PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buck Riddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garcia Qwendolyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Riddell
vs
Qwendolyn

188 cm
20
207 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buck Riddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Garcia Qwendolyn!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Riddell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Qwendolyn tries a knee to the head but Riddell blocks it.
Qwendolyn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Riddell is keeping busy.

Qwendolyn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Riddell throws a jab when Qwendolyn was well out of range.
Riddell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Qwendolyn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riddell throws a jab when Qwendolyn was well out of range.
Qwendolyn closes the distance but Riddell moves to the side
enabling Riddell to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from Riddell does no damage.
Riddell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Riddell takes a swing at Qwendolyn's ribcage but misses.
Nice takedown defense from Riddell. No joy for Qwendolyn on that attempt.

Riddell closes the distance and clinches.

Riddell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Qwendolyn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Riddell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Qwendolyn.
Riddell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Qwendolyn misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Qwendolyn tries to clinch
and Riddell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Riddell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Qwendolyn tries to clinch but Riddell moves out of range.
Buck Riddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Qwendolyn throws a head kick that misses.
Riddell misses with a body shot.
Riddell tries to clinch up.
Qwendolyn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Riddell as he avoids it easily.
Riddell tries to clinch up.
Riddell just misses with a punch to the body.
Riddell swings for the body but Qwendolyn moves out of range.
Riddell cracks Qwendolyn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Riddell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Qwendolyn darts in and clinches Riddell up against the cage.

Qwendolyn manages to pull guard.

Qwendolyn pushes Riddell off and scrambles back to his feet.
Riddell scores with a hook to the body. Qwendolyn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Riddell is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qwendolyn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Qwendolyn tries to clinch up.
Qwendolyn avoids the body shot from Riddell.
Qwendolyn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riddell throws a series of punches but Qwendolyn moves out of range.
Riddell is looking to wear down Qwendolyn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Qwendolyn closes the distance and clinches.
Qwendolyn pushes Riddell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Qwendolyn breaks from the clinch.
Riddell tries to bum rush Qwendolyn with a series of wild strikes but Qwendolyn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Qwendolyn darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Qwendolyn decides to stand up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Qwendolyn tries to clinch but Riddell moves away
and Riddell counters with a straight right hand.
Qwendolyn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Buck Riddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Garcia Qwendolyn.
Qwendolyn fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qwendolyn looks for a takedown but Riddell sprawls well.

Qwendolyn moves into the clinch.
Qwendolyn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Qwendolyn lands a hook to the side of the head.

Qwendolyn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riddell tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Qwendolyn counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Qwendolyn has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Riddell is proving hard to escape from.
Riddell trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qwendolyn tries to stand but Riddell is controlling from the bottom.
Riddell looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Qwendolyn puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Qwendolyn prevents Riddell from improving his position.

Qwendolyn decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Qwendolyn shoots for a takedown but Riddell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riddell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Qwendolyn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Qwendolyn.
Riddell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Qwendolyn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Qwendolyn misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Garcia Qwendolyn will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Qwendolyn misses with a body kick.
Buck Riddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riddell falls off balance throwing a combination

and Qwendolyn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Qwendolyn can't get the takedown.
Riddell lands a hook that snaps the head of Qwendolyn backwards.
Riddell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Qwendolyn jumps guard but Riddell stands there with Qwendolyn around his waist. Qwendolyn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Qwendolyn.
Qwendolyn pushes Riddell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riddell is trying to break the clinch but Qwendolyn has him pressed against the cage.

Riddell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riddell wants to clinch

and Qwendolyn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Qwendolyn.

Riddell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Qwendolyn closes the distance but Riddell moves to the side
and Riddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Qwendolyn gets a clinch.
Qwendolyn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Qwendolyn breaks the clinch.
Qwendolyn lands with a slapping head kick.
Qwendolyn tries to close the distance and clinch but Riddell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riddell stuns Qwendolyn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Qwendolyn misses with a kick to the body.
Riddell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Qwendolyn.
Qwendolyn closes the distance looking to clinch

and Riddell moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Qwendolyn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Qwendolyn lands a nice elbow.
Riddell being controlled against the cage.

