PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Riseman
vs
Vera

189 cm
23
186 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
175 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonathan Riseman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Vera!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riseman tries to clinch but Vera is having none of it.
Vera fails to land the takedown.
Jonathan Riseman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riseman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Riseman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vera shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Riseman defends it nicely.
Riseman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Riseman tries to clinch but Vera moves out of range.
Riseman tries to clinch up but Vera circles away and keeps his distance.
Riseman wants to clinch up but Vera keeps it at a distance.
Riseman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jonathan Riseman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Riseman doesn't manage to clinch there - Vera circles away.
Vera shoots in for a double leg but Riseman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jonathan Riseman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Vera.
Riseman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Riseman wants it to stay on the feet.
Vera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Riseman as he avoids it easily.
Riseman tries to clinch up but Vera circles away and keeps his distance.
Riseman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riseman doesn't manage to clinch there - Vera circles away.
Vera takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Riseman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vera swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riseman throws a sloppy head kick and Vera moves out of range easily.
Riseman doesn't manage to clinch there - Vera circles away.
Riseman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vera swats away the attempt to clinch by Riseman.
Riseman wants to clinch up but Vera keeps it at a distance.
Riseman tries to clinch there but Vera circles away.
Vera keeps the fight on the outside.
Vera tries a head kick but it misses.
Riseman is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riseman tries to close the distance and clinch but Vera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riseman leaves Vera with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riseman tries to clinch up.
Riseman throws a head kick that misses.
Vera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vera keeps the fight on the outside.
Riseman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Riseman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Riseman wants to clinch up but Vera keeps it at a distance.
Riseman tries to clinch but Vera is having none of it.
Vera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riseman wants to clinch up but Vera keeps it at a distance.
Riseman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Riseman tries to close the distance and clinch but Vera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riseman misses with a head kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Riseman tries to clinch there but Vera circles away.
Vera avoids the head kick by Riseman.

Vera is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Riseman's half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Riseman dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Riseman tries to clinch up.
Riseman throws a head kick but Vera moves out of range.
Vera blocks a low kick nicely.
Riseman tries to clinch but Vera moves out of range.
Vera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riseman tries to clinch there but Vera circles away.
Riseman tries to close the distance and clinch but Vera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riseman moves in looking to clinch but Vera pushes him off.
Vera fails to land the takedown.
Riseman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vera scores a takedown into full mount!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Vera scoring with strikes but Riseman is staying in there.

It looks like Jonathan Riseman has been cut.
Vera connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Vera.

Riseman is rocked!

Jonathan Riseman's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vera lands a big elbow - Riseman is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Riseman is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Marco Vera!