PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ding Dong (ranked 5945 p4p, 5105 weight class) and Tommy Riordan (ranked 334 p4p, 266 weight class). Ding Dong has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dong
vs
Riordan

175 cm
18
168
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
183
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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Hakaka La'au Performance

Hakaka La'au Performance
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ding Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Riordan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.

Dong tries to keep at a distance but Riordan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Riordan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Riordan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dong blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Riordan fails to land.
Dong throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riordan.
Dong blocks an uppercut.
Dong looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dong as Riordan tries to tie him up.
Riordan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Riordan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Riordan can't find room to land a body shot as Dong controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dong throws an elbow but misses.
Riordan blocks an uppercut.
Riordan lands a hook that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Riordan.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riordan's brow.
Riordan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Riordan dodges an elbow strike from Dong.
A nice right hand lands inside from Riordan.
Riordan content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riordan stalling.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dong throws an elbow but misses.
Dong misses with a punch on the inside.
Riordan lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Riordan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riordan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Riordan avoids the elbow strike from Dong, against the cage.
Riordan has a couple of punches blocked by Dong.
Dong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Riordan is defending well for now.
Riordan stalling.
Dong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riordan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dong throws an elbow but it misses.
Dong misses with some punches.
Dong throws an elbow but it misses.
Dong throws an elbow but it misses.
Dong misses with some punches.
Dong misses with a knee strike.
Riordan misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Riordan.
Dong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Riordan stalling.
Riordan is struggling to control the position.
Dong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Riordan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Riordan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dong throws an elbow but misses.
Riordan avoids a wild elbow strike from Dong.
Riordan avoiding damage as Dong throws knees to the body.
Riordan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
Riordan pressing his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dong throws an elbow but misses.
Riordan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Riordan avoiding damage as Dong throws knees to the body.
Dong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Riordan.
Dong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Riordan.
Dong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riordan's elbow.
Dong throws an elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Riordan prevents a body shot from Dong.
Dong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Riordan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Riordan.
Dong being controlled against the cage.
Dong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Riordan is working Dong over against the cage.
Dong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dong can't find room to land a body shot as Riordan controls the action.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Riordan swings wildly with an uppercut but Dong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riordan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Riordan misses with a punch on the inside.
Riordan prevents a body shot from Dong.
Dong throws an elbow but it misses.
Riordan wants to stall.
Dong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riordan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Riordan avoids a wild elbow strike from Dong.
Riordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dong blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riordan's brow.
Dong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Riordan blocks it with crossed arms.
Riordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Riordan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
Riordan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dong up against the cage.
Dong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Riordan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Riordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Riordan avoids it.
Riordan blocks the elbow strike.
Dong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dong.
Riordan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Riordan.
Dong throws an elbow that misses.
Riordan taking a breather.
Dong misses with an elbow strike.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Riordan has a couple of punches blocked by Dong.
Dong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Riordan avoids the elbow strike from Dong, against the cage.
Riordan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riordan avoids the elbow strike from Dong, against the cage.
Dong pushes off an throws an elbow but Riordan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Riordan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Riordan working aggressively here.
Riordan dodges an elbow strike from Dong.
Dong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Riordan looking to slow down the pace here.
Riordan has Dong pushed against the cage.
Riordan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Riordan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dong is keeping busy.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riordan gets through Dong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Riordan leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tommy Riordan.
Riordan lands with a shot to the body.
Dong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riordan manages to avoid it.
Riordan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dong wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Riordan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dong.

Dong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Riordan taking a breather.
Riordan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riordan avoids the elbow strike from Dong, against the cage.
Riordan leaning against his opponent.
Riordan working aggressively here.
Dong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ding Dong will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dong throws a hook but Riordan blocks it.

Dong moves into the clinch.
Dong prevents a body shot from Riordan.
Ding Dong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Riordan lands with a left to the head.
Dong missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong misses with an elbow strike.
Riordan has a couple of punches blocked by Dong.
Riordan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riordan's brow.
Dong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Riordan blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Riordan is defending well for now.
A left hand lands to the body for Riordan.
Dong misses with a body punch.
Riordan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dong fails to land.
Riordan blocks an elbow strike from Dong.
Riordan managing to block the knees to the body from Dong.
A bit of stalling here from Riordan.
Riordan trying to control the position but instead, Dong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Riordan into the cage.
Riordan trying to stall but Dong improves his position.
Riordan avoids a wild elbow strike from Dong.
Riordan is pushing Dong up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dong misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riordan effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tommy Riordan.
Dong throws a leg kick but Riordan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Riordan checks a leg kick nicely.
Riordan wants to counter the offense by Dong and move into the clinch position.
Riordan looks to score with a jab to the body but Dong is just out of range.
Riordan throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riordan with a jab.
Dong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dong there as he acknowledges the shot.

