PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and chuck riddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Williams
vs
riddel

180 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BADGER MILK!

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 Hilo, Derek Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, chuck riddel!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

riddel rushes Williams and presses him up against the ropes.
Williams gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from riddel.

riddel breaks from the clinch.
Williams throws a leg kick but riddel moved away.
Williams cracks riddel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
riddel fails with the takedown.
riddel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but riddel persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
Derek Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of chuck riddel.
riddel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
riddel staying out of range there.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
riddel misses with a two punch combination.
Williams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent riddel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

riddel shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Williams is refusing to be controlled, as riddel sits in half guard.
Williams moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
riddel wants to stand but Williams has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
riddel looks gassed!
Williams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
riddel regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Williams.
riddel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
riddel wants to sweep but no luck.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Williams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Williams scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
riddel wants to stand up but Williams is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Williams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
riddel wants to stand up but Williams is controlling him.
riddel has momentary wrist control but Williams slips an elbow through the middle.
Williams advances position into side control!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Williams lands a decent elbow from side control.
riddel takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
riddel tries to escape but Williams is in control.
riddel sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
riddel is trying to stand back up but Williams is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. riddel defending well though.
riddel wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Williams there.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williams fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but riddel is out of range.
riddel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
riddel tries to clinch up.
riddel misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. riddel moves away and avoids it.
riddel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. riddel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
riddel throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
riddel moves away from the strike by Williams.
riddel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
riddel walks into a left hand.
Williams blocks a head kick by riddel.
riddel fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before riddel has time to react.
riddel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Williams scores with a nice head shot.
A clash of legs there as riddel blocks the low kick.
riddel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
riddel takes one to the chin there.
Williams lands with a hook. riddel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Williams dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

riddel drives through with a takedown into guard.
Williams might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Williams is looking to stand up but riddel isn't so interested in that idea.

riddel gets to his feet - Williams follows without any prompting.

Excellent takedown into side control there by riddel.
Williams is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

riddel decides to stand up, so the ref orders Williams to his feet.
A big left from Williams misses.
riddel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by riddel.

riddel forces Williams back against the ropes and clinches.

riddel wants the takedown. Williams is fighting it off but riddel persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Williams's guard against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Williams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. riddel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

riddel stands and steps away. Williams gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
riddel ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
riddel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
riddel shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Williams gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
riddel is looking to stand up but Williams won't let him.
riddel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams missing with a left hand there. riddel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
riddel tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
riddel shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well.
Williams catches riddel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

riddel instigates a clinch.

riddel breaks from the clinch.
riddel ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.
riddel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
riddel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Derek Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of chuck riddel.
Williams misses with a shot to the body

and riddel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by riddel.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but riddel has him pressed against the ropes.
Williams has riddel pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. riddel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
riddel goes for a takedown in the clinch but Williams prevents it.
riddel has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by riddel.

Williams breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams misses with a leg kick
and riddel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
riddel fails with a takedown attempt.
Derek Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams with a hook.
Williams throws a series of strikes that have riddel backpedaling.

riddel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Williams!
riddel in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Williams wants to try and get back to his feet.
Williams really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
riddel landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is wriggling around trying to escape.
Williams is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Williams is squirming around, avoiding riddel's attempts to control the action.
riddel prevents Williams from getting the reversal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

riddel get's back to his feet.
Williams scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
riddel throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

chuck riddel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Donk. Williams catches riddel right on the button with a cross.
riddel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
riddel ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams throws a leg kick
letting riddel counter with a right hand.
riddel moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams lands with an overhand left.
riddel walks into a jab.
riddel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
riddel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
riddel tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
riddel throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Williams works over riddel's head and body with a nice combination.
Williams misses with a leg kick
and riddel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Williams lands a nice hook to riddel's body. riddel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
riddel tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Williams thuds a left hand into riddel's body.
riddel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams catches riddel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
riddel slips under a jab from Williams.
Williams jabs riddel right on the nose. riddel blinks but takes it well.
riddel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Williams.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. riddel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
riddel takes one on the chin but seems OK.

riddel rushes Williams and presses him up against the ropes.
riddel prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

riddel manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from riddel.
riddel takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams cracks a nice hook into riddel's ribs.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
riddel throws a combination that misses
and riddel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
riddel tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Williams connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed riddel momentarily.
Williams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. riddel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
riddel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Derek Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of chuck riddel.
Williams scores with a nice head shot.
riddel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
chuck riddel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
riddel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
riddel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams lands a head shot.
Williams throws a jab when riddel was well out of range.
Williams takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
riddel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A low kick from Williams misses

and riddel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
riddel looking for a takedown.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but riddel won't allow it.
Williams can't break the clinch.
riddel scores with an uppercut up the middle.

riddel gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
riddel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams gets back to full guard.
Williams doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Williams tries to strike from the bottom.

Williams has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but riddel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Williams thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
riddel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.

riddel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and riddel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
riddel wants to stand but Williams is controlling his posture from full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Williams!

And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Williams 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Williams!