PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ike Riddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Beaulac (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!

Riddell
vs
Beaulac

186 cm
19
202 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

200 cm
24
218 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ike Riddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Beaulac!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Riddell gets a clinch.
Riddell wants to break free but Beaulac has control.
Riddell is trying to break free.
Beaulac crunches a lovely knee into Riddell's ribcage.
Riddell tries to land a knee to the head but Beaulac blocks with his arms.
Riddell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Beaulac tries to land a knee to the head but Riddell blocks with his arms.
Riddell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beaulac.
Riddell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Riddell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beaulac.
Beaulac tries to land knees in the clinch but Riddell avoids the damage to the body.
Beaulac scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Ike Riddell has been cut.
Beaulac tries to land knees in the clinch but Riddell avoids the damage to the body.
Riddell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riddell misses with a knee to the head.
Riddell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beaulac.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beaulac creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Beaulac tries a knee to the head but Riddell blocks it.
Beaulac tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riddell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beaulac.
Riddell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Beaulac scores with a nice hook to the head.
Riddell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Riddell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Beaulac is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Beaulac with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Beaulac slows down the pace here.
Beaulac pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddell is trying to break the clinch but Beaulac has him pressed against the cage.
Riddell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beaulac blocks it with crossed arms.
Riddell misses with a knee strike.
Beaulac misses with a knee strike.
Beaulac misses with a knee strike.
Riddell lands a knee to the body.
Beaulac is trying to maintain a safe position but Riddell gets an underhook and turns Beaulac into the cage.
Beaulac tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beaulac looks gassed!
Knees in the clinch landing for Riddell.
Riddell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beaulac has him pressed against the cage.
Riddell is trying to break free.
Beaulac with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Beaulac tries to work over Riddell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riddell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beaulac has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Riddell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Riddell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riddell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Beaulac lands with a light punch inside.
Beaulac tries to land knees in the clinch but Riddell avoids the damage to the body.
Beaulac digs a right hand underneath Riddell's ribcage. Riddell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Riddell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beaulac slows down the pace here.

Riddell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaulac tries to clinch
and Riddell counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Jon Beaulac has been cut.
Riddell closes the distance looking to clinch

and Beaulac holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knees to the body from Riddell.
Riddell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riddell is trying to break free.
Riddell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Beaulac fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Riddell tries a head kick but it misses.

Beaulac drives through and clinches with Riddell against the cage.
Beaulac misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Riddell.

Riddell manages to break the clinch.
Riddell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beaulac wants to clinch

and Riddell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddell looking to throw knees to the head but Beaulac is blocking nicely.
Riddell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Beaulac keeps control of Riddell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beaulac swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beaulac lands a knee to the body.
Riddell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Beaulac lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Riddell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Riddell is looking to break free of the clinch but Beaulac has double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Riddell.
Riddell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riddell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Beaulac gets through Riddell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beaulac using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Beaulac misses with a knee to the head.

Riddell pulls Beaulac into guard.
Riddell looking for a sweep. Not yet Riddell, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Riddell is on top in guard.
Riddell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beaulac keeping full guard, as Riddell tries to pass.
Riddell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riddell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ike Riddell will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Beaulac throws a head kick that misses.

Beaulac closes the distance and clinches.
Riddell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riddell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Riddell scores with a knee to the head.

Riddell breaks from the clinch.
Beaulac circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riddell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Beaulac counters with a good, hard body kick but Riddell shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Riddell.
Beaulac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beaulac keeps the fight on the outside.
Riddell wants to clinch.

Beaulac clinches up with Riddell and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Riddell on the inside.
Riddell with a knee to the head.
Beaulac misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Beaulac fails to land.
Riddell lands an elbow inside that Beaulac shrugs off.
Beaulac unloads a knee to the mid-section. Riddell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Beaulac tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riddell's elbow.
Beaulac tries to land a knee to the head but Riddell blocks with his arms.
Riddell misses with a knee to the head.
Riddell gets through Beaulac's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Riddell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beaulac is breathing heavily.
Beaulac tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Riddell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beaulac misses with a knee strike.
Riddell tries a knee to the head but Beaulac blocks it.
Beaulac tries to land a knee to the head but Riddell blocks with his arms.

