PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Talon Rivaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Talon Rivaldo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rivaldo
vs
Lannister

175 cm
26
157 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

167 cm
24
150 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Talon Rivaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivaldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivaldo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lannister ducks under a wild hook from Rivaldo.
Rivaldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivaldo. Lannister does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lannister slips a jab and a cross from Rivaldo.
Lannister fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rivaldo throws out a loose jab but Lannister uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lannister has a takedown stuffed.
Rivaldo misses with a straight left.
Lannister throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rivaldo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lannister fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Talon Rivaldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrion Lannister.
Lannister throws a hook to the side of Rivaldo's head but Rivaldo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Rivaldo does no damage.
Rivaldo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lannister on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rivaldo blocks a head kick by Lannister.
A swing and a miss from Rivaldo.
Rivaldo misses with a two punch combination.
Lannister on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lannister tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rivaldo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lannister somewhat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rivaldo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rivaldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lannister.
Lannister missing with a left hand there. Rivaldo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice takedown defense from Rivaldo. No joy for Lannister on that attempt.
Rivaldo misses with a wild combination.
Lannister dodges the punch combination from Rivaldo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Lannister or perhaps it was just good defense by Rivaldo which made him look bad.
Nice defenses there by Lannister.
Rivaldo misses with the combination.
Lannister misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivaldo. Lannister does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Lannister does no damage.
Rivaldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Rivaldo misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lannister manages to avoid it.
Lannister fails to land with a series of punches.
Lannister throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lannister shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rivaldo sprawls well. Rivaldo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lannister gets slowly back to his feet.
Lannister moves out of range of the strikes.
Lannister keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lannister throws out a powerful jab.
Lannister walks into a stiff left hand from Rivaldo.
Rivaldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rivaldo lands a jab to Lannister's midsection.
Rivaldo swinging wildly here.
Rivaldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lannister moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rivaldo missing with a left hand there. Lannister was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lannister misses with a double jab.
Rivaldo slips a jab and a cross from Lannister.
Talon Rivaldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivaldo swinging wildly here.
Rivaldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Talon Rivaldo is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lannister closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rivaldo's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lannister accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rivaldo keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
Lannister makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lannister wants to control from the top but Rivaldo keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tyrion Lannister was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rivaldo throws a hook but Lannister blocks it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lannister.
Rivaldo thows a body shot but no joy.
Lannister fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rivaldo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rivaldo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lannister circles away quickly and effectively.
Lannister showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivaldo.
Rivaldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Lannister is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lannister throws a right and a left that Rivaldo avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Rivaldo misses.
Rivaldo throws a right and a left that Lannister avoids nicely.
Lannister showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivaldo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lannister thows a body shot but no joy.
Lannister takes a swing at Rivaldo's ribcage but misses.
Talon Rivaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivaldo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lannister throws a right and a left that both miss.
Talon Rivaldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivaldo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldo looks to land a combination. Lannister sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lannister fails with a takedown attempt.
Lannister looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Talon Rivaldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrion Lannister.
Lannister misses with a body kick.
No joy there for Rivaldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivaldo misses the shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Rivaldo. No joy for Lannister on that attempt.
Lannister looks to land a left hand but Rivaldo moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tyrion Lannister will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lannister shoots in looking for a takedown. Rivaldo tries to sprawl out of it but Lannister keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rivaldo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rivaldo moves out of range as Lannister strikes.
Lannister throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lannister throws a big shot that misses.
Lannister throws a nice looking combination but Rivaldo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivaldo throws a nice looking combination but Lannister bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lannister throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lannister avoids a punch combination nicely.
A left and a right from Rivaldo both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldo lands a right hook to the body.
Lannister keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Lannister shoots in and bounces Rivaldo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lannister trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lannister trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldo is pulling down on Lannister's head to control his posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lannister throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lannister trying to control but Rivaldo is working from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Talon Rivaldo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lannister ducks right into an uppercut from Rivaldo.
Rivaldo fails to land with a series of punches.
Rivaldo misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lannister uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rivaldo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister misses the shot to the body.
Rivaldo avoids a kick to the body.
Rivaldo swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Rivaldo.
Rivaldo throws a jab when Lannister was well out of range.
Lannister swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rivaldo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lannister.
Rivaldo throws a right hand that Lannister ducks under and follows up with a left that Lannister also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister cracks Rivaldo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lannister looks to land a right hand but Rivaldo moved out of range.
Lannister avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lannister just misses with a punch to the body.
Lannister takes a swing at Rivaldo's ribcage but misses.

Lannister shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rivaldo's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivaldo has Lannister pulled in close to control his posture.
Lannister is in close to Rivaldo's body, working some short punches and elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrion Lannister comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lannister 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrion Lannister!