PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diddy Waffle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Rivera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rivera
vs
Waffle

180 cm
22
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diddy Waffle!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rivera clinches.
Waffle looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Waffle avoids it.
Rivera stalling the fight.
Waffle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Waffle drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rivera gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rivera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Rivera.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rivera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Waffle's defenses.
Waffle takes an elbow to the temple.
Rivera lands a damaging elbow.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rivera lands an elbow inside that Waffle shrugs off.
Rivera is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rivera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rivera lands an elbow inside that Waffle shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Rivera lands a damaging elbow.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Waffle in his tracks for a moment.
Rivera lands an elbow inside that Waffle shrugs off.
Waffle is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Rivera lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera lands a damaging elbow.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Rivera lands an elbow just above Waffle 's eye.
Rivera lands an elbow just above Waffle 's eye.
Waffle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
Waffle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rivera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rivera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Waffle's defenses.
Rivera lands a damaging elbow.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rivera lands an elbow inside that Waffle shrugs off.
Rivera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Waffle takes an elbow to the temple.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Rivera.
Rivera stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rivera lands a knee to the body.
Waffle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rivera lands an elbow just above Waffle 's eye.
Nice elbow from Rivera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Rivera.
A bit of stalling here from Rivera.
Nice elbow from Rivera.
Rivera lands an elbow just above Waffle 's eye.
Rivera lands an elbow inside that Waffle shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Waffle in his tracks for a moment.
Rivera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Waffle's defenses.
Rivera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Waffle's defenses.
Rivera lands an elbow inside that Waffle shrugs off.
Rivera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Waffle's defenses.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Rivera.
Waffle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rivera lands an elbow just above Waffle 's eye.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rivera lands a damaging elbow.
Rivera stalls.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Waffle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rivera lands an elbow just above Waffle 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Rivera.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Waffle in his tracks for a moment.
Rivera has Waffle pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Rivera.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rivera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rivera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rivera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Waffle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Waffle's defenses.
Rivera lands an elbow inside that Waffle shrugs off.
Rivera lands an elbow inside that Waffle shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
Waffle takes an elbow to the temple.
Rivera landing knees to the body.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rivera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rivera lands a nice elbow.
Rivera lands a damaging elbow.
Rivera lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Waffle's defenses.
Waffle takes an elbow to the temple.
Waffle takes an elbow to the temple.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Waffle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rivera stalling.
Rivera lands a knee to the body.
Rivera lands an elbow inside that Waffle shrugs off.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Waffle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rivera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Waffle in his tracks for a moment.
Waffle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Waffle takes an elbow to the temple.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Waffle in his tracks for a moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waffle. Rivera does a little dance to reset his feet.

Rivera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Waffle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Rivera dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rivera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Rivera has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Waffle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rivera.
Rivera lands a damaging elbow.
The is referee keeping an eye on Rivera - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice elbow from Rivera.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rivera lands a damaging elbow.
Rivera lands a nice elbow.
Waffle takes an elbow to the forehead.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rivera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Waffle's defenses.
Rivera crunches a lovely knee into Waffle's ribcage.
Rivera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rivera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Max Rivera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Rivera lands an elbow just above Waffle 's eye.
Rivera is struggling to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Waffle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Rivera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rivera lands an elbow inside that Waffle shrugs off.
Rivera lands an elbow just above Waffle 's eye.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Waffle being controlled against the cage.
Rivera working Waffle over with knees to the body.
Waffle takes an elbow to the temple.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Waffle in his tracks for a moment.
Rivera lands a nice elbow.
Rivera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Rivera.
Rivera lands an elbow inside that Waffle shrugs off.
Rivera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Waffle's defenses.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Waffle.
Rivera lands an elbow inside that Waffle shrugs off.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rivera working Waffle over with knees to the body.
Rivera lands an elbow inside that Waffle shrugs off.
Rivera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Waffle takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Waffle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Waffle avoids it.
Rivera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Waffle in his tracks for a moment.
