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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeff Riddle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, DJ Thompson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Riddle pinned against the cage. Riddle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thompson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Riddle manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Riddle is on top in guard.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Riddle from controlling successfully.
Riddle sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Thompson's guard.
Riddle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thompson keeps working.
Riddle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Thompson shoots in and bounces Riddle off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Riddle is pulling down on Thompson's head. It's preventing any offense from Thompson, at least for the moment.
Thompson distracts Riddle with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Riddle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Riddle tries to get out of the position.
Thompson looks gassed!
Riddle seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Riddle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thompson preventing the sweep.
Riddle is trying to control the position but Thompson postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Thompson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Thompson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Riddle wants to control the pace but Thompson is squirming around nicely.
Thompson is bucking up trying to escape but Riddle cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Riddle stands up from mount. Strange move.
Riddle misses with a takedown
and Thompson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Riddle swats away the attempt to clinch by Thompson.
Thompson misses with a takedown
and Riddle counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thompson won't be happy with that.
Riddle is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Thompson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Riddle seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Thompson for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle stands up and beckons Thompson to his feet.
Thompson tries to clinch up
and Riddle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riddle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riddle shoots in and bounces Thompson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Riddle dominated that round.
That's time! Riddle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Riddle tries to clinch there but Thompson circles away.
Riddle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thompson lands a glancing blow to the side of Riddle's head.
Riddle feints and then cracks Thompson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thompson down.
Jeff Riddle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson scores with a nice right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thompson.
Riddle shoots in for a takedown but Thompson shows good takedown defense.
Riddle shoots for a double leg takedown but Thompson sprawls well. He's pushed Riddle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Riddle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson wants to clinch
and Riddle counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Riddle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thompson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thompson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Riddle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Thompson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Riddle has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Thompson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Riddle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thompson as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riddle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thompson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Riddle has Thompson pulled in close to control his posture.
Riddle looking to control.
Thompson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thompson lands a couple of digs.
Thompson landing with the ground and pound.
Riddle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Riddle is trying to control the position but Thompson postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thompson is aware though and is defending well.
Jeff Riddle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thompson landing some decent shots from guard.
Riddle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Thompson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Riddle looking to control.
Thompson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Riddle is working an open guard so Thompson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Thompson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Riddle moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Riddle tries to score a body lock takedown but Thompson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Thompson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thompson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Riddle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thompson forces Riddle back against the cage and clinches.
Riddle effectively controlling the action here.
Thompson tries for a takedown but Riddle manages to get underhooks.
Riddle goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thompson prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Riddle dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Thompson clinches with his opponent.
Riddle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riddle slaps away a takedown attempt from Thompson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Riddle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thompson tries to clinch up
and Riddle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Riddle - that landed with a thud.
Thompson tries to pull guard but Riddle holds him up against the cage and eventually Thompson drops back down to his feet.
Riddle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riddle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thompson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Riddle won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle regains half guard, as Thompson was trying to land strikes.
Riddle has one foot on Thompson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
No luck for Riddle with that takedown attempt.
Thompson has his takedown stuffed
and Riddle counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Riddle.
Jeff Riddle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Thompson.
Thompson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Thompson has an active guard here but Riddle has managed to pass into half guard.
Riddle tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Thompson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle wants to control but Thompson is keeping him busy.
Thompson missing with punches from the bottom.
Riddle landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Riddle wants to control but Thompson is keeping him busy.
Riddle is stalling here. Thompson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Riddle seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Thompson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Thompson is working Riddle over with some ground and pound from side control.
Thompson cracks Riddle with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Thompson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Thompson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Thompson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Riddle is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thompson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Riddle sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Riddle has his takedown stuffed
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.
Thompson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thompson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Riddle wriggles free and stands up.
Thompson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Riddle counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thompson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riddle decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Riddle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Riddle 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Riddle!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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