PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aiden Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Bolten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivers comes to the cage accompanied by hed(pe)- Bartender. This should be a great matchup!

Rivers
vs
Bolten

176 cm
25
185 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

188 cm
20
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aiden Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Bolten!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Bolten.
Bolten throws the kick towards the body but Rivers avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bolten lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rivers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rivers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bolten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bolten tries to work over Rivers's front leg with a kick but Rivers checks it.
Bolten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bolten lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rivers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bolten can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bolten.
Bolten throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rivers is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bolten scores with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Bolten.
Bolten throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rivers will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bolten throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bolten plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for Bolten.
Bolten misses with a body kick.
Bolten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bolten.
Rivers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bolten thows a body kick. Rivers tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Joey Bolten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolten pushes Rivers away with a front kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Bolten finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bolten.
Rivers moves out of range as Bolten throws a body kick.
Bolten throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolten lands with a kick to the temple. Rivers shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bolten throws a sloppy head kick and Rivers moves out of range easily.
Bolten throws a leg kick which misses Rivers's front leg but catches the back leg as Rivers tries to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rivers crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bolten - the referee stops the clock and Rivers gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bolten. Rivers manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bolten throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rivers.
Bolten throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Joey Bolten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bolten. Bolten obviously looking to wear him down.
Bolten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bolten.
Bolten lands a high kick!
Bolten fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rivers.
Bolten scores with a leg kick.
Bolten delivers a nice body kick.
Rivers blocks a head kick by Bolten.
Nice body kick from Bolten.
Bolten throws a leg kick which misses Rivers's front leg but catches the back leg as Rivers tries to avoid it.
Bolten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rivers is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Bolten.
Bolten throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bolten throws a head kick that Rivers semi-blocks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bolten.
Bolten looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bolten moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolten throws a nice head kick!
Bolten lands a front kick.
Bolten moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rivers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bolten. Bolten obviously looking to wear him down.
Rivers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bolten throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bolten!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bolten lands with a nice body kick.
Bolten bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bolten.
Bolten scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rivers takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bolten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Bolten.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bolten. That's going to slow Rivers down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bolten.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bolten goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rivers moves out of range of the body kick from Bolten.
Bolten tries a head kick but it misses.
Bolten shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rivers pinned against the cage. Rivers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bolten ducks under a wild hook from Rivers.
Rivers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolten was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivers.
Bolten lands a high kick!
A good leg kick by Bolten.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rivers takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bolten lands with a nice body kick.
Bolten misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Bolten dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rivers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bolten as he avoids it easily.
Bolten throws a head kick that misses.
Bolten tries a head kick but it misses.
Bolten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bolten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rivers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bolten throws a nice head kick!
Both fighters circling a little - Bolten finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bolten lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bolten feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rivers's calf.
Rivers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bolten lands a nice looking body kick.
Rivers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bolten connects with a high kick.

Rivers is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big right from Rivers misses.
Oh Rivers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolten fakes the leg kick and cracks Rivers in the body.
Rivers seems to have got his legs back now.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bolten - that will leave a mark!
Rivers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bolten avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aiden Rivers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Bolten.
Bolten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bolten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bolten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rivers might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bolten misses with a body kick.
Bolten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rivers. That did some damage!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bolten. That's going to slow Rivers down.
Bolten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bolten.
Bolten throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Bolten.
Both fighters circling a little - Bolten finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bolten. Rivers shrugs it off though.
Bolten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bolten misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bolten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bolten delivers a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bolten. That's going to slow Rivers down.
Bolten delivers a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bolten.
Bolten scores with a head kick.
Rivers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bolten can pounce on him.
Bolten connects with a high kick.
Bolten throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rivers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bolten.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolten feints and then cracks Rivers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rivers down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bolten.
Rivers has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bolten.
Joey Bolten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bolten lands with a nice body kick.
Bolten lands with a slapping head kick.
The fighters circle, before Bolten throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Rivers's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Bolten lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Joey Bolten!