PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riddick comes into the arena with Your Not Afraid of the Dark, Are You? blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Riddick
vs
Gabriel

185 cm
19
224 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
277 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Richard Riddick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Gabriel!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabriel is looking to clinch but Riddick is avoiding it.

Riddick clinches.
Riddick tries to land knees in the clinch but Gabriel avoids the damage to the body.
Gabriel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Riddick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Riddick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Riddick.
Riddick misses with an elbow strike.
Riddick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gabriel.

Riddick gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Riddick wants to stand but Gabriel has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Riddick is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gabriel sees it coming and defends easily.
Gabriel wants to control but Riddick is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Riddick is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Riddick tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gabriel controls his leg.
Riddick is breathing heavily.
Riddick wants to stand up but Gabriel manages to regain full guard.
Gabriel wants to stand and escape but Riddick is having none of it.
Gabriel trying to keep a closed guard but Riddick is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Riddick is looking to clinch.
Riddick tries to clinch up.
Gabriel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Riddick defends it nicely.
Gabriel tries to clinch but Riddick is having none of it.
Gabriel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gabriel wants to clinch up but Riddick keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Gabriel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Riddick doesn't seem phased though.

It looks like Richard Riddick has been cut.
Gabriel scores with a jab to the body.
Gabriel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gabriel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Riddick takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Richard Riddick's cut is getting worse.
Gabriel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Riddick at a distance.
Gabriel lands with a nice body punch.
Gabriel moves in looking to clinch but Riddick pushes him off.
Gabriel lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juan Gabriel!