PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uzoh Victor (ranked 2932 p4p, 4229 weight class) and Tristan Riddle (ranked 373 p4p, 487 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Victor
vs
Riddle

195 cm
18
256
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
234
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uzoh Victor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tristan Riddle!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Victor's waist but Victor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Riddle off to one side.
Riddle is looking to clinch but Victor is avoiding it.
Victor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Victor looks to land a combination but Riddle avoids it well.
Riddle tries to counter with a clinch but Victor shakes him off and moves away.
Riddle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Victor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riddle slips a jab and a cross from Victor.
Riddle tries to clinch there but Victor circles away.
Victor dodges the punch combination from Riddle.
Victor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riddle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Victor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riddle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Riddle shoots in and bounces Victor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riddle stopping the sweep attempt from Victor.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Riddle wants to pass the guard but Victor is keeping the position.

Victor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Victor has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Riddle has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Riddle tries for a takedown. No joy.
Uzoh Victor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tristan Riddle.
Victor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Riddle has him pressed against the cage.
Victor tries to break the clinch but Riddle is controlling the position.

Victor breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Victor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riddle is looking for the big counter here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle shoots in and drives through. Victor sprawls well.
Victor keeps the fight on the outside.
Uzoh Victor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riddle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Victor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Riddle somewhat.
A left and a right from Victor both land. Nice combination.
Victor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Victor misses with a series of wild punches.
Riddle wants to counter with a clinch but Victor pushes him away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riddle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Victor.
Victor throws a right hand that Riddle ducks under and follows up with a left that Riddle also avoids with ease.
Victor throws a nice looking combination but Riddle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riddle appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Riddle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Victor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor swinging wildly here.
Victor throws a right hand that Riddle ducks under and follows up with a left that Riddle also avoids with ease.
Victor is breathing heavily.
Riddle is looking to clinch but Victor is avoiding it.
Nice sprawl there from Victor as Riddle shoots in.
Victor appears to be looking for a big counter.
Riddle dodges the punch combination from Victor.
Riddle shoots in for a double leg but Victor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As Riddle looks to move away, Victor throws a big counter combo but Riddle just gets out of the way.
Riddle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Victor throws a nice looking combination but Riddle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A right-left combo lands from Victor.
Victor stuffs the takedown attempt from Riddle. Riddle gets slowly back to his feet.
Victor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riddle shoots in but Victor avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victor throws a nice looking combination but Riddle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Victor throws a right hand that Riddle ducks under and follows up with a left that Riddle also avoids with ease.
Riddle slips a jab and a cross from Victor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Victor looks to land a combination but Riddle avoids it well.
Riddle slips a jab and a cross from Victor.
Riddle tries to close the distance and clinch but Victor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riddle tries to clinch but Victor is having none of it.
Riddle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Victor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riddle circles away quickly and effectively.
Victor looks to land a combination but Riddle avoids it well.
Victor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riddle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Victor as he jumps to the side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uzoh Victor dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Victor throws a series of punches but Riddle avoids them all with ease.
Riddle tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Victor misses with a double jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sloppy strikes from Victor. Those never looked like landing.
Riddle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riddle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Victor misses with a few strikes there.
Victor throws a series of punches but Riddle moves out of range.
Victor misses with a few strikes there.
Riddle changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Victor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riddle shoots in but Victor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Uzoh Victor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tristan Riddle.
Riddle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Victor circles away.
Victor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Victor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riddle can do to turn this around?
Riddle is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Uzoh Victor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Victor throws a one two combo.
Victor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Victor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riddle.
Riddle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Victor.
Victor throws a right hand that Riddle ducks under and follows up with a left that Riddle also avoids with ease.
Riddle misses with a kick to the body.
Victor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riddle.
Riddle lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Victor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Victor throws a right hand that Riddle ducks under and follows up with a left that Riddle also avoids with ease.
Riddle scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Victor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Victor has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Victor sprawls well. Victor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Riddle gets slowly back to his feet.
Victor misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Victor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Riddle.
Victor is looking for a counter combo.
Victor throws a nice looking combination but Riddle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riddle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Victor circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Victor. Those never looked like landing.
Riddle looks for a takedown but Victor sprawls well.
Victor lands a jab-cross combination.
Uzoh Victor is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle misses with a takedown attempt - Victor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Victor. Those never looked like landing.
Riddle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Victor.
Riddle misses with a takedown attempt - Victor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Victor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Victor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riddle looks for the body kick but Victor saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Victor.
Riddle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Victor as he jumps to the side.
It looked like Victor was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victor misses with a series of wild punches.
Riddle wants to clinch.
Victor misses with a series of wild punches.
Victor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Riddle clinches.
Victor tries to break free but Riddle pushes him back against the cage.
Victor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Riddle has him pressed against the cage.
Riddle tries for a takedown. No joy.

Victor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Victor slaps away a takedown attempt from Riddle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uzoh Victor dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Victor throws a series of punches but Riddle moves out of range.
A combination from Victor does no damage.
Victor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riddle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Victor throws a nice looking combination but Riddle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Victor throws a nice looking combination but Riddle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Victor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Victor.
Riddle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Victor as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riddle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Victor's waist but Victor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Riddle off to one side.
Uzoh Victor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tristan Riddle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Victor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Riddle.
Victor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riddle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Victor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor stuffs the takedown attempt from Riddle. Riddle gets slowly back to his feet.
Victor moves out of range as Riddle throws a body kick.
It looked like Victor was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Victor works over Riddle's head and body with a nice combination.
Riddle slips a jab and a cross from Victor.
Riddle slips a jab and a cross from Victor.
Riddle tries to clinch but Victor is having none of it.
Riddle is looking to clinch but Victor is avoiding it.
Uzoh Victor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Victor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Victor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riddle circles away quickly and effectively.
Victor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Victor misses with a few strikes there.
Riddle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victor misses with a double jab.
Victor throws a series of punches but Riddle moves out of range.
Riddle with the counter takedown but Victor avoids it easily.
Riddle shoots in and drives through. Victor sprawls well.
Victor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riddle takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Victor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riddle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Victor as he avoids it easily.
Victor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Victor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Victor misses with a wild combination.
Riddle tries to counter with a clinch but Victor shakes him off and moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Victor. No joy for Riddle on that attempt.
Victor is looking for a counter combo.
Victor pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Riddle back to the cage. Victor follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A combination from Victor does no damage.
Victor swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some wild striking there from Victor.
Riddle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Victor but Victor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Victor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riddle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Victor defends it nicely.
Victor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riddle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Victor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Victor throws a big counter combination but Riddle scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Riddle scores with a head kick.
Victor misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Victor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riddle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Victor momentarily.
Victor keeps the fight on the outside.
Danga de danga de dang - Victor scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Victor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Victor swinging wildly here.
Victor throws a series of punches but Riddle avoids them all with ease.
Riddle is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Victor. Those never looked like landing.
Victor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tristan Riddle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riddle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uzoh Victor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Victor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uzoh Victor!