PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Jonsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Riddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonsson comes into the arena with Lover's Concerto by Kelly Chen blaring out of the sound system. Andreas Jonsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jonsson
vs
Riddell

176 cm
26
175 lbs
11 - 11 - 1

185 cm
25
178 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andreas Jonsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Riddell!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonsson tries to clinch up.
Jonsson tries to clinch but Riddell is having none of it.
Jonsson tries to clinch but Riddell moves away

and Riddell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Riddell holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Riddell continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Riddell is trying to drag Jonsson to the mat but Jonsson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Riddell dodges an elbow strike from Jonsson.
Riddell tries to score a body lock takedown but Jonsson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jonsson blocks the elbow strike.
Riddell blocks the elbow strike.
Jonsson trying to stall but Riddell improves his position.
Riddell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jonsson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Andreas Jonsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Riddell.
Riddell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jonsson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Riddell fails to pull guard.
A knee to the head by Riddell.

It looks like Andreas Jonsson has been cut.
Jonsson trying to land knees to the body.
Jonsson stalling in the clinch but Riddell improves position.
Jonsson missing with knees to the body.
Jonsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riddell or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Jonsson throws an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Riddell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jonsson has him pressed against the cage.
Jonsson lands with a right to the head.
Riddell tries to pull guard but Jonsson won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddell dodges an elbow strike from Jonsson.
Riddell wants a takedown but no success here.
Riddell is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jonsson landing knees to the head.
Riddell blocks an elbow strike from Jonsson.
Jonsson just leaning against Riddell, taking a breather.
Riddell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jonsson walks away with a smile on his face. Riddell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jonsson is looking to clinch but Riddell is avoiding it.

Riddell moves into the clinch.
Jonsson lands an elbow that stopped Riddell in his tracks for a moment.
Jonsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Riddell tries to land a knee to the head but Jonsson blocks with his arms.
Jonsson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jonsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jonsson pressing his opponent against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Jonsson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Riddell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jonsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jonsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Riddell blocks it with crossed arms.
Jonsson missing with knees to the body.
Riddell lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Riddell has clasped his hands together around Jonsson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Riddell tries to score with some ground and pound. Jonsson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jonsson tries to bench press Riddell off him but Riddell keeps the position.
Riddell landing a few strikes.
Jonsson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Riddell tries to roll over but Jonsson keeps him under control.
Jonsson is trying to control. Riddell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Riddell wants to get back to full guard.
Riddell won't allow Jonsson to pass to mount.
Jonsson is looking to take a break and control but Riddell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddell tries to get to full guard but Jonsson has control of the leg.
Riddell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jonsson tries to pass to full mount but Riddell defends it.

Jonsson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Riddell is just riding it out for now. Jonsson eventually gives up the hold.
Riddell gets full guard.
Jonsson advances position into side control!
Riddell is trying to work for a sweep but Jonsson has mounted him!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Jonsson stands up from mount. Strange move.
Jonsson moves in looking to clinch but Riddell pushes him off.
Jonsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andreas Jonsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Riddell has managed to clinch.
Riddell tries to pull guard but Jonsson holds him up against the cage and eventually Riddell drops back down to his feet.
Jonsson is trying to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riddell can't get the takedown.
Riddell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
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!
Jonsson is pressed up against the cage. Riddell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jonsson down to the mat. Jonsson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jonsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riddell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Andreas Jonsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andreas Jonsson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jonsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Riddell circles away.
Riddell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jonsson wants to clinch but Riddell slips to the side

and Riddell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jonsson!
Riddell lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riddell working the ground and pound effectively.
Riddell raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jonsson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jonsson is trying to control but Riddell passes into side control!
Riddell looks up at the clock and then as Jonsson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Riddell smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jonsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonsson wants to control but Riddell postures up.
Jonsson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jonsson is looking for a sweep.

Riddell wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jonsson, who protects the arm well.
Jonsson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Riddell landing a few strikes.
Riddell lands a decent elbow from side control.
Riddell lands a few punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Jonsson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Riddell prevents Jonsson from escaping the position.
Riddell lands a nice forearm strike.
Riddell with the ground and pound but Jonsson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson is looking to control Riddell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jonsson avoid being mounted?

Jonsson is defending against the submission attempts here by Riddell.
Jonsson wants to get back to his feet.
Jonsson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jonsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riddell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jonsson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddell postures up and lands a big shot to Jonsson's brow.
Riddell stopping the sweep attempt from Jonsson.
Riddell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riddell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Riddell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Riddell pushes down on Jonsson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jonsson scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Riddell manages to mount him!
Riddell breaks from Jonsson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Riddell landing shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Riddell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddell raining down shots from the mount!
Jonsson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riddell cracks Jonsson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Riddell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jonsson hang on?

Jonsson is rocked!
Riddell with the ground and pound from mount.
Oh Jonsson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Riddell scoring with strikes but Jonsson is staying in there.
The referee warns Jonsson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Riddell postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Jonsson in real trouble here! The ref calls for Jonsson to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Riddell!