PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeMarcus Ridley (ranked 3277 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Ray Badass (ranked 7106 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Ridley
vs
Ray Badass

185 cm
26
198 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

200 cm
30
220 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 Las Vegas, DeMarcus Ridley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Ray Badass!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Ridley or perhaps it was just good defense by Badass, which made it look bad.

Badass fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ridley sprawls well initially but Badass persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Badass performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ridley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Badass on the ground.
Ridley wants to improve his position but Badass is controlling well.
Well, if Badass is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badass sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ridley defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ridley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Badass.
Badass stalling.
Badass trying to control the action but Ridley is working from the bottom.
Badass wants to pass to mount but Ridley is defending the position.
Badass is controlling the pace.

Badass has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Ridley defend it? Badass steps over the head and cranks it - Ridley is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Badass!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Billy Ray Badass!
Billy Ray Badass really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Arcticus University: London logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.