PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Dollaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera comes to the cage accompanied by Tupac - Hell Razor (remix). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rivera
vs
Dollaway

183 cm
23
179 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Fight Club Clothing™
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Junior Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cain Dollaway!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dollaway swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.

Rivera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but Dollaway blocks it.
Rivera displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dollaway up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.

Rivera lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dollaway on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rivera seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dollaway does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dollaway blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rivera.
Dollaway is trying is best to control the position here.
Dollaway wants to improve his position but Rivera is controlling well.
Dollaway keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dollaway wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivera missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dollaway is staying active underneath Rivera, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Rivera fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dollaway, pushing him back against the cage.
Rivera pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rivera drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dollaway pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rivera throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rivera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dollaway paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rivera tries to clinch there but Dollaway circles away.
Rivera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dollaway misses with an uppercut. Rivera saw that one coming.
Dollaway circles away from the clinch attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rivera.
Cain Dollaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rivera drives through and clinches with Dollaway against the cage.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dollaway wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rivera is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dollaway gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
Rivera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Cain Dollaway has been cut.
Rivera drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Rivera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dollaway has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rivera is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dollaway looks gassed!
Dollaway prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dollaway in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rivera goes for a takedown attempt but Dollaway pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rivera tries to clinch up but Dollaway circles away and keeps his distance.
Dollaway throws a nice looking combination but Rivera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rivera doesn't manage to clinch there - Dollaway circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dollaway cracks Rivera with a right hand to the side of the head.

Rivera closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dollaway in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
Rivera is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dollaway gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but Dollaway blocks it.
Dollaway wants a takedown.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rivera looking for a takedown.
Dollaway tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rivera effectively controlling the action here.
Rivera wants a takedown but no success here.
Rivera stops a takedown attempt from Dollaway.
Rivera avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rivera has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Dollaway clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Dollaway is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Dollaway is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Dollaway is trapped and Rivera is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Dollaway tries to break free.
Rivera misses with a punch to the head.
Rivera is working the ground and pound. Can Dollaway escape?
Dollaway covering up well under a barage of strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dollaway is trapped and Rivera is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Rivera lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Dollaway.
Rivera connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Dollaway to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Rivera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cain Dollaway's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rivera darts in and clinches Dollaway up against the cage.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rivera is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dollaway prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dollaway in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dollaway gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rivera.
Dollaway has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rivera is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rivera is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dollaway gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Rivera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dollaway takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Dollaway won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Rivera.
Rivera has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dollaway avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dollaway is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rivera gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.

Rivera lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dollaway wants to improve his position but Rivera is controlling well.
Rivera landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rivera working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dollaway wants to get back to his feet.
Rivera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera lands strikes from half guard.
Dollaway is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rivera scores with a couple of nice shots.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dollaway takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rivera misses with a few strikes there.

Rivera rushes Dollaway and presses him up against the cage.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
Rivera has Dollaway pushed against the cage.
Rivera has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dollaway avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dollaway prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rivera goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dollaway prevents it.
Dollaway on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dollaway drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rivera pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dollaway misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dollaway throws a right hand that Rivera ducks under and follows up with a left that Rivera also avoids with ease.
Rivera throws a head kick that half lands.

Rivera closes the distance and pushes Dollaway back into the cage.

Rivera gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Dollaway keeping control of the position.
Dollaway is looking for a sweep. Rivera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dollaway wants to control but Rivera is keeping busy.
Rivera is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dollaway!
Rivera dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera looking to finish Dollaway with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dollaway!
The referee warns Dollaway that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rivera punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rivera working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rivera tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rivera scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dollaway?
Rivera raining down shots from the mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dollaway can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dollaway is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivera in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rivera landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Rivera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cain Dollaway's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Rivera doesn't manage to clinch there - Dollaway circles away.
Dollaway circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dollaway fails to land with a series of punches.
Dollaway fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dollaway throws a hook to the side of Rivera's head but Rivera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dollaway lands with a straight right. Rivera didn't see that one coming.
Rivera takes one on the button.
Dollaway swinging wilding here.
Rivera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Rivera pushes Dollaway up against the cage in a clinch.
Rivera has Dollaway pressed against the cage.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rivera landing knees to the body.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dollaway takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
Rivera drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dollaway gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stalling in the clinch from Rivera.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
Dollaway gets underhooks to prevent Rivera's takedown attempt.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rivera changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dollaway fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Rivera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivera lands a high kick!
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dollaway swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rivera. Dollaway shrugs it off though.
Rivera fails to land the takedown.
Dollaway lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch but Dollaway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rivera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dollaway thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries to clinch but Dollaway moves out of range.
Dollaway avoids the head kick by Rivera.
Cain Dollaway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dollaway lunges at Rivera with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rivera's hand.
Dollaway digs a good body shot into Rivera's ribs.
Dollaway throws a sloppy head kick and Rivera moves out of range easily.
Dollaway scores with a nice strike.
Dollaway lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rivera tries to clinch there but Dollaway circles away.
Rivera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dollaway swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dollaway on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rivera. Rivera obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Rivera.
Rivera tries to move into range but Dollaway moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rivera doesn't manage to clinch there - Dollaway circles away.
Dollaway has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rivera.

Rivera moves into range and clinches up with Dollaway.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Rivera.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dollaway's face.
Dollaway wants a takedown but no success here.

Rivera has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Dollaway clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivera is working the ground and pound. Can Dollaway escape?
Rivera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dollaway can do to turn this around?
Good control from Rivera.
Can Dollaway hold on?! Rivera is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Rivera misses with an elbow to the head.
Dollaway looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Rivera lands a shot to the body.
Rivera scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Dollaway has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Cain Dollaway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dollaway trying to control the position but Rivera manages to sink in the hooks.
I really don't envy Dollaway right now.
Dollaway is trapped and Rivera is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Dollaway avoids the strikes from Rivera.
Rivera throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Rivera scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Rivera lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Rivera looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Rivera trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Rivera somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Dollaway really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rivera. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rivera tries to get the hooks in deep but Dollaway pushed the leg off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Rivera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rivera 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Rivera!