PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rubinho Kraateri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucian Rivero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kraateri comes to the cage accompanied by Jedi Mind Tricks - On the eve of war. Rivero has chosen Hustle Hard as his entrance music. Rubinho Kraateri has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Kraateri
vs
Rivero

178 cm
21
184 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

187 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rubinho Kraateri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucian Rivero!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraateri throws out a leg kick but Rivero moves out of range and Kraateri only half commits.
Rivero stuffs the takedown attempt from Kraateri. Kraateri gets slowly back to his feet.
Rivero staying out of range there.
Some bone on bone action there as Rivero checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rivero swats away the attempt to clinch by Kraateri.
Kraateri tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kraateri throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kraateri wants to clinch.
Rivero checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kraateri misses with a low kick.
Kraateri takes a swing at Rivero's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivero checks a leg kick.
Kraateri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kraateri takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kraateri throws a leg kick but Rivero moved away.
Kraateri fails to land with a series of punches.
Kraateri misses with a looping left.
Lucian Rivero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kraateri throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kraateri tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kraateri throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rivero counters with a thumping low kick.
A swing and a miss from Kraateri.
Kraateri throws a big shot that misses.
Kraateri tries for a takedown but Rivero circles away easily
and Rivero counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kraateri.
Kraateri throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rivero counters with an inside leg kick.
Rivero moves away from the strike by Kraateri.
Kraateri takes a swing at Rivero's ribcage but misses.
Kraateri throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rivero counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rivero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kraateri's calf.
Kraateri throws a good cross that connects.
Kraateri closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rivero counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kraateri is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kraateri throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivero.
No luck for Kraateri with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rubinho Kraateri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kraateri throws out a loose jab but Rivero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kraateri is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rivero's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraateri throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rivero counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kraateri connects with an inside leg kick.
Kraateri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivero moves away.
Kraateri throws a leg kick
and Rivero finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A low kick from Kraateri is predictable there
and Rivero counters with a head kick.
A low kick from Kraateri misses
and Rivero counters with a solid body kick.
A head kick by Kraateri misses
and Rivero counters with a thumping low kick.
Kraateri is breathing heavily.
Kraateri throws a leg kick
and Rivero counters with an outside leg kick.
Kraateri is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kraateri throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rivero makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kraateri really felt that one!
Kraateri on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rivero. Rivero obviously looking to wear him down.
Rivero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kraateri's calf.
Kraateri tries to land a body kick
and Rivero counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraateri throws a lazy body kick
and Rivero counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kraateri's knee momentarily.
Kraateri looks to clinch
and Rivero counters with a good, hard body kick but Kraateri shrugs it off.
Rivero is looking to slow Kraateri down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivero feints and then cracks Kraateri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kraateri down.
Rivero lands a leg kick that knocks Kraateri off balance momentarily.
A good leg kick by Rivero.
Rubinho Kraateri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rivero.
Kraateri throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rivero counters with a good low kick that Kraateri was not able to check.
Rivero throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kraateri. That did some damage!
Rivero scoring well with a low kick there.
Rivero scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucian Rivero 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.

