PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brent Huthe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Riddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huthe comes into the arena with Rick Derringer - Real American blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Brent Huthe has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Huthe
vs
Riddell

180 cm
29
185 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

185 cm
26
178 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Good kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brent Huthe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Riddell!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huthe connects with a single shot there.
Riddell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Riddell moves in looking to clinch but Huthe pushes him off.
Huthe leaves Riddell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Huthe cracks Riddell with a good jab.
A punch combination from Huthe misses.
Brent Huthe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huthe keeps the fight on the outside.
Huthe throws a shot to the body.
Riddell wants to clinch up but Huthe keeps it at a distance.
Huthe connects with a body shot that sends Riddell's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huthe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riddell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Huthe blocks a low kick nicely.
Huthe misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Riddell counters by clinching up.
Riddell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Huthe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Riddell can't get the takedown.
Brent Huthe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Riddell.
Huthe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Riddell.
Riddell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Huthe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Riddell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Huthe pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Huthe misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick from Riddell misses.
Riddell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Huthe's waist but Huthe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Riddell off to one side.
Huthe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Riddell.
Huthe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Huthe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huthe thows a body shot but no joy.
Huthe throws out a loose jab but Riddell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riddell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riddell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Huthe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Riddell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Huthe.
Huthe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riddell was well out of range. Poor timing from Huthe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huthe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Huthe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Huthe lands with a nice combination. Riddell backs away looking to recover.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riddell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Huthe digs a good hook to Riddell's body.
A big right from Huthe misses.
Riddell is trying desperately to land a takedown but Huthe is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Riddell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Huthe.
Riddell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Huthe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brent Huthe dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Huthe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riddell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Huthe is fending him off so far but Riddell persists. Nope, Huthe circles away and we're back to standing.
Riddell tries to clinch there but Huthe circles away.
Huthe looks to land a right hand but Riddell moved out of range.
Brent Huthe is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Huthe misses its intended target.
Riddell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Huthe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Huthe throws a hook but Riddell blocks it.
Riddell tries to close the distance and clinch but Huthe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Riddell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Riddell throwing shots but Huthe is blocking nicely.
Riddell is pressing down on Huthe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Huthe is holding on for now.
Riddell thows a huge punch but Huthe dodges it nicely.
Riddell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Huthe's head.
Huthe is trying to control but can't.
Huthe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Riddell.
Riddell passes to side control.
Huthe is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Huthe takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddell throwing strikes but Huthe manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

Huthe stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Huthe misses with a wild body shot.
Riddell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Riddell drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huthe is trying to control Riddell's posture but Riddell avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riddell looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Huthe is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Riddell is trying to get an arm triangle but Huthe is defending well.
Riddell throwing strikes but Huthe manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Riddell sneaks back into half guard.
Riddell gets back to full guard.
Huthe stopping the sweep attempt from Riddell.
Huthe trying to stand up but can't free himself from Riddell's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riddell wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huthe wanted to stand there but Riddell had control of the position.

Huthe gets to his feet - Riddell follows without any prompting.
Riddell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riddell tries to clinch there but Huthe circles away.
Riddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Huthe circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riddell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Huthe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Riddell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Riddell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Riddell tries to close the distance and clinch but Huthe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riddell is looking to clinch.
Huthe misses with the combination.
Riddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Riddell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Huthe avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Riddell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddell is trying to drag Huthe to the mat but Huthe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Riddell is working for takedown but Huthe is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brent Huthe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Riddell.
Riddell wants a takedown but no success here.
Huthe scores with a hook to the body.
Riddell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Huthe pulls his leg out and moves away.
Huthe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huthe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riddell dodges the punch combination from Huthe.
Riddell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Huthe swivels and escapes.
Riddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Huthe throws a lazy right hand but Riddell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Huthe swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddell moves in looking to clinch but Huthe pushes him off.
Huthe keeps the fight on the outside.
Huthe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Huthe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good standup being displayed there by Huthe as he connects with a hook.
Riddell fails to land the takedown.
Huthe looks to score with a jab to the body but Riddell is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huthe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Riddell wants to clinch up but Huthe keeps it at a distance.
Huthe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riddell manages to avoid it.
Riddell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab lands there for Huthe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Huthe. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huthe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Riddell sprawls well. Riddell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Huthe gets slowly back to his feet.
Huthe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brent Huthe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Huthe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brent Huthe!