PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Rioka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester has chosen Five finger death punch - jekyll and hyde as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Rioka
vs
Lester

182 cm
28
187 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
181 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tristan Rioka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Lester!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rioka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lester.
Crunch! Lester slams his shin into Rioka's torso.
Rioka throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lester shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rioka as he avoids it easily.
Rioka lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lester takes a step back to recover.
Lester takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Rioka closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rioka looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rioka lands with a punch from half guard.
Lester has hold of Rioka's hands but Rioka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rioka working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Rioka is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rioka seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rioka is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ground and pound from Rioka.
Ground and pound from Rioka.
Nice strikes from Rioka there.
Lester is trying to maintain the position but Rioka is very close to passing his half guard.
Lester is trying to escape back to his feet but Rioka uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Lester is looking for a sweep.

Rioka stands up and beckons Lester to his feet.
Rioka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A combination from Lester does no damage.
Lester tries to land a front kick but Rioka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tristan Rioka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rioka moves away from the strike by Lester.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rioka pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lester back to the cage. Rioka follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lester looks winded!

Rioka moves into range and clinches up with Lester.
Rioka definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lester throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Rioka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rioka slips under a jab from Lester.

Rioka fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lester to the ground. Rioka is now in Lester's guard.
Rioka postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rioka works over Lester with some ground and pound from guard.
Rioka controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rioka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lester can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rioka controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rioka is pushing down on Lester's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lester is fighting to maintain full guard but Rioka has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ground and pound from Rioka.
Rioka is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rioka lands a nice short elbow.
Rioka working the head and body with strikes.
Rioka drops an elbow to the side of Lester's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rioka lands a nice short elbow.

Rioka is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lester doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rioka.
Rioka not doing much here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rioka seems to be working for a kimura but Lester defends the submission attempt.
Rioka lands strikes from half guard.
Rioka winds up and cracks Lester with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rioka 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.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rioka connects with a nice short shot to Lester's temple.
Rioka perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nice strikes from Rioka there.
Lester really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rioka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rioka lands a nice short elbow.
Lester wants to get back to his feet.
Lester trying to hold on to Rioka's head to control him but Rioka postures up.
Lester is trying to stand up here but Rioka is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tristan Rioka dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rioka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rioka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lester has a takedown stuffed.
Lester blocks a head kick by Rioka.
Lester now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rioka shoots in for a double leg but Lester sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rioka throws a leg kick which misses Lester's front leg but catches the back leg as Lester tries to avoid it.

Rioka shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lester's guard.
Rioka postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rioka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rioka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lester's head.
Lester keeping full guard, as Rioka tries to pass.
Lester controls Rioka momentarily but Rioka frees himself.
Tristan Rioka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lester has momentary wrist control but Rioka slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rioka scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lester is trying to control the position but Rioka postures up.
Lester wants to sweep here but Rioka controlling him for the moment.
Lester is breathing heavily.
Rioka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rioka working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rioka's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rioka passes Lester's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rioka performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lester tries to get to full guard but Rioka has control of the leg.
Rioka sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rioka looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lester with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rioka looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lester taking some punishment here, with Rioka in his half guard.
Rioka is controlling the pace.
Lester trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rioka in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rioka prevents Lester from improving his position.
Rioka is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rioka lands a nice short elbow.
Rioka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lester can do to turn this around?
Rioka prevents Lester from improving his position.
Rioka working Lester over with strikes.

Rioka is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lester is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rioka scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rioka is taking a breather. Lester says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rioka is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester taking some punishment here, with Rioka in his half guard.

Rioka is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lester doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rioka.
Rioka is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rioka's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Rioka is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lester is just riding it out for now. Rioka eventually gives up the hold.
Rioka takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tristan Rioka dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lester scores with a nice right hand.

Rioka drives through with a takedown into Lester's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rioka is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rioka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rioka controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rioka stopping the sweep attempt from Lester.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rioka is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rioka working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lester's head.
Rioka landing with the ground and pound.
Rioka with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rioka is working Lester over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lester is on top in guard.

Rioka pushes Lester off and gets back to his feet.
Rioka shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rioka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tristan Rioka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rioka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lester swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Rioka scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rioka lands strikes from half guard.
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!
Rioka is thwarting Lester's attempts to control the position.
Lester takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rioka stops Lester from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rioka prevents Lester from improving his position.
Rioka controlling the action here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Rioka moves nicely into side control.
Rioka lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lester down.

Rioka is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lester is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rioka cracks Lester with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Rioka looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Check out the look on Rioka's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jack Lester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rioka scoring with punches and elbows.

Rioka tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rioka has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rioka scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rioka scoring with punches from side control.
Rioka working the ground and pound.

Lester is rocked!
Rioka lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lester is still in real trouble! Can Rioka finish him?
Rioka scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Lester is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Rioka can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tristan Rioka!