PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riddle comes into the arena with Ain't No Rest For The Wicked blaring out of the sound system. Tom Riddle could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Antonio Ronaldo's chin.

Riddle
vs
Ronaldo

190 cm
20
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
224 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Riddle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddle checks the leg kick.
Riddle misses with a hook to the body
and Ronaldo counters with an outside leg kick.
Riddle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ronaldo wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Ronaldo. No joy for Riddle on that attempt.
Ronaldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riddle.
Ronaldo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riddle.
Tom Riddle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riddle thows a body shot but no joy.
Riddle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ronaldo swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Riddle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ronaldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ronaldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ronaldo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ronaldo lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Tom Riddle has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronaldo checks the leg kick.
Ronaldo tries to work over Riddle's front leg with a kick but Riddle checks it.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick but Riddle sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle throws a leg kick but Ronaldo checks it.
Riddle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ronaldo avoids it really well and circles away.

Riddle looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ronaldo!
Ronaldo can't do much from the bottom here.
Ronaldo is looking to reverse the position.
Riddle cracks Ronaldo with a big right hand but Ronaldo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Riddle tries to score with some ground and pound. Ronaldo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ronaldo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle prevents Ronaldo from improving his position.

Riddle is looking for a kimura but Ronaldo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Riddle to get the leverage.
Ronaldo is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronaldo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Riddle scores with a couple of nice shots.
Riddle has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Riddle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ronaldo is refusing to be controlled, as Riddle sits in half guard.
Riddle throwing shots but Ronaldo is blocking nicely.
Riddle is trying to control. Ronaldo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ronaldo is controlling Riddle's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo is trying to get back to full guard.
Riddle seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ronaldo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Riddle.
Ronaldo is looking for a sweep. Riddle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Riddle drops an elbow to the side of Ronaldo's head.

Riddle is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ronaldo sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Ronaldo is staying active underneath Riddle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ronaldo is trying to maintain the position but Riddle is very close to passing his half guard.
Riddle slips a nice elbow through Ronaldo's hands, connecting with Ronaldo's forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riddle thows a huge punch but Ronaldo dodges it nicely.
Ronaldo wants to control but Riddle is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riddle moves nicely into side control.

Riddle is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ronaldo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ronaldo taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Riddle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Riddle's cut.
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.

Ronaldo moves out of range of the body kick from Riddle.
Riddle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo scores with a leg kick.
Riddle throws a jab when Ronaldo was well out of range.
Ronaldo connects with a leg kick. Riddle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Riddle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ronaldo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Riddle's knee momentarily.
Riddle takes a kick to the side of the head.
Riddle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ronaldo can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danga de danga de dang - Riddle scores with a four punch combination!
Ronaldo stuffs the takedown attempt from Riddle. Riddle gets slowly back to his feet.
Ronaldo throws a head kick that Riddle semi-blocks.
Riddle moves out of range of the strikes.
Riddle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle throws a hook but Ronaldo avoids it easily.
Ronaldo misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Riddle misses the target.
Ronaldo ducks under a wild hook from Riddle.
Riddle lands with a right hand.
Ronaldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Riddle is just out of range.
Riddle slips under a jab from Ronaldo.
Riddle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ronaldo is out of range.
Riddle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo defending well as Riddle loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riddle. Ronaldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riddle takes a swing at Ronaldo's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Riddle misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ronaldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ronaldo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Riddle thuds a left hand into Ronaldo's body.
Riddle misses with a hook.
Ronaldo ducks under a wild hook from Riddle.
Riddle tries for a takedown but Ronaldo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riddle takes a swing at Ronaldo's ribcage but misses.
Antonio Ronaldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riddle throws the left hand but Ronaldo avoids the punch easily.
Riddle looks to score with a jab to the body but Ronaldo is just out of range.
Riddle clobbers Ronaldo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Riddle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ronaldo stuffs the takedown attempt from Riddle. Riddle gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Riddle. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle lands with a right hand.
Riddle throws a lazy uppercut
and Ronaldo counters with a left to the body.
A shot to the body from Riddle misses
and Ronaldo counters with a stiff right hand.
Ronaldo throws a series of punches but Riddle avoids them all with ease.
Riddle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ronaldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Riddle.

Riddle bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Riddle misses with the ground and pound.
Riddle lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ronaldo is looking to regain half guard here but Riddle keeps moving and retains side control.
Riddle lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
You can see the frustration on Ronaldo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo is looking for a sweep.

