PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oscar De La Riva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathen Cerebus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonathen Cerebus is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

De La Riva
vs
Cerebus

180 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

176 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oscar De La Riva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonathen Cerebus!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Riva moves out of range of the body kick from Cerebus.
Cerebus misses with a body kick.
Cerebus scores with a crisp jab that stopped De La Riva in his tracks.
Cerebus jabs at De La Riva's body.
Cerebus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De La Riva.
De La Riva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from De La Riva.
De La Riva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De La Riva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cerebus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cerebus dodges the punch combination from De La Riva.
Nice jab there from De La Riva.
Cerebus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De La Riva.
Cerebus defending well as De La Riva loads up on a big left hand.
Cerebus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cerebus throws a head kick but De La Riva moves out of range.
Cerebus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cerebus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling De La Riva to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from De La Riva misses its intended target.
De La Riva tests Cerebus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cerebus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De La Riva.
Cerebus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De La Riva moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerebus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De La Riva. De La Riva obviously looking to wear him down.
De La Riva misses with a hook. Cerebus ducked under it nicely.
De La Riva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De La Riva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cerebus counters with an inside leg kick.
De La Riva is breathing heavily.
Cerebus slips a jab and a cross from De La Riva.
Left hook, right uppercut from De La Riva.
De La Riva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cerebus.
Cerebus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cerebus just misses with a punch to the body.
Cerebus misses with a head kick.
De La Riva looks to land a combination but Cerebus avoids it well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cerebus!
Jab from Cerebus.
Cerebus throws a sloppy head kick
and De La Riva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cerebus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De La Riva rather than just go for the knockout.
Cerebus lands with a cross.
De La Riva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cerebus feints and then cracks De La Riva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De La Riva down.
Cerebus connects with a good right hand that stumbles De La Riva. De La Riva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cerebus stuns De La Riva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cerebus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Riva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cerebus lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cerebus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body punch from Cerebus.
A jab lands there for Cerebus.
De La Riva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cerebus. That one must have hurt.
Cerebus scores with the left hand. De La Riva knows he should have avoided that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cerebus.
Cerebus misses with a kick to the body.
Cerebus jabs at De La Riva's body.
Cerebus scores with a jab. De La Riva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De La Riva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice jab there from Cerebus.
Cerebus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!De La Riva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
De La Riva avoids the head kick by Cerebus.
Cerebus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of De La Riva's head.
Cerebus throws a shot to the body.
De La Riva throws an overhand right that lands on Cerebus's shoulder, as Cerebus tries to avoid the shot.
Cerebus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerebus with a nice cross.
Cerebus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cerebus with a nice cross.
Good leg kick by Cerebus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cerebus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De La Riva's hands.
De La Riva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cerebus stalks De La Riva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into De La Riva's face. De La Riva staggers backwards, shaken.
De La Riva avoids the head kick by Cerebus.
Cerebus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jonathen Cerebus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cerebus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cerebus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cerebus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cerebus throws a body punch but De La Riva moves out of range.
Cerebus throws a front kick aimed at De La Riva's knee but De La Riva avoids it well.
Cerebus throws a jab but it's blocked by De La Riva.
Good shot there by De La Riva.
Cerebus throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Cerebus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerebus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Cerebus.
De La Riva is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
De La Riva swinging wilding here.
De La Riva lands a body shot.
Cerebus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
De La Riva throws a one two combo.
De La Riva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De La Riva ducks under a wild hook from Cerebus.
De La Riva lands a two punch combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cerebus scores with a shot to the body.
Cerebus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De La Riva staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from De La Riva.
Cerebus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De La Riva.
De La Riva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De La Riva thows a leg kick but Cerebus checks it
and Cerebus counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathen Cerebus dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

