PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard B Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balthasar Oosteroom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riddick kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I Am Hell. Richard B Riddick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

B Riddick
vs
Oosteroom

185 cm
25
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

212 cm
27
276 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard B Riddick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Balthasar Oosteroom!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riddick is looking to counter with a body kick.
Oosteroom tries to close the distance and clinch but Riddick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riddick lands a glancing blow to the side of Oosteroom's head.

Oosteroom has managed to clinch.
Oosteroom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oosteroom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riddick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oosteroom told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Oosteroom working hard to break the clinch.

Oosteroom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riddick lands a two punch combo.

Riddick clinches up with Oosteroom and pushes him back against the cage.
Oosteroom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Riddick backwards.
Oosteroom scores with a shot to the side of Riddick's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oosteroom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oosteroom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Riddick.
Oosteroom gets through Riddick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Riddick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oosteroom avoids it.
Oosteroom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Oosteroom breaks from the clinch.
Riddick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosteroom fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Riddick misses with the combination.
Oosteroom tries to land a body kick
and Riddick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oosteroom looks to land a combination. Riddick sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Oosteroom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Riddick scores with a punch to the head.
A punch combination from Riddick misses.
Oosteroom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riddick swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oosteroom defending well as Riddick loads up on a big left hand.
Riddick connects with a solid leg kick.
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!

Oosteroom steps into range and cracks Riddick with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Riddick flops backwards and Oosteroom dives into his guard looking to finish!

Riddick is rocked!
Riddick is trying to control the position but Oosteroom postures up.
Oh Riddick is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oosteroom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riddick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riddick wants to sweep but no luck.
Riddick seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oosteroom has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Riddick is proving hard to escape from.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Oosteroom walks into a straight right hand from Riddick.
Balthasar Oosteroom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Oosteroom closes the distance and clinches.
Riddick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oosteroom avoids it.
Riddick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oosteroom is defending well for now.
Oosteroom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riddick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oosteroom is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oosteroom avoids it.
Oosteroom managing to block the knees to the body from Riddick.
Oosteroom managing to block the knees to the body from Riddick.

Riddick has hold of one of Oosteroom's legs. Oosteroom is fighting the takedown attempt but Riddick gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riddick is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Oosteroom is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Riddick is controlling him.
Riddick is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Riddick throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddick is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Riddick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oosteroom is keeping the position for now.
Riddick content to stall in guard here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Oosteroom lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Riddick backs up against the cage.
Oosteroom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Balthasar Oosteroom will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Riddick misses with a series of wild punches.
Oosteroom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riddick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oosteroom tries to clinch up.
It appears Riddick was looking to counter with a kick there.
Oosteroom wants to clinch up but Riddick keeps it at a distance.

Oosteroom rushes Riddick and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Riddick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oosteroom's efforts to push away.
Riddick trying to land knees to the body.
Balthasar Oosteroom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Riddick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oosteroom with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Oosteroom breaks from the clinch.
Riddick throws a head kick that misses.
Oosteroom tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Oosteroom drives through and clinches with Riddick against the cage.
Riddick takes a knee to the side of the body.
Oosteroom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oosteroom lands a nice uppercut.
I was talking to Riddick's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Riddick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oosteroom missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosteroom blocks the elbow strike.

Oosteroom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riddick misses with a head kick.
Oosteroom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oosteroom is looking to clinch.
Riddick swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Riddick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Oosteroom.
Oosteroom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Riddick avoids it.
Oosteroom lands with a light punch inside.
Riddick tries to land knees in the clinch but Oosteroom avoids the damage to the body.
Riddick tries to land knees in the clinch but Oosteroom avoids the damage to the body.
Riddick has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Oosteroom throws a knee to the head but misses.

Oosteroom manages to break the clinch.
Oosteroom tries to clinch but Riddick moves out of range.
Oosteroom throws a head kick that half lands.
Oosteroom throws a head kick but Riddick moves out of range.
Riddick is looking to counter punch.
Oosteroom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Riddick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riddick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oosteroom finds it's way round the side to connect with Riddick's head.
Oosteroom lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Riddick goes down and covers up as Oosteroom starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balthasar Oosteroom!
Balthasar Oosteroom decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.