PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Riordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gauthier Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Riordan looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Riordan
vs
Lambert

178 cm
21
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

178 cm
28
181 lbs
12 - 17 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Riordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gauthier Lambert!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riordan is looking to clinch.

Riordan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Riordan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Riordan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Riordan is trying to control the action in half guard but Lambert is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Riordan passes to side control.
Lambert is trying to escape the position but Riordan is controlling the position.
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.

Riordan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Lambert to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lambert misses with a takedown attempt - Riordan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lambert shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Riordan as he jumps to the side.
Lambert misses with a wild combination.

Riordan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lambert napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lambert is not content to let Riordan control the position.
Lambert regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Lambert is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lambert really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Riordan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert is trying to maintain the position but Riordan is very close to passing his half guard.

Tommy Riordan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Riordan.
Riordan throws a strike aimed at the side of Lambert's head but Lambert avoids it well.
Lambert is not content to let Riordan control the position.
Lambert is looking to regain half guard here but Riordan keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riordan tries to advance position but instead Lambert slips a leg back in to half guard.
Lambert is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Riordan dominated that round.
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.

Riordan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lambert looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lambert gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tommy Riordan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Riordan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lambert does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Riordan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lambert won't allow Riordan to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tommy Riordan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Riordan stuffs the takedown attempt from Lambert. Lambert gets slowly back to his feet.

Riordan dives in and scores a takedown into Lambert's guard.

Riordan gets to his feet - Lambert follows without any prompting.
Tommy Riordan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Lambert gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Riordan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lambert looking to control.
Lambert looking for a sweep. Not yet Lambert, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert managing to control the position.

Tommy Riordan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lambert fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Riordan avoids it really well and circles away.
Riordan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lambert has time to react.
Riordan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lambert.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice sprawl there from Riordan as Lambert shoots in.
Tommy Riordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gauthier Lambert.

Lambert gets caught napping as Riordan dives in and scores a takedown. Lambert manages to retain guard.
Riordan trying to control the position from guard on top but Lambert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tommy Riordan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Riordan misses with a two punch combination.

Riordan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riordan trying to control but Lambert is working from the bottom.

Tommy Riordan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lambert.
Lambert tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Riordan swivels and escapes.
Lambert has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Riordan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lambert is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Riordan trying to control but Lambert is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tommy Riordan just wasn't active enough.
Lambert shoots for a double leg takedown but Riordan sprawls well. He's pushed Lambert's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Riordan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Riordan has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Riordan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Riordan looking to score a takedown here. Lambert is defending well but Riordan drives through and ends up in Lambert's guard.
Riordan wants to control from the top but Lambert keeps moving.
Riordan postures up in Lambert's guard and throws a big left but Lambert blocks it.
Riordan is looking to stand up but Lambert won't let him.

We're going to have a standup here because Tommy Riordan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A punch combination from Riordan misses.
Lambert looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lambert takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert keeps the fight on the outside.

Riordan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lambert sprawls well initially but Riordan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lambert tries to roll over but Riordan keeps him under control.
Riordan wants to pass the guard but Lambert is defending well.

Riordan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lambert sees it coming and defends easily.
Riordan prevents Lambert from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lambert pushes Riordan off and gets back to his feet.
Lambert misses with a series of wild punches.
Lambert takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riordan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lambert paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lambert dives in and grabs Riordan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Riordan pushes down on Lambert's head and hops out.
Lambert misses with a two punch combination.

Riordan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Riordan lands in his opponent's guard.
Lambert is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Riordan is controlling him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lambert can do anything to dispel that myth.
Riordan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tommy Riordan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Riordan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tommy Riordan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riordan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Riordan tries to stand but Lambert is controlling from the bottom.
Riordan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Riordan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Riordan 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Riordan!
Our winner, Tommy Riordan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.