Riordan darts in and clinches Dong up against the cage.
The referee calls for Riordan to work.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riordan's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong throws an elbow that misses.
Dong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Riordan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dong lands a right hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dong throws an elbow but misses.
Riordan looking to stall.
Dong misses with an elbow strike.
Dong tries to land knees in the clinch but Riordan avoids the damage to the body.
Riordan blocks an uppercut.
Riordan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Riordan fails to land.
Riordan looking to stall.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Riordan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Riordan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riordan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riordan misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Dong fails to land.
Riordan blocks an elbow strike.
Riordan blocks an elbow strike from Dong.
Dong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Riordan is defending well for now.
Riordan avoids the elbow strike from Dong, against the cage.
Riordan is trying to maintain a safe position but Dong gets an underhook and turns Riordan into the cage.
Riordan blocks an elbow strike from Dong.
Dong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Riordan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dong misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Riordan avoids it.
Riordan misses with a punch on the inside.
Dong tries to land knees in the clinch but Riordan avoids the damage to the body.
Dong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Riordan scores with a shot to the side of Dong's head.
Riordan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Riordan blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dong throws an elbow but misses.
Dong blocks an uppercut.
Riordan taking a breather.
Riordan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dong misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Riordan.
Riordan misses with a punch on the inside.
Dong can't find room to land a body shot as Riordan controls the action.
Riordan pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dong throws an elbow that misses.
Riordan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Riordan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riordan's brow.
A left hand lands to the body for Riordan.
Dong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Riordan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dong throws an elbow but it misses.
Riordan misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Riordan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dong.
Dong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dong trying to land knees to the body.
Dong misses with an elbow over the top.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Riordan blocks an elbow strike.
Dong misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Riordan.
Riordan looking to slow down the pace here.
Riordan lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riordan dodges an elbow strike from Dong.
Riordan tries a body shot but Dong blocks it.
Riordan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dong misses with an elbow over the top.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Dong fails to land.
Dong throws an elbow that misses.
Riordan blocks an elbow strike from Dong.
Dong working aggressively here.
Riordan looking to stall.
Riordan tries a body shot but Dong blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Riordan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Riordan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Riordan blocks an elbow strike.
Dong tries to land a knee to the head but Riordan blocks with his arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ding Dong will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dong takes one to the side of the head.

