PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bert River (ranked 645 p4p, 580 weight class) and Gervais Lavigne (ranked 80 p4p, 72 weight class). River's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Five Finger Death Punch- Bad Company. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

River
vs
Lavigne

170 cm
31
145
15 - 9 - 0

169 cm
30
144
19 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Conviction
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Conviction

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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bert River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gervais Lavigne!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from River.
Lavigne's jab looks to have found its range, popping River under the eye.
Lavigne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lavigne looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
Lavigne slips under a jab.
River connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
River misses with the body kick
and Lavigne counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
River checks a leg kick nicely.
River throws a big counter combination but Lavigne scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
River is looking to chop away at Lavigne's legs.
Lavigne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
River tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lavigne sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten River somewhat.
Lavigne scores with a decent looking hook.
River ducks under a wild hook from Lavigne.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lavigne can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lavigne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavigne takes one to the side of the head.
Lavigne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
River misses with a wild body shot.
River throws an overhand right that lands on Lavigne's shoulder, as Lavigne tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Lavigne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lavigne thows a body kick. River tries to catch it but that hurt him.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lavigne.
Lavigne takes a shot right to the bread basket.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lavigne moves away.
River misses with a wild body shot.
Lavigne misses with a low kick.
Lavigne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lavigne looks to land a right hand but River moved out of range.
No luck for River with that takedown attempt.
River shoots for a takedown but Lavigne saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bert River. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lavigne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
River is looking to slow Lavigne down with leg kicks.
River is looking to wear down Lavigne with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lavigne swings for the body but River moves out of range.
Lavigne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lavigne misses with a wild body shot.
Lavigne throws out a powerful jab.
Lavigne throws a shot to the body.
River throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lavigne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
River takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lavigne connects with a solid leg kick.
River motions for Lavigne to come forward. River throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lavigne stuffs the takedown attempt from River. River gets slowly back to his feet.
Lavigne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from River.
River comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick from River misses.
River throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lavigne.
Lavigne looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lavigne lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and River has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from River and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lavigne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Lavigne.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne throws a nice outside leg kick.
River fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lavigne blocks a jab.
Lavigne throws a lazy right hand but River sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lavigne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
River throws the left hand but Lavigne avoids the punch easily.
River throws a series of punches but Lavigne moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by River as he connects with a hook.
River throws a sloppy head kick and Lavigne moves out of range easily.
River throws a good cross that connects.

River has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lavigne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lavigne throws an elbow that misses.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
River misses with some punches.
Lavigne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
River dodges an elbow strike from Lavigne.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne blocks a body shot from River.

Lavigne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lavigne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
River misses the shot to the body.
Lavigne misses with an uppercut
and River counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lavigne's knee momentarily.
A head kick misses from River.
River slips under a jab from Lavigne.
Good exchange - Lavigne coming out on top.
River swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lavigne counters with a nice low kick that buckles River's knee momentarily.
River scores with the left hand. Lavigne knows he should have avoided that one.
Lavigne connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lavigne. That's going to slow River down.
Lavigne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but River is out of range.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Lavigne is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lavigne.
River takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Lavigne tenderised River's leg. River is trying to keep his angry face on.

River closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gervais Lavigne will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

River misses with a body kick.
Jab by Lavigne.
River throws a front kick aimed at Lavigne's knee but Lavigne avoids it well.
Lavigne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lavigne lands an overhand right.
River misses with a combination
and Lavigne makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
River is looking to slow Lavigne down with leg kicks.
Lavigne has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lavigne misses with a straight right.
River tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lavigne defends well and River ends up having to push Lavigne into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
River lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from River.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lavigne.
River is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
River is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lavigne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
River misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Lavigne.
Lavigne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of River backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lavigne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
River tried to score with a low kick but Lavigne checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lavigne checks a leg kick.
Lavigne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lavigne lands a slapping body shot.
Lavigne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
River takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lavigne connects with a leg kick.

River clinches up with Lavigne and pushes him back against the cage.
River throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
River misses with a hook from the clinch.

