PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Eagle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Riddle might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hit Me With Your Best Shot. Eagle has chosen Indian Outlaw Tim McGraw as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Riddle
vs
Eagle

180 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
175 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mickey Riddle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Eagle!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Riddle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eagle.
Riddle tries a head kick but it misses.
Riddle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Riddle lands a leg kick that knocks Eagle off balance momentarily.
A big left from Riddle misses.
Riddle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Riddle misses with a series of wild punches.
Riddle keeps Eagle at a distance using the push kick.

Riddle rushes Eagle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Riddle wants to get back to striking at distance but Eagle won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle is looking to break free of the clinch but Eagle has double underhooks.

Eagle pulls guard effortlessly.
Riddle wants to stand but Eagle is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Riddle looking to pass the guard.
Eagle keeping moving, preventing Riddle from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle trying to stand up but can't free himself from Eagle's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Riddle trying to control the position from guard on top but Eagle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mickey Riddle just wasn't active enough.
Nice jab there from Riddle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eagle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mickey Riddle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Riddle as Eagle shoots in.
Riddle scores with the left hand. Eagle knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Riddle dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Riddle scores with a punch to the head.
Riddle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riddle. Eagle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Riddle.
Eagle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Eagle on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Eagle scores with a takedown into Riddle's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eagle stopping the sweep attempt from Riddle.
Eagle is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eagle postures up.
Riddle wants to sweep here but Eagle controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Eagle wants to stand but Riddle is controlling his posture from full guard.
Riddle manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Eagle is squirming around, avoiding Riddle's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Riddle is really struggling to control Eagle but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Riddle dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Riddle catches Eagle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Eagle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riddle swings for the body but Eagle moves out of range.
Riddle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Riddle scores with a jab to the body.
Riddle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eagle walks forward, straight into a front kick from Riddle.
Eagle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Riddle misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Riddle. That snapped Eagle's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle lands with a good body shot.
Eagle on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
John Eagle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riddle is looking to clinch but Eagle is avoiding it.
Eagle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Riddle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice shot lands for Riddle.
Riddle punishes Eagle's body with a nice straight punch.
Riddle misses with a wild body shot.
Eagle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Riddle.
Eagle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Riddle can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle lands a slapping body shot.
Riddle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mickey Riddle is winning the standup battle so far.
Riddle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riddle displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Riddle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Riddle is looking to clinch but Eagle is avoiding it.
Riddle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riddle. Eagle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riddle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eagle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Riddle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Eagle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Riddle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Riddle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eagle.
Good exchange - Riddle coming out on top.
Riddle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Eagle momentarily.
Riddle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riddle is looking to slow Eagle down with leg kicks.
Mickey Riddle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Riddle coming out on top.
Eagle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Riddle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Riddle is looking to clinch but Eagle is avoiding it.
Riddle's corner calls for a 1-2. Riddle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eagle moves forwards but Riddle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Riddle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eagle circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eagle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riddle.
Riddle clobbers Eagle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Riddle clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Riddle stuns Eagle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Eagle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Eagle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Riddle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Riddle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Eagle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Riddle connects with an inside leg kick.
Riddle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Eagle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Riddle lands a glancing blow to the side of Eagle's head.
Eagle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Riddle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Eagle is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle throws a shot to the body.
Riddle lands a nice shot that snaps Eagle's head back.
Eagle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Riddle lands a nice shot to the body.
Riddle lands a nice looking body shot.
Riddle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riddle scoring well with a low kick there.
Eagle takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle scores with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Riddle.
Nice body kick there by Riddle.
Riddle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Eagle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Riddle scores with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Riddle moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice body punch from Riddle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Riddle.
Eagle steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Riddle. That one must have hurt.
Riddle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riddle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Riddle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eagle manages to avoid it.
Riddle works Eagle's body with a nice hook.
Riddle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Riddle.
Riddle throws a good cross that connects.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle scores with a three punch combo!
Riddle lands a high kick!
Riddle cracks Eagle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Riddle scores with a sloppy right hand. Eagle should have avoided that one.
Riddle lands with a kick to the temple. Eagle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That kick from Riddle tenderised Eagle's leg. Eagle is trying to keep his angry face on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eagle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Eagle takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Riddle had his way with John Eagle in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Eagle takes a kick to the side of the head.
Riddle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Riddle misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Riddle. Beautiful body shot.
Riddle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Riddle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eagle can do to turn this around?
Good exchange - Riddle coming out on top.
Riddle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Eagle is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Riddle misses with a series of wild punches.
Riddle digs a good hook to Eagle's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Riddle.
Riddle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Riddle.
Riddle tries to clinch up but Eagle circles away and keeps his distance.
Riddle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Eagle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Riddle throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Riddle is looking to wear down Eagle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Riddle lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle keeps Eagle at a distance using the push kick.
Riddle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eagle manages to avoid it.
Riddle throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Riddle misses with a body shot.
Riddle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Riddle thows a body shot but no joy.
Riddle throws a body punch but Eagle moves out of range.
Riddle scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eagle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riddle.
Riddle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Riddle digs a good hook to Eagle's body.
Riddle looks to score with a jab to the body but Eagle is just out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Riddle.
Riddle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Eagle at a distance.
Riddle lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Riddle. Beautiful body shot.
Mickey Riddle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riddle takes a swing at Eagle's ribcage but misses.
Riddle throws a one two combo.
Eagle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Riddle scores with a shot to the body.
Riddle connects with a right hand. Eagle shakes it off.
Riddle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice body punch from Riddle.
John Eagle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riddle with a body punch. A glancing blow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Riddle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Riddle, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:42
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:42
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 50:42

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Riddle!
Mickey Riddle is the new middleweight champion!