PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maipazong Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivers has chosen Superbeast as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lee
vs
Rivers

185 cm
25
199 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
190 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maipazong Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee avoids the body shot from Rivers.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Rivers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Rivers.
Rivers throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee slips a straight right by Rivers.
Lee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rivers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivers throws a shot to the body.
Rivers avoids the body shot from Lee.
Rivers misses with the combination.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Rivers.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rivers.
Rivers is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rivers counters with a thumping low kick.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rivers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rivers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers throws a push kick but Lee slaps the foot to one side.
Lee scores with a three punch combo!
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rivers counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Lee throws the left hand but Rivers avoids the punch easily.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Rivers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rivers avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rivers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rivers throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rivers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Rivers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rivers misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rivers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee is looking to wear down Rivers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lee misses with a jab to the body
and Rivers counters with a right hand to the body.
Lee walks into a left hand.
Rivers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lee if he has to take too many more of those.
Rivers throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Rivers sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rivers throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rivers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
Rivers connects with a leg kick. Lee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Danga de danga de dang - Rivers scores with a four punch combination!
Rivers lands a slapping body shot.
Rivers is looking to land body kicks.
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
and Rivers counters with an outside leg kick.
Rivers's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye.
Nice uppercut there from Rivers.
Rivers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers cracks Lee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivers.
Decent striking displayed by Rivers there.
Nice body kick there by Rivers.
Rivers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rivers throws a combination. Lee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Rivers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lee doesn't seem phased though.
Rivers tries a head kick but it misses.
Rivers throws a shot to the body.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rivers scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rivers throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
Rivers misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rivers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rivers is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lee had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lee avoids the body shot from Rivers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Rivers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rivers. That one must have hurt.
Rivers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivers digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Rivers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee throws a body punch but Rivers moves out of range.
Rivers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rivers.
Rivers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rivers cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivers works the jab nicely.
Rivers feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.
Rivers with a hook.
Lee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Rivers dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lee on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rivers lands an overhand right.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Rivers.
Rivers lands with a kick to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Rivers.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rivers connects with a looping right hand.
Rivers misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Rivers lands the left hand.

Lee is rocked!
A combination from Rivers does no damage.
Lee takes one on the button.
Rivers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Rivers finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rivers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body punch from Rivers.
Rivers lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rivers in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lee takes one to the side of the head.
Rivers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rivers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rivers darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rivers moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rivers is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
A head kick from Rivers lands but Lee takes it in his stride.
Rivers throws a combination that misses
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rivers finds it's way round the side to connect with Lee's head.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers misses with a head kick.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rick Rivers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rivers.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rivers digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Rivers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rivers.
Rivers cracks Lee with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rivers!
Rivers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lee if he has to take too many more of those.
Lee slips a straight right by Rivers.
Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Rivers.
Rivers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Rivers lands a left and a right that send Lee crashing to the mat, dazed. Rivers thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rivers scores with a spinning back kick!
Rivers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rivers cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Rivers scores with a leg kick.
Lee seems to have got his legs back now.
Rivers scores with a hook.
Rivers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Rivers.
Lee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lee will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rivers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rivers jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rivers.
Both fighters circling a little - Rivers finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rivers.
Rivers throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Rivers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rivers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rivers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rivers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Decent striking displayed by Rivers there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rivers.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rivers, right into the meat.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Rivers.
Rivers sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rivers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rivers thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers lands a head shot.
A shot to the liver by Rivers. Beautiful body shot.
Rivers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rivers slips a straight right by Lee.
Jab from Rivers.
Rivers misses with an uppercut.
Rivers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rivers digs a good hook to Lee's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rivers.
Rivers scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lee in his tracks.
Rivers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rivers throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rivers scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee avoids the head kick by Rivers.

