PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mathew Ridgeway (ranked 196 p4p, 29 weight class) and Lazy Bastard (ranked 887 p4p, 112 weight class). Ridgeway's entrance music is The Forgotten War. A fine choice. Lazy Bastard will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Ridgeway
vs
Bastard

174 cm
37
159 lbs
37 - 16 - 1

190 cm
24
162 lbs
19 - 10 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mathew Ridgeway!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazy Bastard!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Ridgeway.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bastard. Ridgeway does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bastard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ridgeway lands a leg kick that knocks Bastard off balance momentarily.
Bastard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ridgeway slips a jab and a cross from Bastard.
Ridgeway avoids the body shot from Bastard.
Bastard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bastard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bastard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ridgeway scores with a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bastard avoids a kick to the body.
Ridgeway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bastard.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ridgeway!
Bastard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ridgeway moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ridgeway misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bastard misses with an uppercut.
Ridgeway with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ridgeway misses with a low kick.
Ridgeway scores with a decent looking hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Bastard blocks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway connects with a leg kick. Bastard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeway connects with a solid leg kick.
Ridgeway tries a low kick but Bastard avoids it.
Bastard let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bastard looks to land a right hand but Ridgeway moved out of range.
Nice body kick there by Ridgeway.
Bastard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ridgeway lands a nice looking body shot.
Ridgeway cracks Bastard with a good jab.
Ridgeway scoring well with a low kick there.
Bastard takes one to the chin there.
Bastard sizes up Ridgeway with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ridgeway catches Bastard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bastard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ridgeway.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bastard misses with a straight left.
Bastard with a nice cross.
Bastard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bastard looks to land a combination but Ridgeway avoids it well.
Bastard misses with a series of wild punches.
Bastard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ridgeway lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bastard will feel that in the morning.
Bastard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good leg kick by Ridgeway there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bastard throws out the jab.
Bastard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ridgeway throwing a counter right hand but Bastard manages to avoid it.
Bastard throws a hook to the side of Ridgeway's head but Ridgeway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Bastard backs away, Ridgeway returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ridgeway takes one to the chin there.
Bastard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bastard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ridgeway looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ridgeway feints and then cracks Bastard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bastard down.
Bastard throws the left hand but Ridgeway avoids the punch easily.
Ridgeway chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ridgeway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ridgeway avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ridgeway connects with a leg kick. Bastard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bastard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ridgeway feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bastard's calf.
Ridgeway throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bastard throws a shot from downtown. Ridgeway moves away and avoids it.
Ridgeway uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bastard.
Ridgeway uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bastard.
Ridgeway quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bastard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bastard misses with a series of wild punches.
Ridgeway ducks under a wild hook from Bastard.
Ridgeway feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ridgeway looks to score with a jab to the body but Bastard is just out of range.
Bastard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bastard might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bastard misses with an uppercut. Ridgeway saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Bastard.
Ridgeway throws a body shot but no joy.
Ridgeway lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ridgeway missing with a left hand there. Bastard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bastard throws a right and a left that Ridgeway avoids nicely.
Bastard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bastard connects with a jab.
Nice body kick from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Bastard misses its intended target.
Ridgeway is looking to counter punch.
Ridgeway scores with a shot to the body.
Bastard throws the left hand but Ridgeway avoids the punch easily.
Bastard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ridgeway.
A slow jab from Ridgeway misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ridgeway staying out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ridgeway, right into the meat.
Bastard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway ducks under a wild hook from Bastard.
Ridgeway lands a glancing blow to the side of Bastard's head.
Bastard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ridgeway misses with a body kick.
Bastard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ridgeway scores with the left hand. Bastard knows he should have avoided that one.
Bastard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bastard throws a poor cross that misses
and Ridgeway counters with a thumping low kick.
Bastard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ridgeway's head.
Ridgeway cracks Bastard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bastard misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ridgeway feints and then cracks Bastard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bastard down.
Ridgeway moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ridgeway stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ridgeway takes a swing at Bastard's ribcage but misses.
Ridgeway turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bastard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mathew Ridgeway will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ridgeway connects with a leg kick. Bastard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bastard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A good leg kick by Ridgeway.
Bastard misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Bastard misses.
Mathew Ridgeway is winning the standup battle so far.
Bastard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bastard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bastard misses the shot to the body.
Ridgeway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bastard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ridgeway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bastard misses with an uppercut. Ridgeway saw that one coming.
Ridgeway lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bastard at a distance.
Bastard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ridgeway.
Bastard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ridgeway turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bastard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ridgeway throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bastard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ridgeway counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bastard's knee momentarily.
Bastard throws a hook to the side of Ridgeway's head but Ridgeway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ridgeway tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bastard manages to circle out of the way.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ridgeway.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeway showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bastard.
Ridgeway jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Bastard. Those never looked like landing.
Ridgeway moves out of range as Bastard strikes.
Bastard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ridgeway moves away.
Bastard missing with a left hand there. Ridgeway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bastard misses with a double jab.
Ridgeway fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bastard.
Bastard works over Ridgeway's head and body with a nice combination.
Bastard lands a nice looking body shot.
Ridgeway fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bastard.
Bastard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ridgeway connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bastard scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ridgeway lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ridgeway's corner calls for a 1-2. Ridgeway obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ridgeway delivers a nice body kick.
Bastard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ridgeway throws a front kick aimed at Bastard's knee but Bastard avoids it well.
Bastard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ridgeway lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bastard throws a right hand that misses
letting Ridgeway counter with a right hand.
Ridgeway misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway thows a body kick. Bastard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Good shot there by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lunges at Bastard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bastard's hand.
