PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Riddles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Faija Fedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faija Fedo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Riddles
vs
Fedo

170 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
22
178 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Riddles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Faija Fedo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fedo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Riddles missing with a left hand there. Fedo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Riddles has closed the distance and engaged Fedo in a clinch.

Riddles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fedo works over Riddles's head and body with a nice combination.
Riddles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fedo tries to clinch up
and Riddles counters with a nice kick to the body.
Riddles cracks Fedo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A bone on bone clash there as Riddles blocks the leg kick.
Fedo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Riddles throws a hook to the side of Fedo's head but Fedo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fedo shoots in and drives through. Riddles sprawls well.
Fedo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Riddles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A lazy left from Fedo finds it's target.
Riddles throws a head kick that misses.
Fedo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fedo clinches but Riddles breaks the clinch

and Riddles moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Riddles.
Fedo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Riddles manages to break the clinch.

Riddles closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Riddles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riddles looks for the body kick but Fedo saw that one coming.

Riddles clinches up against the cage.

Riddles lands a takedown into guard.
Riddles is breathing heavily.
Fedo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Riddles is controlling him.
Fedo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Riddles gets to his feet - Fedo follows without any prompting.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedo throws a combination. Riddles tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fedo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Riddles clinches.

Riddles manages to break the clinch.
Riddles misses with a body shot.
Fedo looks to clinch
and Riddles counters with a thumping low kick.

Riddles closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fedo to the mat! Fedo manages to get full guard.

Riddles decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
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!
Fedo wants to clinch
and Riddles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Riddles misses.
Horrible takedown by Fedo or perhaps it was just good defense by Riddles which made him look bad.
Ryan Riddles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Faija Fedo.
Fedo tries to clinch but Riddles moves away

and Riddles counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fedo!
Fedo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fedo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fedo wants to control but Riddles is having none of it.
Riddles could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddles controlling the position easily from mount.
Fedo tries to hold on but Riddles postures up.
Fedo is looking to improve his position but Riddles isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Riddles looking to finish Fedo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fedo!
Fedo wants to hold on but Riddles pushes him away.
Riddles with a couple of short strikes.
Fedo is trying to escape the mount.
Riddles can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fedo is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fedo is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Riddles dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Riddles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fedo fails with a takedown attempt.

Riddles has Fedo up against the cage in a clinch.
Riddles gets through Fedo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fedo is trying to break free.
Fedo jumps guard but Riddles stands there with Fedo around his waist. Fedo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Riddles breaks from the clinch.
Fedo throws a series of punches but Riddles moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riddles misses with a straight right.
Riddles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fedo throws a right hand that Riddles ducks under and follows up with a left that Riddles also avoids with ease.
Riddles takes a swing at Fedo's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fedo blocks the body kick.
Fedo is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddles throws the left hand but Fedo avoids the punch easily.
Fedo wants to clinch but Riddles slips to the side

and Riddles counters by clinching up.
Riddles lands an elbow inside that Fedo shrugs off.

Riddles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riddles just misses with a punch to the body.
Fedo tries to clinch

and Riddles moves into the clinch.

Riddles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fedo lands with a shot to the body.
Fedo shoots in for a double leg but Riddles sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ryan Riddles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Faija Fedo.

Riddles rushes Fedo and presses him up against the cage.
Riddles prevents Fedo from breaking the clinch.
Fedo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fedo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fedo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fedo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fedo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riddles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fedo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Riddles fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fedo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Riddles is fending him off so far but Fedo persists. Nope, Riddles circles away and we're back to standing.
Fedo throws out a leg kick but Riddles moves out of range and Fedo only half commits.
Riddles fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fedo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fedo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riddles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riddles's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Riddles duly obliges.
Riddles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Riddles darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fedo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddles stays in close to Fedo's body and controls the position.

Fedo had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Riddles is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Fedo Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Riddles's back instead.
Riddles turns into Fedo and is now in his guard.
Fedo wants to stand and escape but Riddles is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Riddles throws and elbow that misses. Fedo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Riddles's guard. Nice move by Fedo!
Fedo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Riddles uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Fedo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Riddles will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fedo stuns Riddles with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fedo fails with a takedown attempt.
Riddles throws a head kick that misses.
Fedo lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Riddles dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Fedo works Riddles's body with a nice hook.
Fedo tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Riddles counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fedo fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Riddles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fedo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fedo is looking to clinch but Riddles is avoiding it.
Riddles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fedo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Riddles wants to clinch.
Fedo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fedo darts in trying to clinch

and Riddles counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Riddles.
Fedo looking to control.
Fedo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Riddles stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fedo on the side of the head.

Riddles drives through and clinches with Fedo against the cage.
Riddles wants a takedown.
Fedo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fedo fails to pull guard.
Ryan Riddles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Faija Fedo.

Riddles breaks from the clinch.
Riddles throws a head kick that misses.
A left and a right from Fedo both land. Nice combination.
Fedo misses with a wild combination.
Fedo darts in trying to clinch
and Riddles counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fedo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Riddles checks it well.
Fedo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fedo misses with a wild combination.
Riddles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Faija Fedo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedo tries to clinch

and Riddles counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Riddles breaks the clinch.
Fedo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Riddles momentarily.
Fedo throws a nice looking combination but Riddles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riddles throws a right and a left that Fedo avoids nicely.
Fedo moves in looking to clinch but Riddles pushes him off.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Fedo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Riddles is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Fedo to the mat. Fedo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Riddles throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riddles works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Fedo actively working from the bottom here.
Fedo is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedo is looking to escape.
Riddles slows the pace down in half guard.
Fedo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Riddles working Fedo over with strikes.

Riddles stands up from half guard.
Faija Fedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

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.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fedo is looking to control Riddles's arms but Riddles gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fedo has his back to the cage.

Riddles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riddles avoids the head kick by Fedo.
Fedo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Riddles drives through and clinches with Fedo against the cage.
Fedo tries to break the clinch but Riddles is controlling the position.
Fedo has had enough of the clinch but Riddles keeps him there for the moment.
Fedo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fedo tries to break the clinch but Riddles is controlling the position.
Riddles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fedo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Fedo.
Riddles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riddles lands a shoulder strike.
Riddles pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fedo is looking to control Riddles's arms but Riddles gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fedo has his back to the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Riddles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Riddles 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Riddles!