PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aloysius Wiremu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiremu comes into the arena with Billy Joel - The River of Dreams blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Randy Riddle enters the cage!

Wiremu
vs
Riddle

187 cm
19
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
27
196 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aloysius Wiremu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Riddle!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiremu misses with a body punch
letting Riddle counter with a right hand.

Riddle has closed the distance and engaged Wiremu in a clinch.
Riddle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Riddle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wiremu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Riddle as Wiremu tries to tie him up.
Riddle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wiremu backwards.
Riddle tries a knee to the head but Wiremu blocks it.
Wiremu is trying to maintain a safe position but Riddle gets an underhook and turns Wiremu into the cage.
Riddle blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Riddle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Riddle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Riddle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Riddle crunches a lovely knee into Wiremu's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiremu misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle avoiding damage as Wiremu throws knees to the body.
Riddle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Riddle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Riddle.
A shot in the inside from Riddle.
Wiremu trying to stall but Riddle improves his position.
Wiremu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Riddle crunches a lovely knee into Wiremu's ribcage.
Riddle lands a good knee to the midsection. Wiremu won't want to take too many of those.
Riddle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wiremu is trying to stall.
Riddle lands a knee to the body.
Riddle landing knees to the head.
Riddle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Riddle lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riddle cracks Wiremu with a nice body shot.
Riddle gets through Wiremu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiremu trying to land knees to the body.
Wiremu tries to land a knee to the head but Riddle blocks with his arms.
Riddle misses with a knee strike.
Riddle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wiremu is defending well for now.
Riddle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Riddle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wiremu tries to stall but Riddle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wiremu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Riddle is defending well for now.
Riddle managing to block the knees to the body from Wiremu.
Riddle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wiremu is breathing heavily.
Riddle blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Riddle.
Riddle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Wiremu fails to land.
Wiremu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Riddle is keeping busy.
Riddle lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wiremu misses with the head strike.
Riddle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wiremu backwards.
Riddle scores with a knee to the head.
Riddle connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Aloysius Wiremu has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Riddle.
Riddle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Riddle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Riddle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Riddle tries to land a knee to the head but Wiremu blocks with his arms.
Riddle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiremu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Riddle tries a knee to the head but Wiremu blocks it.
Riddle is working Wiremu over against the cage.
Wiremu tries to stall but Riddle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wiremu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Riddle is defending well for now.
Riddle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wiremus head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiremu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Riddle lands a body punch.
Riddle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Riddle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Riddle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wiremu is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, Riddle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wiremu takes a shot to the head.
Riddle digs a right hand underneath Wiremu's ribcage. Wiremu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Riddle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wiremu is looking to control Riddle's arms but Riddle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wiremu has his back to the cage.
Wiremu looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Riddle as the two fighters clinch.
A knee to the head by Riddle.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Riddle obliges.
Wiremu trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Riddle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aloysius Wiremu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Riddle moves into the clinch.
Randy Riddle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wiremu swings wildly with an uppercut but Riddle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riddle looking to throw knees to the head but Wiremu is blocking nicely.
Riddle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Riddle lands a hook that snaps the head of Wiremu backwards.
Wiremu looking to stall.
Riddle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wiremu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Riddle.
Riddle crunches a lovely knee into Wiremu's ribcage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riddle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Riddle.
Riddle with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wiremu trying to control the position but instead, Riddle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wiremu into the cage.
Riddle connects with a knee to the head.
Riddle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wiremu blocks it with crossed arms.
Riddle lands with a left to the head.
Riddle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Riddle lands with a right to the head.
Riddle gets through Wiremu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wiremu trying to land knees to the body.
Wiremu tries to land knees in the clinch but Riddle avoids the damage to the body.
Riddle lands a nice shot to the body.
Riddle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Riddle lands a nice uppercut.
Riddle pushes Wiremu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Riddle.
Riddle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiremu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wiremu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Riddle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle misses with a knee strike.
Riddle working Wiremu over with knees to the body.
Riddle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wiremu backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Riddle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Riddle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Riddle misses with a knee to the head.
Riddle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wiremu.
Riddle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wiremu missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Riddle.
Riddle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Riddle works on Wiremu's body with a couple of short punches.
Riddle connects with a knee to the head.

Wiremu is rocked!
Riddle lands a big knee! That's hurt Wiremu! Oh, he's all over the place! Riddle lands another knee that sends Wiremu to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Riddle!
A victorious Randy Riddle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.