PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luck Chidell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Luck Chidell has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Luck Chidell seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Chidell
vs
Riley

183 cm
22
186 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

183 cm
23
188 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luck Chidell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Riley!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chidell throws a nice looking combination but Riley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chidell misses with an uppercut. Riley saw that one coming.
Chidell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chidell misses with a jab, cross combination.

Riley is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Chidell's half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Riley is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Chidell sees it coming and defends easily.
Riley misses with a head shot. Chidell uses the momentum to regain guard.
Riley postures up in Chidell's guard and throws a big left but Chidell blocks it.
Riley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Riley won't allow Chidell to get back to his feet.
Riley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Riley prevents Chidell from getting back to his feet.
Riley looking to sit in guard and control but Chidell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chidell wants to stand but Riley is controlling his posture from full guard.
Riley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chidell is controlling him.
Chidell wanted to stand there but Riley had control of the position.

Chidell gets to his feet. Riley looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Riley shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Chidell wants to get back to his feet.
Riley trying to control from half guard but Chidell is working away.
Riley winds up and cracks Chidell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chidell looks like he's trying to stand up.
Riley drops an elbow to the side of Chidell's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley working over Chidell with some ground and pound. Chidell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Riley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chidell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chidell is not content to let Riley control the position.
Riley slips a nice elbow through Chidell's hands, connecting with Chidell's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Riley lands a nice short elbow.

Riley is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Riley prevents Chidell from standing back up.
Chidell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chidell tries to get out of the position.
Riley is looking to take a break and control but Chidell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chidell regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Riley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chidell wants to get back to his feet but Riley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chidell trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Riley trying to control but Chidell is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Riley shoots for a takedown but Chidell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chidell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Riley shoots in for a takedown but Chidell shows good takedown defense.
Chidell looks to land a combination but Riley avoids it well.
Chidell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Riley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Riley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Chidell does no damage.
Chidell throws a series of punches but Riley moves out of range.
Chidell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Riley.

Riley looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Chidell!

Chidell somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Chidell swinging wildly here.
Chidell misses with the combination.
Chidell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chidell throws a nice looking combination but Riley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chidell stuffs the takedown attempt from Riley. Riley gets slowly back to his feet.
Luck Chidell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Riley.
Riley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chidell but Chidell pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chidell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Riley looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Chidell!
Riley won't let Chidell get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Riley punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Riley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Riley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Chidell looks a forlorn figure.
Chidell is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Riley with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Riley punishing his opponent with strikes.
Riley lands a heavy elbow.
Chidell squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Chidell is squirming around, avoiding Riley's attempts to control the action.
Riley lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chidell hang on?
Riley is landing with some decent strikes but Chidell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Riley unloading with bombs!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riley with shots to the head and body - Chidell looks very uncomfortable down there.
Riley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Chidell takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Riley.
Chidell is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Riley looking to control and managing it successfully.
Chidell is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Riley scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chidell?
Riley scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chidell?
Riley working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Riley cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Chidell is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Riley looking to secure an arm triangle but Chidell defends it well.
Chidell taking shots to the head.

Riley is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Chidell has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Chidell!
Riley keeping moving, preventing Chidell from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Chidell stands and steps away. Riley gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Riley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Riley shoots for a double leg takedown but Chidell sprawls well. He's pushed Riley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Riley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Chidell bucks up and tries to throw Riley off but instead Riley has got his back!
Chidell grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Riley is landing with strikes from the back.
Riley scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Riley punishes Chidell with strikes from the back mount.
Chidell wants to get back to his feet.
Simon Riley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chidell is taking damage to the body and head.
Riley lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Chidell.
Chidell is trying to get back to his feet but Riley has full control of the position and if anything, Chidell has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Riley somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Riley is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Chidell up.
Chidell is trapped and Riley is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Chidell covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Chidell is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Riley is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Chidell up.
Riley scores with punches to the body.
Riley throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Chidell!
Riley has Chidell flattened out and is raining down punches.
Chidell is trying to get back to his feet but Riley has full control of the position and if anything, Chidell has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Simon Riley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley landing with strikes.
Riley landing with strikes.
Riley looking to soften up his opponent with punches.

Riley has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Chidell covering up well under a series of strikes from Riley.
Chidell wants to get back to his feet.
Chidell is covering up but some of the strikes from Riley are getting through and doing damage.
Riley is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Chidell up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chidell is trying to stand back up.
Riley trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Chidell covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
A lull in the action here.
Riley lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Chidell hold on?!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Riley is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Chidell. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Riley.
Chidell is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Riley punishes Chidell with strikes from the back mount.
Riley keeps control of the position easily here as Chidell tries to buck him off.
Chidell looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riley tries to get the hooks in deep but Chidell pushed the leg off.
Chidell is taking damage to the body and head.
Luck Chidell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chidell is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Riley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Riley 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Riley!