PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gouki Shibukawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riddle comes to the cage accompanied by Sweet Revenge. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Riddle
vs
Shibukawa

195 cm
30
213 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

186 cm
23
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Justin Riddle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gouki Shibukawa!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shibukawa manages to avoid it.
Riddle misses with an uppercut.

Riddle moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Riddle on the inside.
Riddle stalling in the clinch but Shibukawa improves position.

Shibukawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riddle misses with a two punch combination.
Riddle misses with a low kick.
Shibukawa thows a body shot but no joy.
Shibukawa thuds a left hand into Riddle's body.
Shibukawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riddle.
Shibukawa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shibukawa throws a hook but Riddle avoids it easily.
Riddle ducks under a wild hook from Shibukawa.
Riddle misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shibukawa throws a poor cross that misses
and Riddle counters with an inside leg kick.
Shibukawa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Riddle in his tracks.

It looks like Justin Riddle has been cut.
Riddle dodges the punch combination from Shibukawa.
Shibukawa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gouki Shibukawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Riddle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shibukawa, pushing him back against the cage.
Shibukawa digs a right hand into Riddle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Riddle's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shibukawa lands a nice shot to the body.
Riddle with a knee to the head.
Shibukawa can't find room to land a body shot as Riddle controls the action.
Riddle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Riddle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shibukawa stuns Riddle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Riddle is breathing heavily.

Oooooh!!! Shibukawa has knocked Riddle down with a huge combo! Shibukawa steps away and waves a wobbly Riddle back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Riddle is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa throws a leg kick which misses Riddle's front leg but catches the back leg as Riddle tries to avoid it.
Oh Riddle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shibukawa sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Riddle's defenses. It connects perfectly with Riddle's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gouki Shibukawa!
Gouki Shibukawa is the new light heavyweight champion!
Gouki Shibukawa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.