PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Issac Van Der Poel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucian Rivero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Der Poel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter. Rivero has chosen When They Come for Me as his entrance music. Issac Van Der Poel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Van Der Poel
vs
Rivero

205 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
27
200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Issac Van Der Poel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucian Rivero!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Poel throws a head kick that misses
and Rivero counters with a low kick, right behind Van Der Poel 's knee.
Van Der Poel throws a head kick that misses
and Rivero counters with a solid body kick.
Van Der Poel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rivero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Der Poel misses with a left hand
and Rivero counters with a low kick, right behind Van Der Poel 's knee.
Rivero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick by Van Der Poel misses
and Rivero counters with a nice low kick that buckles Van Der Poel's knee momentarily.
Van Der Poel throws a head kick that misses
and Rivero counters with a good low kick that Van Der Poel was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Rivero.
Van Der Poel throws a right hand that misses
and Rivero counters with a big head kick but Van Der Poel shrugs it off.
Rivero connects with an inside leg kick.
Rivero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Rivero.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Van Der Poel throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Poel throws a poor cross that misses
and Rivero counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Der Poel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Der Poel misses with an uppercut
and Rivero finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Van Der Poel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van Der Poel is breathing heavily.
Rivero lands a leg kick that knocks Van Der Poel off balance momentarily.
Rivero lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rivero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rivero smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Poel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rivero counters with a nice leg kick.
Rivero tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Der Poel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Van Der Poel throws a lazy head kick
and Rivero makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rivero.
Issac Van Der Poel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Der Poel throws a lazy head kick
and Rivero makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rivero.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Poel throws a lazy head kick
and Rivero counters with a good low kick that Van Der Poel was not able to check.
Van Der Poel throws a lazy head kick
and Rivero counters with an outside leg kick.
Rivero lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Der Poel throws an off balance right hand
and Rivero counters with a nice leg kick.
Rivero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Der Poel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Der Poel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rivero throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Van Der Poel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucian Rivero dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Van Der Poel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rivero.
Van Der Poel misses with an uppercut
and Rivero counters with an inside leg kick.
Van Der Poel tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Van Der Poel throws a sloppy head kick
and Rivero makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rivero connects with a leg kick. Van Der Poel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick by Van Der Poel misses
and Rivero counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rivero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Der Poel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Poel avoids the head kick by Rivero.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Der Poel throws an off balance right hand
and Rivero counters with a head kick. That will keep Van Der Poel thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Van Der Poel throws a lazy head kick
and Rivero counters with a body kick.
Rivero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Der Poel thows a leg kick but Rivero checks it
and Rivero counters with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Rivero.
Lucian Rivero seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Poel misses with a leg kick
enabling Rivero to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Der Poel looks to throw a body kick
and Rivero counters with a nice leg kick.
Rivero thumps Van Der Poel with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Der Poel throws a head kick that misses
and Rivero counters with a nice low kick that buckles Van Der Poel's knee momentarily.
Rivero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rivero lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Rivero.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivero lands a head kick. Van Der Poel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rivero.
A low kick from Van Der Poel misses
and Rivero counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rivero throws a nice head kick!
Rivero throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rivero lands a big head kick that sends Van Der Poel tumbling to the mat! Rivero takes a step backwards and waves Van Der Poel back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Van Der Poel is rocked!
Rivero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rivero.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rivero.
Rivero goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rivero, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivero goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rivero lands a leg kick that knocks Van Der Poel off balance momentarily.
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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

That kick from Rivero tenderised Van Der Poel's leg. Van Der Poel is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick by Van Der Poel misses
and Rivero counters with a thumping low kick.
Rivero throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rivero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Der Poel's sensitive parts.
Rivero throws a head kick that Van Der Poel semi-blocks.
Van Der Poel 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.
A head kick by Van Der Poel misses
and Rivero counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Poel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rivero counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rivero throws a head kick but Van Der Poel moves out of range.
Rivero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick by Van Der Poel misses
and Rivero counters with a low kick, right behind Van Der Poel 's knee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Der Poel misses with a combination
and Rivero counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Van Der Poel is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Poel throws a sloppy head kick
and Rivero counters with a good low kick that Van Der Poel was not able to check.
Van Der Poel throws a lazy head kick
and Rivero counters with a body kick that stops Van Der Poel in his tracks momentarily.
Van Der Poel throws a sloppy head kick
and Rivero counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivero thumps Van Der Poel with a low kick.
Rivero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Der Poel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rivero cracks Van Der Poel with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Poel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rivero.
Rivero throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rivero plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rivero scores with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Rivero.
Van Der Poel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rivero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Issac Van Der Poel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivero lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivero throws a leg kick which misses Van Der Poel's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Der Poel tries to avoid it.
Rivero scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Der Poel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Der Poel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lucian Rivero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rivero.

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 Paul Aken scores the fight for Lucian Rivero!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Lucian Rivero!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Lucian Rivero!

Lucian Rivero wins by unanimous decision!