PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sud Saming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Ridgway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saming comes to the cage accompanied by Enter the Tiger. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Saming
vs
Ridgway

183 cm
29
184 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

169 cm
32
175 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Sud Saming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary Ridgway!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ridgway takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Saming tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ridgway was well out of range. Poor timing from Saming.
Ridgway misses with a series of wild punches.
Saming avoids the head kick by Ridgway.
Ridgway takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ridgway has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Saming looks to score with a jab to the body but Ridgway is just out of range.
Ridgway fails to land with a series of punches.
Saming has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Ridgway misses the body punch
and Saming counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ridgway misses with a straight right.
A big right from Ridgway misses.
Saming quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Saming throws a head kick but Ridgway moves out of range.
Ridgway throws out a leg kick but Saming moves out of range and Ridgway only half commits.
Gary Ridgway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ridgway looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Saming fails to land with a series of punches.
Ridgway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ridgway throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Ridgway is predictable there
and Saming counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ridgway scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ridgway looks for the body kick but Saming saw that one coming.
Saming throws a good cross that connects.
Ridgway connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A right-left combo lands from Ridgway.
Saming lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ridgway's sensitive parts.

Ridgway throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Saming tumbling to the canvas!

Saming is rocked!

It looks like Sud Saming has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ridgway trying to control the position from guard on top but Saming is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oh Saming is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ridgway is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Saming looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ridgway postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Saming covers up, he's hurt! Ridgway keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Ridgway and the ref steps in to end the fight! Ridgway can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Ridgway!
Gary Ridgway seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.