PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rivero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mousasi
vs
Rivero

190 cm
26
228 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

184 cm
23
229 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Mousasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rivero!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivero misses with the combination.
Rivero throws a right hand that Mousasi ducks under and follows up with a left that Mousasi also avoids with ease.
Mousasi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivero.

Rivero drops Mousasi with a left right combo! Rivero follows him down to the ground into side control.

Rivero stands up and beckons Mousasi to his feet.
Rivero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rivero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rivero misses with a few strikes there.
Rivero misses with a few strikes there.
Rivero throws a nice looking combination but Mousasi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rivero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mousasi throws a nice looking combination but Rivero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rivero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mousasi circles away quickly and effectively.
Rivero digs a good hook to Mousasi's body.
Rivero misses with a combination
and Mousasi counters with a series of strikes. Rivero will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rivero works Mousasi's body with a nice hook.
Mousasi is breathing heavily.
Mousasi thows a body shot but no joy.
Rivero misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivero throws a series of strikes that have Mousasi backpedaling.
Rivero fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mousasi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rivero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mousasi counters with a nice uppercut.
Rivero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rivero swings for the body but Mousasi moves out of range.
Rivero moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mousasi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rivero throws a series of punches but Mousasi avoids them all with ease.
A left and a right from Rivero both land. Nice combination.
Rivero misses with a double jab
and Mousasi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rivero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rivero stalks Mousasi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mousasi's face. Mousasi staggers backwards, shaken.
Rivero throws a series of punches but Mousasi avoids them all with ease.

Rivero throws a left that rocks Mousasi and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Rivero dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Mousasi regain composure!

Mousasi is rocked!

Rivero stands up and beckons Mousasi to his feet.
Oh Mousasi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rivero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mousasi seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rivero lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mousasi backs up against the cage.
A punch combination from Rivero misses.
Mousasi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rivero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rivero lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rivero misses with a wild combination.
Mousasi avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Rivero misses.
A punch combination from Rivero misses.
Rivero misses with the combination.
A right-left combo lands from Rivero.
Rivero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mousasi.
Mousasi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivero lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rivero.
Rivero misses with a double jab
and Mousasi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rivero misses with a wild combination.
Mousasi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rivero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mousasi.
Rivero is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mousasi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rivero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mousasi circles away quickly and effectively.
Rivero swinging wildly here.
Rivero misses with a wild combination.
Rivero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mousasi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rivero misses with a wild combination.
Rivero misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivero misses with a few strikes there.
Rivero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mousasi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A combination from Mousasi does no damage.
Mousasi throws a hook to the side of Rivero's head but Rivero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rivero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rivero dodges the punch combination from Mousasi.
Mousasi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rivero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rivero lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rivero.
Rivero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rivero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mousasi looks to throw the jab but Rivero is out of range.
Mousasi slips a jab and a cross from Rivero.
Rivero moves out of range as Mousasi strikes.
Rivero throws a combination that misses
and Mousasi counters with a left and a right that stings Rivero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Rivero dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mousasi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rivero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mousasi counters with a series of strikes. Rivero will be more careful next time no doubt.