De La Riva misses with a two punch combination.
De La Riva throws a series of punches but Cerebus avoids them all with ease.
Cerebus slips a jab and a cross from De La Riva.
De La Riva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cerebus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cerebus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cerebus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cerebus slips under a jab.
De La Riva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cerebus lands a slapping body shot.
Cerebus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jonathen Cerebus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De La Riva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cerebus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cerebus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cerebus throws a sloppy head kick and De La Riva moves out of range easily.
Cerebus jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cerebus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cerebus cracks De La Riva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerebus misses the body punch
and De La Riva counters with a straight right hand.
Cerebus looks to score with a jab to the body but De La Riva is just out of range.
De La Riva throws a nice looking combination but Cerebus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good leg kick by Cerebus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cerebus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cerebus connects with a looping right hand.
Cerebus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oscar De La Riva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cerebus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cerebus throws a sloppy head kick and De La Riva moves out of range easily.
Cerebus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cerebus dodges the punch combination from De La Riva.
De La Riva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cerebus on the side of the head.
De La Riva takes a swing at Cerebus's ribcage but misses.
De La Riva avoids the body shot from Cerebus.
De La Riva lands a nice hook to Cerebus's body. Cerebus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cerebus digs a good body shot into De La Riva's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerebus misses with a head kick.
No joy there for De La Riva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De La Riva throws a right hand that Cerebus ducks under and follows up with a left that Cerebus also avoids with ease.
De La Riva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cerebus throws a half hearted mid kick.
De La Riva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De La Riva throws a good cross that connects.
De La Riva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De La Riva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cerebus is out of range.
De La Riva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De La Riva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A low kick from De La Riva is predictable there
and Cerebus counters with a stiff right hand.
Cerebus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cerebus throws a series of punches but De La Riva moves out of range.
Cerebus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by De La Riva.
Left hook, right uppercut from De La Riva.
De La Riva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Riva avoids the head kick by Cerebus.
Cerebus checks the leg kick.
Cerebus misses with a wild body shot.
De La Riva waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Cerebus.
De La Riva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cerebus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De La Riva tries to bum rush Cerebus with a series of wild strikes but Cerebus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cerebus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De La Riva lands a nice looking body shot.
De La Riva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cerebus staying out of range there.
Cerebus misses the shot to the body.
De La Riva misses with a double jab.
Cerebus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
De La Riva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cerebus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Danga de danga de dang - De La Riva scores with a four punch combination!
Cerebus checks a low kick from De La Riva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
De La Riva fails to land with a series of punches.
Cerebus misses with a wild body shot.
De La Riva lands a with a good body shot.
De La Riva throws the kick towards the body but Cerebus avoids it.
Cerebus avoids the body shot from De La Riva.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cerebus, right into the meat.
Cerebus throws a sloppy head kick and De La Riva moves out of range easily.
De La Riva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De La Riva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cerebus ducks under a wild hook from De La Riva.
Cerebus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
De La Riva checks a leg kick.
Cerebus ducks under a wild hook from De La Riva.
Cerebus scores with a head kick.
De La Riva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De La Riva scores with a sloppy right hand. Cerebus should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathen Cerebus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

De La Riva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cerebus doesn't seem bothered though.
De La Riva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cerebus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De La Riva misses with a shot to the body
and Cerebus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cerebus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cerebus slips a jab and a cross from De La Riva.
De La Riva misses with a wild combination.
Cerebus ducks under a wild hook from De La Riva.
Cerebus scores with a punch to the head.
De La Riva walks into a left hand.
De La Riva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cerebus connects with a solid leg kick.
De La Riva misses with the body kick
and Cerebus counters with a nice low kick that buckles De La Riva's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cerebus digs a good body shot into De La Riva's ribs.
Cerebus sizes up De La Riva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cerebus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De La Riva moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Riva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cerebus lands with an overhand left.
Cerebus feints and then cracks De La Riva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De La Riva down.
Cerebus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cerebus.
De La Riva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A shot to de liver by Cerebus. Beautiful body shot.
Cerebus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De La Riva misses with a hook. Cerebus ducked under it nicely.
Cerebus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De La Riva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cerebus lands a nice leg kick that just misses De La Riva's sensitive parts.
Cerebus throws a front kick that sends De La Riva stumbling back into the cage.
Cerebus checks a low kick from De La Riva.
Cerebus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De La Riva on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Cerebus.
Cerebus explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
De La Riva walks into a left hand.
Cerebus gets off balance looking for a body kick
and De La Riva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerebus misses with the combination.
De La Riva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
De La Riva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cerebus.
De La Riva will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A big right from Cerebus misses.
De La Riva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cerebus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De La Riva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cerebus's sensitive parts.
Cerebus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De La Riva missing with a left hand there. Cerebus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cerebus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De La Riva.
De La Riva throws a looping overhand right but Cerebus ducks down to avoid it.
Cerebus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De La Riva connects with a nice looking jab.
Cerebus misses with a jab to the body
and De La Riva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cerebus slips under a jab from De La Riva.
De La Riva lands a with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Riva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cerebus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De La Riva lands a jab to Cerebus's midsection.
De La Riva looks to land a right hand but Cerebus moved out of range.
De La Riva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cerebus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cerebus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De La Riva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cerebus at a distance.
A punch combination from De La Riva misses.
Cerebus fakes the leg kick and cracks De La Riva in the body.
Cerebus dodges the punch combination from De La Riva.
Cerebus throws a head kick that misses
and De La Riva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cerebus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De La Riva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De La Riva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De La Riva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cerebus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cerebus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oscar De La Riva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cerebus dodges the punch combination from De La Riva.
Cerebus takes one on the button.
Cerebus tries to land a front kick but De La Riva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De La Riva looks to land a right hand but Cerebus moved out of range.
Cerebus throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A punch combination from De La Riva misses.
De La Riva avoids the head kick by Cerebus.
De La Riva misses with a double jab.
Cerebus throws a sloppy head kick
and De La Riva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cerebus misses with a body kick.
De La Riva throws a hook to the side of Cerebus's head but Cerebus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cerebus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by De La Riva.
De La Riva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cerebus.
De La Riva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Cerebus.
Cerebus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathen Cerebus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cerebus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight for Jonathen Cerebus!
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Jonathen Cerebus!
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Jonathen Cerebus!

Jonathen Cerebus wins by unanimous decision!