PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phil Rivers (ranked 2596 p4p, 5805 weight class) and Arturo Del Torro (ranked 217 p4p, 388 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rivers might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to RUNNING IN THE 90’s. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rivers
vs
Del Torro

177 cm
29
155
15 - 12 - 0

172 cm
30
150
9 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Furnace Performance 🔥

Sakura Style

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arturo Del Torro!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Torro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rivers.
Nice cross by Rivers.

It looks like Arturo Del Torro has been cut.
Del Torro throws a body punch but Rivers moves out of range.
Del Torro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rivers throws out the jab.
Rivers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Del Torro throws out the jab.
Rivers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Del Torro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Del Torro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Del Torro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Del Torro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rivers.
The fighters circling - Del Torro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Del Torro tries to get set, Rivers tries to push him back and clinch up but Del Torro manages to avoid the attempt.
Del Torro misses with a looping left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rivers looks to land a combination but Del Torro avoids it well.
Del Torro throws a right and a left that Rivers avoids nicely.
Rivers is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Del Torro.
Del Torro misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Rivers.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Del Torro misses the jab.
As Del Torro tries to get set, Rivers tries to push him back and clinch up but Del Torro manages to avoid the attempt.
Del Torro connects with a looping right hand.
Rivers just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivers looks to throw the jab but Del Torro is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Rivers blocks the low kick.
Rivers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Del Torros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rivers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rivers throws a lazy uppercut
letting Del Torro counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers works the jab nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Del Torro.
Rivers's corner calls for a 1-2. Rivers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Rivers.
Some bone on bone action there as Rivers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rivers looks to land a combination. Del Torro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That has opened up Arturo Del Torro's cut even more.
Rivers tries to bum rush Del Torro with a series of wild strikes but Del Torro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rivers scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Del Torro is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers throws a right hand that Del Torro ducks under and follows up with a left that Del Torro also avoids with ease.
Del Torro is still on wobbly legs! Can Rivers finish him?
Del Torro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Del Torro seems to have recovered his senses.
Rivers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Del Torro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rivers throws a right and a left that Del Torro avoids nicely.
Rivers lands with a hook. Del Torro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rivers moves away from the strike by Del Torro.
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Del Torro.
Rivers missing with a left hand there. Del Torro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rivers throws a poor cross that misses
letting Del Torro counter with a right hand.

Rivers is rocked!
Del Torro lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arturo Del Torro!
Arturo Del Torro seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.