PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between ISO Quorra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and angel rivera (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.

Quorra
vs
rivera

178 cm
18
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
180 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, ISO Quorra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, angel rivera!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Quorra moves into the clinch successfully.
Quorra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Quorra lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
rivera lands with a left to the head.
Quorra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Quorra connects with a nasty looking knee right to rivera's face.

It looks like angel rivera has been cut.
Quorra crunches a lovely knee into rivera's ribcage.
Quorra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
rivera looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quorra connects with a nasty looking knee right to rivera's face.
Quorra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Quorra unloads a knee to the mid-section.
rivera letting Quorra take a breather here.
Quorra lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Quorra obliges.
Quorra lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Quorra utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Quorra is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Quorra scores a nice knee to the body.
Quorra landing knees to the body.
Quorra dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A knee to the head by Quorra.
Quorra lands a good knee to the midsection. rivera won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quorra unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Quorra is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Quorra utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Quorra is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Quorra pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Quorra obliges.
Quorra landing knees to the body.
rivera letting Quorra take a breather here.
Quorra lands a knee to the body.
Quorra with a knee to the head.
Quorra unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Quorra landing knees to the body.
rivera takes a knee to the side of the body.
rivera takes a knee to the side of the body.
Quorra working rivera over with knees to the body.
Quorra with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Quorra.
Quorra misses with an elbow over the top.
Quorra is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Quorra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Quorra with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Quorra.
Quorra landing knees to the head.
Quorra lands a good knee to the midsection. rivera won't want to take too many of those.
rivera tries to pull guard but Quorra won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
rivera stalling in the clinch but Quorra improves position.
Quorra landing knees to the body.
Quorra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Quorra stalling.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Quorra lands a good knee to the midsection. rivera won't want to take too many of those.
Quorra scores a nice knee to the body.
Quorra connects with a nasty looking knee right to rivera's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Quorra obliges.
rivera goes for a takedown attempt but Quorra pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from rivera misses.
Quorra looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
rivera misses with the combination.
angel rivera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Quorra landing knees to the body.
Quorra with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Quorra.
Quorra connects with a knee to the head.
Quorra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has rivera in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Quorra throws an elbow that misses.
Quorra lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Quorra.
rivera changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Quorra fights it off and pushes away nicely.
ISO Quorra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of angel rivera.
Quorra shoots for a double leg takedown but rivera sprawls well. He's pushed Quorra's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Quorra forces rivera back against the cage and clinches.
rivera dodges an elbow strike from Quorra.
Quorra scores with a knee to the head.
rivera takes a knee right on the jaw!
Quorra lands a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
rivera is looking to break free of the clinch but Quorra has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quorra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
rivera letting Quorra take a breather here.
rivera is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ISO Quorra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on angel rivera's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

rivera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quorra misses with an attempted mid kick.
Quorra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quorra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quorra tries to land a front kick but rivera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
rivera moves out of range of the body kick from Quorra.
Quorra moves in looking to clinch but rivera pushes him off.

Quorra clinches up against the cage.
rivera avoids a wild elbow strike from Quorra.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
rivera misses with some punches.
Quorra lands a knee to the body.
Quorra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has rivera in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
rivera is breathing heavily.
Quorra with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Quorra lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Quorra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Quorra.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quorra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Quorra lands a knee to the head.
rivera takes a knee to the side of the body.
Quorra leaning against his opponent.
Quorra unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Quorra working rivera over with knees to the body.
Quorra scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Quorra.
Quorra is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Quorra lands a nice knee to the body.
Quorra utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Quorra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
rivera tries to pull guard but Quorra holds him up against the cage and eventually rivera drops back down to his feet.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Quorra crunches a lovely knee into rivera's ribcage.
ISO Quorra has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Quorra lands a good knee to the midsection. rivera won't want to take too many of those.
Quorra working rivera over with knees to the body.
Quorra unloads a knee to the mid-section. rivera lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quorra landing knees to the head.
Quorra trying to land knees to the body.
rivera missing with knees to the body.
rivera tries to pull guard but Quorra won't allow it.
rivera blocks an elbow strike from Quorra.
Quorra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Quorra is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Quorra utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Quorra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. rivera is defending well for now.
Quorra misses with a knee to the head.
rivera fails to pull the fight into his guard.
ISO Quorra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of angel rivera.
Quorra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Quorra gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from rivera.
Quorra scores with a knee to the head.
Quorra tries to land a knee to the head but rivera blocks with his arms.
rivera avoids a wild elbow strike from Quorra.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
rivera tries to stall but Quorra uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Quorra lands a nice knee to the body.
Quorra lands a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from rivera.
Quorra lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
rivera drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Quorra gets the underhooks and prevents it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Quorra just misses with a elbow thrown towards rivera's brow.
Quorra working rivera over with knees to the body.
rivera taking a breather.
Quorra connects with a nasty looking knee right to rivera's face.
Quorra effectively controlling the action here.
Quorra with a knee to the head.
Quorra stops a takedown attempt from rivera.
Quorra lands a nice knee to the body.
Quorra crunches a lovely knee into rivera's ribcage.
rivera changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Quorra fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Quorra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that rivera can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Quorra has taken the fight to the clinch.
Quorra working rivera over with knees to the body.
Quorra pushes off an throws an elbow but rivera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Quorra lands a nice knee to the body.
rivera takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Quorra.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Quorra.
Quorra working rivera over with knees to the body.
Quorra displaying some good clinch control by pressing rivera up against the cage.
Quorra missing with knees to the body.
rivera looking for a takedown.
Quorra unloads a knee to the mid-section. rivera lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Quorra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ISO Quorra dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on angel rivera's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Quorra shoots in for a double leg but rivera sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Quorra throws a body kick that misses.
rivera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
rivera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quorra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Quorra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quorra throws a sloppy head kick and rivera moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from rivera does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quorra fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quorra is looking to clinch.
rivera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
rivera moves out of range of the body kick from Quorra.
Quorra misses with a kick to the body.

Quorra closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Quorra prevents the takedown attempt.
Quorra with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Quorra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
rivera takes a knee right on the jaw!
Quorra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Quorra lands a nice knee to the body.
Quorra scores a nice knee to the body.
Quorra stalling.
Quorra utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Quorra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Quorra.
The referee calls for Quorra to work.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Quorra just misses with a elbow thrown towards rivera's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quorra crunches a lovely knee into rivera's ribcage.
Quorra connects with a knee to the head.
rivera drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Quorra gets the underhooks and prevents it.
rivera avoids a wild elbow strike from Quorra.
Quorra unloads a knee to the mid-section. rivera lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Quorra lands a knee to the body.
Quorra lands a nice knee to the body.
Quorra lands a nice knee to the body.
Quorra with a knee to the head.
Quorra is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Quorra misses with a knee strike.
rivera looking to slow down the pace here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Quorra.
Quorra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Quorra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
rivera stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
rivera jumps guard but Quorra stands there with rivera around his waist. rivera gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
ISO Quorra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of angel rivera.
Quorra unloads a knee to the mid-section. rivera lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
rivera tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Quorra smiles and moves away.
Quorra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quorra avoids a punch combination nicely.
Quorra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for rivera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

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 moves out of range as Quorra throws a body kick.
Quorra pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
angel rivera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
rivera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Quorra tries to land a front kick but rivera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
rivera misses with a two punch combination.
Quorra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but rivera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quorra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
rivera swats away the attempt to clinch by Quorra.
angel rivera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quorra fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A combination from rivera does no damage.
ISO Quorra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
rivera sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
ISO Quorra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Quorra, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:25
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ISO Quorra!