PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Noah Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennet comes to the cage accompanied by Unloco - Crashing. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Bennet
vs
Riddle

183 cm
32
193 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

185 cm
23
187 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noah Bennet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Riddle!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riddle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Noah Bennet has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennet. Riddle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riddle stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Riddle wants it to stay on the feet.
Bennet throws a low kick but Riddle moves out of range easily.
Bennet throws a series of strikes that have Riddle backpedaling.
Riddle lands a right hook to the body.
Bennet shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Riddle as he avoids it easily.
Bennet shoots in and drives through. Riddle sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah Bennet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Riddle.
Noah Bennet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riddle swings widly with a right hand
and Bennet makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bennet has a takedown stuffed.
Bennet swings for the body but Riddle moves out of range.
Riddle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bennet. Bennet circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bennet is defended easily by Riddle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Riddle.
Riddle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bennet throws a right hand that Riddle ducks under and follows up with a left that Riddle also avoids with ease.
Riddle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennet is breathing heavily.

Bennet drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riddle is pulling down on Bennet's head. It's preventing any offense from Bennet, at least for the moment.
Riddle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bennet manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Noah Bennet wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bennet tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bennet misses with a straight right.
Bennet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennet misses with a head kick.
Riddle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bennet. Bennet circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bennet misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riddle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bennet scores with a head kick.
Justin Riddle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bennet gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bennet walks into a stiff left hand from Riddle.
Some wild striking there from Bennet.
Riddle swings for the body but Bennet moves out of range.
Riddle throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riddle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Noah Bennet's cut is getting worse.
Bennet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riddle.
Crunch! Riddle slams his shin into Bennet's torso.
Bennet moves in looking to clinch but Riddle pushes him off.
Bennet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riddle was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Riddle cracks a nice hook into Bennet's ribs.
Riddle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bennet's sensitive parts.
Riddle jabs at Bennet's body.
Riddle lands a nice shot that snaps Bennet's head back.
Bennet on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riddle. Riddle obviously looking to wear him down.
Riddle scores with a nice strike.
Riddle lands a nice looking body shot.
Riddle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennet takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bennet tries for a takedown but Riddle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Riddle lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Riddle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noah Bennet's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Riddle scores with a push kick.
Riddle thuds his shin into the meat of Bennet's side.
Riddle scores with a hook to the body. Bennet takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Riddle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab lands there for Riddle.
Justin Riddle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riddle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Riddle throws a good cross that connects.

Noah Bennet's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Riddle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bennet's sensitive parts.

Riddle lands a left and a right that send Bennet crashing to the mat, dazed. Riddle thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Bennet is rocked!
Bennet is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bennet steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Riddle. That one must have hurt.
Oh Bennet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bennet walks straight into a right hand from Riddle - that's dropped him! Riddle jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Bennet from any more punishment! Bennet complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Justin Riddle!
Justin Riddle was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.