Lavigne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
River misses with a body kick.
River misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lavigne counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps River thinking.
River has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lavigne.
River ducks under a wild hook from Lavigne.
River scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lavigne cracks River with a good jab.
Lavigne throws a low kick but it's checked well by River.
A nice inside leg kick there by River. That's going to slow Lavigne down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a wild body shot.
Lavigne feints and then cracks River's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow River down.
Gervais Lavigne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lavigne throws a low kick, looking for River's leg but River calmly moves out of range.
River 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.
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lavigne. That did some damage!
River scores with a head kick. Lavigne tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lavigne misses the jab.
Lavigne with the inside leg kick.
Lavigne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
River defending well as Lavigne loads up on a big left hand.
Lavigne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
River throws out a loose jab but Lavigne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lavigne checks the leg kick.
Lavigne keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lavigne. That's going to slow River down.
River connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
River throws a leg kick
and Lavigne counters with a leg kick.
River lands a really nice looking cross but Lavigne seems unphased.
River thuds his shin into the meat of Lavigne's side.
River 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.
River fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lavigne checks it well.
River backing away here, and Lavigne unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as River blocks the leg kick.
River wants to clinch.
Lavigne feints a counter leg kick.
Lavigne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
River throws a low kick but Lavigne avoids it.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lavigne was well out of range. Poor timing from River.
River throws a body punch but Lavigne moves out of range.
River takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
River checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
River lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
River throws a hook but Lavigne avoids it easily.
River throws a lazy uppercut
and Lavigne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lavigne lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and River has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from River and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It appears River was looking to counter with a kick there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lavigne checks a leg kick.
Lavigne was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lavigne misses with a hook.
River looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
River explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
River throws a head kick but Lavigne moves out of range.
Lavigne 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.
River missing with a left hand there. Lavigne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lavigne is looking to score with low kicks.
River misses with a leg kick.
Lavigne paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
River stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lavigne.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick lands for Lavigne.
Lavigne lands with a thumping leg kick.
River takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lavigne throws a leg kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gervais Lavigne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

River misses with a hook.
River misses with an attempted mid kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lavigne.
River has a takedown stuffed.
Lavigne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
River moves out of range of the body kick from Lavigne.
River steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lavigne.
A quick step to the side and River tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
River checks a low kick from Lavigne.
Lavigne connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Lavigne.
River on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lavigne. Lavigne obviously looking to wear him down.
River throws a low kick, looking for Lavigne's leg but Lavigne calmly moves out of range.
Lavigne thumps River with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River throws a low kick but Lavigne avoids it.
Lavigne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from River.
Lavigne tries to score with a low kick but River moves his leg out of the way.
Lavigne takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
River throws a wild body kick that Lavigne sees coming a mile off.
Lavigne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lavigne takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavigne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. River checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lavigne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lavigne throws a jab when River was well out of range.
River is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
River thows a leg kick but Lavigne checks it
and Lavigne counters with a low kick, right behind River 's knee.
River checks a low kick from Lavigne.
River takes one on the button.
River throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lavigne throws a leg kick that is checked

and River counters with a single leg into guard. Lavigne didn't expect that.
River is fighting to break Lavigne's control of his arms but Lavigne is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lavigne looking for a sweep. Not yet Lavigne, not yet.
River is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
River trying to control the position from guard on top but Lavigne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lavigne keeping full guard, as River tries to pass.
River with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lavigne manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. River manages to get himself to full guard.

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lavigne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bert River has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

River working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lavigne doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lavigne manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lavigne must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lavigne passes into half guard.
Lavigne wants to lay and pray for a moment but River keeps working.

River is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lavigne pulls his head out easily.
Lavigne tries to pass to full mount but River defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lavigne wants to lay and pray for a moment but River keeps working.
River is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. River manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

River has an active guard here but Lavigne has managed to pass into half guard.
Gervais Lavigne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
River punching from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gervais Lavigne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lavigne winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gervais Lavigne!
Gervais Lavigne thanked the fans post fight for their support.