Riddell manages to break the clinch.
Beaulac tries to clinch
and Riddell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Riddell tries to clinch there but Beaulac circles away.
Riddell throws a push kick but Beaulac slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaulac darts in trying to clinch

and Riddell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Beaulac managing to block the knees to the body from Riddell.
Riddell struggles to land a body shot inside as Beaulac controls his hands.
Riddell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riddell wants to break free but Beaulac has control.
Beaulac misses with a short punch on the inside.
Riddell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Riddell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Beaulac throws an elbow but misses.
Riddell swings wildly with an uppercut but Beaulac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beaulac missing with knees to the body.

Riddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beaulac tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Riddell counters with a left and a right that stings Beaulac.
Riddell scores with a head kick.

That has opened up Jon Beaulac's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Riddell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Riddell tries a knee to the head but Beaulac blocks it.
Beaulac tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riddell is looking to break free of the clinch but Beaulac has double underhooks.
Beaulac misses with the head strike.
Riddell tries a knee to the head but Beaulac blocks it.
Riddell with a knee to the head.
Beaulac digs a right hand into Riddell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Riddell's gas tank.
Beaulac with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Riddell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beaulac has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beaulac tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Riddell with a knee to the head.
Beaulac trying to land knees to the body.
Riddell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riddell connects with a knee to the head.
Riddell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beaulac has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Riddell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Riddell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Riddell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beaulac throws a leg kick but Riddell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Riddell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beaulac swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Riddell rushes Beaulac and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddell lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Riddell.
Riddell just leaning against Beaulac, taking a breather.
Beaulac looking to throw knees to the head but Riddell is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Beaulac throws an elbow but misses.
Riddell tries a knee to the head but Beaulac blocks it.
Riddell missing with knees to the body.
Beaulac trying to stall but Riddell improves his position.
Beaulac with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Riddell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Riddell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Riddell scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Beaulac.
Beaulac landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Riddell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Beaulac swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riddell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riddell throws an elbow that misses.
Riddell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Beaulac as Riddell tries to tie him up.
Beaulac lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ike Riddell dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Beaulac swats away the attempt to clinch by Riddell.
Beaulac throws a head kick that misses.
Beaulac darts in trying to clinch

and Riddell counters by moving into the clinch.
Riddell is trying to break the clinch but Beaulac has him pressed against the cage.
Ike Riddell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Riddell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Beaulac using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riddell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Riddell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beaulac backwards.
Riddell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Riddell breaks from the clinch.
Ike Riddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riddell tries to clinch up

and Beaulac holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Beaulac takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beaulac tries to land a knee to the head but Riddell blocks with his arms.

Riddell breaks from the clinch.
Riddell throws a sloppy head kick and Beaulac moves out of range easily.
Riddell tries to clinch up but Beaulac circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaulac wants to clinch

and Riddell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Riddell with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Riddell breaks the clinch.
Beaulac tries to clinch up
and Riddell counters with a big head kick but Beaulac shrugs it off.
Beaulac tries to clinch

and Riddell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Riddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beaulac closes the distance but Riddell moves to the side

and Riddell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Riddell.
Riddell is struggling to control the position.
Beaulac lands a knee to the body.
Beaulac with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Beaulac tries to land a knee to the head but Riddell blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddell looking to throw knees to the head but Beaulac is blocking nicely.
Riddell lands a left hand.
Riddell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Beaulac up against the cage.
Riddell tries to land a knee to the head but Beaulac blocks with his arms.
Beaulac tries to land knees in the clinch but Riddell avoids the damage to the body.
Riddell landing knees to the head.
Riddell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riddell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Riddell tries to land knees in the clinch but Beaulac avoids the damage to the body.
Beaulac tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Riddell lands a right hand.
Beaulac looking to throw knees to the head but Riddell is blocking nicely.
Riddell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Beaulac gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Riddell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Riddell looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Beaulac is in trouble now - Riddell has advanced to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddell controlling from mount.
Beaulac is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Riddell controlling from the full mount.
Riddell working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Riddell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jon Beaulac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riddell controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ike Riddell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Riddell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Ike Riddell!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Ike Riddell!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Ike Riddell!

Ike Riddell wins by unanimous decision!