PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Riddles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horo Ihiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Riddles
vs
Ihiro

170 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Riddles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Horo Ihiro!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Riddles tries to break the clinch but Ihiro is controlling the position.
Riddles can't break the clinch.
Ihiro drops down looking for an ankle pick but Riddles pulls his leg out and moves away.
Riddles shoots in but Ihiro avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Ihiro has managed to clinch.

Ihiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riddles shoots for a takedown but Ihiro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Ihiro darts in and clinches Riddles up against the cage.
Riddles could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Ihiro manages to break the clinch.
Riddles looks to land a combination. Ihiro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ihiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Riddles circles away.
Riddles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddles shoots for a takedown but Ihiro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Riddles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riddles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riddles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ihiro manages to avoid it.
Ihiro shoots in but no luck this time.
Riddles closes the distance but Ihiro moves to the side

and Ihiro counters by clinching up.
Ihiro prevents Riddles from breaking the clinch.
Ihiro wants a takedown.

Ihiro breaks from the clinch.
Riddles tries for a takedown but Ihiro circles away easily

and Ihiro counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ihiro.
Ihiro passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ihiro is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Riddles will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddles defending against the ground and pound.
Ihiro throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Riddles regains half guard there - taking advantage of Ihiro's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Ihiro passes to full mount!
Riddles is breathing heavily.
Ihiro unloading with bombs!
Ihiro postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Riddles looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ihiro looking to secure an arm triangle but Riddles defends it well.
Riddles wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ihiro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddles regains half guard.
Riddles trying to hold on to Ihiro's head to control him but Ihiro postures up.
Ihiro thows a huge punch but Riddles dodges it nicely.

Ihiro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Riddles doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ihiro.
Ihiro trying to control the action but Riddles is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Riddles has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ihiro is working away from the top position though.
Ihiro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ihiro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Ihiro is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Riddles has managed to free his arm - good work.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Riddles throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Ihiro clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horo Ihiro dominated that round.
That's time! Riddles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ihiro darts in and clinches Riddles up against the cage.

Ihiro manages to pull guard.
Ihiro trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Ihiro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Riddles gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ihiro trying to control the position.
Ihiro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Riddles has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ihiro is on top in guard.
Ihiro advances to half guard.
Ihiro seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Ihiro is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ihiro is keen to just control but Riddles is a slippery customer.
Riddles blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ihiro.

Ihiro decides to stand up.
Ihiro dodges the punch combination from Riddles.
Riddles with a lazy takedown attempt

and Ihiro counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ihiro is trying to control the action in half guard but Riddles is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Horo Ihiro has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddles works his way to full guard. Good work.

Riddles throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Riddles wriggles free and stands up.
Riddles misses with a few strikes there.
Riddles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Ihiro counters with a single leg into guard. Riddles didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Ihiro slips nicely into half guard.
Ihiro thows a huge punch but Riddles dodges it nicely.
Riddles wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ihiro is tying to control. Riddles wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Ihiro is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Riddles actively working from the bottom here.
Ihiro content to control rather than advance.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Riddles!
Ryan Riddles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ihiro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ihiro prevents Riddles from breaking the clinch.
Riddles looking to stall.
Riddles tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ihiro just stands there and leans against the cage.
Riddles misses with an elbow over the top.
Riddles wants to break the clinch but can't.

Ihiro decides to pull guard.
Ihiro thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Riddles trying to control but Ihiro is working from the bottom.
Ihiro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ihiro has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Riddles should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Ihiro has tightened it up now! Riddles should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Horo Ihiro!