PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reilly's entrance music is Toss the Feathers. A fine choice. Rivera has chosen You should be dead as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Brendan Reilly has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Brendan Reilly seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Reilly
vs
Rivera

176 cm
25
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

183 cm
26
179 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brendan Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Junior Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly misses with a body shot.
Rivera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rivera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rivera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reilly fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rivera avoids it really well and circles away.
Reilly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rivera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rivera throws a nice head kick!
Reilly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reilly misses with a series of wild punches.
Reilly missing with a left hand there. Rivera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reilly thows a body shot but no joy.
Rivera throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reilly just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reilly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera misses with a kick to the body.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and Reilly moves out of range easily.

Rivera shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Reilly is refusing to be controlled, as Rivera sits in half guard.
Rivera thows a huge punch but Reilly dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera working over Reilly with some ground and pound. Reilly looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rivera seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rivera thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reilly's head.
Reilly is looking to improve his position.
Rivera thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reilly's head.
Reilly avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rivera.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reilly on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Reilly tries to get out of the position.
Rivera is keen to just control but Reilly is a slippery customer.
Reilly blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rivera.
Rivera seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reilly does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rivera thows a huge punch but Reilly dodges it nicely.
Reilly won't allow Rivera to pass to mount.
Rivera thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rivera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rivera thows a huge punch but Reilly dodges it nicely.

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 not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rivera wants to free his trapped foot but Reilly is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rivera in particular looking to stall.
Rivera wants to take a breather but Reilly is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Reilly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivera manages to avoid it.
Reilly takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rivera throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Rivera.
Reilly misses with a wild body shot.
Rivera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reilly lands a body shot.
Reilly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivera can pounce on him.
Reilly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rivera.
Reilly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rivera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivera moves away.
Rivera throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reilly jabs at Rivera's body.
Reilly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly lands a body shot.
Rivera looks for the body kick but Reilly saw that one coming.
Reilly throws a big shot that misses.
Rivera throws a head kick but Reilly moves out of range.
Reilly tries to clinch but Rivera is having none of it.
Reilly throws a shot to the body.
Reilly throws a series of punches but Rivera moves out of range.
Brendan Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reilly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rivera at a distance.
Reilly throws a hook but Rivera blocks it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rivera.
Reilly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rivera is looking to chop away at Reilly's legs.
Reilly is looking to wear down Rivera with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Reilly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rivera momentarily.
Rivera slips a straight right by Reilly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Reilly.
Reilly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rivera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rivera fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reilly checks it well.
Reilly tries to bum rush Rivera with a series of wild strikes but Rivera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reilly connects with a crisp jab.
Rivera lands a head kick. Reilly smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Reilly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rivera.
Rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reilly thows a body shot but no joy.
Reilly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reilly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and Reilly moves out of range easily.
Reilly misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reilly is looking to clinch but Rivera is avoiding it.
Rivera throws a leg kick but Reilly sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rivera swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Reilly moves into the clinch.
Rivera is trying to drag Reilly to the mat but Reilly just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Reilly lands a shot to the body.
Reilly cracks Rivera with a nice body shot.
Reilly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reilly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rivera.
Come on Reilly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reilly avoids it.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rivera lands an elbow just above Reilly 's eye.
Rivera lands a knee to the head.
Reilly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera is breathing heavily.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reilly.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Rivera.
Reilly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera takes a shot to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reilly gets through Rivera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rivera is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reilly managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
Reilly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reilly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reilly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rivera.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reilly in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rivera misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Reilly.
Reilly stalls.
Reilly lands with a left to the head.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Reilly misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brendan Reilly dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Reilly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rivera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reilly checks a low kick from Rivera.
Reilly moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Rivera.
Reilly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rivera has time to react.
Rivera fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reilly is out of range.
Rivera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reilly throws out the jab.
Rivera walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reilly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Reilly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivera was well out of range. Poor timing from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rivera counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera connects with a high kick.
Reilly checks a leg kick.
Reilly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Rivera misses.
Rivera connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reilly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rivera.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rivera.
Rivera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rivera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reilly.
Rivera lands with a slapping head kick.
Rivera throws a leg kick which misses Reilly's front leg but catches the back leg as Reilly tries to avoid it.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reilly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reilly missing with a left hand there. Rivera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reilly looks to land a right hand but Rivera moved out of range.
Rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rivera misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands a nice shot to the body.
Reilly avoids the head kick by Rivera.
Reilly's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Reilly duly obliges.
Reilly misses with a body shot.
Rivera tries to score with a low kick but Reilly moves his leg out of the way.
Reilly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reilly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rivera blocks a jab.
Rivera stuns Reilly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reilly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rivera on the side of the head.
Reilly throws a series of punches but Rivera avoids them all with ease.
Reilly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reilly misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rivera throws a head kick but Reilly moves out of range.
Rivera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera lands a head kick. Reilly smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Reilly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Reilly misses.
Rivera scores with a push kick.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reilly steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rivera. That one must have hurt.
Rivera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reilly.
Reilly just misses with a punch to the body.
Junior Rivera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reilly closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rivera counters with an outside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rivera.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rivera, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reilly finds it's way round the side to connect with Rivera's head.
A head kick misses from Rivera.
Nice body kick there by Rivera.
Reilly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivera manages to avoid it.
Reilly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivera was well out of range. Poor timing from Reilly.
Reilly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rivera counters with an inside leg kick.
Rivera lands with a kick to the temple. Reilly shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Reilly blocks a head kick by Rivera.
Good leg kick by Rivera there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reilly tries to clinch but Rivera is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reilly will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Reilly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivera can pounce on him.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses.
Rivera swats away the attempt to clinch by Reilly.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Rivera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rivera has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29

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