PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Rosa Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vince Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rosa Rivera
vs
Brown

150 cm
22
130 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
130 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Rosa Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vince Brown!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown tries to clinch but Rivera moves out of range.
Rivera feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown tries to clinch but Rivera is having none of it.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivera paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to clinch.
Brown tries to clinch up but Rivera circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rivera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown wants to clinch up but Rivera keeps it at a distance.
Brown tries to clinch but Rivera moves out of range.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown tries to clinch up but Rivera circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vince Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivera swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivera paws at him with a jab and circles away.

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.
Brown wants to clinch up but Rivera keeps it at a distance.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown tries to clinch but Rivera moves out of range.
Brown tries to clinch but Rivera moves out of range.
Rivera keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown tries to clinch but Rivera moves out of range.
Brown wants to clinch up but Rivera keeps it at a distance.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Brown is looking to clinch but Rivera is avoiding it.
Rivera keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Rivera circles away.
Rivera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rivera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brown looks gassed!
Brown tries to clinch but Rivera moves out of range.
Rivera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Rivera throws out a leg kick but Brown moves out of range and Rivera only half commits.
Rivera misses with a double jab.
Rivera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rivera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rivera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rivera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown tries to clinch but Rivera is having none of it.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Rosa Rivera dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rivera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rivera swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rivera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rivera throws a chopping leg kick but Brown manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Brown is looking to clinch but Rivera is avoiding it.
Brown is looking to clinch but Rivera is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Rivera circles away.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rivera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown wants to clinch up but Rivera keeps it at a distance.
Rivera motions for Brown to come forward. Rivera throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rivera swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rivera throws a solid leg kick but Brown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rivera.
Rivera circles away from the clinch attempt.

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.
Brown wants to clinch up but Rivera keeps it at a distance.
Brown is looking to clinch but Rivera is avoiding it.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rivera throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rivera tried to score with a low kick but Brown checks it.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Rivera pushes him off.
Rivera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Rivera circles away.
Pablo Rosa Rivera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivera swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rivera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown tries to clinch but Rivera moves out of range.
Rivera throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Rivera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown wants to clinch up but Rivera keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown tries to clinch but Rivera moves out of range.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Rivera pushes him off.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rivera keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Rosa Rivera dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rivera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rivera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rivera misses with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rivera scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Vince Brown has been cut.
Rivera fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rivera circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera misses with a few strikes there.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown tries to clinch but Rivera is having none of it.
Rivera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pablo Rosa Rivera is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown wants to clinch up but Rivera keeps it at a distance.
Rivera misses with a body shot.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Brown checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
No joy there for Rivera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pablo Rosa Rivera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two 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.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rivera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown wants to clinch.
Brown is looking to clinch but Rivera is avoiding it.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rivera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vince Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivera moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rivera 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 Brown has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brown and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rivera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rivera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown wants to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rivera, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brown misses with the combination.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rivera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown wants to clinch up but Rivera keeps it at a distance.
Rivera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown wants to clinch.
Brown tries to clinch up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Rosa 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

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