PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gage Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Riddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gage Bashor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bashor
vs
Riddler

195 cm
21
225 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

198 cm
29
220 lbs
6 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gage Bashor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Riddler!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddler lands a jab-cross combination.
Riddler thows a body shot but no joy.
Riddler misses the jab.
Riddler lands with a hook. Bashor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bashor takes one on the button.
Riddler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Bashor forces Riddler back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bashor manages to break the clinch.

Bashor has Riddler up against the cage in a clinch.
Bashor avoiding damage.

Bashor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ben Riddler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riddler looks to land a combination. Bashor sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Riddler looks to land a left hand but Bashor moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riddler. That did some damage!
Riddler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Riddler loads up on a big right hand but Bashor slips the punch.
Riddler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bashor avoids the head kick by Riddler.
Riddler jabs Bashor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bashor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Riddler throws a nice looking combination but Bashor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bashor tries to land a front kick but Riddler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bashor moves out of range of the leg kick from Riddler.
Bashor slips under a jab from Riddler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddler throws a head kick that misses.
Bashor slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riddler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bashor throws a head kick that misses.
Riddler misses with a low kick as Bashor jumps back.
Bashor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Riddler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bashor manages to avoid it.
Riddler scores with a jab to the head.
No joy there for Riddler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riddler misses with a hook. Bashor ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashor throws out a leg kick but Riddler moves out of range and Bashor only half commits.
Bashor avoids the head kick by Riddler.
Riddler throws a right and a left that Bashor avoids nicely.
Riddler moves to clinch but Bashor breaks away
and Bashor counters with an inside leg kick.
Bashor slips a jab from Riddler.
Riddler swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bashor counters with a slapping leg kick.
Riddler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riddler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riddler throws a hook to the side of Bashor's head but Bashor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riddler throws a right hand that misses
and Bashor counters with a leg kick.
Riddler looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bashor. That's going to slow Riddler down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bashor throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bashor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riddler.
Bashor tries a head kick but it misses.
Bashor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Bashor tenderised Riddler's leg. Riddler is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bashor's corner calls for a 1-2. Bashor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bashor throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bashor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Riddler blocks a head kick by Bashor.
Bashor throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gage Bashor dominated that round.
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.

Bashor misses with a looping left.
Riddler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bashor was well out of range. Poor timing from Riddler.
Bashor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bashor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Riddler misses with a straight right.
Riddler lands a glancing blow to the side of Bashor's head.
Riddler checks the leg kick nicely there.
Riddler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riddler throws a combination that misses
and Bashor counters with a nice leg kick.
Riddler is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bashor lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Riddler out cold! Riddler is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gage Bashor!
After winning the bout, Gage Bashor thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.