PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tiny Timmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Rosa Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiny Timmy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pablo Rosa Rivera's chin.

Timmy
vs
Rosa Rivera

150 cm
19
140 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

150 cm
22
130 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiny Timmy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Rosa Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Rivera as Timmy shoots in.

Timmy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Timmy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Timmy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rivera has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rivera regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Timmy.

Timmy drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rivera dives on top into guard.
Timmy striking off his back but it's not causing Rivera any problems.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera trying to stand up but can't free himself from Timmy's guard.
Timmy looking for a sweep. Not yet Timmy, not yet.
Rivera wants to stand but Timmy is controlling his posture from full guard.

Timmy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rivera is aware though and is defending well.

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.
Timmy thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Timmy fails with the takedown.
Rivera leaves Timmy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiny Timmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Rivera there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Timmy is breathing heavily.
Timmy shoots for a double leg takedown but Rivera sprawls well. He's pushed Timmy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Timmy shoots in looking for a takedown. Rivera tries to sprawl out of it but Timmy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rivera manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rivera thumps Timmy with a low kick.
Rivera throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera scoring well with a low kick there.
Rivera thumps Timmy with a low kick.
Rivera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rivera connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Timmy's hands.
Rivera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Timmy's sensitive parts.
Timmy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Timmy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Timmy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rivera cracks Timmy with a good jab.
Rivera scores with a crisp jab that stopped Timmy in his tracks.
Rivera feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Timmy's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rivera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rivera lands a head shot.
Rivera lands a jab to the head.
Timmy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rivera as he avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Rivera misses.
Rivera cracks the inside of Timmy's front leg.
Rivera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Timmy. That did some damage!
Rivera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Timmy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rivera fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Timmy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivera can pounce on him.
Timmy tries for a takedown but Rivera sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rivera stuffs the takedown attempt from Timmy. Timmy gets slowly back to his feet.
Timmy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rivera as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiny Timmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Timmy looks for a takedown but Rivera sprawls well.
Timmy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rivera throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rivera feints and then cracks Timmy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Timmy down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tiny Timmy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Timmy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rivera.
Tiny Timmy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Rivera lands a left and a right that send Timmy crashing to the mat, dazed. Rivera thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Timmy is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Timmy shoots in looking for a takedown. Rivera tries to sprawl out of it but Timmy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rivera manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rivera thumps Timmy with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rivera.
Pablo Rosa Rivera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rivera closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rivera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivera can pounce on him.
Timmy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rivera.
Rivera connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rivera connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Timmy momentarily.
Rivera lands a jab-cross combination.
Rivera tries to bum rush Timmy with a series of wild strikes but Timmy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Timmy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rivera displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Timmy.
Rivera lands with a straight right. Timmy didn't see that one coming.
Timmy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Timmy fails with the takedown.
Rivera lands with a right hand.
Rivera defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Timmy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rivera.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rivera. That's going to slow Timmy down.
Rivera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rivera throws a leg kick which misses Timmy's front leg but catches the back leg as Timmy tries to avoid it.
Timmy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rivera. Rivera obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rivera. That's going to slow Timmy down.
Rivera connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rivera, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivera can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rivera. That's going to slow Timmy down.
Rivera misses with a series of wild punches.
Rivera throws a quick inside leg kick.
Timmy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rivera lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Timmy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rivera's waist but Rivera gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Timmy off to one side.
Rivera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Timmy. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivera slaps away a takedown attempt from Timmy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pablo Rosa Rivera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Timmy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivera can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Rosa Rivera 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!

Rivera feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Timmy's calf.
Timmy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rivera avoids it really well and circles away.
Timmy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Rivera.
Timmy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiny Timmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Timmy.
Rivera scoring well with a low kick there.
Timmy shoots for a takedown but Rivera saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rivera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Timmy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rivera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Timmy.
Good leg kick by Rivera there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A shot to de liver by Rivera. Beautiful body shot.
Rivera misses with a wild combination.
Timmy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rivera.
Rivera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivera lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rivera punishes Timmy's body with a nice straight punch.
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.
No luck for Timmy with that takedown attempt.
Rivera goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rivera.
Timmy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rivera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rivera throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Timmy dodges the punch combination from Rivera.
Rivera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Timmy's sensitive parts.
Timmy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rivera. Rivera obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmy tries for a takedown but Rivera sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Timmy shoots for a takedown but Rivera saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rivera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Timmy.
Rivera scores with a leg kick.
Rivera lands a two punch combo.
Rivera moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rivera lands with an overhand left.
Tiny Timmy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Timmy shoots in but Rivera avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rivera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Timmy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rivera.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Timmy with that takedown attempt.
Rivera throws a series of strikes that have Timmy backpedaling.
A shot to de liver by Rivera. Beautiful body shot.
Timmy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivera.
Rivera lands with a nice combination. Timmy backs away looking to recover.
Rivera stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rivera wants it to stay on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick lands from Rivera.
Rivera lands a with a good body shot.
Rivera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Rosa Rivera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rivera 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 24:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 24:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 24:30

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