PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyson Dale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristan Rioka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dale's entrance music is Killing in the name of . A fine choice. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tristan Rioka enters the cage!

Dale
vs
Rioka

182 cm
25
199 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

182 cm
28
187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyson Dale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tristan Rioka!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dale drives through and clinches with Rioka against the cage.
Dale looking to throw knees to the head but Rioka is blocking nicely.

Rioka breaks the clinch.
Dale avoids the head kick by Rioka.
Rioka misses with a series of wild punches.
Dale attempts a counter takedown but Rioka avoids it well and moves away.
Rioka throws a half hearted mid kick.

Rioka drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dale's coaches at The Fortress have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Dale taking punishment in the form of punches.

Rioka looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rioka trying to control the action but Dale is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rioka scoring with punches from side control.
Rioka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dale seems a little lost for a moment, as Rioka dominates the positioning.
Rioka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rioka decides to stand back up. Rioka steps back and let's Dale get back to his feet.
Kyson Dale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dale throws a sloppy body shot
and Rioka counters with a series of strikes. Dale will be more careful next time no doubt.

Rioka rushes Dale and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Rioka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rioka looks to land a combination. Dale sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A nice combination there by Rioka.
Rioka lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Rioka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dale leaning against his opponent.
Rioka is working Dale over against the cage.
Dale misses with an elbow strike.
Dale trying to land knees to the body.
Rioka takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Tristan Rioka has been cut.
Dale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rioka is defending well for now.
Rioka avoids a wild elbow strike from Dale.
Dale pushes off an throws an elbow but Rioka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rioka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dale looking to throw knees to the head but Rioka is blocking nicely.
Dale trying to land knees to the body.
Dale throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rioka blocks it with crossed arms.
Dale missing with knees to the body.

Rioka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dale wants to clinch

and Rioka counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dale taking some punishment here, with Rioka in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rioka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dale defending well though.
Rioka working over Dale with some ground and pound. Dale looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rioka is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dale has hold of Rioka's hands but Rioka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rioka passes to full mount!
Rioka looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Rioka! Dale is hurt baaadly! Rioka is firing away with more strikes - Dale is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tristan Rioka!
Kyson Dale was interviewed post fight and said 'I will be back, bigger and stronger! '.