PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nakamora Yenseki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera comes to the ring accompanied by Your Hand in Mine. Yenseki has chosen Sick Puppies-Youre going down as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Rivera
vs
Yenseki

190 cm
20
197 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
190 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Knock Out Artistry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nakamora Yenseki!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera throws a jab when Yenseki was well out of range.
Yenseki dodges the punch combination from Rivera.
Rivera slips a jab and a cross from Yenseki.
Rivera misses with the combination.
Yenseki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yenseki throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivera.
Yenseki's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Yenseki duly obliges.

It looks like Carlos Rivera has been cut.
Nakamora Yenseki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivera uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yenseki has time to react.
Yenseki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yenseki misses with a double jab.
Yenseki defending well as Rivera loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yenseki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rivera throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yenseki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rivera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yenseki misses with a wild body shot.
Rivera slips under a jab from Yenseki.
Rivera throws a series of punches but Yenseki avoids them all with ease.
Rivera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rivera throws a nice head kick!
Yenseki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rivera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Rivera.
Yenseki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rivera counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yenseki slips a jab and a cross from Rivera.
Yenseki misses with a double jab.
Yenseki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivera scores with a jab to the body.
Rivera misses with a double jab.
Yenseki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rivera.
Rivera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yenseki.
Rivera misses with a low kick.
Yenseki wants to clinch up but Rivera keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera moves away from the strike by Yenseki.
Yenseki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rivera counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yenseki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rivera.
Yenseki misses with a body punch
and Rivera counters with a series of strikes. Yenseki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yenseki!
A nice inside leg kick there by Rivera. That's going to slow Yenseki down.
Rivera throws a shot from downtown. Yenseki moves away and avoids it.
Yenseki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yenseki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rivera lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivera misses with a series of wild punches.
Yenseki connects with a nice looking jab.
Yenseki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yenseki clinches but Rivera breaks the clinch
and Rivera counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yenseki's knee momentarily.
Rivera misses with a few strikes there.
Rivera misses with a wild combination.
Yenseki scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rivera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yenseki.
Yenseki is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yenseki.
Yenseki throws a series of punches but Rivera moves out of range.
Yenseki misses with a two punch combination.
Yenseki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yenseki looks to land a combination but Rivera avoids it well.
Rivera works over Yenseki's head and body with a nice combination.
Rivera lands with a nice body punch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yenseki tries to clinch up.
Yenseki moves in looking to clinch but Rivera pushes him off.
Yenseki moves out of range of the body kick.
Yenseki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rivera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Yenseki counter with a right hand.
Rivera's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rivera duly obliges.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rivera.
Yenseki looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yenseki walks into a left hand.
Some wild striking there from Rivera.
Rivera swinging wilding here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rivera scores with a three punch combo!
Yenseki is looking to clinch.
Rivera bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yenseki's head backwards.
Rivera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yenseki.
Yenseki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivera was well out of range. Poor timing from Yenseki.
Yenseki misses with a body shot
and Rivera counters with a left and a right that stings Yenseki.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Yenseki.
Rivera misses with a straight left.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yenseki ducks under a wild hook from Rivera.
Yenseki throws a series of punches but Rivera moves out of range.
Yenseki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rivera counters with a big head kick but Yenseki shrugs it off.
Rivera is working the combinations to good effect here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Yenseki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rivera throws a series of punches but Yenseki avoids them all with ease.
Yenseki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rivera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rivera looks to land a combination. Yenseki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yenseki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rivera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yenseki tests Rivera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yenseki tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rivera throws a big shot that misses.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Yenseki.
Yenseki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rivera.
Yenseki throws a sloppy body shot
and Rivera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yenseki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yenseki swings for the body but Rivera moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivera works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yenseki lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Rivera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Rivera's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Yenseki catches Rivera with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
No joy there for Yenseki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yenseki scores with a decent looking hook.
Yenseki misses with a double jab
and Rivera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yenseki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rivera with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yenseki misses the jab.
Yenseki moves in looking to clinch but Rivera pushes him off.
Yenseki on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rivera works Yenseki's body with a nice hook.
Yenseki is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Rivera.
Rivera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yenseki throws a series of punches but Rivera moves out of range.
Yenseki misses with a double jab
and Rivera counters with a low kick, right behind Yenseki 's knee.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rivera.
Rivera finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good leg kick by Rivera there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rivera with a nice cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Rivera.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivera lands a two punch combo.
Rivera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yenseki circles away quickly and effectively.
Yenseki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yenseki tries to bum rush Rivera with a series of wild strikes but Rivera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yenseki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rivera clobbers Yenseki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera keeps the fight on the outside.
Yenseki tries to clinch but Rivera moves away
and Rivera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rivera with a nice cross.
Rivera swinging wilding here.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Yenseki might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rivera has got the better of the exchanges.
Yenseki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yenseki takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Rivera misses.
Yenseki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Rivera.
Rivera misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yenseki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Yenseki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivera.
Rivera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Yenseki misses.
Nice defenses there by Rivera.
Rivera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yenseki slips under a jab from Rivera.
Yenseki misses with a series of wild punches.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rivera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yenseki.
Yenseki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rivera.
Rivera scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Yenseki is looking to clinch but Rivera is avoiding it.
Yenseki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rivera throws a low kick, looking for Yenseki's leg but Yenseki calmly moves out of range.
Yenseki wants to clinch
and Rivera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rivera works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yenseki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yenseki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rivera counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yenseki throws a sloppy body shot
and Rivera counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Rivera.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Yenseki.
Rivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yenseki.
Rivera goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Yenseki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivera was well out of range. Poor timing from Yenseki.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rivera lands a nice hook to Yenseki's body. Yenseki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yenseki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivera can pounce on him.
Yenseki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rivera slips a jab from Yenseki.
Rivera slips under a jab.
Rivera misses with a two punch combination.
Yenseki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rivera scores with a jab. Yenseki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nakamora Yenseki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yenseki throws a lazy right hand but Rivera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yenseki cracks Rivera with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rivera motions for Yenseki to come forward. Rivera throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carlos Rivera is winning the standup battle so far.
Rivera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rivera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yenseki can do to turn this around?
Rivera thumps Yenseki with a low kick.
Rivera finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rivera swats away the attempt to clinch by Yenseki.
Yenseki connects with a right hand. Rivera shakes it off.
Yenseki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yenseki scores with a decent looking hook.
Carlos Rivera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Rivera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yenseki wants to clinch.
A good leg kick by Rivera.
Rivera loads up on a big right hand but Yenseki slips the punch.
A jab from Yenseki misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yenseki cracks Rivera with an open hand slap.
Yenseki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rivera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Carlos Rivera!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Carlos Rivera!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Carlos Rivera!

Carlos Rivera wins by unanimous decision!