Qwendolyn jumps guard and drags Riddell to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Riddell looking to sit in guard and control but Qwendolyn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Qwendolyn decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Riddell, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qwendolyn stuns Riddell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Riddell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Qwendolyn counters with a left and a right that stings Riddell.

Qwendolyn feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Qwendolyn stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Riddell lunges at Qwendolyn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Qwendolyn's hand.

Qwendolyn closes the distance and pushes Riddell back into the cage.
Qwendolyn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Buck Riddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Garcia Qwendolyn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Qwendolyn is looking to control Riddell's arms but Riddell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Qwendolyn has his back to the cage.

Qwendolyn ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Qwendolyn no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Qwendolyn wants to stand but Riddell is controlling the position.
Riddell throws a strike but Qwendolyn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddell has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Qwendolyn has passed into side control.
Riddell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Qwendolyn stands up.

Qwendolyn clinches.
Qwendolyn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Riddell up against the cage.
Riddell misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qwendolyn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Riddell pulls his leg out and moves away.
Qwendolyn scores with a one two! Riddell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Qwendolyn rushes Riddell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Qwendolyn successfully pulls guard.

Qwendolyn has his feet on Riddell's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Qwendolyn wants to clinch up but Riddell keeps it at a distance.
Qwendolyn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riddell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Qwendolyn throws a right and a left that Riddell avoids nicely.
Riddell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garcia Qwendolyn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Qwendolyn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Riddell pinned against the cage. Riddell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Riddell misses with a straight left.
Qwendolyn misses with a double jab

and Riddell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Riddell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Qwendolyn prevents it.

Qwendolyn manages to pull guard.

Qwendolyn kicks Riddell off and gets to his feet.
No joy there for Riddell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riddell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Qwendolyn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riddell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Qwendolyn throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Qwendolyn doesn't manage to clinch there - Riddell circles away.
Qwendolyn wants to clinch up but Riddell keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Qwendolyn shoots for a takedown but Riddell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Riddell jabs at Qwendolyn's body.
Qwendolyn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Buck Riddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Garcia Qwendolyn.
Riddell wants to clinch
and Qwendolyn counters with a left and a right that stings Riddell.
Riddell looks to land a combination but Qwendolyn avoids it well.
Qwendolyn wants to clinch.
Qwendolyn slips a jab from Riddell.

Qwendolyn moves into the clinch.
Qwendolyn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Qwendolyn is working for takedown but Riddell is calmly controlling the position for now.

Riddell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riddell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Qwendolyn.
Qwendolyn throws a sloppy body shot
and Riddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Qwendolyn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Qwendolyn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Riddell prevents it.

Riddell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Qwendolyn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Qwendolyn fails with the takedown
and Riddell counters with a left to the body.
Qwendolyn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riddell wants to clinch but Qwendolyn slips to the side
and Qwendolyn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Qwendolyn shoots for a takedown but Riddell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Riddell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Qwendolyn gets a takedown into half guard.
Riddell flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddell is trying to maintain the position but Qwendolyn is very close to passing his half guard.

Qwendolyn decides to stand and escape the position.
Qwendolyn tries to clinch there but Riddell circles away.
Qwendolyn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Riddell looks to land a left hand but Qwendolyn moved out of range nicely.
Qwendolyn throws a head kick but Riddell moves out of range.

Qwendolyn darts in and clinches Riddell up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Qwendolyn.
Qwendolyn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Qwendolyn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Qwendolyn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Riddell gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Qwendolyn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qwendolyn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Riddell's waist but Riddell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Qwendolyn off to one side.
Riddell jabs Qwendolyn right on the nose. Qwendolyn blinks but takes it well.
Riddell scores with a three punch combo!

Qwendolyn gets a clinch.
Qwendolyn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Qwendolyn pushes Riddell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Buck Riddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riddell is pressed up against the cage. Qwendolyn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Riddell down to the mat. Riddell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Qwendolyn is looking to clinch but Riddell is avoiding it.
Qwendolyn blocks a leg kick.
Crunch! Qwendolyn slams his shin into Riddell's torso.
Qwendolyn fails with a takedown attempt.
Riddell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Garcia Qwendolyn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Qwendolyn tries to clinch up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Garcia Qwendolyn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Qwendolyn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garcia Qwendolyn!