PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Lehder Rivas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry Thiago has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Thiago
vs
Lehder Rivas

166 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

166 cm
25
130 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henry Thiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Lehder Rivas!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thiago bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lehder Rivas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Lehder Rivas drives through and clinches with Thiago against the cage.
Lehder Rivas landing knees to the body.
Lehder Rivas has a couple of punches blocked by Thiago.
Lehder Rivas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lehder Rivas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short left from Lehder Rivas.
Thiago is working for takedown but Lehder Rivas is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lehder Rivas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehder Rivas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thiago blocks it with crossed arms.
Lehder Rivas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thiago is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Lehder Rivas fails to land.
Thiago is looking for a takedown.
Lehder Rivas lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehder Rivas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A knee to the head by Lehder Rivas.
Thiago is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Thiago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thiago wants to take the fight to the mat but Lehder Rivas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lehder Rivas fails to land.
Lehder Rivas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lehder Rivas lands a right hand.
Lehder Rivas missing with knees to the body.
Thiago's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knees in the clinch landing for Lehder Rivas.
Lehder Rivas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lehder Rivas missing with knees to the body.
Lehder Rivas tries to land a knee to the head but Thiago blocks with his arms.
Lehder Rivas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thiago.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lehder Rivas.
Lehder Rivas scores with a hook to the body.
Lehder Rivas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lehder Rivas has a couple of punches blocked by Thiago.
Lehder Rivas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thiago is defending well for now.
Lehder Rivas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thiago.
Lehder Rivas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Lehder Rivas.
Thiago can't get the takedown.
Lehder Rivas lands a good knee to the midsection. Thiago won't want to take too many of those.
Thiago wants to take the fight to the mat but Lehder Rivas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lehder Rivas tries to land knees in the clinch but Thiago avoids the damage to the body.
Lehder Rivas misses with a knee strike.
Lehder Rivas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Thiago.
Lehder Rivas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehder Rivas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lehder Rivas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lehder Rivas lands a nice knee to the body.
Lehder Rivas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thiago wants to take the fight to the mat but Lehder Rivas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lehder Rivas throws a head punch that misses.
Lehder Rivas missing with knees to the body.
Lehder Rivas throws a punch but it's blocked by Thiago.
Lehder Rivas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lehder Rivas looks winded!
Lehder Rivas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A knee to the head by Lehder Rivas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Lehder Rivas.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lehder Rivas.
A shot in the inside from Lehder Rivas.
Lehder Rivas lands a good knee to the midsection. Thiago won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thiago.
Thiago wants a takedown.
Lehder Rivas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lehder Rivas scores with a shoulder strike.
Thiago wants to get back to striking at distance but Lehder Rivas won't allow it.
Lehder Rivas is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lehder Rivas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thiago backwards.
Lehder Rivas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thiago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch on the inside from Lehder Rivas fails to land.
Thiago is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lehder Rivas is defending well.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lehder Rivas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Lehder Rivas dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lehder Rivas gets through Thiago's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lehder Rivas lands an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lehder Rivas.
Lehder Rivas swings wildly with an uppercut but Thiago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thiago takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lehder Rivas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thiago takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carlos Lehder Rivas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lehder Rivas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehder Rivas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thiago is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lehder Rivas is defending well.
Lehder Rivas scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thiago looking for a takedown.
Thiago drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lehder Rivas pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Thiago. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thiago appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thiago.
Thiago shoots in and drives through. Lehder Rivas sprawls well.
It seemed like Lehder Rivas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Lehder Rivas clinches.
Lehder Rivas working aggressively here.
Lehder Rivas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thiago avoids it.
Lehder Rivas lands a knee to the body.
Lehder Rivas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lehder Rivas has a couple of punches blocked by Thiago.
Thiago blocks an uppercut.
Thiago takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehder Rivas tries to land knees in the clinch but Thiago avoids the damage to the body.
Lehder Rivas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lehder Rivas is breathing heavily.
Thiago on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thiago wants a takedown.
Thiago goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lehder Rivas prevents it.
Lehder Rivas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lehder Rivas lands with a left to the head.
Thiago is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lehder Rivas misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Lehder Rivas trying to land knees to the body.
Lehder Rivas gets through Thiago's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thiago looking for a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Lehder Rivas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lehder Rivas with a knee to the head.
Lehder Rivas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thiago can't get the takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lehder Rivas obliges.
Lehder Rivas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thiago backwards.
Lehder Rivas misses with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Lehder Rivas.
Thiago changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lehder Rivas fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lehder Rivas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thiago.
Thiago shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lehder Rivas sprawls well. Lehder Rivas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thiago gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thiago tries to keep at a distance but Lehder Rivas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thiago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lehder Rivas swings wildly with an uppercut but Thiago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lehder Rivas lands a knee to the head.
Lehder Rivas working Thiago over with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thiago.
Lehder Rivas lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Lehder Rivas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lehder Rivas moves in looking to clinch but Thiago pushes him off.
Thiago feinted with a counter takedown.
Thiago fails with a takedown attempt.
Lehder Rivas scores with a decent looking hook.

Thiago tries to keep at a distance but Lehder Rivas has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehder Rivas lands a nice knee to the body.
Lehder Rivas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Thiago.
Lehder Rivas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehder Rivas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thiago's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lehder Rivas obliges.
Lehder Rivas lands a knee to the body.
Lehder Rivas landing knees to the body.
Lehder Rivas is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Thiago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thiago managing to block the knees to the body from Lehder Rivas.
Lehder Rivas lands a knee to the body.
Thiago managing to block the knees to the body from Lehder Rivas.
Thiago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees to the body from Lehder Rivas.
Thiago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lehder Rivas missing with knees to the body.
Lehder Rivas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehder Rivas lands a nice knee to the body.
Lehder Rivas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lehder Rivas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thiago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lehder Rivas tries a knee to the head but Thiago blocks it.
Lehder Rivas throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thiago blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Thiago works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Thiago content to stall in guard here.
Thiago wants to pass the guard but Lehder Rivas is keeping the position.

Thiago thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lehder Rivas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thiago. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lehder Rivas wants to stand up but Thiago is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago trying to control but Lehder Rivas is working from the bottom.

Thiago drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Thiago seems to have locked his on tight now - Lehder Rivas screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Thiago, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Henry Thiago!