PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunner Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunner Grant has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Riddick
vs
Grant

200 cm
23
276 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

193 cm
20
274 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joshua Riddick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunner Grant!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riddick tries to close the distance and clinch but Grant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riddick doesn't manage to clinch there - Grant circles away.
A head kick misses from Grant.
Riddick wants to clinch up but Grant keeps it at a distance.
Grant throws a wild body kick that Riddick sees coming a mile off.
Grant works over Riddick's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Joshua Riddick has been cut.
Riddick tries to clinch but Grant moves out of range.
Grant circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grant tries a head kick but it misses.

Grant has closed the distance and engaged Riddick in a clinch.
Riddick tries to pull guard but Grant won't allow it.
Grant is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riddick misses with the head strike.

Riddick pulls guard effortlessly.

Riddick escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grant gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Grant stands up and waves to Riddick to follow him.
Riddick tries to clinch but Grant is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick tries to clinch

and Grant counters with a crisp one two that drops Riddick! Grant thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Riddick to his feet! Riddick is in big trouble!

Riddick is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riddick ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riddick ducks under a wild hook from Grant.

Grant clinches.
A shot in the inside from Riddick.
Riddick missing with knees to the body.

Grant breaks the clinch.

Riddick has closed the distance and engaged Grant in a clinch.
Grant blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grant is looking to break free of the clinch but Riddick has double underhooks.
Grant stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Grant is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Riddick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grant is defending well for now.
Riddick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Riddick misses with a knee to the head.
Riddick working Grant over with knees to the body.
Riddick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riddick misses with a knee to the head.
Riddick tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Grant avoiding damage as Riddick throws knees to the body.

Grant manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddick swats away the attempt to clinch by Grant.
Riddick misses with a hook. Grant ducked under it nicely.
Grant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grant throws a half hearted mid kick.
Joshua Riddick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riddick tries to clinch up but Grant circles away and keeps his distance.
Grant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riddick circles away quickly and effectively.
Grant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riddick tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grant counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Riddick is breathing heavily.
Riddick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riddick wants to clinch
and Grant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Riddick wants to clinch up but Grant keeps it at a distance.
Grant works over Riddick's head and body with a nice combination.
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riddick was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
Riddick wants to clinch but Grant slips to the side

and Grant counters with a crisp one two that drops Riddick! Grant thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Riddick to his feet! Riddick is in big trouble!
Oh Riddick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grant fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Riddick seems to have got his legs back now.
Grant lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Grant clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Grant breaks from the clinch.
Grant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riddick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grant paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Riddick closes the distance but Grant moves to the side
and Grant counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Riddick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grant.
Grant throws a head kick but Riddick moves out of range.
No joy there for Grant, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riddick tries to clinch
and Grant counters with a thumping low kick.
Riddick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Grant counters with a low kick, right behind Riddick 's knee.
Gunner Grant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grant stuns Riddick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grant plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant misses with the combination.
Riddick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grant swinging wildly here.
Grant throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grant throws a right and a left that both miss.

Riddick clinches with his opponent.
Riddick lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grant or not.
Grant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riddick misses with a knee strike.
Grant blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Riddick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Riddick tries a knee to the head but Grant blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Riddick jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grant walks away with a smile on his face. Riddick gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Riddick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grant scores with a crisp jab that stopped Riddick in his tracks.
Grant misses with a double jab.
Grant checks a low kick from Riddick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunner Grant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joshua Riddick's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Riddick is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Grant.
Riddick slips a jab and a cross from Grant.
Grant misses with a straight right.
Riddick tries to land a leg kick but Grant saw it coming and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Grant.
Riddick misses with a hook. Grant ducked under it nicely.
Riddick wants to clinch but Grant slips to the side
and Grant counters with a left and a right that stings Riddick.
Riddick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grant tries to bum rush Riddick with a series of wild strikes but Riddick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Riddick clinches up with Grant and pushes him back against the cage.
Riddick pushes Grant back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Grant looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Riddick misses with a knee strike.
Riddick tries to land knees in the clinch but Grant avoids the damage to the body.
Riddick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riddick tries to land a knee to the head but Grant blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riddick jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grant walks away with a smile on his face. Riddick gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Riddick throws a leg kick but Grant sees it coming and moves out of range.
Riddick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gunner Grant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick dodges the punch combination from Grant.
Grant misses with a head kick.
Grant fails to land with a series of punches.
Riddick is looking to clinch but Grant is avoiding it.
Riddick misses with a wild body shot.
Grant looks to land a combination but Riddick avoids it well.
Riddick tries to clinch there but Grant circles away.
Riddick uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Riddick is looking to clinch but Grant is avoiding it.
Grant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grant tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Riddick tries to clinch but Grant is having none of it.
Grant misses with a few strikes there.
Riddick darts in trying to clinch
and Grant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Riddick dodges the punch combination from Grant.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Riddick tries to clinch
and Grant counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grant slips under a jab from Riddick.
Grant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Riddick has closed the distance and engaged Grant in a clinch.
Riddick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grant wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riddick tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grant smiles and moves away.
Grant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grant is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Riddick rather than just go for the knockout.
Riddick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grant throws a head kick but Riddick moves out of range.
Grant looks to score with a jab to the body but Riddick is just out of range.
Riddick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grant misses with a looping left.
Riddick tries to close the distance and clinch but Grant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riddick wants to clinch up but Grant keeps it at a distance.
Riddick fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Riddick lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grant doesn't seem phased though.

