PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ron Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivers is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cyco Vision. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lemieux
vs
Rivers

179 cm
19
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Lemieux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stan Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemieux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rivers digs a good hook to Lemieux's body.
Rivers scores with a jab. Lemieux acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lemieux throws a head kick that misses.
Lemieux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rivers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rivers throws a hook to the side of Lemieux's head but Lemieux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lemieux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivers misses with the combination.
Rivers fails to land with a series of punches.
Lemieux takes a swing at Rivers's ribcage but misses.
Rivers loads up on a big right hand but Lemieux slips the punch.
Lemieux shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rivers as he jumps to the side.
Lemieux misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lemieux throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rivers's waist but Rivers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lemieux off to one side.
Lemieux will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Lemieux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lemieux shoots in and drives through. Rivers sprawls well.
Lemieux is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rivers.
Lemieux has a takedown stuffed.
Lemieux looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rivers is fending him off so far but Lemieux persists. Nope, Rivers circles away and we're back to standing.
Rivers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lemieux slips a jab and a cross from Rivers.
Rivers misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers throws a looping overhand right but Lemieux ducks down to avoid it.
Rivers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lemieux moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lemieux throws the left hand but Rivers avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Rivers does no damage.
Lemieux throws a hook but Rivers avoids it easily.
Rivers lands with a right hand.
A jab from Lemieux misses.
Rivers stuns Lemieux with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lemieux shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rivers manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rivers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lemieux trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux wants to pass the guard but Rivers is keeping the position.
Rivers controls Lemieux momentarily but Lemieux frees himself.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lemieux throws a body punch but Rivers moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rivers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivers tries to bum rush Lemieux with a series of wild strikes but Lemieux uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lemieux really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lemieux avoids the body shot from Rivers.

Lemieux looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lemieux looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Lemieux drops back looking for a leg! Rivers is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rivers manages to kick Lemieux off! Lemieux jumps back into Rivers's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivers working a defensive guard but Lemieux manages to pass into side control anyway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Stan Rivers will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lemieux fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ron Lemieux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivers connects with a single shot there.
Rivers misses with a few strikes there.
Rivers misses with a double jab.

Rivers gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lemieux looking to pass the guard.
Lemieux in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lemieux sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux pushing down on Rivers's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rivers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lemieux. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lemieux performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lemieux tries to pass to full mount but Rivers defends it.
Lemieux takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ron Lemieux.
Rivers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lemieux.
Rivers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lemieux is defended easily by Rivers.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Lemieux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lemieux will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux misses the jab.
Lemieux misses with a wild body shot.
Lemieux on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lemieux slips a jab and a cross from Rivers.
Rivers throws a nice looking combination but Lemieux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Lemieux scores with a takedown into Rivers's guard.
Lemieux trying to control but Rivers is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lemieux works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ron Lemieux overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rivers is trying to stand back up but Lemieux is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers is in trouble now - Lemieux has advanced to mount!
Lemieux takes Rivers's back.
Rivers is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Lemieux off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

Lemieux is persistently looking for the submission but Rivers is defending it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemieux is not going to allow Rivers to sit and survive in this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Lemieux. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Lemieux dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lemieux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rivers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lemieux.
Rivers slips a jab from Lemieux.
Stan Rivers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lemieux fails with a takedown attempt.

Lemieux shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lemieux trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rivers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lemieux is one step ahead there.
Rivers looking to control but Lemieux passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers is trying to maintain the position but Lemieux is very close to passing his half guard.

Lemieux is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rivers defends it well.
Lemieux wants to pass the guard but Rivers is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lemieux throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lemieux seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Lemieux wants to work for an arm triangle but Rivers is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lemieux performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lemieux is looking to pass Rivers's guard but actually Rivers recovers to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux wants to pass the guard but Rivers is keeping the position.
Rivers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lemieux controlling from the top position.
Rivers wants to control the position but Lemieux says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lemieux in particular looking to stall.

Lemieux is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lemieux content to control rather than advance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Lemieux showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lemieux 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Lemieux!
Ron Lemieux gave a mention to Scotia Wear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).