PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kane Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Tibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donald Tibbs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Riddick
vs
Tibbs

180 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

183 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kane Riddick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donald Tibbs!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddick shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tibbs defends it nicely.

Tibbs gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Riddick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tibbs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riddick throwing strikes from guard but Tibbs blocks nicely.
Riddick is looking to work some ground and pound but Tibbs has wrist control.
Riddick wants to control from the top but Tibbs keeps moving.
Tibbs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tibbs keeping full guard, as Riddick tries to pass.
Riddick is in close to Tibbs's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick postures up in Tibbs's guard and throws a big left but Tibbs blocks it.
Tibbs wants to control the position but Riddick says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Riddick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Riddick wants to take a breather but Tibbs is having none of it.
Riddick wants to advance to full mount but Tibbs doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Tibbs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Tibbs manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Riddick tries to clinch but Tibbs moves out of range.

Riddick darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tibbs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Riddick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Riddick connects with a nice short shot to Tibbs's temple.
Riddick throwing shots but Tibbs is blocking nicely.
Riddick throwing shots but Tibbs is blocking nicely.
Tibbs is looking to control Riddick's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tibbs avoid being mounted?
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Riddick decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Tibbs gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Riddick to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Riddick is breathing heavily.
Tibbs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick trying to control the position from guard on top but Tibbs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riddick throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riddick passes into half guard.
Tibbs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Riddick is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tibbs doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Riddick.
Riddick prevents Tibbs from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Riddick sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tibbs defending well though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tibbs closes the distance but Riddick moves to the side

and Riddick counters with a takedown into side control.
Tibbs parries the strikes from Riddick easily there. Riddick is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tibbs to escape.
Riddick postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
You can see the frustration on Tibbs's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Riddick happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Riddick closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tibbs to the mat! Tibbs manages to get full guard.
Riddick pushes down on Tibbs's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tibbs regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Riddick.
Riddick wants to control from the top but Tibbs keeps moving.
Riddick pushes down on Tibbs's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Riddick not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tibbs's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tibbs won't allow Riddick to pass to mount.
Riddick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tibbs keeps working.
Tibbs wants to control but Riddick is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Riddick sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tibbs defending well though.
Tibbs trying to control here.
Tibbs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tibbs clinches but Riddick breaks the clinch

and Riddick counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Riddick is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tibbs is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tibbs has escaped and now he's on top!

Riddick throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tibbs escapes and throws Riddick's legs to the side, diving into side control!

Tibbs decides to stand back up. Tibbs steps back and let's Riddick get back to his feet.
Kane Riddick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tibbs is looking to clinch but Riddick is avoiding it.
Tibbs darts in trying to clinch

and Riddick counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Riddick throws and elbow that misses. Tibbs uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Riddick's guard. Nice move by Tibbs!

Riddick has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tibbs is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Riddick.
Tibbs has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Riddick wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddick is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Tibbs.
Riddick is trying to break free.
Tibbs trying to control.
Riddick is in bad spot here.
Riddick trying to control the position but Tibbs manages to sink in the hooks.
Riddick is really stuck here.

Tibbs tightening his grip on Riddick, looking for the choke.

Tibbs is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Riddick defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kane Riddick dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Riddick swats away the attempt to clinch by Tibbs.

Riddick is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tibbs's half guard.
Riddick wants to control but Tibbs is keeping him busy.
Riddick thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riddick thows a huge punch but Tibbs dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riddick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Riddick throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tibbs is trying to stand up here but Riddick is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tibbs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tibbs is not content to let Riddick control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Riddick dives in and grabs Tibbs's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tibbs pushes down on Riddick's head and hops out.
Riddick circles away from the clinch attempt

and Riddick counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tibbs is trying to keep Riddick in close.
Riddick wants to stand but Tibbs has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tibbs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riddick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddick is looking to advance position but Tibbs has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Tibbs is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Riddick is trying to reverse the position but instead Tibbs has taken his back - oops!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riddick trying to control the hands but Tibbs won't let him.
Tibbs controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Riddick turns into Tibbs and is now in his guard.
Riddick thows a big elbow that misses.
Riddick throwing strikes but missing.
Riddick trying to control but Tibbs is working from the bottom.
Riddick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tibbs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tibbs swinging wilding here.
Tibbs moves in looking to clinch but Riddick pushes him off.
Tibbs wants to clinch

and Riddick counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tibbs looking to control.

Tibbs throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tibbs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kane Riddick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Riddick, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kane Riddick!