PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guy River (ranked 1349 p4p, 1629 weight class) and Ramon Rabbit (ranked 169 p4p, 206 weight class). River comes to the cage accompanied by Gabon National Anthem. Ramon Rabbit is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

River
vs
Rabbit

182 cm
23
156
4 - 3 - 0

179 cm
23
163
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guy River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ramon Rabbit!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Skip Squint and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River throws a body shot but no joy.
Rabbit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And River counters with a quick kick to the body but Rabbit blocks it.
River swings for the body but Rabbit moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
River checks a leg kick.
River tries a low kick but Rabbit avoids it.
Rabbit is looking to slow River down with leg kicks.

River pushes Rabbit up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rabbit fails to land.
River tries to work over Rabbit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
River lands on the inside with an uppercut.
River tries a body shot but Rabbit blocks it.
River has Rabbit pressed against the cage.
Rabbit throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rabbit tries to break free but River pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Rabbit.
A head punch on the inside from Rabbit fails to land.
River blocks an uppercut.
Rabbit misses with a body punch.
Rabbit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rabbit fails to land.
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Rabbit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rabbit swings for the body but River moves out of range.
Rabbit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
River looks for the body kick but Rabbit saw that one coming.
River has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rivers Edge Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A shot to the body from Rabbit misses
and River counters with an outside leg kick.
River lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rabbit at a distance.
Rabbit swings widly with a right hand
and River counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Rabbit misses its intended target.
Rabbit swinging wildly here.
Rabbit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rabbit has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rabbit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from River finds it's way round the side to connect with Rabbit's head.
The fighters circling - River throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rabbit looks to land a body kick but River moved away.
Rabbit avoids the body shot from River.
River is looking to wear down Rabbit with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
River moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rabbit throws a jab but it's blocked by River.
Rabbit throws a poor cross that misses
enabling River to counter with a crisp jab.
Rabbit misses with a body kick.
River paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rabbit misses with a body shot.
Rabbit throws a solid leg kick but River takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rabbit.
Rabbit throws a leg kick but River sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rabbit misses with a hook
and River counters with a lovely straight right hand!
River throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rabbit.
River comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rabbit throws a hook but River avoids it easily.
Rabbit tests River's chin there with a solid looking shot.
River moves out of range of the body kick from Rabbit.
River scoring well with a low kick there.
River misses with a body shot.
River scores with a decent looking hook.
Rabbit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
River takes a swing at Rabbit's ribcage but misses.
River scores with a leg kick.
Rabbit thuds his right hand into River's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rabbit throws a jab when River was well out of range.
River lands with a right hand.
Rabbit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
River fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rabbit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rabbit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
Rabbit misses with a shot to the body
and River counters with a nice body kick.
River throws a good cross that connects.
Rabbit avoids the head kick by River.
Rabbit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping River at a distance.
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rabbit.
A good leg kick by River.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
River lands an overhand right.
River misses with a hook. Rabbit ducked under it nicely.
A combination from River does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
River slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rabbit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rabbit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent River stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
River fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rabbit on the side of the head.
Rabbit avoids the body shot from River.
Rabbit is looking for the big counter here.
Rabbit checks a low kick from River.
River lands with a good body shot.
Rabbit lands with a nice body kick.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rabbit.
River is looking to score with low kicks.
Rabbit throws a leg kick which misses River's front leg but catches the back leg as River tries to avoid it.
River is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rabbit throws a hook but River blocks it.
River staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rabbit scores with the left hand. River knows he should have avoided that one.
River darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
River lands with a nice combination. Rabbit backs away looking to recover.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Guy River dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

River connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rabbit momentarily.
Rabbit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rabbit scores with a crisp jab that stopped River in his tracks.
Rabbit misses with a wild combination.
Rabbit swings away with a body shot that misses
and River counters with a stiff right hand.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rabbit! But no joy.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
River slips a straight right by Rabbit.
Rabbit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
River lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rabbit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Rabbit.

