PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Math Riddle (ranked 2152 p4p, 2329 weight class) and Dominic Lloyd (ranked 274 p4p, 296 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Riddle
vs
Lloyd

192 cm
31
201
9 - 16 - 0

188 cm
28
190
8 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Math Riddle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominic Lloyd!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Riddle misses.
Riddle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Riddle looks to throw the jab but Lloyd is out of range.
Lloyd moves out of range as Riddle strikes.
Lloyd ducks under a wild hook from Riddle.
Riddle blocks the body kick.
Riddle tries to bum rush Lloyd with a series of wild strikes but Lloyd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lloyd throws a body punch but Riddle moves out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Riddle has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Riddle scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd slips a straight right by Riddle.
Lloyd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Math Riddle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lloyd checks a leg kick nicely.
Riddle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lloyd moves away.
Riddle throws a head kick that misses.
Lloyd is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lloyd avoids a kick to the body.
Riddle sets himself, and Lloyd steps forward looking for the clinch! Riddle avoids it this time.
Lloyd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riddle.
We've been hearing reports that Riddle has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Riddle misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle scores with a sloppy right hand. Lloyd should have avoided that one.
Some bone on bone action there as Riddle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lloyd throws a sloppy head kick and Riddle moves out of range easily.
Riddle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lloyd tries to counter with a clinch but Riddle shakes him off and moves away.
Riddle looks to land a right hand but Lloyd moved out of range.
Riddle misses with a looping left.
Lloyd wants to counter with a clinch but Riddle pushes him away.
A jab from Riddle misses.
Lloyd scores with a leg kick.
A big right from Lloyd misses.
Riddle throwing a counter right hand but Lloyd manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle misses the jab.
Riddle sets himself, and Lloyd steps forward looking for the clinch! Riddle avoids it this time.
Riddle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Riddle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riddle with the inside leg kick.
Lloyd lands with a thumping leg kick.
Math Riddle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Lloyd.
Riddle throws the left hand but Lloyd avoids the punch easily.
Riddle throws a looping overhand right but Lloyd ducks down to avoid it.
Riddle throws a jab when Lloyd was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd avoids the body shot from Riddle.
Riddle throws a body punch but Lloyd moves out of range.
Riddle throws a low kick but Lloyd avoids it.
Riddle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Riddle fails to land with a series of punches.
Lloyd moves out of range of the body kick from Riddle.
Riddle throws out a leg kick but Lloyd moves out of range and Riddle only half commits.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lloyd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riddle manages to avoid it.
Lloyd lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Math Riddle will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lloyd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riddle.
Lloyd is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Riddle misses with a wild body shot.
Lloyd tries to counter by closing the distance.
Riddle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Lloyd might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Riddle has got the better of the exchanges.
Lloyd blocks a low kick nicely.
Riddle blocks the body kick.
Riddle is looking to counter punch.
Riddle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lloyd tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riddle scores with a leg kick.
A nice combination there by Lloyd.
Riddle misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lloyd avoids the head kick by Riddle.
Lloyd lands a nice looking body kick.
Lloyd connects with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Riddle misses.
Lloyd swings for the body but Riddle moves out of range.
Lloyd connects with a nice looking jab.
A low kick from Lloyd misses
and Riddle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lloyd scores with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd works Riddle's body with a nice hook.
Riddle takes one on the button.
Riddle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Riddle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lloyd fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Riddle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lloyd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lloyd takes a swing at Riddle's ribcage but misses.
Riddle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lloyd wants to counter the offense by Riddle and move into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Riddle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lloyd misses the shot to the body.
Riddle seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lloyd lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Riddle throws an overhand right that lands on Lloyd's shoulder, as Lloyd tries to avoid the shot.
Riddle checks the leg kick nicely there.
Riddle looks for the body kick but Lloyd saw that one coming.
Lloyd looks to score with a jab to the body but Riddle is just out of range.
Lloyd jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd lands an overhand right.
Lloyd stuns Riddle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lloyd thuds his shin into the meat of Riddle's side.
Lloyd slips a straight right by Riddle.
Lloyd steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Riddle.
Lloyd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lloyd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lloyd takes a swing at Riddle's ribcage but misses.
Riddle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lloyd was well out of range. Poor timing from Riddle.
Lloyd is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riddle throws a hook but Lloyd avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Lloyd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Riddle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A nice leg kick from Lloyd, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lloyd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riddle.
Lloyd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Riddle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lloyd scores with a punch to the head.
Lloyd throws a wild body kick that Riddle sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Riddle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lloyd doesn't seem phased though.
Jab from Riddle.

Lloyd instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd connects with a knee to the head.
Riddle wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lloyd.
Lloyd throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Riddle blocks it with crossed arms.
Lloyd scores with a shoulder strike.
Riddle stalling in the clinch but Lloyd improves position.
Lloyd lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Math Riddle has been cut.
Riddle connects with a knee to the head.
Riddle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riddle prevents a body shot from Lloyd.
Riddle tries to land a knee to the head but Lloyd blocks with his arms.
A shot in the inside from Riddle.
Nice elbow from Lloyd.
Riddle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lloyd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lloyd putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Riddle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lloyd lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Lloyd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Lloyd.
Lloyd lands a nice uppercut.
Lloyd lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Lloyd.
Lloyd controlling the action here for a moment.
Lloyd connects with a nasty looking knee right to Riddle's face.
Lloyd works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lloyd softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lloyd presses Riddle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Riddle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lloyd lands a hook that snaps the head of Riddle backwards.
Lloyd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Riddle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lloyd blocks it with crossed arms.
Lloyd lands with a left to the head.
Lloyd lands an elbow just above Riddle 's eye.
A short right from Lloyd on the inside.
Dominic Lloyd seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Riddle tries to land a knee to the head but Lloyd blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lloyd landing knees to the head.

Riddle is rocked!
Lloyd lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Riddle to his knees! Lloyd keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominic Lloyd!
Dominic Lloyd thanked the fans post fight for their support.