PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fergus McRedd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Rivet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McRedd comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Shikari - Sorry You're Not a Winner. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McRedd
vs
Rivet

187 cm
23
196 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
190 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fergus McRedd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexandre Rivet!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivet throws a big shot that misses.
McRedd throws the left hand but Rivet avoids the punch easily.
McRedd feints and then cracks Rivet's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rivet down.
McRedd does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McRedd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rivet throws out a loose jab but McRedd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivet blocks a leg kick.
McRedd looks to throw the jab but Rivet is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rivet moves out of range of the strikes.
McRedd misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McRedd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rivet circles away quickly and effectively.
McRedd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rivet shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rivet scores with a jab to the body.
Rivet circles away from the clinch attempt.
McRedd throws out a loose jab but Rivet uses good head movement to avoid it.
McRedd stuffs the takedown.
McRedd throws the left hand but Rivet avoids the punch easily.
McRedd connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rivet's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivet throws a hook but McRedd blocks it.
Rivet looks to score with a jab to the body but McRedd is just out of range.
McRedd is looking to clinch.
McRedd misses with a straight right.
McRedd misses with an uppercut. Rivet saw that one coming.
McRedd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rivet.
McRedd throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivet.
Rivet checks a low kick from McRedd.
Good work by Rivet as he checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McRedd.
Nice body punch from Rivet.
McRedd connects with a jab.
McRedd thows a left - swing and a miss!
McRedd is looking to chop away at Rivet's legs.
McRedd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McRedd walks into a left hand.
Rivet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRedd lands with an uppercut that bounces Rivet off the cage and back into rage.
Nice uppercut there from McRedd.
Fergus McRedd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivet punishes McRedd's body with a nice straight punch.
McRedd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rivet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A cross from McRedd lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McRedd just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivet defending well as McRedd loads up on a big left hand.
Rivet closes this distance looking for a takedown but McRedd circles away.
Fergus McRedd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandre Rivet.
McRedd displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rivet.
Rivet shoots for a takedown but McRedd saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fergus McRedd dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

McRedd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McRedd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McRedd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rivet blocks a jab.
McRedd throws the kick towards the body but Rivet avoids it.
McRedd throws a leg kick but Rivet moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McRedd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good shot there by Rivet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivet moves out of range of the body kick.
McRedd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rivet throws out a loose jab but McRedd uses good head movement to avoid it.
McRedd swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rivet moves out of range as McRedd strikes.
McRedd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A thudding body kick lands there by McRedd!
McRedd misses with an uppercut. Rivet saw that one coming.
McRedd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRedd walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rivet checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McRedd looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivet is just out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for McRedd.
McRedd throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from McRedd misses the target.
Rivet is trying desperately to land a takedown but McRedd is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rivet.
McRedd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McRedd tries to clinch but Rivet is having none of it.
McRedd throws a chopping leg kick but Rivet manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRedd throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from McRedd.
Rivet has a takedown stuffed.
McRedd throws out a loose jab but Rivet uses good head movement to avoid it.
McRedd throws a hook but Rivet blocks it.
Rivet ducks under a wild hook from McRedd.
A big right from McRedd misses.

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.
McRedd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from McRedd.

Rivet shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McRedd manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
McRedd avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McRedd working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rivet.
McRedd can't keep his opponent in guard - Rivet advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
McRedd moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rivet wanted to stand there but McRedd had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fergus McRedd dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Rivet slips under a jab.
Fergus McRedd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McRedd tries to bum rush Rivet with a series of wild strikes but Rivet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rivet digs a good body shot into McRedd's ribs.
McRedd tries to clinch but Rivet moves out of range.
Rivet scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McRedd tries to land a front kick but Rivet steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McRedd misses with an uppercut. Rivet saw that one coming.
McRedd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McRedd misses with a hook.
McRedd finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McRedd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left lands for Rivet.
Rivet looks to score with a jab to the body but McRedd is just out of range.
Rivet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McRedd throws out the jab.
McRedd closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rivet throws a jab when McRedd was well out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Rivet there.

That's two 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.
McRedd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivet.
Rivet slips under a jab from McRedd.
McRedd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McRedd slips a jab from Rivet.
Rivet thows a body shot but no joy.
McRedd tries to clinch there but Rivet circles away.
McRedd throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McRedd.
McRedd swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRedd misses with a looping right.
Rivet misses with a body shot.
McRedd tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rivet is able to avoid easily.
Rivet bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McRedd's head.
McRedd tries to clinch but Rivet moves out of range.
McRedd throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivet.
McRedd misses with a looping left.
Fergus McRedd is winning the standup battle so far.
McRedd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivet.
Rivet tries to score a power double leg takedown but McRedd sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rivet somewhat.

That's four 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.
Rivet fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McRedd looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McRedd stuffs the takedown attempt from Rivet. Rivet gets slowly back to his feet.
Rivet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McRedd was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McRedd missing with a left hand there. Rivet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

McRedd moves into the clinch.
Alexandre Rivet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McRedd crunches a lovely knee into Rivet's ribcage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fergus McRedd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McRedd, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fergus McRedd!