PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julian Rivera (ranked 4353 p4p, 3806 weight class) and Rivo Kuik (ranked 500 p4p, 454 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Rivera
vs
Kuik

188 cm
26
170
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
169
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Likes musicals

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Julian Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rivo Kuik!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rivera looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kuik!
Rivera will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rivera in the domination position with Kuik hanging on.

Rivera tries for a kimura but Kuik is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuik tries to escape but Rivera is in control.

Rivera thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kuik is trying to improve his position.
Kuik pushes Rivera away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rivera gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rivera is trying to get an arm triangle but Kuik is defending well.
Kuik can't do much from the bottom here.

Rivera looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rivera tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rivera has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Rivera working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rivera working away.
Kuik really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rivera. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Rivera swings around for an armbar but Kuik sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rivera's guard.
Kuik looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Kuik is sitting in close to Rivera's body. Rivera has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Kuik is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Kuik is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Rivera.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Julian Rivera!
A victorious Julian Rivera thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.