River closes the distance and pushes Rabbit back into the cage.
River working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rabbit working aggressively here.
Rabbit tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Rabbit back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
River lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rabbit backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rabbit breaks from the clinch.
Rabbit with a nice calf kick.
River scores with a body shot.
A nice leg kick from River, right into the meat of the thigh.
River is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rabbit can do to turn this around?
Rabbit avoids the body shot from River.
A jab from Rabbit misses.
River is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rabbit.
River blocks a leg kick.
Rabbit scores with a nice strike.
River walks into a stiff left hand from Rabbit.
Nice shot by Rabbit.
River dodges the punch combination from Rabbit.
River fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rabbit checks it well.

River pushes Rabbit up against the cage in a clinch.
Rabbit dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
River controlling the action here for a moment.

Rabbit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rabbit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rabbit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rabbit throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling River to counter with a crisp jab.
Rabbit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and River counters with a good low kick that Rabbit was not able to check.
Rabbit punishes River's body with a nice straight punch.
River steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rabbit.
Rabbit misses with a looping left.
River tries to close the distance and clinch but Rabbit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rabbit works River's body with a nice hook.
River misses with a body kick.
River scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rabbit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rabbit ducks under a wild hook from River.
River moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
River lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rabbit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
River on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Rabbit is just out of range.
Jab, jab by River - just one landing.
River checks the leg kick.
Rabbit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rabbit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rabbit just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from River misses the target.
Guy River is winning the standup battle so far.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
Rabbit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice defenses there by Rabbit.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rabbit moves away.
Rabbit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
Rabbit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
River fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
River throws a body kick that misses.
River buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rabbit.
Rabbit is clearly trying to counter these attacks from River with a body shot.
A low kick from Rabbit misses
letting River counter with a right hand.
Rabbit misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rabbit misses with a head kick.
Rabbit loads up on a big right hand but River slips the punch.
Rabbit blocks a low kick nicely.
Rabbit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Rabbit.
River takes a swing at Rabbit's ribcage but misses.
Rabbit jabs at River's body.
River throws a head kick that half lands.
Rabbit moves into range and connects with a jab.

River closes the distance and clinches.
River misses with a punch to the body.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Rabbit controls his hands.
Rabbit misses with some punches.
River scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rabbit effectively controlling the action here.
River takes a shot to the head.

Rabbit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
River throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rabbit on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Guy River will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A jab from River misses.
Rabbit connects with the punch.
Rabbit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
River has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rabbit.
Rabbit throws a chopping leg kick but River manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
River throwing a counter right hand but Rabbit manages to avoid it.
Rabbit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
River misses with a straight right.
River moves forwards but Rabbit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rabbit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rabbit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
River fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rabbit misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from River misses its target.
River lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
River slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
River lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Rabbit falls off balance throwing a combination
and River counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
River throws a body kick that misses.
Rabbit throws a hook but River blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabbit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from River.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rabbit was well out of range. Poor timing from River.
River motions for Rabbit to come forward. River throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
River swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Rabbit does a little dance to reset his feet.

River rushes Rabbit and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by River as Rabbit tries to tie him up.
Guy River has scored more points in the clinch so far.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rabbit up against the cage.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rabbit's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, River creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rabbit is stalling here.
River blocks a body shot from Rabbit.
River makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ramon Rabbit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from River as the two fighters clinch.
River stalling in the clinch.
River blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
River tries a body shot but Rabbit blocks it.
A short right from Rabbit.
River gets through Rabbit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rabbit lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River tries to work over Rabbit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rabbit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rabbit misses with a hook to the ribs.
River stalling against the cage.
Rabbit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rabbit wants to break free but River has control.
A short left from River.
Rabbit tries to break free but River pushes him back against the cage.
Rabbit is working River over against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rabbit - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rabbit misses with the head strike.
River blocks a body shot from Rabbit.
River misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from River.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Rabbit controls the action.
Rabbit wants to stall.
Rabbit misses with a hook from the clinch.
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rabbit throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
River works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
River lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for River.
Rabbit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rabbit trying to stall but River improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
River is pushing Rabbit up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short uppercut from Rabbit.
A right hook to the body lands for River.
Rabbit is trying to break the clinch but River is controlling him.
Rabbit working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, River creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rabbit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of River backwards.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
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!
River throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rabbits head.
Rabbit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rabbit misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from River.
Rabbit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from River.
River lands with a short punch from the clinch.
River lands a nice uppercut.
Guy River is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Guy River showed his dominance in that final round.
Well River has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guy River!
Our winner, Guy River, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.