Riddick closes the distance and pushes Grant back into the cage.
Riddick trying to control the position but instead, Grant has worked for underhooks and has pushed Riddick into the cage.

Riddick manages to pull guard.

Riddick working for a triangle but Grant defends it easily.
Grant wants to stand but Riddick is controlling his posture from full guard.

Riddick looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Grant trying to control the position from guard on top but Riddick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Grant decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Grant!
Riddick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Riddick tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grant tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Riddick.
Grant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riddick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Riddick tries to clinch up.
Riddick wants to clinch but Grant slips to the side
and Grant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Riddick blocks a head kick by Grant.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riddick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riddick scores with a leg kick.
Riddick walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Riddick forces Grant back against the cage and clinches.
Riddick tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunner Grant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joshua Riddick's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Grant scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Riddick shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Riddick is looking to clinch.
Grant throws a nice looking combination but Riddick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riddick clinches but Grant breaks the clinch
and Grant counters with a body kick that stops Riddick in his tracks momentarily.

Grant fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Riddick, pushing him back against the cage.
Riddick tries to land a knee to the head but Grant blocks with his arms.
Riddick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Riddick tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grant smiles and moves away.
Grant lands with a cross.
Riddick closes the distance but Grant moves to the side
and Grant counters with a one-two to the body.
A combination from Grant does no damage.
Gunner Grant seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Riddick forces Grant back against the cage and clinches.
Riddick fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Riddick keeps control of Grant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant wants to get back to striking at distance but Riddick won't allow it.

Grant manages to break the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Riddick.
Grant avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Grant has taken the fight to the clinch.
Riddick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riddick misses with a body punch.
Grant tries to break free but Riddick pushes him back against the cage.
Grant has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Riddick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grant blocks it with crossed arms.
Riddick tries to land a knee to the head but Grant blocks with his arms.

Grant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grant looks to land a combination but Riddick avoids it well.
Riddick wants to clinch
and Grant counters with a left and a right that stings Riddick.

Riddick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grant, pushing him back against the cage.
Grant tries to circle away but Riddick has him pinned against the cage.
Riddick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Grant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riddick fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grant avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Riddick. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddick looks for a takedown but Grant sprawls well.
Riddick clinches but Grant breaks the clinch
and Grant counters with a straight right hand.
Grant throws a right and a left that both miss.

Grant clinches up with Riddick and pushes him back against the cage.
Riddick has Grant pressed against the cage, preventing Grant from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Riddick lands a body shot.
Riddick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Riddick has Grant pressed against the cage, preventing Grant from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Grant is trying to break the clinch but Riddick is controlling him.

Riddick successfully pulls guard.
Grant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Riddick works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Riddick looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Grant controls from within his opponent's guard.
Grant must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Riddick looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Grant gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Riddick tries to clinch
and Grant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Riddick closes the distance but Grant moves to the side
and Grant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Riddick wants to clinch.
Grant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grant misses with a few strikes there.
A nice combination there by Grant.
Riddick throws a sloppy head kick and Grant moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddick closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Grant to counter with a crisp jab.
Grant fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grant throws a series of punches but Riddick moves out of range.
Riddick looks to throw a body kick
and Grant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Riddick darts in trying to clinch
and Grant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Riddick is looking to clinch.
Riddick fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Riddick misses.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riddick manages to avoid it.
Gunner Grant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riddick clinches but Grant breaks the clinch
and Grant counters with a three punch combo that has Riddick backing up. Riddick nods at Grant to acknowledge the strikes.
Grant throws a shot from downtown. Riddick moves away and avoids it.
Joshua Riddick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riddick throws a body punch but Grant moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gunner Grant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Grant winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunner Grant!