PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Naza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Talon Rivaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Talon Rivaldo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Naza
vs
Rivaldo

170 cm
20
158 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
157 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Hellbent, Inc.™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Felipe Naza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Talon Rivaldo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivaldo throws a combination that misses
and Naza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rivaldo misses with a hook
and Naza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rivaldo misses with a hook
and Naza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rivaldo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rivaldo throws a poor cross that misses

and Naza counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Naza.
Naza blocks an uppercut.
Rivaldo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Naza walks away with a smile on his face. Rivaldo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Naza loads up on a big right hand but Rivaldo slips the punch.

Naza has managed to clinch.
Rivaldo looking for a takedown.
Naza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivaldo backwards.
Naza gets underhooks to prevent Rivaldo's takedown attempt.
Felipe Naza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Talon Rivaldo.

Naza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rivaldo throws a lazy uppercut
and Naza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Naza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivaldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Naza.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldo misses with a double jab
and Naza counters with a nice uppercut.
Rivaldo throws a combination that misses

and Naza counters by moving into the clinch.
Rivaldo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Naza as Rivaldo tries to tie him up.
Naza stalling the fight.
Rivaldo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rivaldo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Rivaldo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Naza uses from the top position.

Rivaldo throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Naza escapes and throws Rivaldo's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Naza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rivaldo on the ground.

Naza decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Naza.
Rivaldo throws a poor cross that misses
and Naza counters with a nice uppercut.
Rivaldo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Naza counters with a one-two to the body.

Naza clinches.
Rivaldo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rivaldo trying to stall but Naza improves his position.
Rivaldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivaldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Naza's elbow.
Rivaldo looking for a takedown.
Rivaldo jumps guard but Naza stands there with Rivaldo around his waist. Rivaldo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Naza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Naza.
Rivaldo looking to stall.
Rivaldo fails to pull guard.
Naza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rivaldo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Naza just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rivaldo has had enough of the clinch but Naza keeps him there for the moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Naza.
Naza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rivaldo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Naza fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rivaldo looks gassed!
Naza tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rivaldo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Naza slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Naza closes the distance and clinches.
Naza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Naza throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivaldo.
Rivaldo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Naza smiles and moves away.
Rivaldo swings for the body but Naza moves out of range.
Rivaldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Naza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rivaldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Naza.
A swing and a miss from Naza.
Naza misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rivaldo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rivaldo misses with a combination
and Naza counters with a stiff right hand.
Rivaldo throws a sloppy body shot
and Naza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felipe Naza dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nice cross by Naza.
Naza looks to land a combination but Rivaldo avoids it well.
Rivaldo throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Naza counter with a right hand.
Naza lands the left hand.
Naza avoids the body shot from Rivaldo.
Rivaldo misses with a jab to the body
and Naza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rivaldo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Naza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rivaldo needs to keep his hands up - Naza had a free shot at his head there.
Rivaldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Naza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rivaldo walks into a straight right hand from Naza.
Rivaldo misses with a hook
and Naza counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rivaldo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Talon Rivaldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivaldo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Naza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rivaldo throws a combination that misses
and Naza counters with a nice body shot.
Rivaldo avoids the body shot from Naza.
Naza takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Naza scores with a nice right hand.
Naza throws a combination that misses
and Rivaldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Naza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Naza throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rivaldo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rivaldo throws a combination that misses
and Rivaldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Naza drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naza manages to avoid it.
Rivaldo misses with a hook to the body
and Naza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rivaldo swings widly with a right hand
and Naza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rivaldo is breathing heavily.
Naza lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rivaldo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Naza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rivaldo avoids the body shot from Naza.
Rivaldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Naza counters by clinching up.
Naza throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivaldo.
Rivaldo fails to pull guard.
Naza scores with a shoulder strike.
Rivaldo is trying to force a seperation but Naza has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from Naza as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Naza.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldo tries to break free but Naza pushes him back against the cage.

Naza breaks from the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rivaldo!
Rivaldo throws an off balance right hand

and Naza holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Naza lands a right hand.
Rivaldo has had enough of the clinch but Naza keeps him there for the moment.
Naza works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Naza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivaldo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Naza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Naza scores with a jab. Rivaldo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rivaldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Naza counters with a nice uppercut.
Naza connects with a nice looking jab.
Rivaldo walks into a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldo misses with a combination
letting Naza counter with a right hand.
Naza wants to clinch up but Rivaldo keeps it at a distance.
Naza throws a series of strikes that have Rivaldo backpedaling.
Rivaldo throws a combination that misses
and Naza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rivaldo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Naza counters with a right hand to the body.
Naza uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Naza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rivaldo falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Naza counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivaldo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Naza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felipe Naza 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!

Rivaldo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Naza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Naza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Naza scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Talon Rivaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Naza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Naza tries to clinch up but Rivaldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Rivaldo moves out of range of the strikes.
Rivaldo throws a combination that misses
and Naza counters with a left to the body.
Rivaldo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rivaldo slips under a jab.
Naza with a hook.
Rivaldo misses with a jab to the body
and Naza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naza tries to clinch up but Rivaldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Rivaldo misses with a left hand
and Naza counters with a nice uppercut.
Rivaldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Naza.
Rivaldo misses with a double jab
and Naza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rivaldo misses with a right hand
and Naza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rivaldo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Naza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rivaldo misses with a body shot
and Naza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Naza scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rivaldo throws a lazy uppercut
and Naza counters with a series of strikes. Rivaldo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Naza throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rivaldo on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Naza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rivaldo cracks Naza with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Naza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivaldo.
Rivaldo misses with a body punch
and Naza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rivaldo moves forwards but Naza connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A left lands for Naza.
Rivaldo misses with a combination
and Naza counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rivaldo thinking.
Naza thuds his right hand into Rivaldo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rivaldo misses with a double jab

and Naza counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naza scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rivaldo fails to pull guard.
Rivaldo jumps guard but Naza stands there with Rivaldo around his waist. Rivaldo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Naza lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rivaldo or not.
Naza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Naza takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Naza.

Naza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rivaldo misses with an uppercut
and Naza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Naza fails to land with a series of punches.
Naza goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rivaldo misses with a combination
and Naza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rivaldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivaldo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Naza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Felipe Naza is winning the standup battle so far.

Naza clinches up with Rivaldo and pushes him back against the cage.
Rivaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Naza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Naza throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivaldo.
Rivaldo is looking to control Naza's arms but Naza gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rivaldo has his back to the cage.
Naza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Talon Rivaldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Felipe Naza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Naza.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felipe Naza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Naza has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felipe Naza!