PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Chan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eddie Rivers's chin.

Rivers
vs
Chan

188 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Chan!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Rivers.
Chan shoots for a takedown but Rivers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rivers misses with a two punch combination.
Chan takes a swing at Rivers's ribcage but misses.
Chan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivers was well out of range. Poor timing from Chan.
Rivers scores with a shot to the body.
Rivers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivers catches Chan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chan fails with a takedown attempt.
Rivers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice defenses there by Rivers.
Chan misses with a takedown attempt - Rivers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eddie Rivers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Chan.
Rivers scores with a nice head shot.
Chan slips a jab and a cross from Rivers.
Chan misses the shot to the body.
Rivers avoids the head kick by Chan.
Chan tries to land a leg kick but Rivers saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rivers is fending him off so far but Chan persists. Nope, Rivers circles away and we're back to standing.
Chan looks gassed!
Rivers throws a right hand that Chan ducks under and follows up with a left that Chan also avoids with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Some wild striking there from Chan.
Chan misses with a two punch combination.
Chan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rivers.
Rivers throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Chan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rivers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rivers.
Chan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chan shoots for a double leg takedown but Rivers sprawls well. He's pushed Chan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rivers throws a one two combo.
Rivers throws a one two combo.
Rivers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chan.
Rivers looks to land a combination. Chan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers misses with a series of wild punches.
Chan slips a jab and a cross from Rivers.
Rivers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good work by Rivers as he checks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rivers to score with a decent uppercut.
Rivers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rivers is working the combinations to good effect here.
Some bone on bone action there as Rivers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chan fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Rivers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rivers checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rivers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chan tries to score with a low kick but Rivers moves his leg out of the way.
Chan fails with a takedown attempt.
Rivers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eddie Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivers blocks a jab.
Chan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chan scores with a jab to the head.
Rivers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rivers stuffs the takedown attempt from Chan. Chan gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Rivers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rivers.
Chan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rivers misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan jabs Rivers right on the nose. Rivers blinks but takes it well.
Chan cracks Rivers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chan throws a hook but Rivers avoids it easily.
Rivers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Chan.
Chan shoots for a takedown but Rivers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left and a right from Rivers both land. Nice combination.
Chan scores with a sloppy right hand. Rivers should have avoided that one.
Chan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rivers is fending him off so far but Chan persists. Nope, Rivers circles away and we're back to standing.
Chan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivers.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chan stalks Rivers and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rivers's face. Rivers staggers backwards, shaken.
Chan tried to score with a low kick but Rivers checks it.
Chan avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eddie Rivers will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Chan throws a nice looking combination but Rivers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rivers throws a nice looking combination but Chan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rivers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chan looks to land a right hand but Rivers moved out of range.
Rivers slaps away a takedown attempt from Chan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rivers throws a one two combo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chan is defended easily by Rivers.
Rivers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A left and a right from Rivers both land. Nice combination.
Chan tries to move into range but Rivers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rivers scores with a three punch combo!
Chan shoots for a double leg takedown but Rivers sprawls well. He's pushed Chan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Eddie Rivers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Chan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers lands with a right hand.
Chan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chan swings for the body but Rivers moves out of range.
Eddie Rivers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chan fails with a takedown attempt.
Chan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rivers misses with a series of wild punches.
Chan misses with a looping right.
Nice sprawl there from Rivers as Chan shoots in.
Chan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chan lands a slapping body shot.
Rivers lands a jab-cross combination.
Eddie Rivers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chan.
Rivers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chan.
Chan shoots in for a double leg but Rivers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rivers feints a jab promting Chan to slip. Rivers then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Chan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Chan scores with a jab to the head.
A combination from Rivers does no damage.
Rivers loads up on a big right hand but Chan slips the punch.
Chan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Chan shoots in looking for a takedown but Rivers manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rivers throws a solid leg kick but Chan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rivers.
Rivers tries to bum rush Chan with a series of wild strikes but Chan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chan lands a nice hook to Rivers's body. Rivers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chan. Rivers does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers lands a jab-cross combination.
Rivers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rivers wants it to stay on the feet.
Rivers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chan circles away quickly and effectively.
Chan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chan misses with a takedown attempt - Rivers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Chan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rivers throws a series of punches but Chan moves out of range.
Chan shoots for a double leg takedown but Rivers sprawls well. He's pushed Chan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rivers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chan.
Rivers misses with a few strikes there.
Chan misses with a wild body shot.
Chan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chan blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivers.
Rivers stuffs the takedown.
Rivers moves out of range as Chan throws a body kick.
Eddie Rivers is winning the standup battle so far.
Rivers tries to bum rush Chan with a series of wild strikes but Chan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rivers lands a two punch combo.
Chan lands a right hook to the body.
Chan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rivers is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rivers!
Rivers throws a right and a left that Chan avoids nicely.
Rivers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chan closes the distance and clinches up with Rivers, looking for a takedown. Chan pushes Rivers against the cage but Rivers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chan looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivers is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivers throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rivers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rivers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Rivers dominated that second round.
That's time! Rivers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Chan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rivers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rivers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Rivers misses.
Chan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rivers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chan.
Sloppy strikes from Rivers. Those never looked like landing.
Rivers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rivers wants it to stay on the feet.
Eddie Rivers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Chan.
Rivers misses with a two punch combination.
Rivers moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rivers throws a right hand that Chan ducks under and follows up with a left that Chan also avoids with ease.
Chan misses the shot to the body.
Rivers misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rivers tries to bum rush Chan with a series of wild strikes but Chan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Rivers does no damage.
Rivers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chan.
Chan shoots in but Rivers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rivers misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Rivers.
Rivers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Chan does it's job there.
Chan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivers moves away.
Rivers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rivers.
Rivers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chan.
Chan shoots for a double leg takedown but Rivers sprawls well. He's pushed Chan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chan slips a jab and a cross from Rivers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chan misses with a wild combination.
Rivers misses with the combination.
Chan throws a right hand that Rivers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rivers also avoids with ease.
Chan misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Rivers misses.
Chan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rivers swivels and escapes.
Rivers cracks Chan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rivers slips a jab and a cross from Chan.
Donk. Chan catches Rivers right on the button with a cross.
Rivers looks to land a combination but Chan avoids it well.
Rivers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chan looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivers is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers throws a shot from downtown. Chan moves away and avoids it.
Chan with a hook.
A big left from Chan misses.
Chan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rivers's waist but Rivers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chan off to one side.
Rivers tries to bum rush Chan with a series of wild strikes but Chan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chan swings widly with a right hand
and Rivers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rivers tries to bum rush Chan with a series of wild strikes but Chan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rivers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chan.
Chan slips a jab and a cross from Rivers.
Chan punishes Rivers's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnny Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chan fails with the takedown.
Rivers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rivers misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rivers as he jumps to the side.
Rivers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chan shoots for a takedown but Rivers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rivers lands a nice shot that snaps Chan's head back.
Chan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Chan walks into a jab.
A combination from Rivers does no damage.
Chan throws a series of punches but Rivers avoids them all with ease.
Eddie Rivers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chan throws a sloppy body shot
and Rivers counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chan misses with a few strikes there.
Rivers lunges at Chan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chan's hand.
Chan throws a big shot that misses.
Rivers jabs at Chan's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eddie Rivers.
Well Rivers 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Eddie Rivers!