PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pele Fusuaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Riddle's choice of entrance music: Tech N9ne - Be Jealous . 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.

Fusuaga
vs
Riddle

170 cm
26
153 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
150 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Brute
Golden Supplements

Brute
KAISER

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pele Fusuaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Riddle!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fusuaga.
Riddle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fusuaga throws a jab when Riddle was well out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Fusuaga. Those never looked like landing.
Riddle throws a combination that misses
and Fusuaga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Riddle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riddle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fusuaga.
Riddle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fusuaga misses with a body shot.
Riddle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fusuaga misses with a hook.
Riddle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fusuaga.
Fusuaga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riddle.
Riddle misses with a series of wild punches.
Riddle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fusuaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riddle manages to avoid it.
Fusuaga swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Riddle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fusuaga looks to score with a jab to the body but Riddle is just out of range.
A jab from Fusuaga misses.
Fusuaga scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Riddle thuds a left hand into Fusuaga's body.
Riddle throws a right and a left that Fusuaga avoids nicely.
Fusuaga scores with a hook.
Fusuaga lands with a hook. Riddle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Riddle throws a right hand that Fusuaga ducks under and follows up with a left that Fusuaga also avoids with ease.
Fusuaga punishes Riddle's body with a nice straight punch.
Riddle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Fusuaga misses.
Fusuaga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riddle is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Riddle slips a straight right by Fusuaga.
Fusuaga misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fusuaga connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fusuaga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riddle throws a right hand that Fusuaga ducks under and follows up with a left that Fusuaga also avoids with ease.
Riddle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fusuaga's hands.
The fighters circling - Fusuaga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fusuaga swings for the body but Riddle moves out of range.
Riddle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riddle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Riddle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fusuaga.
Fusuaga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riddle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Daniel Riddle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Fusuaga catches Riddle right on the button with a cross.
Riddle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fusuaga counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fusuaga darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Riddle is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fusuaga cracks Riddle on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Riddle falls backwards against the cage. Fusuaga follows up with more strikes that drop Riddle to his knees. Fusuaga keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Riddle! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pele Fusuaga!
After winning the bout, Pele Fusuaga thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.