PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Drama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Drama
vs
Riddle

195 cm
24
211 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

195 cm
29
213 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Drama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Justin Riddle!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drama's corner calls for a 1-2. Drama obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Drama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riddle tries to clinch but Drama moves out of range.
Riddle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riddle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnny Drama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riddle scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice body punch from Drama.
Riddle avoids the body shot from Drama.
Drama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riddle moves away.
Riddle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riddle misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riddle defending well as Drama loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Drama is looking to wear down Riddle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Drama wants to slow Riddle down by chopping away at his legs.
Drama takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A telegraphed right hand from Drama misses the target.
Riddle dodges the punch combination from Drama.
Drama connects with a body shot that sends Riddle's belly button to the back.
Drama throws a series of punches but Riddle avoids them all with ease.
Drama swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left and a right from Drama both land. Nice combination.
Riddle fails to land with a series of punches.
Riddle looks to land a combination but Drama avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drama misses with a wild body shot.
Drama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drama slips a jab from Riddle.
Drama fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Riddle throws a good cross that connects.
Riddle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drama's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riddle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Riddle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Drama lands with an uppercut that bounces Riddle off the cage and back into range.
Riddle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Riddle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A cross from Drama lands.
Drama slips a straight right by Riddle.
Drama looks to land a right hand but Riddle moved out of range.
Drama connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drama throws a jab but it's blocked by Riddle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Riddle misses with a hook
and Drama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Riddle ducks right into an uppercut from Drama.
Riddle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Riddle throws a shot to the body.
Drama scores with a sloppy right hand. Riddle should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Drama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drama misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drama scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Drama moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Drama dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Riddle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justin Riddle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drama on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riddle. Riddle obviously looking to wear him down.
Riddle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Drama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riddle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crunch! Riddle slams his shin into Drama's torso.
Riddle thuds his right hand into Drama's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Riddle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drama was well out of range. Poor timing from Riddle.
Riddle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drama.
Riddle throws a wild body kick that Drama sees coming a mile off.
Drama misses with a body shot
and Riddle finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drama lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Riddle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drama misses with a wild body shot.
Riddle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drama lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Riddle at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drama.
A combination from Drama does no damage.
Riddle sizes up Drama with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riddle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drama misses with a wild body shot.
Drama moves out of range of the body kick from Riddle.
Riddle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drama.
Riddle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Drama with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Riddle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drama scores with a jab. Riddle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Drama as he connects with a hook.
Drama misses with a few strikes there.
Drama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riddle.
Drama scores with a crisp jab that stopped Riddle in his tracks.
Nice jab there from Drama.
A combination from Drama does no damage.
Drama thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riddle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riddle wants to clinch but Drama slips to the side
and Drama counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A slow jab from Drama misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle throws a push kick but Drama slaps the foot to one side.
Riddle lands a head kick!
Drama misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drama scores with a hook.
Drama misses with a body shot.
Drama falls off balance throwing a combination
and Riddle counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riddle throws an overhand right that lands on Drama's shoulder, as Drama tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Johnny Drama will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Riddle throws a series of punches but Drama avoids them all with ease.
Riddle looks to land a right hand but Drama moved out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Riddle - that will leave a mark!
Riddle misses with a leg kick.
Drama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drama lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Drama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riddle.
Riddle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drama.
Riddle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Riddle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle slips a jab from Drama.
Riddle misses with a lunging right hand
and Drama counters with a two punch combo.
Drama blocks the body kick.
Drama paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Drama misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Riddle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riddle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Drama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riddle moves away from the strike by Drama.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Justin Riddle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riddle looks to land a body kick but Drama moved away.
A punch lands to the side of Riddle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Drama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riddle throws out the jab.
Riddle goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drama lands with a shot to the body.
Drama misses with a body shot.
Drama lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Drama lands a lovely overhand right.
Drama cracks a nice hook into Riddle's ribs.
Johnny Drama is winning the standup battle so far.
Riddle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drama stuns Riddle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Riddle throws a right hand that Drama ducks under and follows up with a left that Drama also avoids with ease.
Drama's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Drama duly obliges.
A clash of legs there as Riddle blocks the low kick.
Drama tests Riddle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drama lands with a shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Riddle might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Drama has got the better of the exchanges.

Riddle closes the distance and clinches.
Drama is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riddle is trying to maintain a safe position but Drama gets an underhook and turns Riddle into the cage.
Drama is trying to break the clinch but Riddle has him pressed against the cage.
Riddle tries to land a knee to the head but Drama blocks with his arms.
Drama wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Riddle fails to land.
Drama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Riddle backwards.

Drama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Left hook, right uppercut from Drama.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Drama!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drama lands a lovely overhand right.
Drama cracks Riddle with an open hand slap.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Drama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drama 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Drama!