PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Ware (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudy Riot (ranked 0 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.

Ware
vs
Riot

180 cm
21
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dustin Ware!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Riot!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ware doesn't manage to clinch there - Riot circles away.
Ware has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Dustin Ware has been cut.
Ware takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Riot swats away the attempt to clinch by Ware.

Ware changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Riot looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Riot is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ware is controlling him well.
Ware lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Riot is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ware connects with a decent elbow.

Ware tries for a kimura but Riot is defending well.
Riot is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ware has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ware moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Riot obliges.
Riot lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Riot looking to stall.

Ware manages to break the clinch.
Riot cracks Ware with a good jab.
Riot scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Riot!
Ware shoots in but no luck this time.
Ware is breathing heavily.
Ware throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ware tries to clinch but Riot moves out of range.
Riot fails in his attempt to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Riot.

Ware is rocked!
Riot lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Ware is looking to close the distance but Riot sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Ware crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Ware is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Rudy Riot!