Waffle takes an elbow to the temple.
Rivera lands a nice elbow.
Rivera lands a nice elbow.
Rivera lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rivera lands a nice elbow.
Rivera is pushing Waffle up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Waffle managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Waffle takes an elbow to the temple.
Rivera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Rivera lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rivera lands an elbow just above Waffle 's eye.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Waffle in his tracks for a moment.
Rivera content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Waffle in his tracks for a moment.
Rivera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rivera lands a damaging elbow.
Waffle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Waffle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Waffle in his tracks for a moment.
Waffle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rivera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Waffle won't want to take too many of those.
Rivera lands an elbow inside that Waffle shrugs off.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rivera takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rivera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Waffle's defenses.
Rivera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Waffle jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rivera walks away with a smile on his face. Waffle gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Rivera has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rivera lands an elbow just above Waffle 's eye.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Rivera lands an elbow inside that Waffle shrugs off.
Rivera lands a damaging elbow.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Rivera lands an elbow just above Waffle 's eye.
Rivera lands an elbow just above Waffle 's eye.
Waffle fails to pull guard.
Rivera stalling in the clinch.
Waffle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rivera stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rivera lands a nice elbow.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Waffle in his tracks for a moment.
Waffle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rivera lands an elbow inside that Waffle shrugs off.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rivera slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Rivera dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Rivera clinches up against the cage.
Rivera lands a damaging elbow.
Rivera slows down the pace here.
Waffle wants to get back to striking at distance but Rivera won't allow it.
Waffle is trying to break the clinch but Rivera is controlling him.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Waffle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rivera taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rivera crunches a lovely knee into Waffle's ribcage.
Rivera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Waffle's defenses.
Waffle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice elbow from Rivera.
Rivera lands an elbow inside that Waffle shrugs off.
Rivera lands an elbow just above Waffle 's eye.
Rivera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rivera slowing the pace effectively.
Waffle takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Waffle wants to stall.
Rivera dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rivera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Waffle's defenses.
Nice elbow from Rivera.
Rivera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Waffle's defenses.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Waffle in his tracks for a moment.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Waffle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rivera lands an elbow inside that Waffle shrugs off.
Rivera taking a breather.
Waffle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera lands an elbow inside that Waffle shrugs off.
Rivera is stalling here.
Nice elbow from Rivera.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Waffle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rivera lands an elbow just above Waffle 's eye.
Rivera stalling.
Waffle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Waffle is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rivera gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rivera lands a nice elbow.
Rivera lands an elbow inside that Waffle shrugs off.
Rivera lands a damaging elbow.
Rivera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Waffle takes an elbow to the temple.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Waffle in his tracks for a moment.
Rivera stalling.
Rivera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rivera lands an elbow just above Waffle 's eye.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rivera dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rivera takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Waffle is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rivera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rivera lands an elbow just above Waffle 's eye.
Rivera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Waffle's defenses.
Rivera lands an elbow inside that Waffle shrugs off.
Rivera lands an elbow inside that Waffle shrugs off.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rivera manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Rivera.
Rivera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Waffle's defenses.
Rivera lands an elbow inside that Waffle shrugs off.
Rivera leaning against his opponent.
Waffle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rivera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rivera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Waffle's defenses.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Waffle in his tracks for a moment.
Waffle takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rivera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Waffle in his tracks for a moment.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rivera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Waffle's defenses.
Waffle tries to pull guard but Rivera holds him up against the cage and eventually Waffle drops back down to his feet.
Rivera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Waffle has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rivera avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Max Rivera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diddy Waffle.
Rivera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Waffle's defenses.
Rivera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Waffle's defenses.
Diddy Waffle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Waffle takes an elbow to the temple.
Rivera lands a damaging elbow.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Rivera is struggling to control the position.
Rivera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rivera working Waffle over with knees to the body.
Rivera lands an elbow inside that Waffle shrugs off.
Rivera lands a nice elbow.
Rivera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Waffle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Rivera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rivera has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Rivera!