PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rey Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Estaban Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Estaban Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rey Malapitan's chin.

Malapitan
vs
Estaban Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio

180 cm
27
185 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

193 cm
21
188 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rey Malapitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juan Estaban Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio !
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio throws a leg kick that misses.
Malapitan fails with the takedown.
Malapitan checks a leg kick.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Rey Malapitan has been cut.
Malapitan has a takedown stuffed.
Malapitan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rey Malapitan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio throws a solid leg kick but Malapitan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio .
Malapitan dives in and grabs Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio pushes down on Malapitan's head and hops out.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio tries to work over Malapitan's front leg with a kick but Malapitan checks it.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio scoring well with a low kick there.
Malapitan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio .
Malapitan closes the distance and clinches up with Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio , looking for a takedown. Malapitan pushes Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio against the cage but Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Malapitan checks a leg kick.
Malapitan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Malapitan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio is fending him off so far but Malapitan persists. Nope, Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio circles away and we're back to standing.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Malapitan's calf.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio scores with a one two! Malapitan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Malapitan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Malapitan scrambles back to his feet.

Malapitan is rocked!
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio pounces like a tiger and cracks Malapitan with a vicious hook! Malapitan is down but not out! Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Juan Estaban Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio !
During a confident post fight interview, Juan Estaban Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.