PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leland Chapman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leland Chapman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Riddick
vs
Chapman

200 cm
25
275 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
273 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Riddick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leland Chapman!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chapman throws a series of punches but Riddick moves out of range.
Riddick wants to slow Chapman down by chopping away at his legs.
Riddick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Riddick throws out a leg kick but Chapman moves out of range and Riddick only half commits.
Riddick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chapman.
Riddick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chapman.
Chapman throws out a loose jab but Riddick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chapman checks a leg kick.
Riddick tries to score with a low kick but Chapman moves his leg out of the way.
Chapman misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Chapman misses.
Riddick fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Riddick tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Riddick tries to land a leg kick but Chapman saw it coming and moves away.
Chapman throws the left hand but Riddick avoids the punch easily.
Chapman throws a jab but it's blocked by Riddick.
Riddick motions for Chapman to come forward. Riddick throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chapman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chapman lands a nice hook to Riddick's body. Riddick takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chapman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Riddick can pounce on him.
Chapman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good shot there by Chapman.
Riddick lands with a kick to the temple. Chapman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riddick.
Riddick moves out of range of the strikes.
Riddick staying out of range there.
Riddick throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chapman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Riddick's head.
A big left from Chapman misses.
Riddick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chapman.
Chapman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Riddick makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chapman looks gassed!
Riddick throws a leg kick but Chapman checks it.
Chapman tries to clinch
and Riddick counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chapman's knee momentarily.
Chapman throws a series of punches but Riddick moves out of range.
Riddick feints and then cracks Chapman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chapman down.
Riddick slips under a jab.
Riddick looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Riddick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Riddick lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chapman's sensitive parts.
Riddick scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riddick is looking to slow Chapman down with leg kicks.
Riddick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Riddick throws a leg kick which misses Chapman's front leg but catches the back leg as Chapman tries to avoid it.
Riddick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chapman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chapman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Riddick.
Riddick throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chapman.
Chapman tries to clinch but Riddick moves away
and Riddick counters with a low kick, right behind Chapman 's knee.
Riddick lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chapman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Riddick.
Riddick is looking to slow Chapman down with leg kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Riddick, right into the meat.
Chapman 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.
Chapman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chapman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riddick lands with a slapping head kick.
Riddick throws a leg kick which misses Chapman's front leg but catches the back leg as Chapman tries to avoid it.
Riddick moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chapman blocks a low kick nicely.
Riddick throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chapman.
Riddick chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Riddick feints and then cracks Chapman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chapman down.
Riddick lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Riddick throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Leland Chapman has been cut.
Riddick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Riddick. That's going to slow Chapman down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Riddick.
Riddick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chapman. That did some damage!
Chapman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Riddick is looking to slow Chapman down with leg kicks.
Riddick feints and then cracks Chapman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chapman down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riddick throws a quick inside leg kick.
That kick from Riddick tenderised Chapman's leg. Chapman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chapman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Riddick can pounce on him.
Riddick tried to score with a low kick but Chapman checks it.
Chapman tries to clinch
and Riddick counters with a head kick. That will keep Chapman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Riddick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chapman takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddick looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Riddick. That's going to slow Chapman down.
Riddick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chapman. That did some damage!
Chapman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Riddick.
A good leg kick by Riddick.
Riddick lands a leg kick that knocks Chapman off balance momentarily.
Riddick lands with a kick to the ribs.
Riddick moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Riddick.
Chapman 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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Riddick.
Riddick throws a leg kick which misses Chapman's front leg but catches the back leg as Chapman tries to avoid it.
Riddick goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riddick connects with an inside leg kick.
Riddick scores with a head kick.
Chapman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Riddick scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Riddick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leland Chapman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Riddick goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Riddick moves out of range as Chapman strikes.
Riddick misses with a low kick.
Riddick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chapman can do to turn this around?
Riddick slips under a jab from Chapman.
Leland Chapman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chapman moves to clinch but Riddick breaks away
and Riddick counters with an outside leg kick.
Riddick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chapman.
Chapman checks a leg kick.
Chapman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Riddick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chapman.
Riddick chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Riddick throws a leg kick which misses Chapman's front leg but catches the back leg as Chapman tries to avoid it.
Chapman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riddick. Riddick obviously looking to wear him down.
Chapman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Riddick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chapman's calf.
Riddick lands a high kick!
Chapman is breathing heavily.
Riddick connects with a solid leg kick.
Riddick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That kick from Riddick tenderised Chapman's leg. Chapman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Riddick connects with an inside leg kick.
Chapman takes a kick to the side of the head.
Riddick lands with a thumping leg kick.
Riddick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chapman's calf.
Chapman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Riddick connects with a solid leg kick.
Riddick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chapman's calf.
Riddick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chapman. That did some damage!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Chapman might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Riddick has got the better of the exchanges.
