PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Bros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: You should be dead. Junior Rivera is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bros
vs
Rivera

189 cm
24
179 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
179 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Bros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Junior Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bros fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rivera.
Rivera misses with a head kick.
Rivera looks for the body kick but Bros saw that one coming.
Rivera throws a front kick that sends Bros stumbling back into the cage.
Rivera connects with a solid leg kick.
Rivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bros.
Bros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bros blocks a head kick by Rivera.
Rivera blocks a jab.

Rivera has managed to clinch.
Rivera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bros'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.
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
Rivera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bros has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bros tries to break free but Rivera pushes him back against the cage.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bros in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bros blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bros is trying to break the clinch but Rivera is controlling him.
Rivera stalling.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bros is defending well for now.
Rivera taking a breather.
Bros wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rivera has him pressed against the cage.
Bros tries to break the clinch but Rivera is controlling the position.
Rivera lands a nice elbow.
Rivera connects with a knee to the head.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Bros tries to break the clinch but Rivera is controlling the position.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Bros is trying to break free.
Rivera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bros blocks it with crossed arms.
Rivera connects with a knee to the head.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bros avoids it.
Rivera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bros blocks it with crossed arms.
Bros is trying to break the clinch but Rivera is controlling him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Bros breaks from the clinch.
Rivera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bros misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Rivera.
Bros lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rivera circles away quickly and effectively.
Rivera shoots in for a double leg but Bros sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Junior Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bros avoids the body shot from Rivera.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rivera.
Bros takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bros throws a series of punches but Rivera avoids them all with ease.
Rivera keeps Bros at a distance using the push kick.
Rivera throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bros.
Bros throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bros scores with a one two! Rivera had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bros missing with a left hand there. Rivera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rivera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bros throws an overhand right that lands on Rivera's shoulder, as Rivera tries to avoid the shot.
Rivera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rivera throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bros misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bros throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bros is breathing heavily.
Rivera throws a head kick but Bros moves out of range.
Rivera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bros throws a nice looking combination but Rivera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bros throws a lazy right hand but Rivera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rivera looks for the body kick but Bros saw that one coming.
Rivera dodges the punch combination from Bros.
Rivera is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rivera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bros. That did some damage!
Rivera throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bros.
Bros tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bros lands with a good body shot.
Rivera tries a head kick but it misses.
Rivera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rivera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bros.
Rivera thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bros if he has to take too many more of those.
Rivera with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bros throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rivera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rivera feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bros's calf.
A telegraphed right hand from Bros misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Rivera dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bros throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rivera misses with a body kick.
Bros misses with a body shot.
Rivera throws a wild body kick that Bros sees coming a mile off.
Bros misses with a series of wild punches.
Bros is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rivera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rivera works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Rivera.
Rivera throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rivera dodges the punch combination from Bros.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera doesn't manage to clinch there - Bros circles away.
Rivera lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rivera thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bros if he has to take too many more of those.
Bros moves out of range as Rivera throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bros fails to land with a series of punches.
Rivera throws a push kick but Bros slaps the foot to one side.
Bros misses the jab.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and Bros moves out of range easily.
Rivera throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bros swinging wildly here.
Rivera scores with a spinning back kick!
Bros will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bros tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rivera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bros rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rivera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bros crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rivera - the referee stops the clock and Bros gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rivera. Bros manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rivera throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rivera lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bros takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rivera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Junior Rivera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bros steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rivera. That one must have hurt.
Rivera plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bros chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivera can pounce on him.
Rivera thuds his shin into the meat of Bros's side.

Rivera has managed to clinch.
Bros takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rivera crunches a lovely knee into Bros's ribcage.
Rivera looking to throw knees to the head but Bros is blocking nicely.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Bros on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivera.
Bros wants to get back to striking at distance but Rivera won't allow it.
Rivera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rivera lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rivera pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bros lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rivera just leaning against Bros, taking a breather.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bros.
Rivera lands an elbow inside that Bros shrugs off.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Bros won't want to take too many of those.
Rivera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bros's face.
Rivera lands a nice elbow.
Bros is struggling to control the position.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Rivera crunches a lovely knee into Bros's ribcage.
Bros on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Rivera.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Bros avoids the damage to the body.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Rivera landing knees to the head.
Rivera landing knees to the head.
Rivera with a knee to the head.
Rivera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bros is trying to stall.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rivera blocks an uppercut.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bros avoids it.

Bros pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bros fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bros uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivera.
Bros throws a sloppy body shot
and Rivera counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Rivera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rivera takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rivera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bros misses with a double jab.
Bros clobbers Rivera with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rivera throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bros.
Rivera tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bros is able to avoid easily.
Bros takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bros takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rivera.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rivera. Bros shrugs it off though.
Rivera scores with a leg kick.
Bros avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rivera throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bros gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bros swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bros takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rivera feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bros's calf.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bros paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bros throws a nice looking combination but Rivera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bros will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bros blocks a head kick by Rivera.
Rivera tries a head kick but it misses.
Bros misses with a wild combination.
Rivera lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bros throws a shot from downtown. Rivera moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rivera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rivera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bros.
Rivera slips a jab from Bros.
Bros throws a combination that misses
and Rivera counters with a low kick, right behind Bros 's knee.
Bros on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rivera. Rivera obviously looking to wear him down.
Rivera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bros was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivera.
Mario Bros is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bros misses with a body punch
and Rivera counters with a nice leg kick.
Bros throws a right hand that Rivera ducks under and follows up with a left that Rivera also avoids with ease.
Rivera scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rivera delivers a nice body kick.

Rivera has closed the distance and engaged Bros in a clinch.
Rivera lands a knee to the head.
Rivera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee is keeping an eye on Rivera - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bros takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bros being controlled against the cage.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Rivera lands a knee to the body.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rivera landing knees to the head.
Bros blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera working Bros over with knees to the body.
Bros tries to break the clinch but Rivera is controlling the position.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
Rivera looking to throw knees to the head but Bros is blocking nicely.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bros.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bros looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rivera lands a damaging elbow.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bros.

Bros escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rivera tries to work over Bros's front leg with a kick but Bros checks it.
Mario Bros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivera is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bros rather than just go for the knockout.
Rivera connects with a solid leg kick.
Bros throws a combination that misses
and Rivera counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bros throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rivera lands a really nice looking cross but Bros seems unphased.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Bros.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bros throws a body punch but Rivera moves out of range.
Rivera misses with a kick to the body.
Bros moves out of range of the body kick from Rivera.
Bros looks to land a left hand but Rivera moved out of range nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Rivera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rivera 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30

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