PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Drwal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomasz Drwal will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Rivera
vs
Drwal

169 cm
23
193 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethan Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomasz Drwal!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drwal misses with a double jab

and Rivera moves into the clinch.

Drwal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rivera tries to clinch there but Drwal circles away.
Drwal throws a nice looking combination but Rivera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drwal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drwal pulls out of a head kick attempt.

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

It looks like Ethan Rivera has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drwal scores with a leg kick.
Rivera misses with a looping right.
Rivera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drwal.
Drwal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rivera connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Drwal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drwal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drwal.
Drwal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drwal lands with a good body shot.
A left lands for Rivera.
Some wild striking there from Drwal.
Rivera fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drwal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rivera tests Drwal's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Rivera darts in and clinches Drwal up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rivera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drwal's efforts to push away.
Rivera is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rivera really is a fat lump.
Rivera is looking to take this one to the mat.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rivera - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rivera changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Drwal fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Drwal misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera scores with a jab. Drwal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rivera walks into a stiff left hand from Drwal.
Drwal throws a predictable looking body shot

and Rivera counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rivera has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rivera not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rivera trying to control the position from guard on top but Drwal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drwal wants to stand but Rivera is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera stays in close to Drwal's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drwal keeping moving, preventing Rivera from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rivera might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Drwal bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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!

Drwal decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rivera to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Drwal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Rivera's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Drwal scores with a spinning back kick!
Rivera has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rivera doesn't manage to clinch there - Drwal circles away.
Rivera scores with a jab. Drwal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Drwal doesn't manage to clinch there - Rivera circles away.
Rivera avoids a punch combination nicely.

Drwal drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rivera trying to keep a closed guard but Drwal is proving a slippery customer.
Rivera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Drwal gets to his feet - Rivera follows without any prompting.
Tomasz Drwal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drwal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Rivera is rocked!
Drwal misses with a two punch combination.
Oh Rivera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drwal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drwal is breathing heavily.
Drwal throws a series of punches but Rivera moves out of range.
Drwal moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Drwal rushes Rivera and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rivera tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Drwal just stands there and leans against the cage.

Drwal breaks the clinch.
Drwal throws a powerful right kick. Rivera tried to block low but the kick was high! Rivera was taken right off of his feet! Drwal jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tomasz Drwal!