Rivers lands a left and a right that send Lee crashing to the mat, dazed. Rivers thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Rivers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rivers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice body kick there by Rivers.
A head kick misses from Rivers.
Rivers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rivers throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
Rivers tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rivers delivers a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rivers.
Lee misses with a shot to the body
and Rivers finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Rivers lands a big head kick that sends Lee tumbling to the mat! Rivers takes a step backwards and waves Lee back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rivers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rivers counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rivers, right into the meat.
Rivers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rivers.
Rivers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rivers feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rivers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rivers explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lee moves forwards but Rivers connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rivers lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rivers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rivers lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into rage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Rivers.
Rivers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rivers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rivers's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye.
Rivers punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rivers counters with a solid body kick.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rivers.
Rivers thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Rivers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rivers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice uppercut there from Rivers.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivers.
Rivers swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rivers.
Rivers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rivers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rivers cracks Lee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A good leg kick by Rivers.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lee crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rivers - the referee stops the clock and Lee gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rivers. Lee manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rivers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rivers.
Rivers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rivers lands the left hand.
Rivers blocks a jab.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Rivers.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rivers!
Rivers throws a quick inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rivers.
Rivers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rivers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rivers goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Rivers.
Rivers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rivers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rivers looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rivers connects with a solid leg kick.
Crunch! Rivers slams his shin into Lee's torso.
Rivers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rivers connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
Rivers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rivers lands with an overhand left.
Rivers's corner calls for a 1-2. Rivers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rivers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee tries to move into range but Rivers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rivers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rivers. Lee shrugs it off though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rivers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rivers tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rivers throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Rivers really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rivers lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Rivers.
A left lands for Rivers.
Rivers connects with a high kick.
Rivers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
letting Rivers counter with a right hand.
Lee walks into a jab.
Rivers connects with a nice looking jab.
Rivers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rivers.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rivers throws out the jab.
Rivers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lee moves forwards but Rivers connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lee takes a swing at Rivers's ribcage but misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rivers explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rivers. That's going to slow Lee down.
Rivers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rivers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rivers lands a body shot.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rivers connects with a looping right hand.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rivers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rivers connects with a leg kick. Lee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rivers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Rivers scores with a jab.
Jab from Rivers.
Rivers misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers pushes Lee away with a front kick.
Rivers connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rivers.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rivers.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rivers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rivers misses with a wild body shot.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Rivers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rivers lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Rivers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rivers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rivers connects with a nice looking jab.
Rivers lands a right hook to the body.
Rivers scores with a kick to the body.
Rivers thows a body shot but no joy.
Rivers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lee if he has to take too many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rivers. That one must have hurt.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rivers.
Rivers lands with a hook. Lee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rivers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rivers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Rivers counter with a right hand.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rivers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rivers misses with a wild body shot.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rivers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rivers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee avoids the body shot from Rivers.
Rivers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rivers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rivers.
Rivers dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Rivers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Rivers.
Rivers thows a body shot but no joy.
Rivers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Rivers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rivers throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rivers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rivers cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Rivers dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Rivers lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Rivers throws a shot to the body.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Rivers misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Rivers.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rivers counters with a leg kick.
Rivers lands a head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Rivers. That's going to slow Lee down.
Rivers throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
Rivers lands a slapping body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Rivers as he connects with a hook.
Rivers moves into range and connects with a jab.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rivers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lee walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rivers lands a nice looking body kick.
Rivers misses with a looping right.
Rivers swinging wildly here.
Rivers lands a lovely overhand right.
Rivers thows a body shot but no joy.
Rivers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rivers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lee goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lee throws a good cross that connects.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rivers.
Rivers sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rivers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Maipazong Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rivers lands a slapping body shot.
Rivers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Rivers settles back down.
Rivers scores with a shot to the body.
Rivers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rivers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rivers. That one must have hurt.
Rivers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rivers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lee's calf.
Rivers scores with a kick to the body.
Rivers tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee avoids the body shot from Rivers.
Rivers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rivers punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rivers lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rivers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big right from Lee misses.
Rivers lands a slapping body shot.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rivers.
Rivers moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rick Rivers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rivers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Rivers.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rivers. That's going to slow Lee down.
Rivers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rivers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rivers throws a shot to the body.
Rivers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rivers. Rivers obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
Rivers throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rivers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rivers scores with a kick to the body.
Rivers lands with a nice body kick.
Rivers lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lee takes a step back to recover.
Rivers digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivers throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rivers catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rivers throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rivers.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Rivers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rivers 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 41:50
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 41:50
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 41:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Rivers! Rick Rivers retains his middleweight title!