PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Riddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corporal Punishment (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punishment is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Paint it Black. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Riddler
vs
Punishment

198 cm
28
220 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

185 cm
19
202 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Fast

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 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Riddler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Corporal Punishment!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punishment with a poor takedown
and Riddler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Punishment tries for a takedown but Riddler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Riddler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riddler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Riddler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Punishment paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Punishment shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Riddler sprawls well. Riddler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Punishment gets slowly back to his feet.
Ben Riddler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corporal Punishment.
Riddler pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Punishment back to the cage. Riddler follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Corporal Punishment has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punishment shoots in looking for a takedown. Riddler tries to sprawl out of it but Punishment keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Riddler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Punishment misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Punishment was well out of range. Poor timing from Riddler.

Riddler tries to sprawl but Punishment drives through with a takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Punishment not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Riddler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Punishment on the ground.
Riddler is looking to escape.
Punishment throwing shots but Riddler is blocking nicely.
Punishment looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Riddler with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Punishment wants to take a breather but Riddler is having none of it.
Punishment not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Punishment missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Punishment prevents Riddler from standing back up.
Punishment missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Punishment takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riddler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Punishment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddler is trying to stand up here but Punishment is controlling him well.
Riddler is looking to get back to is feet but Punishment passes into side control.
Riddler managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Punishment.
Riddler takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Punishment lands some shots froms side control.
Riddler taking punishment in the form of punches.
Riddler is pushing Punishment's head away, looking to escape. Punishment manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riddler takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Punishment just content to control the position.
Punishment cracks Riddler with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Punishment lands an elbow.
Punishment in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddler is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Punishment is controlling him well.
Punishment wants to lay and pray for a moment but Riddler keeps working.
Punishment in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Riddler wants to get back to his feet but Punishment drags him back down.
Riddler is breathing heavily.
Punishment is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Riddler will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Punishment grinds an elbow into Riddler's temple.
Punishment cracks Riddler with a big elbow.
Riddler is not content to let Punishment control the position.
Punishment lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Riddler down.
Punishment has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Punishment landing a few strikes.
Punishment wants to control but Riddler is keeping him busy.
Punishment is putting a hurting on Riddler here, landing some big shots from side control.
Punishment scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Riddler to see if he's OK.
Punishment wants to take a breather but Riddler manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Punishment.
Punishment chips away with some ground and pound.
Punishment postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Punishment engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punishment landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corporal Punishment dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Corporal Punishment's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Riddler misses with a series of wild punches.

Punishment shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Riddler wants to get back to his feet.
Riddler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Punishment is nestled in close to Riddler, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Punishment is keen to just control but Riddler is a slippery customer.
Punishment throwing shots but Riddler is blocking nicely.
Well, if Punishment is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Punishment working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Punishment working the head and body with strikes.
Punishment is trying to control. Riddler wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Riddler taking some punishment here, with Punishment in his half guard.
Riddler wants to get back to his feet.
Riddler is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Punishment scores with a couple of nice shots.
Riddler has hold of Punishment's hands but Punishment slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Punishment thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Punishment prevents Riddler from standing back up.
Punishment passes the guard and advances to mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Punishment lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punishment landing shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riddler is bucking up trying to escape but Punishment cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Punishment lands a nice shot to the head.
Punishment scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Punishment! Riddler is hurt baaadly! Punishment is firing away with more strikes - Riddler is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corporal Punishment!
Corporal Punishment spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.