PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Claus Clausen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Clausen
vs
Riddle

189 cm
24
195 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

189 cm
26
199 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Claus Clausen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Riddle!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clausen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riddle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clausen.
Clausen misses with a wild body shot.
Clausen swings for the body but Riddle moves out of range.
Riddle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Clausen under the eye.
Clausen throws a body punch but Riddle moves out of range.
Clausen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Clausen is looking to slow Riddle down with leg kicks.
Clausen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Riddle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clausen.
Riddle jabs Clausen right on the nose. Clausen blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clausen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Riddle lands a slapping body shot.
Jab by Riddle.
Riddle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riddle tries to move into range but Clausen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Clausen misses with a body shot.
Riddle walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Riddle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clausen. Riddle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Riddle finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Clausen is looking to wear down Riddle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Riddle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clausen. That did some damage!
Clausen slips a jab from Riddle.
Riddle doesn't manage to clinch there - Clausen circles away.
Riddle throws a head kick that misses.
Riddle moves in looking to clinch but Clausen pushes him off.
Riddle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clausen.
Clausen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Riddle on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Riddle.
Riddle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Riddle throws a hook to the side of Clausen's head but Clausen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clausen scores with a body shot.
Clausen looks to land a left hand but Riddle moved out of range nicely.
Clausen throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle throws a low kick but Clausen avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clausen swings for the body but Riddle moves out of range.
Clausen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Clausen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Clausen moves out of range as Riddle strikes.
A slow jab from Clausen misses its intended target.
Riddle throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Riddle finds it's way through Clausen's defenses.
Clausen swings for the body but Riddle moves out of range.
Clausen connects with a right hand. Riddle shakes it off.
Clausen swings for the body but Riddle moves out of range.
Clausen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riddle.
Riddle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clausen cracks Riddle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Clausen throws out a loose jab but Riddle uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Clausen misses.
Riddle looks to score with a jab to the body but Clausen is just out of range.
Riddle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Clausen punishes Riddle's body with a nice straight punch.
Clausen keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Clausen misses.
Clausen misses with a body shot.
Jab from Clausen.
Clausen avoids the body shot from Riddle.
Riddle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clausen. Riddle does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clausen. Riddle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riddle missing with a left hand there. Clausen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clausen checks a leg kick nicely.
Clausen ducks under a wild hook from Riddle.
Clausen lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clausen swings for the body but Riddle moves out of range.
Clausen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riddle.
Clausen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clausen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riddle tries to close the distance and clinch but Clausen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riddle thows a body shot but no joy.
Riddle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
Clausen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Riddle tries to clinch but Clausen is having none of it.

