PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Riordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John WIlliams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). WIlliams has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tczU6OWoUkI as his entrance music. Tommy Riordan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John WIlliams's chin.

Riordan
vs
WIlliams

210 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

207 cm
25
198 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Riordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John WIlliams!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
WIlliams dives in and grabs Riordan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Riordan pushes down on WIlliams's head and hops out.
Riordan wants to clinch up but WIlliams keeps it at a distance.
Riordan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
WIlliams swats away the attempt to clinch by Riordan.
Riordan is trying hard to land a takedown here. WIlliams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from WIlliams enables Riordan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. WIlliams manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Riordan throws a big elbow that misses.
Riordan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Riordan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
WIlliams looks gassed!
Riordan tries to stand but WIlliams is controlling from the bottom.
Riordan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Riordan wants to control from the top but WIlliams keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tommy Riordan just wasn't active enough.

Riordan has managed to clinch.

Riordan breaks the clinch.
Riordan slaps away a takedown attempt from WIlliams, before circling back to the center of the mat.

WIlliams gets caught napping as Riordan dives in and scores a takedown. WIlliams manages to retain guard.
Riordan wants to control from the top but WIlliams keeps moving.
WIlliams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riordan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. WIlliams is keeping the position for now.
Riordan's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Tommy Riordan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
WIlliams misses with the combination.
Riordan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Riordan dives in and scores a takedown into WIlliams's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riordan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riordan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
WIlliams is in trouble now - Riordan has advanced to mount!
Riordan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riordan with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riordan controlling from mount.
Riordan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as WIlliams is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Riordan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

WIlliams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riordan was well out of range. Poor timing from WIlliams.
Riordan tries to bum rush WIlliams with a series of wild strikes but WIlliams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Riordan closes the distance and clinches.
Riordan jumps guard but WIlliams stands there with Riordan around his waist. Riordan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
WIlliams wants to break free but Riordan has control.
Riordan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. WIlliams just stands there and leans against the cage.
Riordan looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Riordan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
WIlliams is breathing heavily.
Riordan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Riordan lands a takedown into guard.
Tommy Riordan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Riordan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
WIlliams shoots in but no luck this time.
WIlliams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
WIlliams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riordan.
Riordan misses with a body kick.
Riordan tries to score a power double leg takedown but WIlliams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Riordan somewhat.
Tommy Riordan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riordan tries to close the distance and clinch up but WIlliams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
WIlliams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Riordan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riordan shoots in but WIlliams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Riordan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
WIlliams scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
WIlliams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
WIlliams tries for a takedown but Riordan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Riordan pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Riordan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
WIlliams moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Riordan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Riordan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Riordan showed some decent athleticism there.
Riordan wants to lay and pray for a moment but WIlliams keeps working.
Riordan controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Riordan prevents WIlliams from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riordan not doing much here.

We're going to have a standup here because Tommy Riordan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
WIlliams with a poor takedown

and Riordan counters with a single leg into guard. WIlliams didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riordan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Riordan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Riordan gets the takedown into side control.
Riordan is trying to move to mount but WIlliams reverses beautifully and ends up in Riordan's guard.
Riordan has his hands on WIlliams's head, controlling the position.

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

Riordan pushes WIlliams off and scrambles back to his feet.
John WIlliams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
WIlliams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Riordan has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
WIlliams throws a nice looking combination but Riordan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riordan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around WIlliams's waist but WIlliams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Riordan off to one side.
Riordan fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Riordan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riordan misses with a low kick.
Riordan slaps away a takedown attempt from WIlliams, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Riordan rushes WIlliams and presses him up against the cage.
Riordan tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
WIlliams tries to circle away but Riordan has him pinned against the cage.

Riordan turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
WIlliams is trying to get back to his feet.

Riordan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by WIlliams, who protects the arm well.
WIlliams is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Riordan asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Riordan decides to stand up, so the ref orders WIlliams to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riordan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
WIlliams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
WIlliams blocks the body kick.
Riordan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says WIlliams as he avoids it easily.
Riordan tries to score a power double leg takedown but WIlliams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Riordan somewhat.
WIlliams avoids the body shot from Riordan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riordan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? WIlliams is fending him off so far but Riordan persists. Nope, WIlliams circles away and we're back to standing.

WIlliams closes the distance and clinches.
Riordan fails to pull guard.
WIlliams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Riordan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Riordan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
WIlliams fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riordan tries to clinch but WIlliams moves out of range.
John WIlliams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tommy Riordan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
WIlliams takes a shot to the body in his stride.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Riordan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Riordan 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Riordan!