Riddick walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chapman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The Riddick is winning the standup battle so far.
Riddick attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Riddick.
A good leg kick by Riddick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Riddick.
Riddick scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riddick explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddick throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chapman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Riddick - the referee stops the clock and Chapman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Riddick. Chapman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Riddick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chapman. That did some damage!
Riddick throws a front kick aimed at Chapman's knee but Chapman avoids it well.
Chapman misses with a straight right.
Riddick lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Riddick scoring well with a low kick there.
Riddick scores with a push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Riddick.
Riddick lands a head kick. Chapman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A slapping leg kick lands for Riddick.
Riddick tries to work over Chapman's front leg with a kick but Chapman checks it.
Riddick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Riddick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chapman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Riddick throws a leg kick but Chapman moved away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chapman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chapman 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chapman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Riddick throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Riddick.
Riddick lands a leg kick that knocks Chapman off balance momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Riddick.
A leg kick checked by Chapman.
A big right from Chapman misses.
Riddick will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Riddick throws a quick inside leg kick.
Riddick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chapman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Riddick.
Chapman is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Chapman throws a series of punches but Riddick avoids them all with ease.
Riddick looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Riddick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Riddick.
Chapman checks a low kick from Riddick.
Chapman has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Riddick.
Chapman throws a jab when Riddick was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Riddick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Riddick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chapman. That did some damage!
Riddick throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Riddick.
Chapman blocks a leg kick.
Chapman throws the left hand but Riddick avoids the punch easily.
Riddick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chapman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riddick motions for Chapman to come forward. Riddick throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Riddick throws a quick inside leg kick.
Riddick throws a leg kick which misses Chapman's front leg but catches the back leg as Chapman tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Riddick. That's going to slow Chapman down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riddick slips a jab from Chapman.
Riddick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chapman. That did some damage!
Chapman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Riddick can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Riddick.
Riddick lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Riddick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leland Chapman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Riddick looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Riddick tries to work over Chapman's front leg with a kick but Chapman checks it.
Chapman fails to land with a series of punches.
Chapman tries to clinch
and Riddick counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice leg kick lands there from Riddick.
Riddick scoring well with a low kick there.
Riddick cracks the inside of Chapman's front leg.
Chapman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Riddick.
Riddick scores with a leg kick.
Riddick lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chapman's sensitive parts.
Riddick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Riddick connects with an inside leg kick.
Riddick scoring well with a low kick there.
Chapman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An inside leg kick lands from Riddick.
Riddick swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Chapman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Riddick connects with a leg kick. Chapman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Riddick misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Riddick there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Some bone on bone action there as Chapman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Riddick cracks the inside of Chapman's front leg.
Chapman misses with a two punch combination.
Riddick is looking to slow Chapman down with leg kicks.
Chapman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Riddick lands with a slapping head kick.
Chapman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Riddick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chapman.
A good leg kick by Riddick.
Chapman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chapman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Riddick can pounce on him.
Riddick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Riddick throws a nice inside leg kick.
Riddick throws a leg kick but Chapman moved away.
Chapman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Riddick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riddick misses with a low kick.
Riddick connects with a high kick.
Riddick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chapman's calf.
Riddick scores with a push kick.
Riddick looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Riddick.
Riddick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Riddick tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chapman is able to avoid easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Riddick.
Riddick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That kick from Riddick tenderised Chapman's leg. Chapman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Riddick throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Riddick misses with a low kick.
Chapman misses with a hook. Riddick ducked under it nicely.
Riddick lands a leg kick that knocks Chapman off balance momentarily.
Chapman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riddick.
Chapman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riddick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chapman's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riddick. Riddick obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Riddick.
Riddick chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leland Chapman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riddick throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chapman's head.
Riddick is looking to chop away at Chapman's legs.
Chapman looks to throw the jab but Riddick is out of range.
Riddick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chapman throws out the jab.
Riddick fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Riddick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Riddick, right into the meat.
Riddick thuds his shin into the meat of Chapman's side.
Riddick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chapman. That did some damage!
Chapman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riddick. Riddick obviously looking to wear him down.
Riddick connects with a leg kick. Chapman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That kick from Riddick tenderised Chapman's leg. Chapman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chapman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chapman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riddick circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddick feints and then cracks Chapman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chapman down.
Riddick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Riddick throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chapman's head.
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!
Riddick scoring well with a low kick there.
Riddick lands a leg kick that knocks Chapman off balance momentarily.
Riddick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chapman. That did some damage!
Riddick explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Riddick defending well as Chapman loads up on a big left hand.
Chapman looks to land a combination but Riddick avoids it well.
Riddick throws a leg kick that misses.
Chapman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riddick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Riddick lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riddick throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Riddick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chapman.
Riddick tries to land a leg kick but Chapman saw it coming and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Riddick. That's going to slow Chapman down.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Riddick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Riddick has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

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