PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Riddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Gerard Mousasi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gerard Mousasi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Mousasi
vs
Riddler

186 cm
26
205 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

198 cm
30
220 lbs
7 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gerard Mousasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Riddler!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddler lands a lovely overhand right.
Riddler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riddler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mousasi's sensitive parts.
Mousasi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Riddler.

It looks like Gerard Mousasi has been cut.
Mousasi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Riddler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mousasi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Riddler clinches up against the cage.

Riddler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mousasi throws a low kick but Riddler avoids it.
Riddler scores with a head kick.
Riddler throws a head kick but Mousasi moves out of range.
A head kick by Mousasi misses
and Riddler counters with a head kick.
Riddler connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mousasi momentarily.
Mousasi throws a body kick that misses.
Riddler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Riddler closes the distance and pushes Mousasi back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Riddler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Riddler misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi tries for a takedown but Riddler manages to get underhooks.

Riddler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riddler dodges the punch combination from Mousasi.
Mousasi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Mousasi.
Mousasi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mousasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riddler was well out of range. Poor timing from Mousasi.
Mousasi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Riddler sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Mousasi to the ground! Riddler dives into full mount looking to finish!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Riddler unloads with some shots from mount but Mousasi bucks and avoids them well.

Riddler get's back to his feet.
Riddler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Riddler comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Riddler is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Mousasi like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Mousasi from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Riddler!