Riddle swings around for an armbar but Ronaldo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Riddle's guard.
Ronaldo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ronaldo stopping the sweep attempt from Riddle.
Ronaldo passes Riddle's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riddle tries to get to full guard but Ronaldo has control of the leg.
Ronaldo moves into full mount! Riddle won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Antonio Ronaldo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tom Riddle's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ronaldo thuds a left hand into Riddle's body.
Ronaldo takes a swing at Riddle's ribcage but misses.
Riddle lands a head shot.
Ronaldo connects with a solid leg kick.
Riddle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Antonio Ronaldo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ronaldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ronaldo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ronaldo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Riddle rather than just go for the knockout.

Riddle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ronaldo is trying to keep Riddle in close.
Riddle wants to control from the top but Ronaldo keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Riddle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ronaldo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Riddle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ronaldo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ronaldo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Riddle wants to control from the top but Ronaldo keeps moving.
Ronaldo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ronaldo is on top in guard.
Riddle is pulling down on Ronaldo's head to control his posture.
Riddle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ronaldo's guard.
Ronaldo wants to sweep but no luck.
Ronaldo keeping moving, preventing Riddle from controlling successfully.
Riddle working some strikes from top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riddle trying to move into half guard but instead Ronaldo has managed to sweep!
Riddle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ronaldo manages to get himself to full guard.
Ronaldo is trying to keep Riddle in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle throws a big right hand that misses.
Riddle postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

It looks like Antonio Ronaldo has been cut.
Ronaldo trying to keep a closed guard but Riddle is proving a slippery customer.
Riddle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ronaldo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riddle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Riddle chips away with some ground and pound.
Ronaldo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Riddle looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Riddle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ronaldo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Riddle!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riddle really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tom Riddle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Riddle is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riddle prevents Ronaldo from taking his back.
Riddle is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Riddle clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ronaldo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Riddle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Riddle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ronaldo as he avoids it easily.
Riddle thuds a left hand into Ronaldo's body.
Ronaldo misses with a wild body shot.
Ronaldo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ronaldo moves out of range of the strikes.
Ronaldo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Riddle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ronaldo counters with a stiff right hand.
Riddle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riddle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ronaldo is looking to score with low kicks.
Riddle throws a lazy body kick
and Ronaldo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ronaldo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ronaldo throws a right and a left that Riddle avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws a front kick aimed at Riddle's knee but Riddle avoids it well.
Riddle blocks a low kick nicely.
Ronaldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riddle lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Riddle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Riddle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ronaldo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ronaldo misses with a kick to the body.
Riddle misses the shot to the body.
Riddle swinging wildly here.
Ronaldo lands with a cross.
Riddle misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle just misses with a punch to the body.
Riddle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ronaldo slips a straight right by Riddle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Riddle.
Riddle misses the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Riddle to score with a decent uppercut.
Ronaldo jabs Riddle right on the nose. Riddle blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riddle throws a hook but Ronaldo avoids it easily.
Riddle connects with a looping right hand.
Ronaldo scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle lands the left hand.
A big right from Riddle misses.
Riddle connects with a nice looking jab.
Ronaldo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riddle.
Riddle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riddle fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Riddle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Riddle misses with a lunging right hand
and Ronaldo counters with an inside leg kick.
Ronaldo lands with a slapping head kick.
Riddle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ronaldo manages to avoid it.
Riddle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ronaldo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ronaldo stuffs the takedown attempt from Riddle. Riddle gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ronaldo moves away.
Riddle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ronaldo doesn't seem bothered though.
A telegraphed right hand from Ronaldo misses the target.
Ronaldo checks a leg kick.
Riddle misses the shot to the body.
Ronaldo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Riddle shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ronaldo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Riddle is working away from the top position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ronaldo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Riddle haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Antonio Ronaldo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Good exchange - Ronaldo coming out on top.
Riddle loads up on a big right hand but Ronaldo slips the punch.
Riddle connects with a body shot that sends Ronaldo's belly button to the back.
Riddle throws a series of punches but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Ronaldo ducks under a wild hook from Riddle.
Riddle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ronaldo.

Riddle shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Riddle was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Riddle looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Riddle is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ronaldo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo is looking for a sweep.
Ronaldo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Riddle looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Ronaldo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Riddle is trying to get an arm triangle but Ronaldo is defending well.
Riddle lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ronaldo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Riddle off and has taken his back!
Ronaldo trying to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ronaldo has the hooks in. Riddle is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ronaldo has good solid back control here.
Ronaldo avoiding Riddle 's attempts to control his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Riddle defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Ronaldo trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Riddle is trying to break free.
Ronaldo biding his time, controlling Riddle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo keeps control of the position as Riddle tries to break free.
Riddle trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Riddle staying busy and making it hard for Ronaldo to control.
Riddle controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
Riddle rolls, trying to escape but Ronaldo keeps control of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ronaldo has his arm under Riddle's chin here. Game over son! Ronaldo squeezes tightly and Riddle is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Antonio Ronaldo!
Antonio Ronaldo is the new light heavyweight champion!