PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyojin Rikishi (ranked 25484 p4p, 4633 weight class) and Dos Vydaniya (ranked 240 p4p, 189 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Rikishi
vs
Vydaniya

225 cm
19
345
0 - 3 - 0

200 cm
18
250
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyojin Rikishi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dos Vydaniya!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rikishi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Vydaniya looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Vydaniya is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rikishi is controlling him well.
Rikishi controlling from side mount.
Vydaniya regains half guard.
Rikishi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vydaniya on the ground.
Rikishi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rikishi prevents Vydaniya from improving his position.
Rikishi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rikishi looks to land a strike but Vydaniya avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Rikishi is stalling in the full guard.
Vydaniya 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vydaniya had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rikishi defends it easily.
Rikishi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vydaniya preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rikishi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rikishi tries to free his leg and advance position but Vydaniya is retaining full guard.
Rikishi is looking to work some ground and pound but Vydaniya has wrist control.
Vydaniya tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's two 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.

Rikishi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Vydaniya tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rikishi is in Vydaniya's guard.
Rikishi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vydaniya tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rikishi postures up.
Rikishi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vydaniya 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.
Rikishi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vydaniya looking to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Rikishi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vydaniya manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vydaniya wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Rikishi manages to pass to side control.

Rikishi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vydaniya defending well though.
Rikishi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

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

Vydaniya looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rikishi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rikishi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rikishi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Vydaniya works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rikishi tries to free his leg and advance position but Vydaniya is retaining full guard.
Rikishi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rikishi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rikishi wants to stand but Vydaniya has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rikishi tries to free his leg and advance position but Vydaniya is retaining full guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vydaniya is trying to keep Rikishi in close.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rikishi.
Vydaniya is being controlled here.
Vydaniya tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vydaniya is trying to control Rikishi's posture but Rikishi avoids it.
Rikishi controlling the position from side mount.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rikishi tries to stand but Vydaniya controls the position and pulls Rikishi into his guard.
Rikishi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rikishi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rikishi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vydaniya looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rikishi controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rikishi.
Vydaniya managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rikishi.
Rikishi grinds an elbow into Vydaniya's temple.

It looks like Dos Vydaniya has been cut.
You can see the frustration on Vydaniya's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vydaniya pushes Rikishi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rikishi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Vydaniya tries to improve position but can't.
Rikishi just content to control the position.

Rikishi swings around for an armbar but Vydaniya sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rikishi's guard.
Vydaniya trying to control the position from guard on top but Rikishi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vydaniya stops Rikishi from standing up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dos Vydaniya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kyojin Rikishi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyojin Rikishi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rikishi 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Kyojin Rikishi!
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Kyojin Rikishi!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Kyojin Rikishi!

Kyojin Rikishi wins by unanimous decision!