Bastard has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ridgeway.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway clobbers Bastard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lazy Bastard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bastard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ridgeway on the side of the head.
Ridgeway walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bastard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bastard misses with a wild body shot.
Bastard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bastard takes one to the chin there.
Bastard misses the shot to the body.
Bastard misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bastard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ridgeway moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from Ridgeway misses.
As Ridgeway backs off Bastard throws a huge counter combo but Ridgeway manages to avoid it all.
A punch combination from Bastard misses.
Bastard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ridgeway counters with a nice leg kick.
Ridgeway scoring well with a low kick there.
Bastard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ridgeway lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ridgeway keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ridgeway looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ridgeway jabs Bastard right on the nose. Bastard blinks but takes it well.
Bastard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Some wild striking there from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway misses with a body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ridgeway!
Ridgeway just misses with a punch to the body.
Ridgeway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bastard checks a low kick from Ridgeway.
Bastard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ridgeway wants to land a leg kick but Bastard is out of range.
Bastard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ridgeway lands a jab to the nose.
Ridgeway scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bastard. Ridgeway does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Bastard. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bastard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bastard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ridgeway.
Bastard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ridgeway moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ridgeway throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway scores with a decent looking hook.
Bastard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ridgeway.
Bastard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bastard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway throws a good cross that connects.
Ridgeway thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bastard if he has to take too many more of those.
Bastard misses with a looping left.
Bastard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ridgeway works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bastard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bastard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ridgeway manages to avoid it.
Ridgeway throws a nice outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bastard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ridgeway with a nice cross.
Bastard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ridgeway swings for the body but Bastard moves out of range.
Bastard steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ridgeway. That one must have hurt.
Ridgeway thumps Bastard with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mathew Ridgeway dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ridgeway lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bastard might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ridgeway has got the better of the exchanges.
A jab from Ridgeway does it's job there.
Bastard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick which misses Bastard's front leg but catches the back leg as Bastard tries to avoid it.
Ridgeway cracks the inside of Bastard's front leg.
Ridgeway throws a hook but Bastard blocks it.
Good shot there by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway avoids the body shot from Bastard.
Ridgeway chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ridgeway connects with an inside leg kick.
Ridgeway moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bastard blocks the body kick.
Bastard throws a counter combo.
Bastard looks to land a left hand but Ridgeway moved out of range nicely.
A quick step to the side and Ridgeway tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ridgeway looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ridgeway lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ridgeway slips a jab from Bastard.
Ridgeway throws a solid leg kick but Bastard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands a head shot.
Ridgeway slips under a jab.
Bastard throws a shot from downtown. Ridgeway moves away and avoids it.
Bastard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ridgeway is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bastard can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ridgeway dodges the punch combination from Bastard.
Ridgeway goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bastard misses with a double jab
letting Ridgeway counter with a right hand.
Ridgeway misses with a wild body shot.
Ridgeway moves away from the strike by Bastard.
Bastard throws the left hand but Ridgeway avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ridgeway. That's going to slow Bastard down.
Bastard looks to score with a jab to the body but Ridgeway is just out of range.
A left and a right from Bastard both land. Nice combination.
Bastard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ridgeway connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ridgeway pushes Bastard away with a front kick.
Bastard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastard misses with a hook
and Ridgeway finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bastard throws a body shot but no joy.
Ridgeway ducks under a wild hook from Bastard.
A swing and a miss from Bastard.
A counter left hand to the body from Ridgeway misses its target.
Bastard scores with a jab.
Lazy Bastard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick which misses Bastard's front leg but catches the back leg as Bastard tries to avoid it.
Ridgeway turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ridgeway thumps Bastard with a low kick.
Bastard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ridgeway can pounce on him.
Ridgeway throws a hook but Bastard blocks it.
Bastard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bastard throws out the jab.
Ridgeway throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ridgeway getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bastard throws out a loose jab but Ridgeway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ridgeway getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big right from Bastard misses.
A good leg kick by Ridgeway.
Bastard swinging wildly here.
An inside leg kick lands from Ridgeway.
Bastard throws a body punch but Ridgeway moves out of range.
Ridgeway feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ridgeway wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bastard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway defending well as Bastard loads up on a big left hand.
Ridgeway connects with an inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ridgeway. Bastard shrugs it off though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ridgeway.
Bastard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bastard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ridgeway throws out the jab.
Ridgeway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ridgeway.
Bastard misses with a hook. Ridgeway ducked under it nicely.
Bastard misses with a right hand
and Ridgeway counters with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Ridgeway does it's job there.
Ridgeway is looking to slow Bastard down with leg kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ridgeway.
Ridgeway jabs Bastard right on the nose. Bastard blinks but takes it well.
Ridgeway slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ridgeway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bastard moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ridgeway.
Bastard throws out a loose jab but Ridgeway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ridgeway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bastard throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bastard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bastard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ridgeway manages to avoid it.
Bastard scores with a body shot.
Mathew Ridgeway is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ridgeway connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jab by Ridgeway.
No joy there for Bastard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body punch from Ridgeway.
Bastard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ridgeway. That's going to slow Bastard down.
Bastard throws a looping overhand right but Ridgeway ducks down to avoid it.
Bastard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ridgeway connects with a solid leg kick.
Bastard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bastard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ridgeway connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bastard scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bastard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ridgeway.
Bastard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ridgeway tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bastard manages to circle out of the way.
Ridgeway catches Bastard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bastard looks to land a left hand but Ridgeway moved out of range nicely.
Ridgeway connects with a solid leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mathew Ridgeway showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ridgeway 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mathew Ridgeway!
Mathew Ridgeway retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Mathew Ridgeway, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.