Riordan closes the distance and clinches.
Dong throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Riordan fails to land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Riordan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Riordan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dong tries to work over Riordan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dong as Riordan tries to tie him up.
Riordan blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riordan.
Riordan blocks an elbow strike from Dong.
Riordan blocks a body shot from Dong.
Riordan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Riordan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Riordan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dong being controlled against the cage.
Dong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Riordan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dong pushes off an throws an elbow but Riordan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dong misses with some punches.
Dong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Riordan avoids it.
Dong throws an elbow but it misses.
Dong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dong tries a body shot but Riordan blocks it.
Dong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riordan's brow.
Riordan misses with a punch on the inside.
Riordan trying to control the position but instead, Dong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Riordan into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Riordan fails to land.
Dong blocks an uppercut.
Dong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dong misses with a body punch.
Dong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short left from Riordan.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riordan blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riordan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dong throws a punch but it's blocked by Riordan.
Riordan avoids the elbow strike from Dong, against the cage.
Dong misses with an elbow over the top.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riordan's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riordan.
Dong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Riordan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dong is keeping busy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riordan's brow.
Riordan has Dong pressed against the cage.
Riordan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Riordan blocks an elbow strike from Dong.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Riordan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Riordan misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Riordan avoiding damage as Dong throws knees to the body.
Riordan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dong up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dong throws an elbow but misses.
Riordan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dong tries to throw a body punch but Riordan avoids it by throwing Dong back against the cage.
A short left from Riordan.
A bit of stalling here from Riordan.
Riordan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dong up against the cage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Riordan lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Riordan.
Dong throws an elbow that misses.
Dong misses with an elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Riordan.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dong misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Riordan.
Dong throws a head punch that misses.
Dong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riordan's elbow.
Dong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Riordan blocks an elbow strike from Dong.
Riordan looking to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Riordan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Riordan leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Riordan's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Riordan.
Dong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Riordan is defending well for now.
Riordan avoids the elbow strike from Dong, against the cage.
Riordan can't find room to land a body shot as Dong controls the action.
Dong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Riordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Riordan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Riordan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Riordan lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dong struggles to land a body shot inside as Riordan controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Dong fails to land.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Riordan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dong or not.
Dong misses with some punches.
Dong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dong throws a punch but it's blocked by Riordan.
Riordan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dong misses with an elbow over the top.
Dong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Riordan.
Riordan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Riordan effectively controlling the action here.
Dong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Riordan avoids it.
Riordan lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Riordan.
Dong misses with an elbow over the top.
Riordan looking to stall.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Riordan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dong missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dong.
Dong misses with a body punch.
Dong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Riordan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
Dong tries a body shot but Riordan blocks it.
Dong being controlled against the cage.
Dong misses with the head strike.
Riordan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riordan scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dong trying to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Riordan to work.
A short right from Riordan on the inside.
Dong misses with an elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dong misses with a punch to the body.
Dong misses with an elbow strike.
Riordan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riordan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dong up against the cage.
Dong pushes off an throws an elbow but Riordan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Tommy Riordan just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Riordan clinches.
Dong tries a knee to the head but Riordan blocks it.
Riordan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riordan misses with the head strike.
Dong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Riordan is defending well for now.
Dong throws an elbow but it misses.
Riordan lands with a short shot to the head.
Riordan leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong tries a knee to the head but Riordan blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dong throws a punch but it's blocked by Riordan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riordan avoids a wild elbow strike from Dong.
Dong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Riordan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Riordan dodges an elbow strike from Dong.
Riordan lands a right hand.
Riordan blocks the elbow strike.
Dong working aggressively here.
Riordan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Riordan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dong.
Riordan dodges an elbow strike from Dong.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Riordan avoids a wild elbow strike from Dong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riordan blocks the elbow strike.
Riordan has Dong pressed against the cage.
Riordan taking a breather.
Riordan effectively controlling the action here.
Riordan lands with a light punch inside.
Riordan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
Riordan lands a right hand.
Riordan prevents a body shot from Dong.
Riordan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Riordan blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong misses with an elbow over the top.
Dong misses with a punch on the inside.
Riordan misses with the head strike.
Riordan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Riordan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Riordan blocks an uppercut.
Riordan avoids the elbow strike from Dong, against the cage.
Dong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Riordan avoiding damage as Dong throws knees to the body.
Dong throws an elbow that misses.
Dong being controlled against the cage.
Riordan digs a right hand into Dong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dong's gas tank.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riordan blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riordan's brow.
Riordan trying to control the position but instead, Dong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Riordan into the cage.
Riordan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dong throws an elbow but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Riordan.
Dong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Riordan stalling.
Riordan avoiding damage as Dong throws knees to the body.
Riordan lands with a left to the head.
Riordan dodges an elbow strike from Dong.
Riordan trying to stall but Dong improves his position.
Riordan avoids the elbow strike from Dong, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dong tries to throw a body punch but Riordan avoids it by throwing Dong back against the cage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Riordan swings wildly with an uppercut but Dong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dong misses with a knee to the head.
Dong misses with the head strike.
Riordan lands a left hand.
Riordan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Riordan is defending well for now.
Riordan struggles to land a body shot inside as Dong controls his hands.
Dong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Riordan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dongs head.
Dong misses with the head strike.
Dong has a couple of punches blocked by Riordan.
Dong misses with an elbow over the top.
Riordan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Riordan stalling the fight.
Dong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Riordan throws a head punch that misses.
Riordan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riordan's brow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Riordan lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riordan has Dong pushed against the cage.
Dong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Riordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dong pushes off an throws an elbow but Riordan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Riordan blocks an elbow strike from Dong.
Dong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riordan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Riordan stalling in the clinch but Dong improves position.
Riordan avoiding damage as Dong throws knees to the body.
Riordan stalling against the cage.
Dong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Riordan is defending well for now.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dong tries a body shot but Riordan blocks it.
Riordan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Riordan trying to stall but Dong improves his position.
Riordan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dong pushes off an throws an elbow but Riordan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dong throws an elbow but it misses.
Riordan has Dong pressed against the cage.
Dong throws an elbow but it misses.
Riordan pushes Dong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riordan's brow.
A right hand to the body from Riordan.
Riordan dodges an elbow strike from Dong.
Riordan blocks the elbow strike.
Dong throws a head punch that misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Riordan stalling against the cage.
Riordan lands with a right to the head.
Dong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riordan avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dong.
Riordan struggles to land a body shot inside as Dong controls his hands.
Riordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Riordan misses with the head strike.
Riordan blocks an elbow strike from Dong.
Dong misses with a punch to the body.
Riordan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Riordan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Riordan dodges an elbow strike from Dong.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Riordan.
Dong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dong can't find room to land a body shot as Riordan controls the action.
Riordan lands with a light punch inside.
Riordan avoids the elbow strike from Dong, against the cage.
Riordan is pushing Dong up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dong trying to land knees to the body.
Dong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Riordan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dong misses with a knee strike.
Dong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dong blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Tommy Riordan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Riordan throws a shot from downtown. Dong moves away and avoids it.
Dong is looking to counter the offense by Riordan and move into the clinch.
Dong slips under a jab.

