PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aiden Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Funke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivers comes to the cage accompanied by hed(pe)- Bartender. Funke has chosen never gonna stop as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rivers
vs
Funke

176 cm
30
185 lbs
15 - 9 - 1

188 cm
28
184 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Aiden Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cody Funke!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers looks to throw the jab but Funke is out of range.
Rivers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rivers fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Funke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rivers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Funke counters with a straight right hand.
Rivers checks a leg kick nicely.
Funke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivers.
Rivers throws a series of strikes that have Funke backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivers takes one on the button.
Funke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rivers scores with a nice head shot.
Nice defenses there by Rivers.
Rivers blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funke throws a right hand that misses
and Rivers counters with a straight right hand.
Rivers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Funke counters with a stiff right hand.
Rivers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rivers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rivers misses with a body punch
and Funke counters with a nice uppercut.
Funke throws a lazy right hand but Rivers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rivers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rivers bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Funke's head backwards.
Rivers works Funke's body with a nice hook.
Rivers slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers throws a nice looking combination but Funke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Funke counters with a right hand to the body.
Rivers throws out a loose jab but Funke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Funke.
Funke ducks right into an uppercut from Rivers.
Nice cross by Funke.
Rivers shoots in for a double leg but Funke sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rivers is breathing heavily.
Rivers throws a hook to the side of Funke's head but Funke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rivers misses with an uppercut.
Rivers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Funke, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rivers throws a nice looking combination but Funke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Funke with a jab.
Funke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Funke darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rivers manages to get to full guard.
Rivers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Funke stands and steps away. Rivers gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Funke swings for the body but Rivers moves out of range.
Funke throws a hook but Rivers avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rivers does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funke throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivers.
Funke blocks a low kick nicely.
Rivers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Funke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivers jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rivers throws a hook but Funke blocks it.

Funke lands a left and a right that send Rivers crashing to the mat, dazed. Funke thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Rivers is rocked!

It looks like Aiden Rivers has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Funke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivers misses the shot to the body.
Rivers lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cody Funke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aiden Rivers's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rivers misses with a looping left.
Aiden Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rivers lands a jab to Funke's midsection.
Rivers cracks Funke with an open hand slap.
Funke throws a leg kick which misses Rivers's front leg but catches the back leg as Rivers tries to avoid it.
Rivers connects with a nice looking jab.
Funke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivers.
Rivers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rivers avoids the body shot from Funke.
Funke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Funke throws a hook but Rivers avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers throws a poor cross that misses
and Funke counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rivers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Funke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donk. Funke catches Rivers right on the button with a cross.
Rivers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Funke throws out the jab.
Funke lands a nice looking body shot.
Funke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rivers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Funke counters with a three punch combo that has Rivers backing up. Rivers nods at Funke to acknowledge the strikes.
Oh Rivers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funke lands a nice hook to Rivers's body. Rivers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Funke looks to land a left hand but Rivers moved out of range nicely.
Rivers throws a jab when Funke was well out of range.
Rivers seems to have got his legs back now.
Rivers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Funke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Funke.
Rivers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Funke cracks Rivers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Funke looks to land a combination but Rivers avoids it well.

Rivers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rivers lands in his opponent's guard.
Rivers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Funke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Funke wants to stand but Rivers is controlling the position.

Funke kicks Rivers off and gets to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Funke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rivers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Funke.
Funke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Some wild striking there from Rivers.
Funke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Funke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rivers counters with a series of strikes. Funke will be more careful next time no doubt.
Funke leaves Rivers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aiden Rivers. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Funke. No joy for Rivers on that attempt.
Cody Funke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Funke moves out of range of the leg kick from Rivers.
Funke ducks under a wild hook from Rivers.
Rivers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Funke was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivers.
Rivers misses with a series of wild punches.
Funke lands a nice looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funke slips under a jab from Rivers.
Rivers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Funke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aiden Rivers's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Funke misses with a hook.
Funke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivers moves away.
Nice defenses there by Funke.
Rivers connects with a nice looking jab.
Rivers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Funke circles away quickly and effectively.
Funke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rivers throws a poor cross that misses
and Rivers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Funke connects with a looping right hand.
A big right from Rivers misses.
Funke lands a jab to the nose.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Funke lands a nice hook to Rivers's body. Rivers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Funke connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Rivers! He's out on his feet! Funke rushes in and drops Rivers with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cody Funke!