Riddle has Clausen up against the cage in a clinch.
Clausen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clausen.
Riddle looking to slow down the pace here.
Clausen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Riddle backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brian Riddle will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Riddle lands a front kick.
A nice combination there by Clausen.
Riddle cracks Clausen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Claus Clausen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riddle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Clausen's sensitive parts.
Riddle misses with an uppercut. Clausen saw that one coming.
Riddle thows a body shot but no joy.
Clausen misses with a combination
and Riddle counters with a body kick.
Riddle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clausen.
Clausen misses with a wild combination.
Clausen misses with a low kick.
Riddle throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Clausen's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clausen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riddle moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riddle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clausen takes a swing at Riddle's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riddle misses with a hook. Clausen ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Riddle misses the target.
Clausen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riddle moves away.
Clausen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Clausen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riddle moves away.
Riddle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Riddle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clausen.
Brian Riddle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riddle misses with a hook.
Riddle takes a swing at Clausen's ribcage but misses.
Riddle is looking to clinch but Clausen is avoiding it.
Clausen looks to score with a jab to the body but Riddle is just out of range.
Riddle throws a jab but it's blocked by Clausen.
Clausen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Riddle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clausen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Riddle. Riddle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clausen misses with an uppercut.
Riddle looks to land a right hand but Clausen moved out of range.
Riddle scores with a sloppy right hand. Clausen should have avoided that one.
Riddle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Riddle forces Clausen back against the cage and clinches.
Clausen blocking some punches.
Riddle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clausen misses with a punch on the inside.
Clausen prevents a body shot from Riddle.
Riddle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Riddle pushes Clausen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Riddle lands a body punch.
Clausen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Riddle.
Riddle misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riddle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Clausen stalling in the clinch but Riddle improves position.
A short right from Riddle on the inside.
Riddle misses with some punches.
Clausen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Riddle struggles to land a body shot inside as Clausen controls his hands.
Riddle lands with a right to the head.
Clausen blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Riddle.
Riddle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riddle prevents a body shot from Clausen.
Riddle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Riddle blocks a body shot from Clausen.
Riddle digs a right hand underneath Clausen's ribcage. Clausen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Clausen tries a body shot but Riddle blocks it.
Riddle lands a nice uppercut.
Clausen blocking some punches.
Riddle working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle tries to stall but Clausen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clausen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riddle.
Clausen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clausen scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Riddle is rocked!
Clausen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riddle is still on wobbly legs! Can Clausen finish him?
Riddle blocks an uppercut.
Clausen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clausen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clausen throws a punch but it's blocked by Riddle.
Clausen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clausen misses with some punches.
Clausen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riddle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riddle.
Clausen prevents a body shot from Riddle.
Clausen blocks a body shot from Riddle.
Clausen has a couple of punches blocked by Riddle.
Clausen misses with a punch on the inside.
Clausen misses with a punch on the inside.
Clausen swings wildly with an uppercut but Riddle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clausen throws a head punch that misses.
Clausen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clausen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riddle.
Clausen throws a head punch that misses.
Clausen throws a head punch that misses.
Riddle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Clausen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch on the inside from Clausen fails to land.
Riddle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riddle blocking some punches.
Riddle blocking some punches.
Riddle has a couple of punches blocked by Clausen.
A short right from Riddle.
Clausen has a couple of punches blocked by Riddle.
Riddle misses with a body punch.
Brian Riddle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Clausen misses with the head strike.
Clausen swings wildly with an uppercut but Riddle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riddle blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Riddle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Riddle with a jab.
Riddle seems to have recovered his senses.
Clausen connects with a jab.
Riddle misses with a body shot.
Riddle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Clausen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clausen checks a leg kick.
A big right from Clausen misses.
Riddle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Clausen.
Riddle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Clausen in his tracks.
Clausen throws an overhand right that lands on Riddle's shoulder, as Riddle tries to avoid the shot.
Clausen throws a poor cross that misses
and Riddle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donk. Riddle catches Clausen right on the button with a cross.
Clausen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riddle manages to avoid it.
Clausen thows a body shot but no joy.
Riddle's corner calls for a 1-2. Riddle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riddle scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle thuds a left hand into Clausen's body.
Clausen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Clausen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Clausen thows a body shot but no joy.
Riddle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clausen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Clausen is rocked!
Riddle staying out of range there.
Riddle throws a shot to the body.
Riddle dips to his left and cracks Clausen with an uppercut!
Oh Clausen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clausen misses with a straight left.
Clausen blocks a head kick by Riddle.
Riddle misses with a straight right.
Riddle catches Clausen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Riddle clinches up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riddle blocks an uppercut.
Riddle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riddle misses with the head strike.
Riddle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riddle working aggressively here.
Riddle misses with a punch on the inside.
Riddle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A hook to the body from Clausen.
Clausen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riddle's elbow.
Clausen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clausen blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clausen tries to throw a body punch but Riddle avoids it by throwing Clausen back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Riddle fails to land.
Clausen blocks a body shot from Riddle.
Clausen blocking some punches.
Riddle tries to stall but Clausen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Riddle blocks an uppercut.
Clausen seems to have got his legs back now.
Clausen misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riddle.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Riddle looking to stall.
Riddle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Clausen.
Clausen lands a big right hand that drops Riddle! The killer instinct kicks in and Clausen finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Clausen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Claus Clausen!