PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Riordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan McClelland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Riordan had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Riordan
vs
McClelland

182 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

170 cm
18
193 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Riordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryan McClelland!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riordan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McClelland.

Riordan pushes McClelland up against the ropes in a clinch.
Riordan lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Riordan.
The referee calls for Riordan to work.
Riordan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McClelland's defenses.
Riordan blocks an uppercut.
McClelland is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Riordan to keep the fight standing.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McClelland jumps guard but Riordan turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Riordan lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Bryan McClelland has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Riordan.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Riordan.
Riordan lands a knee to the body.
McClelland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riordan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riordan displaying some good clinch control by pressing McClelland up against the ropes.
Riordan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClelland misses with some punches.

Riordan manages to break the clinch.

Riordan moves into range and clinches up with McClelland.

Riordan breaks the clinch.
That kick from Riordan tenderised McClelland's leg. McClelland is trying to keep his angry face on.
Riordan tries to clinch up.
A bone on bone clash there as Riordan blocks the leg kick.

Riordan has taken the fight to the clinch.

Riordan breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Riordan drives through and clinches with McClelland against the ropes.
McClelland takes an elbow to the temple.
Riordan lands an elbow inside that McClelland shrugs off.
Riordan lands an elbow inside.
Riordan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McClelland tries to pull guard but Riordan forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Tommy Riordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan McClelland.
Riordan is pushing McClelland up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Riordan unloads a knee to the mid-section. McClelland lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Riordan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Riordan.
Riordan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Riordan drives through and clinches with McClelland against the ropes.
McClelland is looking to control Riordan's arms but Riordan gets an underhook and turns him. Now McClelland has his back to the ropes.

Riordan breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riordan wants to clinch up but McClelland keeps it at a distance.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Riordan misses the jab.
Riordan lands a jab to the head.
Riordan is looking to slow McClelland down with leg kicks.

Riordan gets a clinch.

Riordan manages to break the clinch.
Riordan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Riordan has closed the distance and engaged McClelland in a clinch.
Riordan lands an elbow that stopped McClelland in his tracks for a moment.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Riordan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McClelland will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Riordan just leaning against McClelland, taking a breather.
McClelland fails to pull guard.
Riordan missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Riordan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Riordan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Riordan.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Riordan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McClelland is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Riordan to keep the fight standing.
McClelland jumps guard but Riordan stands there with McClelland around his waist. McClelland gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Riordan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McClelland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McClelland takes an elbow to the forehead.
Riordan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Riordan.

Riordan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riordan tries to close the distance and clinch up but McClelland swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Riordan clinches up with McClelland and pushes him back against the ropes.

Riordan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McClelland fails with the takedown.

Riordan forces McClelland back against the ropes and clinches.
Riordan working McClelland over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riordan lands an elbow just above McClelland 's eye.
Riordan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McClelland.

Riordan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McClelland steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riordan.

Riordan gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Riordan breaks the clinch.
Riordan avoids a punch combination nicely.
McClelland fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tommy Riordan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riordan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Riordan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bryan McClelland'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!

McClelland takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Riordan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Riordan darts in and clinches McClelland up against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Riordan.
McClelland tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Riordan just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Riordan content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Riordan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riordan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Riordan has managed to clinch.
Riordan gets through McClelland's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Riordan lands with a short shot to the head.
McClelland being controlled against the ropes.
McClelland fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClelland fails to pull guard.
Tommy Riordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan McClelland.
Riordan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Riordan.
McClelland jumps guard but Riordan turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Riordan slows down the pace here.
Tommy Riordan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tommy Riordan.
McClelland tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Riordan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Riordan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
McClelland fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Riordan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Riordan.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Riordan for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Riordan lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riordan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Riordan.
Riordan is pushing McClelland up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Riordan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Riordan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Riordan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McClelland can do to turn this around?
McClelland is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Riordan to keep the fight standing.
Riordan leaning against his opponent.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
McClelland is trying to pull guard but Riordan turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Riordan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McClelland is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Riordan to keep the fight standing.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Riordan.
Riordan lands an elbow just above McClelland 's eye.
McClelland jumps guard but Riordan stands there with McClelland around his waist. McClelland gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Riordan lands an elbow inside that McClelland shrugs off.

Riordan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riordan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
McClelland with a lazy takedown attempt
and McClelland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McClelland shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Riordan pinned against the ropes. Riordan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McClelland looks to clinch
and Riordan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Riordan clinches with his opponent.
Riordan missing with knees to the body.
Riordan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Riordan effectively controlling the action here.

Riordan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riordan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Riordan wants to clinch up but McClelland keeps it at a distance.
Riordan doesn't manage to clinch there - McClelland circles away.
Riordan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Riordan has managed to clinch.
McClelland is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Riordan to keep the fight standing.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Riordan.
McClelland tries to pull guard but Riordan holds him up against the ropes and eventually McClelland drops back down to his feet.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Riordan manages to break the clinch.
Riordan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Riordan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Riordan tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McClelland manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Riordan clinches with his opponent.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Riordan.

Riordan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Riordan closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Riordan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McClelland is trying to pull guard but Riordan has him pressed against the ropes.
McClelland fails to pull guard.
Tommy Riordan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Riordan breaks the clinch.
Riordan is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Riordan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McClelland, pushing him back against the ropes.
Bryan McClelland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice elbow from Riordan.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Riordan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Riordan 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Tommy Riordan!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Tommy Riordan!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Tommy Riordan!

Tommy Riordan wins by unanimous decision!