PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Werner Heisenberg (ranked 1194 p4p, 1341 weight class) and Clint Rivers (ranked 157 p4p, 179 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Heisenberg
vs
Rivers

178 cm
27
176
11 - 3 - 0

172 cm
22
170
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Carnage

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Werner Heisenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clint Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heisenberg throws a low kick but Rivers moves out of range easily.
Heisenberg tries for a takedown but Rivers circles away easily
and Rivers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heisenberg misses with a takedown attempt - Rivers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rivers throws a series of strikes that have Heisenberg backpedaling.

Rivers instigates a clinch.
Rivers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivers pushes Heisenberg back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

Heisenberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heisenberg stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers cracks Heisenberg with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heisenberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rivers tries to clinch there but Heisenberg circles away.

Rivers closes the distance and clinches.
Rivers prevents the takedown attempt.
Heisenberg definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Werner Heisenberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers tries to throw a body punch but Heisenberg avoids it by throwing Rivers back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rivers ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rivers no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Heisenberg preventing the sweep.
Heisenberg throws an elbow that misses. Rivers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Heisenberg's guard. Nice move by Rivers!

Heisenberg being controlled here, momentarily.
Rivers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rivers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Heisenberg wants to sweep here but Rivers controlling him for the moment.
Rivers wants to control from the top but Heisenberg keeps moving.
Rivers postures up in Heisenberg's guard and throws a big left but Heisenberg blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Heisenberg looking to control.
Rivers tries to free his leg and advance position but Heisenberg is retaining full guard.
Rivers scoring with some ground and pound.
Rivers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Heisenberg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rivers throws a big right hand that misses.
Rivers trying to control the position from guard on top but Heisenberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rivers is in close to Heisenberg's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rivers won't allow Heisenberg to sweep him here.
Heisenberg has his hands on Rivers's head, controlling the position.
Rivers scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rivers working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Heisenberg looking for a guillotine here but Rivers defends easily.
Rivers wants to control from the top but Heisenberg keeps moving.
Rivers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rivers scoring with some ground and pound.
Rivers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rivers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rivers keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Heisenberg's head.
Rivers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rivers slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rivers scoring with some ground and pound.
Rivers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Heisenberg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rivers pushing down on Heisenberg's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg wants to improve his position but Rivers is controlling well.
Rivers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rivers seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Heisenberg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rivers on the ground.
Rivers drops an elbow to the side of Heisenberg's head.
Rivers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Heisenberg with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Heisenberg is rocked!
Heisenberg has hold of Rivers's hands but Rivers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oh Heisenberg is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rivers seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Rivers is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rivers lands a big elbow - Heisenberg is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Rivers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clint Rivers!
Clint Rivers thanked the fans post fight for their support.