PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Obrien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera comes to the cage accompanied by Whose Fist is This Anyway. Obrien has chosen I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rivera
vs
Obrien

196 cm
22
281 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

190 cm
26
234 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Obrien!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Obrien shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Rivera moves into the clinch.
Rivera misses with a knee strike.
Rivera has Obrien pushed against the cage.
Rivera lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Roger Obrien has been cut.
Rivera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Obrien blocks it with crossed arms.
Obrien is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rivera gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Obrien is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rivera gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Raphael Rivera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Obrien.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but Obrien blocks it.
Rivera prevents the takedown attempt.
Obrien takes a knee right on the jaw!

That has opened up Roger Obrien's cut even more.
Obrien looks gassed!
Rivera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Obrien's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivera with a knee to the head.
Rivera connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rivera.

The cut above Roger Obrien's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Stalling in the clinch from Rivera.
Rivera landing knees to the head.
Rivera connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera lands a damaging elbow.

Roger Obrien's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rivera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Obrien's face.
Rivera connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Rivera.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Roger Obrien's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Raphael Rivera!