PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Rivera (ranked 107 p4p, 128 weight class) and Mantak Garuda (ranked 18 p4p, 21 weight class). Rivera comes into the arena with BAD COMPANY blaring out of the sound system. Garuda has chosen Djiin Djiin as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Rivera
vs
Garuda

194 cm
27
209
14 - 6 - 0

190 cm
35
212
32 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conquer
Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

Conquer
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Malcolm Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Mantak Garuda!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera misses with an uppercut
and Garuda counters with a body kick that stops Rivera in his tracks momentarily.
Rivera works the jab nicely.

It looks like Mantak Garuda has been cut.
Rivera throws a series of punches but Garuda avoids them all with ease.
Rivera slips under a jab.
Garuda throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Garuda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garuda misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garuda throws a body kick that misses
and Rivera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Rivera misses
and Garuda counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garuda throws out a leg kick but Rivera moves out of range and Garuda only half commits.
Rivera is looking for a counter combo.
Rivera looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garuda.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rivera.
Garuda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As Garuda backs away, Rivera returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rivera avoids the head kick by Garuda.
Rivera was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garuda tries to move into range but Rivera moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rivera misses with an uppercut.
Rivera throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garuda.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera misses with a looping right.
Rivera throws a leg kick which misses Garuda's front leg but catches the back leg as Garuda tries to avoid it.
Rivera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garuda has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Rivera throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Garuda makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Garuda cracks Rivera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rivera avoids a kick to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Rivera misses its target.
Rivera scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garuda. That did some damage!
Garuda delivers a nice body kick.

Garuda drives through and clinches with Rivera against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Rivera scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rivera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rivera wants to get back to striking at distance but Garuda won't allow it.
Rivera wants to get back to striking at distance but Garuda won't allow it.
Rivera blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Garuda breaks the clinch.
Garuda is looking to land body kicks.
Rivera was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Garuda clinches.
Garuda throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivera.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garuda lands a body shot.
Garuda gets through Rivera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garuda misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rivera.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garuda misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garuda keeps control of Rivera as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rivera wants to get back to striking at distance but Garuda won't allow it.
Rivera swings wildly with an uppercut but Garuda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garuda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivera's elbow.
Rivera blocks a body shot from Garuda.
Garuda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rivera tries to work over Garuda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Rivera manages to break the clinch.
Garuda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Garuda misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mantak Garuda will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mantak Garuda's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Garuda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rivera misses with a body punch
and Garuda counters with a nice uppercut.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Garuda.
Garuda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A thudding body kick lands there by Garuda!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera swats away the attempt to clinch by Garuda.
Rivera missing with a left hand there. Garuda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garuda swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garuda tries to land a front kick but Rivera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rivera quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Rivera walks into a jab.
Garuda misses with a kick to the body.
Garuda takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rivera slips a jab and a cross from Garuda.
Garuda throws a lazy uppercut
and Rivera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garuda scores with a push kick.
Garuda lands a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rivera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rivera misses with a hook. Garuda ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garuda! But no joy.
Malcolm Rivera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garuda scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rivera in his tracks.
A swing and a miss from Garuda.
Rivera feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rivera misses with a low kick.
Garuda replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Rivera blocks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garuda lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rivera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garuda.
Rivera scoring well with a low kick there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garuda.
Rivera wants to slow Garuda down by chopping away at his legs.
Garuda fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rivera on the side of the head.
Garuda throws a monster overhand right that drops Rivera! Garuda follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mantak Garuda!
A victorious Mantak Garuda thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.