PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Riviera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kilo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen Inspectah Deck - Friction as his entrance music. Kilo Jackson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jorge Riviera's chin.

Riviera
vs
Jackson

165 cm
26
148 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

170 cm
25
144 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Powerful

Fight Club Clothing™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Riviera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kilo Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riviera misses with an uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed right hand from Riviera misses the target.
Jackson dives in and grabs Riviera's left leg, looking for a takedown. Riviera pushes down on Jackson's head and hops out.
Jorge Riviera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kilo Jackson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Riviera darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Riviera.
Riviera throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jackson on the side of the head.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Riviera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riviera.
Riviera loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Jackson staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson takes one to the side of the head.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Riviera which made him look bad.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Riviera tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Riviera manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Riviera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riviera.
Riviera misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Riviera lands with an overhand left.
Riviera defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Riviera throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riviera displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackson.
A big left from Riviera misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown but Riviera manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jackson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Riviera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Riviera defends it nicely.

Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Riviera.
Riviera can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Riviera - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Riviera tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Riviera back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riviera lands a nice uppercut.
Riviera works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Riviera prevents the takedown attempt.
Riviera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Riviera lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Riviera.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Riviera.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riviera is struggling to control the position.
Riviera misses with some punches.
Riviera digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riviera stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jorge Riviera.
Jackson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Riviera counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Riviera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jackson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Riviera misses with a body shot.
Riviera misses with a two punch combination.
Riviera misses with a low kick.

Jackson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Riviera keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.

Jackson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Riviera is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Riviera has escaped and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Riviera looking to pass the guard.
Jackson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Jackson is looking for a kimura here.
Jackson is trying to control. Riviera wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riviera is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Jackson is working for a submission of some sort.
Jackson wants to pass to mount but Riviera is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackson is working for a kimura here but Riviera manages to reverse the position and he's now in Jackson's guard.
Jackson seems keen to control Riviera's posture.

Jackson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Riviera can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Riviera trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kilo Jackson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Riviera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kilo Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jackson wants to clinch
and Riviera counters with a thumping low kick.
Riviera looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Riviera throws a big shot that misses.
Riviera throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Riviera is just out of range.
Riviera is looking to chop away at Jackson's legs.
Jackson defending well as Riviera loads up on a big left hand.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Riviera defends it nicely.
Riviera works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Riviera scores with the left hand. Jackson knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riviera.
Jackson ducks right into an uppercut from Riviera.
Riviera lands a lovely overhand right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Riviera.
An inside leg kick lands from Riviera.
Riviera lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Riviera displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackson.
Jorge Riviera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kilo Jackson.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riviera.
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Riviera sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Riviera feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacksons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jackson tries to move into range but Riviera moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Riviera sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson throws a push kick but Riviera slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Riviera avoids it really well and circles away.
Jackson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jackson takes one on the button.
Jorge Riviera is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Riviera but Riviera pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No joy there for Riviera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riviera lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Riviera sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Riviera throws a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Riviera as he connects with a hook.
Riviera scores with the left hand. Jackson knows he should have avoided that one.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Riviera bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jackson's head.
Riviera stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson drops his hands momentarily and Riviera takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Riviera lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Jackson is rocked!
Riviera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Riviera finish him?
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick from Riviera.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson walks into a straight right hand from Riviera.
A nice combination there by Riviera.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

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!
Jackson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jackson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Riviera lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - Riviera had a free shot at his head there.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Riviera sprawls well.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riviera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Riviera sprawls well. Riviera wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Riviera, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Riviera feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacksons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Riviera showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Riviera has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Riviera!