PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randy Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Varona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Riddle
vs
Varona

195 cm
22
196 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

172 cm
22
185 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

KAISER

The Big Kabosh
GREEN!160

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Riddle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Varona!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Varona tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Riddle moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Riddle.

It looks like Carlos Varona has been cut.
Riddle landing knees to the body.
Varona jumps guard but Riddle stands there with Varona around his waist. Varona gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Riddle stops a takedown attempt from Varona.
Riddle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Varona's face.
Riddle is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Randy Riddle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Varona.
Varona is working for takedown but Riddle is calmly controlling the position for now.
Varona is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Riddle to keep the fight standing.

Varona decides to pull guard.
Riddle tries to stand but Varona is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riddle controls from within his opponent's guard.

Varona had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Riddle defends it easily.
Riddle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Varona throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Riddle stands up from Varona's guard - Riddle perhaps looking for a knockout.

Varona drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Varona working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Riddle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Varona thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Varona working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Varona working away.

Varona thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Riddle is looking to regain half guard here but Varona keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Varona seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Varona is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Riddle has escaped the position, nice work there.

Varona is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Riddle has escaped the position, nice work there.
Riddle parries the strikes from Varona easily there. Varona is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Riddle to escape.

Varona goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Riddle has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Varona but great work by Riddle.
Varona taking punishment in the form of punches.
Riddle wants to stand but Varona has his arm trapped.
Varona tries to bench press Riddle off him but Riddle keeps the position.
A lull in the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Riddle decides to stand up, so the ref orders Varona to his feet.
Riddle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Varona circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riddle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riddle tries to clinch up.

Riddle darts in and clinches Varona up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riddle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Varona is trying to pull guard but Riddle turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Varona can't get the takedown.
Riddle scores with a knee to the head.
Riddle lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Riddle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Varona'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.

Riddle tries to clinch up but Varona circles away and keeps his distance.
Riddle lands a jab.
A head kick misses from Riddle.
Riddle tries to clinch but Varona is having none of it.
Varona tries for a takedown but Riddle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Riddle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Riddle with a knee to the head.
Varona tries to pull guard but Riddle holds him up against the cage and eventually Varona drops back down to his feet.
Riddle crunches a lovely knee into Varona's ribcage.
Varona is trying to pull guard but Riddle has him pressed against the cage.
Randy Riddle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Varona.
Riddle pushes Varona back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Varona tries for a takedown but Riddle manages to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Varona jumps guard but Riddle stands there with Varona around his waist. Varona gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Varona jumps guard but Riddle stands there with Varona around his waist. Varona gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Riddle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Varona's face.

Varona is rocked!
Varona takes a shot to the head.
Varona is still on wobbly legs! Can Riddle finish him?
Riddle lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Varona to his knees! Riddle keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Riddle!
Post fight, an emotional Randy Riddle said 'than you my corner Renan Barao,Eugen ivanovic my manager'.