PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Bond (ranked 179 p4p, 299 weight class) and Clint Rivers (ranked 24 p4p, 40 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Bond
vs
Rivers

180 cm
26
175
17 - 6 - 0

172 cm
30
170
21 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Conviction
Tempo Athletics

Conviction

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 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunner Bond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clint Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bond.
We've been told by Bond's head coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bond lands with an overhand left.
Rivers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bond half committed to a counter leg kick.
A big left from Rivers misses.
Rivers wants to clinch up but Bond keeps it at a distance.
Bond motions for Rivers to come forward. Bond throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rivers misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Bond on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bond.
Rivers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clint Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers throws a leg kick
enabling Bond to counter with a crisp jab.
Rivers throws a front kick aimed at Bond's knee but Bond avoids it well.
Rivers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bond.
Rivers throws a looping overhand right but Bond ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers stuns Bond with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rivers wants to clinch up but Bond keeps it at a distance.
Bond with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rivers misses with a double jab
and Bond counters with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bond.
Rivers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bond counters with a straight right hand.
Bond throws a chopping leg kick but Rivers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rivers let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rivers throws a sloppy head kick and Bond moves out of range easily.
Bond fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rivers just manages to avoid it.
Rivers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rivers fails to land the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond slips under a jab.
Rivers swings widly with a right hand
and Bond counters with a left to the body.
That kick from Bond tenderised Rivers's leg. Rivers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bond fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers checks a leg kick.
Rivers lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rivers misses with a right hand
and Bond counters with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Bond tenderised Rivers's leg. Rivers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bond is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Rivers drives through and clinches with Bond against the cage.
Rivers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bond blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Bond.
A right handed body shot lands from Bond.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivers.
Bond lands a hook that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Bond has a couple of punches blocked by Rivers.
Rivers has a couple of punches blocked by Bond.
Bond goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Bond.
Rivers misses with a punch to the body.
Bond prevents the takedown attempt.
Gunner Bond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clint Rivers.
Bond lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Rivers misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Bond.
Bond struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivers controls his hands.
Bond misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bond.
Rivers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bond scores with a hook to the body.
Bond doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bond gets through Rivers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rivers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rivers tries to work over Bond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bond lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bond lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rivers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rivers blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Rivers gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Bond is trying to maintain the position but Rivers is very close to passing his half guard.

Rivers wants to work for an arm triangle but Bond is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rivers keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rivers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rivers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rivers looks to land a strike but Bond avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bond manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rivers manages to get himself to full guard.

Rivers has Bond pulled in close to control his posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gunner Bond 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.

Rivers thows a leg kick but Bond checks it
and Bond counters with a good low kick that Rivers was not able to check.

Rivers has Bond up against the cage in a clinch.
Bond lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Bond misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Bond.
Bond is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rivers can do to turn this around?
Rivers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gunner Bond has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rivers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rivers is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bond is defending well.
Rivers scores with a shoulder strike.
Bond blocks a body shot from Rivers.
Bond tries to throw a body punch but Rivers avoids it by throwing Bond back against the cage.
Rivers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rivers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivers tries to pull guard but Bond holds him up against the cage and eventually Rivers drops back down to his feet.
Bond blocks a body shot from Rivers.
Bond softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Bond lands a nice uppercut.
Bond's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rivers swings wildly with an uppercut but Bond uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers tries to work over Bond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rivers is looking for a takedown.
Gunner Bond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clint Rivers.
Bond avoiding damage as Rivers throws knees to the body.
Rivers blocking some punches.
Rivers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bond tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Bond.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bond.
Bond lands a hook that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Bond can't find room to land a body shot as Rivers controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivers.
Rivers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Rivers.
A body shot lands from Bond.
Rivers lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rivers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivers has a couple of punches blocked by Bond.
A short uppercut from Rivers.
Rivers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bond's elbow.
Rivers digs a right hand underneath Bond's ribcage. Bond let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Rivers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bond slips a jab and a cross from Rivers.
Rivers looks to score with a jab to the body but Bond is just out of range.
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 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.
Bond misses with a left hand
and Rivers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rivers tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bond counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Rivers.
Rivers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rivers fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rivers shoots in for a takedown but Bond shows good takedown defense.
Bond slips a straight right by Rivers.
Gunner Bond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Bond misses
and Rivers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bond with a hook.
Rivers misses with a takedown
enabling Bond to counter with a crisp jab.
Bond is looking to slow Rivers down with leg kicks.
Bond slips a jab from Rivers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bond throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rivers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bond.
Rivers misses with a looping right.
Bond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rivers.
Rivers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivers has his takedown stuffed
and Bond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rivers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bond tried to score with a low kick but Rivers checks it.
The crowd cheers as Rivers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bond doesn't seem phased though.
An inside leg kick from Bond misses.
Rivers is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
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 Gunner Bond will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Rivers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bond counters with a good low kick that Rivers was not able to check.
Rivers fails to land the takedown.
Rivers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bond at a distance.
Rivers misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rivers tries to clinch up
and Bond counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rivers's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bond lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rivers throws a jab when Bond was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers throws a hook to the side of Bond's head but Bond sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rivers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bond to score with a decent uppercut.
Bond dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rivers. That did some damage!
Bond scores with a jab to the body.
Bond dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rivers. That did some damage!
Bond thuds his right hand into Rivers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bond misses with a leg kick.
Rivers throws a right hand that misses
and Bond counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rivers looks to score with a jab to the body but Bond is just out of range.
Bond was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bond throws a chopping leg kick but Rivers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bond misses with a left hand
and Rivers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rivers stalks Bond and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bond's face. Bond staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers throws a combination that misses
and Bond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bond blocks a jab.
Bond throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rivers.
Rivers throws a half hearted mid kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bond.
Nice shot by Bond.
Bond is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bond stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rivers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bond uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rivers.
Bond swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivers.
Bond misses with a low kick.
Rivers slips under a jab.
Rivers throws out a counter right but Bond avoids it with no problem.
Rivers misses with a low kick as Bond jumps back.
Sloppy strikes from Rivers. Those never looked like landing.
Bond slips under a jab from Rivers.
It looked like Bond wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rivers is defended easily by Bond.
Clint Rivers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers just misses with a punch to the body.
Bond shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rivers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rivers lands with a right hand.
Bond takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rivers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gunner Bond is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rivers throws a lazy body kick
and Bond counters with a slapping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gunner Bond showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bond, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunner Bond!
Our winner, Gunner Bond, 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.