PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Panda One (ranked 4275 p4p, 5532 weight class) and Math Riddle (ranked 514 p4p, 581 weight class). Math Riddle has the eye of the tiger tonight.

One
vs
Riddle

150 cm
25
197
8 - 11 - 0

192 cm
26
201
3 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

HELLBENT

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 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Panda One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Math Riddle!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddle tries a head kick but it misses.
One tries to counter with a takedown but Riddle is quick to defend against it.
Riddle looks to land a body kick but One moved away.
One appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
One blocks a head kick by Riddle.
One swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riddle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Riddle misses with a head kick.

One pushes Riddle up against the cage in a clinch.
Riddle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
One can't find room to land a body shot as Riddle controls the action.
One misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riddle displaying some good clinch control by pressing One up against the cage.
Riddle trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One blocks a body shot from Riddle.
One doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Riddle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Riddle landing knees to the head.
One taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One misses with a punch to the body.
One lands a body shot.
One misses with a body punch.
One misses with a punch to the body.
One is working Riddle over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for One.
One lands a shot to the body.
One working aggressively here.
One throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Riddle looks winded!
One misses with a punch to the body.
Riddle missing with knees to the body.
Riddle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
One gets through Riddle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
One presses Riddle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Riddle tries to stall but One uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good body shot from One.
One tries a body shot but Riddle blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
One lands with a short shot to the head.
One lands with a right to the head.
One tries to throw a body punch but Riddle avoids it by throwing One back against the cage.
Riddle has a couple of punches blocked by One.
Riddle misses with a knee to the head.
Riddle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
One blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from One.
Riddle trying to control the position but instead, One has worked for underhooks and has pushed Riddle into the cage.
A right hand to the body from One.
One misses with a body punch.
Riddle has One pushed against the cage.

One manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
One seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

One had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Riddle defends it easily.

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

One is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Riddle defends well.
Riddle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Riddle tries to free his leg and advance position but One is retaining full guard.

Riddle drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Riddle jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
One wants to sweep here but Riddle controlling him for the moment.

One is looking to cinch up a triangle. Riddle throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to One's body to avoid the submission. One has instead reached around Riddle's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! One arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Panda One!