Rivero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kraateri.
Kraateri tries to land a body kick
and Rivero counters with a thumping low kick.
Rivero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Kraateri misses.
Kraateri shoots in and drives through. Rivero sprawls well.
Kraateri misses with a leg kick
and Rivero counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kraateri misses with a looping right.
Horrible takedown by Kraateri or perhaps it was just good defense by Rivero which made him look bad.
Kraateri throws a leg kick
and Rivero counters with a nice body kick.
Kraateri wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rivero scores with a kick to the body.
Kraateri will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kraateri shoots for a takedown but Rivero saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rubinho Kraateri. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Kraateri misses
and Rivero counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kraateri's knee momentarily.
That kick from Rivero tenderised Kraateri's leg. Kraateri is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rivero scores with a nice body kick.
Rivero connects with a solid leg kick.
Rivero scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kraateri on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rivero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kraateri has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rivero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kraateri.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rivero.
Kraateri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rivero.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivero scores with a head kick.
Rivero connects with an inside leg kick.
Kraateri misses with a leg kick
and Rivero counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Kraateri is predictable there
and Rivero counters with a nice body kick.
Kraateri tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rivero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kraateri's sensitive parts.
Rivero feints and then cracks Kraateri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kraateri down.
Rivero throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kraateri.
A low kick from Kraateri is predictable there
and Rivero counters with a nice body kick.
Rivero lands a high kick!
Rivero throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick by Kraateri misses
and Rivero counters with a low kick, right behind Kraateri 's knee.
Rivero throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rivero connects with a solid leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rivero.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraateri has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rivero.
Rivero feints and then cracks Kraateri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kraateri down.
Kraateri misses with a hook.
That kick from Rivero tenderised Kraateri's leg. Kraateri is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick from Rivero lands but Kraateri takes it in his stride.
Kraateri missing with a left hand there. Rivero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rivero.
Kraateri looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kraateri throws a sloppy head kick
and Rivero counters with a low kick, right behind Kraateri 's knee.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rivero. That's going to slow Kraateri down.
Rivero bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kraateri crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rivero - the referee stops the clock and Kraateri gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rivero. Kraateri manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivero lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Rivero.
Rivero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Rivero.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kraateri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rivero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kraateri throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rivero counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rivero cracks Kraateri with a good jab.
Kraateri misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kraateri throws a head kick that misses
and Rivero counters with a leg kick.
Rivero throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivero connects with a leg kick. Kraateri looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rivero throws a leg kick which misses Kraateri's front leg but catches the back leg as Kraateri tries to avoid it.
Rivero turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucian Rivero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kraateri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kraateri throws a leg kick
and Rivero counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kraateri's knee momentarily.
Rivero feints and then cracks Kraateri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kraateri down.
Kraateri thows a leg kick but Rivero checks it
and Rivero counters with an inside leg kick.
Rivero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kraateri's calf.
Kraateri thows a leg kick but Rivero checks it
and Rivero counters with a good low kick that Kraateri was not able to check.
Kraateri misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A low kick from Kraateri misses
and Rivero counters with a nice leg kick.
Kraateri shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rivero makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kraateri takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kraateri misses with a leg kick
and Rivero counters with a low kick, right behind Kraateri 's knee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kraateri misses with a leg kick
and Rivero counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraateri fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rubinho Kraateri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivero lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kraateri will feel that in the morning.
Rivero digs a good hook to Kraateri's body.
Kraateri throws a leg kick
and Rivero counters with a nice body kick.
Kraateri on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kraateri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rivero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rivero lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rivero scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rivero.
Kraateri throws a leg kick
and Rivero counters with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraateri takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kraateri.
Rivero scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kraateri. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Rivero scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kraateri closes the distance but Rivero moves to the side
and Rivero makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rivero cracks the inside of Kraateri's front leg.
Kraateri misses with a leg kick
and Rivero makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rivero throws a head kick that half lands.
Kraateri throws a leg kick
and Rivero counters with a big head kick but Kraateri shrugs it off.
Rivero lands a leg kick that knocks Kraateri off balance momentarily.
A low kick from Kraateri is predictable there
and Rivero counters with an outside leg kick.
Rivero ducks under a wild hook from Kraateri.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rivero throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rivero.
Rivero scores with a spinning back kick!
Kraateri shoots in but Rivero avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kraateri misses with a leg kick
and Rivero counters with a low kick, right behind Kraateri 's knee.
Rivero throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kraateri steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rivero. That one must have hurt.
Rubinho Kraateri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kraateri misses with a leg kick
and Rivero counters with a thumping low kick.
Rivero throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rivero keeps Kraateri at a distance using the push kick.
Kraateri chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivero can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraateri misses with a takedown attempt
and Rivero counters with a thumping low kick.
Rivero connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kraateri's hands.
Lucian Rivero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rivero scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kraateri takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kraateri shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rivero sprawls well. Rivero wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kraateri gets slowly back to his feet.
A good leg kick by Rivero.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kraateri. That did some damage!
Kraateri throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rivero makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lucian Rivero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kraateri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucian Rivero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rivero has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 25:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 25:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucian Rivero!