley.
Riley lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Riley manages to break the clinch.
Ford Xander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Riley rushes Xander and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Riley on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley is pushing Xander up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A hook to the body from Riley.
Riley taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Xander's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Riley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Riley.
Riley tries to work over Xander's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Riley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Xander finds it's target.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Riley.
You can see the frustration on Xander's face as Riley controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Riley has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Riley closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Xander's guard.
Riley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Riley connects with a couple of short punches.
Riley distracts Xander with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Riley passes Xander's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Riley in particular looking to stall.

Riley is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Xander doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Riley.
Riley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregg Riley dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Xander throws a head kick but Riley moves out of range.
Riley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Xander avoids it really well and circles away.

Riley drives through and clinches with Xander against the cage.

Riley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xander tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riley is looking to counter punch.
Xander tries a head kick but it misses.
Xander pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Riley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Xander takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Xander throws a low kick but Riley avoids it.
Xander throws the kick towards the body but Riley avoids it.

Riley rushes Xander and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Riley breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Xander.
Xander swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Riley pushes Xander up against the cage in a clinch.
Riley pushes Xander back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Xander working hard to break the clinch.
Riley is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Riley manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xander pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xander misses with a leg kick

and Riley moves into the clinch.

Riley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Xander throws a sloppy body shot

and Riley counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Xander!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lull in the action here as Riley stalls from top position.

Riley tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Riley has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Xander seems a little lost for a moment, as Riley dominates the positioning.

Riley working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xander is letting Riley control him for a moment.
Riley in side control lands a decent elbow.
Riley slows the pace down.
Xander wants to get back to his feet but Riley drags him back down.
Riley remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Riley advances to full 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.
Riley working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Riley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Riley working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Xander looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Riley! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gregg Riley!