PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivers has chosen Pre)Thing - Can't Stop as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hill
vs
Rivers

198 cm
22
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
242 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hank Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rivers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Rivers shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hill's guard.
Rivers looking to pass the guard.
Rivers stands and throws Hill's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hill wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rivers misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hill wants to get back to his feet.
Rivers lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rivers tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hill on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hill tries to get out of the position.
Hill throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Hill takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rivers working the head and body with strikes.
Rivers controlling the position.
Rivers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hill keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rivers asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hill is trying to improve his position.
Rivers in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hill is looking to regain half guard here but Rivers keeps moving and retains side control.
Rivers controlling the position from side mount.
Hill wants to get back to his feet.
Hill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivers advances to mount.

That's two 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.
Rivers looking to control but Hill is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rivers landing punches.
Hill is breathing heavily.
Rivers working the ground and pound effectively.
Rivers content just to control the position here.
BOOM! Rivers connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hill bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hill stopping the sweep attempt from Rivers.
Rivers is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill postures up in Rivers's guard and throws a big left but Rivers blocks it.
Rivers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rivers manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
A nice elbow there by Rivers.
BOOM! Rivers connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hill is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Rivers with shots to the head and body - Hill looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rivers cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hill can't escape the position.
Rivers landing punches.
Hill keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hill is working hard here to advance position.
Rivers looking to ground and pound but Hill is blocking nicely.
Hill gets back to half guard.
Hill keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rivers trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
Hill wants to get back to his feet but Rivers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hill bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rivers's guard.
Hill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rivers is keeping the position for now.
Rivers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hill trying to control but Rivers is working from the bottom.
Hill chips away with some ground and pound.
Hill cracks Rivers with a solid left hand.
Hill tries to stand but Rivers is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hill decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hill stuffs the takedown.
Cody Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rivers's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill doesn't manage to clinch there - Rivers circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Rivers dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hill drives through and clinches with Rivers against the cage.
Rivers looking for a takedown.
Hill is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rivers is keeping busy.
Hill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rivers is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hill pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hill lands an elbow inside that Rivers shrugs off.
Hill lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Hill breaks the clinch.
Hill tries to clinch up.

Hill clinches up with Rivers and pushes him back against the cage.
Rivers goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hill prevents it.
Hank Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cody Rivers.
Hill blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Rivers as the two fighters clinch.
Hill stalls.
Hill lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Rivers - that landed with a thud.

Rivers works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hill wants to stand and escape but Rivers is having none of it.
Hill can't keep his opponent in guard - Rivers advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rivers controlling the action here.
Cody Rivers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rivers passes to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Rivers connects with a massive shot to the dome!
BOOM! Rivers connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rivers lands a big elbow.

Hill is rocked!
Rivers landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oh Hill is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rivers lands a big shot there that rocks Hill but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hill taking shots to the head.
Rivers lands a nice shot to the head.
Rivers landing punches.
Hill wants to try and get back to his feet.
Rivers working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rivers cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rivers lands a big shot there that rocks Hill but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rivers connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hill swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Rivers lands with some strikes.
Rivers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill tries to lock up and control but Rivers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rivers postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hill looks a forlorn figure.
Rivers cracks Hill with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rivers connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rivers putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rivers landing strikes from the mount.
Rivers putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! Rivers connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rivers lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rivers in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rivers lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hill hang on?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rivers cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rivers lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hill hang on?
Rivers with good strikes from the mount here!
Rivers connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rivers with shots to the head and body - Hill looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rivers with shots to the head and body - Hill looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rivers landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers is landing with some decent strikes but Hill is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rivers is landing with some decent strikes but Hill is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rivers looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rivers landing shots from mount.
Rivers putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rivers looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rivers is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hill can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rivers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hill really wants to buck Rivers off and get back to his feet.
Rivers lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rivers landing strikes from the mount and Hill is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hill hang on?
Rivers is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rivers lands a heavy elbow.
Rivers is landing with some decent strikes but Hill is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Rivers is working for a guillotine from mount but Hill frees his head quite easily.
Rivers is landing with some decent strikes but Hill is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rivers with shots to the head and body - Hill looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Rivers working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Rivers cracks Hill with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rivers raining down shots from the mount!
Hill is looking to improve his position but Rivers isn't that keen on the idea.
Rivers landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rivers is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hill can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Rivers.
Rivers in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Rivers.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hill tries to reverse the position but Rivers maintains control.
Rivers landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hill knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rivers on the ground.
Hill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rivers fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rivers is landing with some decent strikes but Hill is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Rivers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hill misses with a wild combination.
Rivers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hill counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rivers's knee momentarily.

Hill clinches up against the cage.

Rivers has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hill is trying to keep an underhook but Rivers manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Rivers is taking a breather. Hill says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hill taking some punishment here, with Rivers in his half guard.
Rivers landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rivers scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rivers works his way into side control.
Rivers landing a few strikes.
Rivers lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rivers lands a few punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Rivers working the ground and pound.
Hill is trying to improve his position.

Rivers working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rivers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers lands some shots froms side control.
Hill is trying to get back to half guard.
Hill takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hill is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rivers has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hill takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rivers scoring with punches from side control.
Rivers landing strikes.
Rivers trying to control the action but Hill is working from the bottom.
Rivers landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hill wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers lands a nice forearm strike.

Rivers tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rivers has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rivers wants to control for a moment but Hill uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Rivers gets full guard.
Rivers trying to keep a closed guard but Hill is proving a slippery customer.
Hill seems to have got his legs back now.
Rivers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rivers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hill's guard.
Rivers works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hill is trying to stand.
Hill is trying to get back to full guard.
Rivers is looking to take a break and control but Hill is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill has hold of Rivers's hands but Rivers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hill is trying to stand back up but Rivers is controlling him
Rivers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hill with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rivers wants to free his trapped foot but Hill is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hill pushes Rivers off looking to stand but Rivers dives back in and keeps control.
Hill taking some punishment here, with Rivers in his half guard.
Rivers is tying to control. Hill wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ground and pound from Rivers.
Hill is staying active underneath Rivers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Rivers gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hill!
Hill is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hill is squirming around, avoiding Rivers's attempts to control the action.
Hill takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rivers prevents Hill from getting the reversal.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rivers cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rivers wants to control the pace but Hill is squirming around nicely.
Hill working to try and regain half guard.
Hill is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hill is looking to escape.
Rivers scores with a couple of good head shots there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Rivers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rivers winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 25:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Rivers!