PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spar Bott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Riddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Riddler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bott
vs
Riddler

180 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

198 cm
26
220 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spar Bott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Riddler!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Riddler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bott throws a nice looking combination but Riddler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riddler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bott circles away quickly and effectively.
Bott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bott throws a sloppy head kick and Riddler moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from Riddler. No joy for Bott on that attempt.
Riddler fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bott checks it well.
Bott takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ben Riddler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bott drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Spar Bott has been cut.
Riddler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Riddler throws a head kick but Bott moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Riddler clinches with his opponent.

Riddler manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bott.
Bott fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spar Bott. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Riddler instigates a clinch.
Riddler is leaning against Bott and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bott stalling in the clinch but Riddler improves position.

Riddler breaks the clinch.
Bott could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
No luck for Bott with that takedown attempt.
Bott swats away the attempt to clinch by Riddler.
Bott closes this distance looking for a takedown but Riddler circles away.
Bott looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddler stuffs the takedown.

Bott shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bott showed some decent athleticism there.
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!
Riddler is trying to stand back up but Bott is controlling him
Bott keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bott lands strikes from half guard.
Bott controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spar Bott has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bott shoots in for a takedown but Riddler shows good takedown defense.
Riddler scores with a decent looking hook.
A head kick misses from Bott.
Bott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bott misses with a head kick.
Bott tries to clinch but Riddler moves out of range.
Bott throws a hook but Riddler blocks it.
Ben Riddler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bott is defended easily by Riddler.

Riddler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Riddler manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Riddler.
Bott loads up on a big right hand but Riddler slips the punch.
Bott tries for a takedown but Riddler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riddler was well out of range. Poor timing from Bott.

Riddler gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bott seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bott seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Riddler for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Riddler is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ben Riddler will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Spar Bott's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Riddler looks to land a combination but Bott avoids it well.

Riddler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bott jumps guard but Riddler turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Riddler is looking to break free of the clinch but Bott has double underhooks.

Riddler breaks from the clinch.
Riddler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spar Bott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Bott.
A head kick misses from Bott.
Riddler connects with a looping right hand.

Bott scores a takedown into full mount!
Riddler really wants to buck Bott off and get back to his feet.
Riddler is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bott controlling the position easily from mount.
Bott scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Riddler?
Bott controlling the position easily from mount.
Riddler wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bott takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bott has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Riddler's face.
Bott content just to control the position here.
Bott trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bott controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Spar Bott wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bott is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bott tries to score a power double leg takedown but Riddler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bott somewhat.
Bott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riddler.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bott stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bott fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spar Bott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bott misses with a body shot.
Bott shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Riddler as he jumps to the side.
Bott takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bott looks for a takedown but Riddler sprawls well.
Bott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riddler defending well as Bott loads up on a big left hand.
Bott swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riddler throws a good cross that connects.
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 Spar Bott will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Spar Bott's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Bott throws a body punch but Riddler moves out of range.
Bott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riddler was well out of range. Poor timing from Bott.

Riddler has closed the distance and engaged Bott in a clinch.

Riddler breaks from the clinch.

Riddler has taken the fight to the clinch.

Riddler breaks the clinch.
Riddler defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bott.

Bott closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Riddler quickly recovers to half guard.

Riddler kicks Bott off and gets back to his feet.
Bott looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Riddler has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Riddler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bott fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Riddler avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spar Bott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bott closes the distance and clinches up with Riddler, looking for a takedown. Bott pushes Riddler against the cage but Riddler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Riddler takes a swing at Bott's ribcage but misses.
Bott takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Riddler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Riddler.
Bott wants to clinch.
Bott shoots for a takedown but Riddler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddler throws a nice looking combination but Bott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riddler takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Spar Bott's cut is getting worse.
Bott shoots in for a takedown but Riddler shows good takedown defense.
Bott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riddler lands a glancing blow to the side of Bott's head.
Bott fails with a takedown attempt.
Riddler avoids the head kick by Bott.
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!
Bott avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddler scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bott is defended easily by Riddler.
Bott tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Riddler swivels and escapes.
Bott takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Riddler lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Riddler jabs Bott right on the nose. Bott blinks but takes it well.
Riddler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riddler tries a head kick but it misses.
Riddler lands a high kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bott clinches up with Riddler and pushes him back against the cage.
Bott is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Riddler is keeping busy.
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!
Bott wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Riddler breaks from the clinch.
Bott takes a swing at Riddler's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riddler.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riddler lands with an uppercut that bounces Bott off the cage and back into range.
Bott closes the distance but Riddler moves to the side
and Riddler counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bott is lucky that one didn't land flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Riddler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Riddler has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Riddler!