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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Milo Papi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Talon Rivaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Papi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to IZ ON. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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152 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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157 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Milo Papi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Talon Rivaldo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivaldo wants to clinch
and Papi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rivaldo's knee momentarily.
Papi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rivaldo wants to clinch.
Papi knocks Rivaldo to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
It looks like Talon Rivaldo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papi lands a few punches from side control.
Papi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rivaldo some visible discomfort.
Papi postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Papi is looking to take a break and control but Rivaldo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rivaldo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rivaldo has hold of Papi's hands but Papi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Papi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Papi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldo tries to get to full guard but Papi has control of the leg.
Papi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rivaldo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rivaldo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Papi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Papi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Papi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Papi unloading with bombs!
Rivaldo tries to lock up and control but Papi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rivaldo being controlled here momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivaldo stopping the sweep attempt from Papi.
Rivaldo wants to stand but Papi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Papi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rivaldo manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papi chips away with some ground and pound.
Papi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rivaldo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Papi has managed to get both his arms back between Rivaldo's legs - danger averted.
Papi throws an elbow that misses. Rivaldo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Papi's guard. Nice move by Rivaldo!
Papi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Papi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Papi lands a nice short elbow.
Papi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Papi winds up and cracks Rivaldo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Papi slips a nice elbow through Rivaldo's hands, connecting with Rivaldo's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Papi is keen to just control but Rivaldo is a slippery customer.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Papi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivaldo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Papi controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Papi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Talon Rivaldo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rivaldo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Papi - the referee stops the clock and Rivaldo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Papi. Rivaldo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Papi thuds his right hand into Rivaldo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Papi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rivaldo can do to turn this around?
Papi scores with a spinning back kick!
Rivaldo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Papi.
Talon Rivaldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivaldo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Papi. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papi throws a nice head kick!
Rivaldo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Papi. Papi obviously looking to wear him down.
Rivaldo tries to keep at a distance but Papi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Papi lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Papi.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rivaldo is breathing heavily.
Papi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Papi lands a body punch.
Papi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papi throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivaldo.
Papi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivaldo is looking to clinch.
Rivaldo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Papi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Papi!
Nice uppercut there from Papi.
Papi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Talon Rivaldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivaldo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rivaldo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Papi connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Rivaldo to the floor! Papi dives in looking for the finish!
Rivaldo is rocked!
Papi lands a big elbow - Rivaldo is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Papi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milo Papi!
During a confident post fight interview, Milo Papi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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