PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Pitighuti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Ridley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Pitighuti
vs
Ridley

179 cm
24
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
24
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Pitighuti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bo Ridley!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pitighuti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Pitighuti has picked Ridley up - he's going for a ride! Pitighuti dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Pitighuti gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Pitighuti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Pitighuti breaks the clinch.
Pitighuti tries to clinch but Ridley is having none of it.
John Pitighuti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pitighuti rushes Ridley and presses him up against the cage.

Pitighuti drags the fight down to the ground.
Ridley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pitighuti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pitighuti is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ridley is in trouble now - Pitighuti has advanced to mount!
Ridley blocking the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitighuti in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ridley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pitighuti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pitighuti cracks Ridley with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Pitighuti is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ridley has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ridley is squirming around, avoiding Pitighuti's attempts to control the action.
Pitighuti lands a heavy elbow.
Pitighuti can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ridley is looking to escape.
Pitighuti takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridley is looking to improve his position but Pitighuti isn't that keen on the idea.
Pitighuti punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pitighuti looking to control but Ridley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pitighuti cracks Ridley with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pitighuti can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ridley is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pitighuti with shots to the head and body - Ridley looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ridley wants to hold on but Pitighuti pushes him away.
Ridley looks gassed!

Pitighuti looking to isolate an arm here. Ridley doesn't see it coming and as Pitighuti extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Pitighuti!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Pitighuti!