Riordan moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riordan stalling in the clinch but Dong improves position.
Riordan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Riordan is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riordan struggles to land a body shot inside as Dong controls his hands.
Dong misses with an elbow over the top.
Riordan taking a breather.
Dong misses with an elbow strike.
Riordan lands with a right to the head.
Riordan is trying to maintain a safe position but Dong gets an underhook and turns Riordan into the cage.
Dong being controlled against the cage.
Dong tries to work over Riordan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riordan misses with the head strike.
Riordan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dong looking to throw knees to the head but Riordan is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riordan is looking to control Dong's arms but Dong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Riordan has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tommy Riordan.
Riordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong moves away.
Riordan jabs Dong right on the nose. Dong blinks but takes it well.

Dong has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong misses with some punches.
Riordan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dong up against the cage.
Dong throws an elbow but it misses.
Riordan avoids a wild elbow strike from Dong.
Dong misses with a knee to the head.
Riordan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dong.
Dong trying to land knees to the body.
Dong struggles to land a body shot inside as Riordan controls his hands.
Riordan avoids the elbow strike from Dong, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dong as Riordan tries to tie him up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Riordan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riordan blocks a body shot from Dong.
Riordan blocks an elbow strike from Dong.
Riordan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Riordan throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Riordan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dong can't find room to land a body shot as Riordan controls the action.
Riordan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Riordan throws a head punch that misses.
Riordan avoids a wild elbow strike from Dong.
Riordan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dong throws an elbow but misses.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riordan stalling the fight.
Riordan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Riordan dodges an elbow strike from Dong.
Dong pushes off an throws an elbow but Riordan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Riordan avoids the elbow strike from Dong, against the cage.
Dong prevents a body shot from Riordan.
Dong misses with an elbow strike.
Dong throws a head punch that misses.
Riordan swings wildly with an uppercut but Dong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riordan's brow.
Riordan blocks an uppercut.
Dong tries to land knees in the clinch but Riordan avoids the damage to the body.
Dong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dong misses with a knee strike.
Riordan swings wildly with an uppercut but Dong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riordan effectively controlling the action here.
Dong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Riordan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riordan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
Dong misses with an elbow over the top.
Riordan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dong up against the cage.
Dong throws an elbow that misses.
Dong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riordan's elbow.
Riordan slowing the pace effectively.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Riordan struggles to land a body shot inside as Dong controls his hands.
Dong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Riordan.
Riordan blocks an elbow strike.
Riordan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Riordan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dong can't find room to land a body shot as Riordan controls the action.
Riordan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dong.
Riordan managing to block the knees to the body from Dong.
Dong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dong misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Riordan.
Dong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riordan dodges an elbow strike from Dong.
Dong misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Riordan fails to land.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riordan.
Dong blocks a body shot from Riordan.
Riordan just leaning against Dong, taking a breather.
Dong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dong throws an elbow that misses.
Dong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dong tries a body shot but Riordan blocks it.
Dong throws an elbow that misses.
Riordan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Riordan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Riordan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Riordan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch on the inside from Dong fails to land.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dong throws a punch but it's blocked by Riordan.
Dong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Riordan avoids it.
Riordan blocks an elbow strike from Dong.
Riordan blocks an elbow strike from Dong.
Riordan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Riordan dodges an elbow strike from Dong.
Riordan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dong throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Riordan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dong misses with an elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ding Dong.
I think Dong 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tommy Riordan!
Tommy Riordan really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Senshi Fight Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.