PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Riddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Max
vs
Riddler

180 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

198 cm
24
220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Max!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Riddler!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddler fails to land with a series of punches.
Riddler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Riddler misses the shot to the body.
Riddler lands a head kick!

It looks like Michael Max has been cut.
Max tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riddler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riddler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riddler tries to clinch but Max is having none of it.
Riddler keeps the fight on the outside.
Riddler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Max defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Riddler.
Michael Max has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Riddler.
Riddler throws a sloppy head kick and Max moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Max lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
No luck for Riddler with that takedown attempt.

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

Riddler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riddler misses with a head kick.
Michael Max is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riddler looks to land a left hand but Max moved out of range nicely.
Ben Riddler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riddler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Max tries to avoid it but Riddler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Max to the ground. Max escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Riddler looks gassed!
Riddler throws a poor cross that misses
and Max counters with a three punch combo that has Riddler backing up. Riddler nods at Max to acknowledge the strikes.
Max throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Max jabs at Riddler's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Max counters with a nice body shot.
Max lands a nice shot to the body.
Max jabs at Riddler's body.
Riddler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Max connects with a body shot that sends Riddler's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Max looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Max works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Riddler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Max works Riddler's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Max swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riddler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Max swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Max tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Riddler to counter with a crisp jab.
Riddler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Max throws out a powerful jab.
Max keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Max tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riddler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Max darts in trying to clinch

and Riddler decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Max's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Riddler stands up and waves to Max to follow him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Max lands a nice shot to the body.
Max scores with a nice right hand.
Max avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riddler tries to clinch up but Max circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Max tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Max has closed the distance and engaged Riddler in a clinch.

Riddler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ben Riddler will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Max's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Max lands a jab to Riddler's midsection.
Max lands a slapping body shot.
Riddler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riddler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Riddler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Max counters with a left to the body.
Riddler tries to clinch but Max moves out of range.
Max throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Max throws a right hand that Riddler ducks under and follows up with a left that Riddler also avoids with ease.
Riddler tries to clinch but Max is having none of it.
Riddler swinging wildly here.
Max leaves Riddler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Riddler is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Riddler.
Max is looking to wear down Riddler with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Riddler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Max sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Michael Max has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Riddler.
Max scores with a hook to the body. Riddler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Michael Max is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Max throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Riddler on the side of the head.
Max throws a shot to the body.
Max's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Max duly obliges.
Riddler moves in looking to clinch but Max pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max scores with a nice right hand.
Max could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Max scores with a hook to the body. Riddler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Max misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riddler throws a jab when Max was well out of range.
Michael Max is winning the standup battle so far.
Max displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riddler throws out the jab.
Max throws a sloppy head kick and Riddler moves out of range easily.
Riddler shoots in for a takedown but Max shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Riddler takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Riddler dives in and grabs Max's left leg, looking for a takedown. Max pushes down on Riddler's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Riddler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Max doesn't manage to clinch there - Riddler circles away.
Riddler tries to score a power double leg takedown but Max sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Riddler somewhat.
Max fails in his attempt to clinch.
Max throws a combination. Riddler tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Max takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Max looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Max counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice combination there by Max.
Riddler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Max ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Max goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Max scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Max lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Riddler at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Max scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Max changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Riddler takes a swing at Max's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Max dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Max's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A jab from Max does it's job there.
Nice shot by Riddler.
Riddler swings widly with a right hand
and Max counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Riddler.
Riddler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riddler. Max does a little dance to reset his feet.
Max lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Riddler shoots in but Max avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Riddler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Max.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Max. No joy for Riddler on that attempt.
Max lands a jab to Riddler's midsection.
Max stuffs the takedown.
Michael Max has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Riddler.
Max scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Riddler doesn't seem bothered though.
Riddler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riddler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Max tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riddler walks into a stiff left hand from Max.

Riddler closes the distance and clinches.

Riddler breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max connects with a nice looking jab.
Riddler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Max lands with a shot to the body.
Riddler moves in looking to clinch but Max pushes him off.
Riddler lands a high kick!
Max fails in his attempt to clinch.
Max misses with a double jab.
Max paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Max moves in looking to clinch but Riddler pushes him off.
Max lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddler throws an overhand right that lands on Max's shoulder, as Max tries to avoid the shot.
Riddler misses with a jab to the body
and Max counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Max rushes Riddler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Max lands a left hand that snaps the head of Riddler backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Max.
Nice body punch from Max.
Max tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riddler's elbow.
Riddler tries to work over Max's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riddler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Max lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Riddler breaks the clinch.
Riddler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Max is fending him off so far but Riddler persists. Nope, Max circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max wants to clinch up but Riddler keeps it at a distance.
Max fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Riddler on the side of the head.
Max lands with a good body shot.
Riddler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Riddler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Riddler gets tackled into the cage by Max. Max maintains the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Max scores with a nice hook to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short uppercut from Max.

Riddler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riddler dodges the punch combination from Max.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Michael Max.
I think Max 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Max!
An out of breath and clearly excited Michael Max thanked HeavyWeight Designs for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).