PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Nut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dru Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Nut
vs
Rivers

190 cm
32
197 lbs
28 - 18 - 0

188 cm
34
195 lbs
22 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Nut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dru Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rivers misses with a hook. Nut ducked under it nicely.
Rivers scores with a spinning back kick!
Rivers misses with a low kick.
Nut throws a body kick that misses
and Rivers counters with a thumping low kick.
Rivers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nut pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nut gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rivers counters with a leg kick.
Rivers throws a hook but Nut avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivers misses with a low kick.
Rivers throws a leg kick
and Nut counters with a solid body kick.
Nut throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nut swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rivers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nut throws the kick towards the body but Rivers avoids it.
Rivers throws a poor cross that misses
and Nut counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nut checks a low kick from Rivers.
Rivers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nut checks it well.
Rivers throws a front kick aimed at Nut's knee but Nut avoids it well.
Nut slips under a jab.
Nut tries to bum rush Rivers with a series of wild strikes but Rivers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rivers moves out of range as Nut throws a body kick.
Nut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rivers throws a wild body kick that Nut sees coming a mile off.
Sam Nut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nut lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nut scores with a head kick. Rivers tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nut moves out of range of the strikes.
Rivers swats away the attempt to clinch by Nut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nut.
Nut throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nut tries to clinch up
and Rivers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rivers thows a leg kick but Nut checks it
enabling Nut to counter with a crisp jab.
Nut chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nut lands with a straight right. Rivers didn't see that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nut.
Nut swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nut tried to score with a low kick but Rivers checks it.
Nut fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rivers takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nut.
Nut scores with a jab.
Rivers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nut sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nut scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivers moves out of range of the body kick.
Nut checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nut pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rivers is out of range and Nut settles back down.
Nut scores with a jab. Rivers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nut avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nut throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nut tries to clinch up but Rivers circles away and keeps his distance.
Nut thows a body kick. Rivers tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rivers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nut scores with the left hand. Rivers knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nut clobbers Rivers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nut throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nut connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Nut dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A decent looking body kick lands there for Nut.
A good leg kick by Nut.
Rivers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nut lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nut throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rivers blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Nut.
Rivers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rivers is looking to chop away at Nut's legs.
Rivers has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nut.
Nut misses with a body kick.
Rivers steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nut. That one must have hurt.
Nut throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick from Nut lands but Rivers takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers slips a jab and a cross from Nut.
Nut lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Rivers misses.
A lazy body kick from Nut
and Rivers makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nut really felt that one!
Nut throws a low kick but Rivers avoids it.
Nut catches Rivers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rivers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nut delivers a nice body kick.
Rivers throws a chopping leg kick but Nut manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good work by Rivers as he checks the leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rivers crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nut - the referee stops the clock and Rivers gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nut. Rivers manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nut lands with a slapping head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nut sizes up Rivers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rivers throws a solid leg kick but Nut takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rivers.
Nut pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rivers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rivers might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Nut has got the better of the exchanges.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nut.
Nut misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Nut moves into the clinch.
Nut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rivers.
Nut prevents a body shot from Rivers.
Nut connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rivers's face.
Nut tries to throw a body punch but Rivers avoids it by throwing Nut back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nut prevents a body shot from Rivers.
Rivers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rivers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rivers tries to throw a body punch but Nut avoids it by throwing Rivers back against the cage.
Rivers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nut throws an elbow but misses.
Rivers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nut pushes off an throws an elbow but Rivers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nut trying to land knees to the body.
Rivers blocks the elbow strike.
Rivers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nut lands an elbow inside that Rivers shrugs off.

It looks like Dru Rivers has been cut.
Rivers cracks Nut with a nice body shot.
Nut throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivers.
Rivers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nut looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nut misses with a knee strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Rivers.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivers misses with some punches.
Rivers presses Nut against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nut landing knees to the head.
Rivers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nut's elbow.
Nut throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nut prevents a body shot from Rivers.
Nut prevents a body shot from Rivers.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivers tries a body shot but Nut blocks it.
Rivers struggles to land a body shot inside as Nut controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivers.
Nut lands an elbow just above Rivers 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Nut dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dru Rivers's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nut checks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rivers.
Nut misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nut throws a hook but Rivers avoids it easily.
Rivers misses with a series of wild punches.
Nut throws a push kick but Rivers slaps the foot to one side.
Nut throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nut takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rivers tries to land a front kick but Nut steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rivers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rivers in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rivers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nut lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nut throws a head kick that Rivers semi-blocks.
Nut throws a low kick, looking for Rivers's leg but Rivers calmly moves out of range.
Rivers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nut tries to clinch there but Rivers circles away.
Nut throws the kick towards the body but Rivers avoids it.
Nut misses with a kick to the body.
Rivers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rivers takes a swing at Nut's ribcage but misses.
Nut misses with a double jab
and Rivers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rivers takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nut.
Nut throws a head kick that misses.
Nut throws a head kick but Rivers moves out of range.
Nut throws a hook but Rivers blocks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rivers, right into the meat.
Nut misses with a kick to the body.
Rivers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nut was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivers.
Nut thuds his shin into the meat of Rivers's side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nut tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Nut checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nut thumps Rivers with a low kick.
Rivers tries a head kick but it misses.
Nut misses with a body kick.
A nice combination there by Nut.
Nut misses with a body kick.
Rivers walks into a left hand.
Rivers lands with a straight right. Nut didn't see that one coming.
Nut throws a series of punches but Rivers moves out of range.
Nut is looking to clinch.
Nut is looking to score with low kicks.
Rivers misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nut throws out a leg kick but Rivers moves out of range and Nut only half commits.
Nut pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rivers throws out a loose jab but Nut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivers looks for the body kick but Nut saw that one coming.
Sam Nut is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nut throws a body kick that misses.
Rivers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nut manages to avoid it.
Rivers misses with a straight left.
Nut attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Nut.
Dru Rivers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivers throws a chopping leg kick but Nut manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sam Nut.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nut, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Nut!
During a confident post fight interview, Sam Nut thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.