PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saint Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Rivera
vs
Pierre

188 cm
21
235 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
225 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Saint Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rivera closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rivera avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Rivera is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pierre is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rivera to the mat. Rivera regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Rivera looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Rivera is retaining full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Rivera working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pierre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pierre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Pierre thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rivera pulls Pierre in close to prevent any damage.

Rivera is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Pierre has his hands clasped together but Rivera extends an breaks Pierre's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Rivera.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Rivera!
After winning the bout, Antonio Rivera thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.