PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Dawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Riot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dawn
vs
Riot

185 cm
30
145 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

171 cm
23
150 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Dawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Riot!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dawn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Riot looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Dawn seems to be working for a kimura but Riot defends the submission attempt.
Dawn trying to pass the guard but Riot defending well.
Riot has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dawn is working away from the top position though.
Riot looks like he's trying to stand up.

Dawn gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riot trying to control here.
Dawn wants to pass the guard but Riot is defending well.
Dawn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Riot moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dawn chips away with some ground and pound.

Riot throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Dawn escapes and throws Riot's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Dawn stands up.

Dawn closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Dawn 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.
Riot trying to control here.

Dawn looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dawn looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Riot moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Riot is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Riot had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dawn defends it easily.
Riot can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dawn controls the pace.
Riot working a defensive guard here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dawn passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawn passes to side control.
Dawn wants to control but Riot is keeping him busy.
Riot wants to get back to his feet.
Dawn wants to control but Riot is keeping him busy.

Dawn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dawn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Dawn stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Dawn dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Riot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dawn swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Dawn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Riot!
Riot tries to hold on but Dawn pushes him away.
Richard Dawn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dawn controlling the position easily from mount.
Riot tries to improve his position but instead Dawn has taken his back!
Dawn struggling to keep hold of the position.

Riot is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawn gets his hands free as Riot looks to control.
Dawn looking to hold on to the position here but Riot rolls and ends up regaining guard.

Riot had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dawn defends it easily.
Dawn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riot swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Riot controls Dawn momentarily but Dawn frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Riot wriggles free and stands up.
Riot pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Dawn closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Riot quickly recovers to half guard.
Dawn prevents Riot from standing back up.
Riot is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Riot is looking to control Dawn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Riot avoid being mounted?

Dawn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Riot keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riot wants to improve his position but Dawn is controlling well.
Dawn trying to control the pace.
Dawn passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dawn moves to take his opponent's back.
Dawn missing with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawn doesn't have the hooks in and Riot manages to turn into his guard.
Riot must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Riot throws a big right hand that misses.
Riot trying to control but Dawn is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dawn holds on and takes a little breather.

Dawn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Riot can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dawn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Riot's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawn trying to control the position from guard on top but Riot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Dawn dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Riot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dawn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richard Dawn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riot is looking to clinch but Dawn is avoiding it.

Dawn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dawn performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Riot is pressing down on Dawn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dawn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dawn wants to control from the top but Riot keeps moving.
Dawn advances to half guard.
Dawn is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riot is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dawn is taking a breather. Riot says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Richard Dawn just wasn't active enough.
Riot shoots in but Dawn avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Dawn shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Riot is trying to defend but Dawn finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dawn tries to pass the half guard into mount. Riot knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dawn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Riot's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawn controlling the action here.
Riot is trying to stand back up but Dawn is controlling him
Dawn is keen to just control but Riot is a slippery customer.
Riot is trying to maintain the position but Dawn is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Dawn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Riot defends it well.
Riot is trying to get back to full guard.

Riot is defending against the submission attempts here by Dawn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawn is trying to control the action in half guard but Riot is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Riot wants to get back to his feet.

Dawn is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Riot doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dawn.
Riot manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawn wants to pass the guard but Riot is keeping the position.
Riot being controlled here, momentarily.
Riot is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Riot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dawn trying to control the position from guard on top but Riot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dawn advances position into side control!

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Dawn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dawn 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Dawn!
Richard Dawn decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.