Rivero is rocked!
Mousasi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rivero stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mousasi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mousasi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rivero.
Rivero scores with a three punch combo!
Mousasi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivero.
John Rivero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivero slips a jab and a cross from Mousasi.
Rivero slips a jab and a cross from Mousasi.
Mousasi misses with a jab, cross combination.
John Rivero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mousasi misses with a hook. Rivero ducked under it nicely.
Rivero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rivero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mousasi counters with a one-two to the body.
Rivero tries to bum rush Mousasi with a series of wild strikes but Mousasi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rivero scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rivero misses with a combination
and Mousasi counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mousasi misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mousasi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rivero.
Fedor Mousasi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mousasi misses the shot to the body.
Rivero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rivero misses with a double jab.
Rivero lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rivero with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rivero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mousasi stalks Rivero and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rivero's face. Rivero staggers backwards, shaken.
Rivero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rivero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rivero lands an overhand right.
Rivero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mousasi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mousasi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rivero throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mousasi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rivero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mousasi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rivero lands with a nice combination. Mousasi backs away looking to recover.
Mousasi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivero.
Rivero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mousasi circles away quickly and effectively.
Rivero takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mousasi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rivero misses with the combination.
Rivero throws a combination that misses
and Mousasi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mousasi lands with a nice combination. Rivero backs away looking to recover.
Rivero is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mousasi rather than just go for the knockout.
Rivero swings for the body but Mousasi moves out of range.
Rivero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
No joy there for Mousasi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rivero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mousasi counters with a series of strikes. Rivero will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rivero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mousasi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Mousasi does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivero works over Mousasi's head and body with a nice combination.
Mousasi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivero.
A punch combination from Rivero misses.
A punch lands to the side of Mousasi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rivero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mousasi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mousasi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mousasi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rivero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rivero misses with a few strikes there.
Rivero throws a series of punches but Mousasi moves out of range.
Rivero slips a jab and a cross from Mousasi.
Rivero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mousasi counters with a left and a right that stings Rivero.
Rivero digs a good body shot into Mousasi's ribs.
Rivero throws a series of punches but Mousasi moves out of range.
Rivero throws a right and a left that Mousasi avoids nicely.
Mousasi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mousasi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rivero throws a combination that misses
and Mousasi counters with a stiff right hand.
Rivero works over Mousasi's head and body with a nice combination.
Mousasi throws a series of punches but Rivero avoids them all with ease.
Rivero cracks Mousasi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rivero thuds a left hand into Mousasi's body.
Rivero works the jab nicely.
Mousasi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rivero throws a series of punches but Mousasi moves out of range.
Rivero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mousasi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rivero scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Rivero there.
Danga de danga de dang - Rivero scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mousasi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rivero scores with a jab to the body.
Rivero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rivero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mousasi counters with a series of strikes. Rivero will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but John Rivero will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Rivero slips under a jab.
Mousasi throws a series of punches but Rivero avoids them all with ease.
Rivero throws a nice looking combination but Mousasi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rivero misses with a two punch combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rivero.
Rivero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mousasi moves away.
Rivero misses with the combination.
Rivero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mousasi counters with a nice uppercut.
Rivero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mousasi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mousasi misses with a series of wild punches.
Mousasi looks to land a left hand but Rivero moved out of range nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab from Rivero does it's job there.
Rivero misses with the combination.
Rivero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rivero with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rivero connects with a body shot.
Mousasi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivero.
Rivero misses with a double jab.
Rivero misses with a two punch combination.
Rivero throws a right and a left that Mousasi avoids nicely.
Rivero throws a series of punches but Mousasi moves out of range.
Rivero throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Mousasi counter with a right hand.
Mousasi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rivero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rivero misses with a double jab
and Mousasi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rivero misses with a series of wild punches.
Mousasi misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mousasi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivero.
Mousasi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rivero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rivero throws a combination that misses
and Mousasi counters with a straight right hand.
Mousasi fails to land with a series of punches.
Rivero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rivero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rivero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mousasi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rivero finds it's way round the side to connect with Mousasi's head.
Rivero throws a combination that misses
letting Mousasi counter with a right hand.
A left lands for Rivero.
A punch combination from Rivero misses.
Rivero digs a good hook to Mousasi's body.
Rivero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mousasi.
Mousasi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rivero misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivero misses with a wild combination.
Mousasi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mousasi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mousasi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rivero connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mousasi's hands.
Rivero misses with a series of wild punches.
Mousasi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rivero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rivero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mousasi counters with a left and a right that stings Rivero.
Mousasi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A shot to de liver by Rivero. Beautiful body shot.
Rivero misses with a two punch combination.
Rivero lands a slapping body shot.
Rivero scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi throws a nice looking combination but Rivero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rivero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rivero throws a big shot that misses.
Rivero scores with a body shot.
Rivero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mousasi counters with a straight right hand.
Mousasi scores with a nice strike.
Mousasi throws out a loose jab but Rivero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mousasi lands with a right hand.
Rivero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rivero slips a jab and a cross from Mousasi.
Fedor Mousasi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivero lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rivero.
Rivero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mousasi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rivero misses with a few strikes there.
Rivero scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mousasi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rivero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Rivero.
Well Rivero has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Rivero!