PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Thomas
vs
Riddle

175 cm
31
163 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

172 cm
22
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

King of Clothes

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Thomas!
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 Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas works the jab nicely.
Thomas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Riddles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Riddle.
Tim Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riddle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas blocks the body kick.
Thomas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thomas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Riddle is out of range and Thomas settles back down.
Thomas throws a series of strikes that have Riddle backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Riddle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riddle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Riddle feints a jab promting Thomas to slip. Riddle then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thomas slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Riddle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Riddle lands a big head kick that sends Thomas tumbling to the mat! Riddle takes a step backwards and waves Thomas back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Thomas is rocked!
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Riddle throws an uppercut from hell that sends Thomas clean off his feet! He's out cold! Riddle stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). 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.