PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brock Dredd (ranked 3492 p4p, 2640 weight class) and Diego Rios (ranked 437 p4p, 343 weight class). Brock Dredd is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Dredd
vs
Rios

185 cm
24
195
3 - 1 - 0

184 cm
23
195
2 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Dredd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Rios!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios throws a right hand that misses
and Dredd counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Diego Rios has been cut.
Dredd throws the left hand but Rios avoids the punch easily.
Rios throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dredd swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dredd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego Rios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rios connects with a looping right hand.
Rios misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Dredd to counter with a crisp jab.
Rios uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dredd.
Rios throws a lazy uppercut
and Dredd counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rios thinking.
Rios throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dredd.
Dredd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dredd throws a wild body kick that Rios sees coming a mile off.
Rios throws out a loose jab but Dredd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rios waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dredd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dredd slips under a jab.
Dredd connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dredd throws an overhand right that lands on Rios's shoulder, as Rios tries to avoid the shot.
Dredd takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slow jab from Rios misses its intended target.
Dredd swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rios on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dredd misses with a jab to the body
and Rios counters with a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Rios misses.
Rios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dredd.
Rios misses with the combination.
A swing and a miss from Dredd.
Rios scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dredd in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rios. Dredd does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Dredd misses.
Dredd scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rios. That's going to slow Dredd down.
Dredd connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That has opened up Diego Rios's cut even more.
Dredd lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rios takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rios throws a hook but Dredd blocks it.
Rios scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dredd doesn't seem bothered though.
Rios looks to land a combination but Dredd avoids it well.
Dredd takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dredd moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dredd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rios.
Rios misses with a two punch combination.
Rios throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rios throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dredd misses with a low kick as Rios jumps back.
Dredd looks for the body kick but Rios saw that one coming.
Rios misses with an uppercut. Dredd saw that one coming.
Dredd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rios changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dredd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rios's sensitive parts.
A big left from Dredd misses.
Rios only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rios avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rios is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dredd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dredd throws a body punch but Rios moves out of range.
Rios throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dredd counters with a nice uppercut.
Rios moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rios misses with the combination.
Rios throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rios uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dredd.
Rios jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rios lands a right hook to the body.
Rios's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dredd under the eye.
Sloppy strikes from Rios. Those never looked like landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Rios dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Rios's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Dredd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rios misses with the combination.
A swing and a miss from Rios.
Nice shot lands for Rios.
Rios throws a series of punches but Dredd avoids them all with ease.
Dredd is looking to land body kicks.
Rios looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dredd tried to counter with a leg kick but Rios avoided it.
Dredd staying out of range there.
Diego Rios seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rios thows a leg kick but Dredd checks it
enabling Dredd to counter with a crisp jab.
A clash of legs there as Dredd blocks the low kick.
Rios swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Rios misses the target.
Rios has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Rios, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dredd thinks about countering with a body kick.
Dredd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dredd lands a leg kick that knocks Rios off balance momentarily.
Rios thows a leg kick but Dredd checks it
and Dredd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Dredd misses.
Dredd throws a hook to the side of Rios's head but Rios sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dredd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rios throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dredd counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rios throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dredd counters with a good low kick that Rios was not able to check.
Rios throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Dredd misses its target.
Dredd takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rios on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dredd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Dredd misses.
Rios swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dredd counters with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rios has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dredd.
Diego Rios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dredd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dredd thumps Rios with a low kick.
Rios throws a solid leg kick but Dredd takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rios.
Rios ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dredd moves away.
Dredd tried to counter with a leg kick but Rios avoided it.
Rios cracks a nice hook into Dredd's ribs.
Rios swats away the attempt to clinch by Dredd.
Rios throws a looping overhand right but Dredd ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Dredd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dredd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rios on the side of the head.

The cut above Diego Rios's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dredd misses with a body shot.
Dredd defending well as Rios loads up on a big left hand.
Dredd tried to counter with a leg kick but Rios avoided it.
Dredd staying out of range there.
Rios throws a series of punches but Dredd avoids them all with ease.
Dredd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rios's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rios moves out of range of the strikes.
Rios throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dredd counters with a low kick, right behind Rios 's knee.
Rios misses with the combination.
Dredd throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rios.
Rios doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rios moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dredd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dredd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sloppy strikes from Rios. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rios steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dredd. That one must have hurt.
Rios is breathing heavily.
Rios takes a jab right on the kisser.

Diego Rios's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Diego Rios's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brock Dredd!