PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Riddle (ranked 5001 p4p, 25300 weight class) and Ayden Lopez (ranked 527 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tristan Riddle has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Riddle
vs
Lopez

194 cm
25
234
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
235
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tristan Riddle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ayden Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ron Honeybunn and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddle tries for a takedown but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lopez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Riddle with a body shot.
Riddle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riddle moves to clinch but Lopez breaks away
and Lopez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Riddle fails with a takedown attempt.
Riddle has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tristan Riddle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez moves out of range of the leg kick from Riddle.
Riddle is looking to clinch but Lopez is avoiding it.
Lopez throws a fast counter high kick but Riddle manages to duck under it in time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Riddle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lopez swivels and escapes.
Lopez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Riddle with a body shot.
Riddle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riddle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lopez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Riddle shoots for a double leg takedown but Lopez sprawls well. He's pushed Riddle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Riddle is breathing heavily.
Lopez throws a one two combo.
Lopez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lopez scores with a hook to the body. Riddle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Riddle doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Riddle.
Riddle takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Tristan Riddle has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez lands a nice shot to the body.
Lopez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Riddle doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.
Lopez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Riddle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riddle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lopez.
Riddle half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Riddle takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lopez with a nice cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands a right hook to the body.
Riddle avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Riddle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A left lands for Lopez.
Riddle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Riddle walks into a left hand.
Riddle tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riddle wants to clinch.
Lopez lands a slapping body shot.
Riddle tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
Riddle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lopez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ayden Lopez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tristan Riddle's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lopez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riddle.
Riddle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tristan Riddle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riddle fails with the takedown
and Lopez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick by Riddle misses
and Lopez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Riddle might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Lopez stuffs the takedown attempt from Riddle. Riddle gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riddle wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lopez lands a nice hook to Riddle's body. Riddle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Riddle fails with the takedown
and Lopez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tristan Riddle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopez swings for the body but Riddle moves out of range.
Riddle is looking to clinch but Lopez is avoiding it.
Lopez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lopez misses with the combination.
Lopez misses with a double jab.
Riddle tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle cracks a nice hook into Lopez's ribs.
Riddle throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopez.
Riddle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lopez lands a nice shot to the body.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Riddle is just out of range.
Riddle shoots for a takedown but Lopez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Riddle attempts a counter takedown but Lopez avoids it well and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle wants to clinch up but Lopez keeps it at a distance.
Lopez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Riddle.
Riddle moves out of range of the body kick.
Riddle tries to counter by clinching up but Lopez breaks away and moves out of range.
Riddle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lopez but Lopez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lopez cracks Riddle with a right hand to the side of the head.

Riddle closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Riddle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Riddle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lopez is fending him off so far but Riddle persists. Nope, Lopez circles away and we're back to standing.
Lopez throws a hook to the side of Riddle's head but Riddle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tristan Riddle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riddle misses with a double jab.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Riddle throws a counter high kick but Lopez was just alert enough to avoid it.
Riddle ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Riddle swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Riddle fails with the takedown
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ayden Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tristan Riddle's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Riddle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lopez but Lopez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Riddle doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.
Lopez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Riddle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riddle blocks a jab.
Lopez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Riddle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Riddle is looking to clinch but Lopez is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riddle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lopez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Riddle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lopez is fending him off so far but Riddle persists. Nope, Lopez circles away and we're back to standing.

Riddle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Riddle jumps guard.
Lopez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lopez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Riddle is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lopez pulls his head out easily.
Lopez works his way into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Riddle is avoiding damage well.
The referee asks Lopez politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lopez prefers to stall for the moment though.
Lopez tries to advance to mount but Riddle denies him.

Lopez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lopez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
A lull in the action here as Lopez stalls from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle is trying to control Lopez's posture but Lopez avoids it.

Lopez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lopez controls the position from side control.
Riddle is looking to regain half guard here but Lopez keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Riddle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by Riddle.
Lopez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Riddle throws a combination that misses
and Riddle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Riddle wants to clinch but Lopez slips to the side
and Lopez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tristan Riddle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ayden Lopez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Riddle misses with a right hand
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ayden Lopez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lopez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 26:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ayden Lopez!