PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Rivers (ranked 374 p4p, 955 weight class) and Cyber Bully (ranked 47 p4p, 127 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rivers
vs
Bully

178 cm
36
157
23 - 13 - 0

176 cm
38
161
18 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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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 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyber Bully!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bully moves away from the strike by Rivers.
Rivers misses with a straight left.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bully has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bully attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bully with a hook.
Good work by Rivers as he checks the leg kick.
Bully throws the left hand but Rivers avoids the punch easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rivers.
A big right from Bully misses.
Nice cross by Bully.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Rivers.

Rivers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch but Bully swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Bully.
Bully throws a lazy head kick
and Rivers counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Rivers scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bully in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bully takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rivers moves out of range of the leg kick from Bully.
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Bully.
Bully misses with an uppercut
and Rivers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bully defending well as Rivers loads up on a big left hand.
Rivers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rivers staying out of range there.
Bully tries a head kick but it misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Rivers misses its target.
Rivers jabs at Bully's body.
Rivers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rivers scores with a body shot.
Bully throws a right hand that misses
and Rivers counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bully stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rivers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bully throws a poor cross that misses
letting Rivers counter with a right hand.
Rivers throws a sloppy head kick and Bully moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Bully does no damage.
Bully catches Rivers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rivers tries to land a front kick but Bully steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bully looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rivers lands a jab to Bully's midsection.
Rivers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bully.
Rivers tried to counter with a leg kick but Bully avoided it.
Rivers avoids the body shot from Bully.
Bully throws a hook but Rivers blocks it.
Bully takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tom Rivers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Bully throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bully smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bully connects with a jab.
Rivers throws a head kick that Bully semi-blocks.
Bully throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rivers counters with a nice leg kick.
Rivers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bully throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rivers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Bully is predictable there
and Bully takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rivers thows a leg kick but Bully checks it

and Bully decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rivers's guard.
Bully wants to control from the top but Rivers keeps moving.
Bully with a nice head shot there.
Rivers has his hands on Bully's head, controlling the position.
Bully is working Rivers over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bully in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bully wants to pass the guard but Rivers is keeping the position.

Rivers looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bully is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rivers is trying to control the position but Bully postures up.
Rivers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bully missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tom Rivers will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rivers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rivers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bully. That did some damage!
Rivers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rivers lands a slapping body shot.
Rivers walks into a jab.
Rivers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bully throws an overhand right that lands on Rivers's shoulder, as Rivers tries to avoid the shot.
Rivers was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Bully drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rivers keeping moving, preventing Bully from controlling successfully.
Rivers is looking to stand up but Bully isn't so interested in that idea.
Bully trying to control but Rivers is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers is trying to keep Bully in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bully trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Rivers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rivers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rivers looks for the body kick but Bully saw that one coming.

That's two 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.
Bully throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rivers.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bully swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good shot there by Bully.
Rivers looks to score with a jab to the body but Bully is just out of range.
Bully takes a swing at Rivers's ribcage but misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Bully checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rivers thuds a left hand into Bully's body.
Bully dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rivers. That did some damage!
Bully lands a nice shot to the body.
Rivers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bully takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bully looks to land a left hand but Rivers moved out of range nicely.
Rivers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rivers.
Rivers throws a wild body kick that Bully sees coming a mile off.
Bully throws out a counter right but Rivers avoids it with no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bully moves out of range of the body kick from Rivers.
Bully throws a body punch but Rivers moves out of range.
Bully takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rivers blocks a jab.
Bully swings widly with a right hand
and Rivers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bully lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bully pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rivers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bully throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rivers throwing a counter right hand but Bully manages to avoid it.
Rivers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bully throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rivers swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rivers scores with a jab. Bully acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bully throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers throws a hook to the side of Bully's head but Bully sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bully misses the body punch
letting Rivers counter with a right hand.
Bully on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bully moves out of range of the body kick.
Rivers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rivers throws a leg kick which misses Bully's front leg but catches the back leg as Bully tries to avoid it.
Rivers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rivers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rivers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bully checks it well.
Bully throws out a counter right but Rivers avoids it with no problem.
Tom Rivers is winning the standup battle so far.
Rivers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rivers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rivers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bully dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy body kick from Bully
and Rivers counters with a good low kick that Bully was not able to check.
Nice shot lands for Rivers.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Rivers dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Rivers just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bully is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Bully takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Bully.
Rivers jabs Bully to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rivers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bully misses with a low kick as Rivers jumps back.
Rivers throws a body shot but no joy.
Rivers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bully throws out the jab.
Bully throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rivers counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers misses with a head kick.
Bully scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big right from Rivers misses.
A swing and a miss from Rivers.
Bully blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bully loads up on a big right hand but Rivers slips the punch.
Bully keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rivers.
Rivers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bully. Bully obviously looking to wear him down.
Bully waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivers.
Rivers avoids the body shot from Bully.
A quick step to the side and Rivers tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bully misses with a low kick.
Bully throws a jab when Rivers was well out of range.
Rivers lands a head kick!
Rivers blocks a leg kick.

Bully drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bully throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rivers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rivers is on top in guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivers controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyber Bully has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivers throws a strike but Bully rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bully trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bully working some strikes from top position.
Bully stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rivers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tom Rivers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rivers pulls Bully in to control the position.
Bully throwing strikes from guard but Rivers blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rivers pulls Bully in to control the position.
Rivers is trying to hold Bully in close to prevent damage but Bully has managed to pass into half guard.

Bully is trying to work for a kimura but Rivers is defending well.
Rivers is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rivers trying to control but Bully postures up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cyber Bully.
I think Rivers has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Rivers!
Tom Rivers bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.