PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Bryant (ranked 3581 p4p, 3947 weight class) and Math Riddle (ranked 467 p4p, 502 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Bryant
vs
Riddle

184 cm
23
195
5 - 8 - 0

192 cm
23
201
1 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kobe Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Math Riddle!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddle wants to clinch
and Bryant counters with a series of strikes. Riddle will be more careful next time no doubt.
Riddle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Riddle scores with a sloppy right hand. Bryant should have avoided that one.
Riddle misses with a hook. Bryant ducked under it nicely.
Bryant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bryant bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Riddle's head backwards.
Bryant throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bryant lands a two punch combo.
Riddle throws a right hand that Bryant ducks under and follows up with a left that Bryant also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryant looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Riddle is looking to clinch.
Riddle tries a head kick but it misses.
Riddle misses with a right hand
and Bryant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Riddle. Bryant shrugs it off though.
Bryant misses with a two punch combination.
Bryant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Bryant closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Bryant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Bryant. Those never looked like landing.
Bryant takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Riddle scores with a head kick.
Bryant slips under a jab from Riddle.
Bryant scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Riddle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bryant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bryant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Riddle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Riddle.
Riddle walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riddle tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bryant counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Riddle clobbers Bryant with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Bryant lands a left and a right that send Riddle crashing to the mat, dazed. Bryant thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Riddle is rocked!
Bryant circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Riddle to the canvas! Riddle doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Bryant keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kobe Bryant!
Kobe Bryant decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.