PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Brewer (ranked 5326 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Riccardo (ranked 5562 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Brewer
vs
Riccardo

198 cm
22
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
24
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Hates pizza

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nathaniel Brewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Riccardo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Steve Erwin and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riccardo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brewer looks to land a right hand but Riccardo moved out of range.
Riccardo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brewer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Riccardo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brewer somewhat.
Riccardo misses with the combination.
Brewer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Riccardo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer lands with a right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Riccardo is defended easily by Brewer.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Riccardo is defended easily by Brewer.
An attempted straight right counter from Brewer misses the target.
Nathaniel Brewer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Riccardo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riccardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brewer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Riccardo moves into the clinch successfully.
Brewer could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Riccardo is looking for a takedown.

Riccardo turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Riccardo manages to end up in side control.

Brewer throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Nathaniel Brewer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brewer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riccardo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brewer throws a head kick but Riccardo moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riccardo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brewer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer dodges the punch combination from Riccardo.
Good standup being displayed there by Brewer as he connects with a hook.
Brewer tries to clinch there but Riccardo circles away.
Brewer has his takedown stuffed

and Riccardo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Riccardo breaks the clinch.

Riccardo clinches.
Riccardo has Brewer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brewer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Riccardo decides to pull guard.
Brewer trying to control but Riccardo is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riccardo wants to stand up but Brewer is controlling him.
Riccardo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brewer trying to control the position from guard on top but Riccardo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Riccardo looking for a guillotine here but Brewer defends easily.
Riccardo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Riccardo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brewer. 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 four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Riccardo keeping moving, preventing Brewer from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brewer looks to land a combination. Riccardo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brewer is looking to clinch but Riccardo is avoiding it.
Riccardo swats away the attempt to clinch by Brewer.

Riccardo moves into the clinch.

Riccardo breaks from the clinch.
Riccardo avoids the head kick by Brewer.
Riccardo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brewer as he jumps to the side.
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 Nathaniel Brewer will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Riccardo keeps the fight on the outside.
Nathaniel Brewer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brewer falls off balance throwing a combination

and Riccardo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Riccardo is trying to pull guard but Brewer has him pressed against the cage.
Riccardo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Riccardo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brewer smiles and moves away.

Brewer gets tackled into the cage by Riccardo. Riccardo maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Riccardo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Riccardo is working an open guard so Brewer takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Brewer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riccardo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brewer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riccardo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brewer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nathaniel Brewer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Riccardo.
Brewer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Riccardo defends well and Brewer ends up having to push Riccardo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Riccardo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brewer sprawls well. Brewer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Riccardo gets slowly back to his feet.
Brewer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Riccardo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brewer somewhat.
Brewer shoots in for a double leg but Riccardo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brewer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Riccardo avoids it really well and circles away.

Riccardo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brewer, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riccardo managing to block the knees to the body from Brewer.
Brewer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Riccardo breaks the clinch.
Riccardo dives in and grabs Brewer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brewer pushes down on Riccardo's head and hops out.
Brewer throws a series of punches but Riccardo avoids them all with ease.
Brewer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riccardo throws a head kick that misses
and Brewer counters with a one-two to the body.
Brewer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Riccardo as he avoids it easily.
Riccardo misses with a takedown attempt - Brewer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Riccardo instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riccardo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Riccardo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brewer throws a punch but it's blocked by Riccardo.
Riccardo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brewer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Riccardo shoots in looking for a takedown but Brewer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Riccardo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As Riccardo looks to move away, Brewer throws a big counter combo but Riccardo just gets out of the way.
Riccardo shoots in for a double leg but Brewer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brewer throws a lazy head kick

and Riccardo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Riccardo is pressed up against the cage. Brewer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Riccardo down to the mat. Riccardo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nathaniel Brewer is winning the standup battle so far.
Brewer closes the distance but Riccardo moves to the side
and Riccardo counters with a left and a right that stings Brewer.
Brewer misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brewer misses with an uppercut. Riccardo saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riccardo shoots in but no luck this time.
Riccardo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riccardo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brewer throws a nice looking combination but Riccardo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brewer misses with a takedown

and Riccardo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Riccardo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brewer prevents it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brewer tries to break the clinch but Riccardo is controlling the position.

Riccardo manages to break the clinch.
Brewer leaves Riccardo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Riccardo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Brewer shoots in for a takedown but Riccardo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Riccardo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Brewer tries to clinch there but Riccardo circles away.
Riccardo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Riccardo lands a slapping body shot.

Brewer gets tackled into the cage by Riccardo. Riccardo maintains the clinch.
Riccardo has Brewer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brewer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Riccardo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brewer is defending well.
Brewer stops a takedown attempt from Riccardo.
Nathaniel Brewer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Riccardo.
Riccardo is trying to pull guard but Brewer has him pressed against the cage.
Brewer misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Riccardo.
Still in the clinch, Riccardo scores with a nice short uppercut.

Riccardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brewer closes the distance but Riccardo moves to the side
and Riccardo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer shoots for a takedown but Riccardo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brewer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Riccardo has Brewer up against the cage in a clinch.
Riccardo avoiding damage.
Riccardo tries to pull guard but Brewer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Riccardo stalling the fight.

Riccardo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riccardo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brewer but Brewer pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer misses with the combination.
Riccardo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Riccardo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brewer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Riccardo but Riccardo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brewer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riccardo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brewer shoots in looking for a takedown but Riccardo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brewer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brewer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brewer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brewer shoots and misses

and Riccardo counters by clinching up.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riccardo keeps the fight on the outside.
Riccardo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brewer defends it well.
Riccardo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brewer takes one to the side of the head.
Brewer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Riccardo but Riccardo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Riccardo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Riccardo tries for a takedown but Brewer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brewer throws a lazy head kick

and Riccardo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Riccardo.
Brewer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Riccardo is keeping busy.
Riccardo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brewer after a bit of a struggle.
Riccardo has Brewer pressed against the cage, preventing Brewer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brewer fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Riccardo pulls guard successfully.
Riccardo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brewer wants to control from the top but Riccardo keeps moving.

Riccardo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Brewer uses it to pass to side control.
Riccardo is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Brewer is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brewer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brewer thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Riccardo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Riccardo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight for Daniel Riccardo!
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight for Daniel Riccardo!
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight for Daniel Riccardo!

Daniel Riccardo wins by unanimous decision!