PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Baloney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera comes to the cage accompanied by Push it to the Limit - Rick Ross. 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.

Rivera
vs
Baloney

183 cm
30
179 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

179 cm
25
184 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

O'Brannigan's Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junior Rivera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Baloney!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baloney misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Baloney looks to land a left hand but Rivera moved out of range nicely.
Rivera misses with a kick to the body.
Baloney misses with a series of wild punches.
Baloney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivera.
Rivera scores with a hook to the body. Baloney takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tony Baloney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Rivera tenderised Baloney's leg. Baloney is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rivera with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Baloney. That snapped Rivera's head back.
Rivera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baloney connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rivera throws a push kick but Baloney slaps the foot to one side.
Baloney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baloney keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baloney.
Baloney throws a right hand that Rivera ducks under and follows up with a left that Rivera also avoids with ease.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rivera.
Rivera slips a straight right by Baloney.
Rivera thows a body shot but no joy.
Rivera has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baloney finds it's way round the side to connect with Rivera's head.
Rivera lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rivera is looking to chop away at Baloney's legs.
Good leg kick by Rivera there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A shot to the liver by Baloney. Beautiful body shot.
Baloney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Rivera counter with a right hand.
Rivera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baloney misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Baloney misses
and Rivera counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Baloney makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rivera feints and then cracks Baloney's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baloney down.
Rivera fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baloney has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rivera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rivera moves out of range as Baloney strikes.
Baloney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rivera.
A big right from Baloney misses.
A big right from Rivera misses.
Rivera tries to bum rush Baloney with a series of wild strikes but Baloney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rivera cracks the inside of Baloney's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baloney throws a sloppy body shot
and Baloney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baloney misses with a hook.
Baloney's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rivera feints and then cracks Baloney's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baloney down.
Baloney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rivera digs a good body shot into Baloney's ribs.
Baloney misses the jab.
Baloney throws a lazy right hand but Rivera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rivera cracks the inside of Baloney's front leg.
Baloney displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rivera.
Rivera cracks the inside of Baloney's front leg.
Rivera lands a jab to the nose.
Baloney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivera was well out of range. Poor timing from Baloney.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baloney misses with a wild body shot.

Rivera closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!
Rivera looks up at the clock and then as Baloney takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rivera smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Baloney isn't going anywhere.
Rivera scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rivera is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Baloney will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Rivera is looking to take a break and control but Baloney is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Baloney is looking to regain half guard here but Rivera keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baloney wants to get back to his feet but Rivera drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Junior Rivera will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rivera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
No joy there for Baloney, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rivera lands a leg kick that knocks Baloney off balance momentarily.
Rivera is looking to slow Baloney down with leg kicks.
Baloney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivera moves away.
Rivera takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rivera closes the distance and clinches up with Baloney, looking for a takedown. Rivera pushes Baloney against the cage but Baloney circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Baloney keeps the fight on the outside.
Baloney misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Baloney misses
and Rivera counters with a low kick, right behind Baloney 's knee.
Baloney uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Baloney works Rivera's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baloney looks to land a left hand but Rivera moved out of range nicely.
Baloney misses with a left hand

so Rivera counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera wants to control from the top but Baloney keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rivera's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rivera tries to free his leg and advance position but Baloney is retaining full guard.
Baloney preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baloney looking for a sweep. Not yet Baloney, not yet.

Rivera drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rivera jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Baloney wants to stand up but Rivera is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rivera wants to control from the top but Baloney keeps moving.
Baloney wants to stand and escape but Rivera is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baloney keeping moving, preventing Rivera from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rivera postures up and lands a big shot to Baloney's brow.
Rivera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rivera accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rivera throws a big right hand that misses.
Baloney really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rivera. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rivera working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rivera's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Baloney looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rivera puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baloney is staying active underneath Rivera, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rivera is thwarting Baloney's attempts to control the position.
Rivera throwing shots but Baloney is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baloney avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rivera.
Rivera is trying to control. Baloney wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivera uses his free foot to push down on Baloney's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Baloney.
Rivera punishing his opponent with strikes.
Baloney wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rivera with shots to the head and body - Baloney looks very uncomfortable down there.
Baloney manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rivera prevents Baloney from improving his position.
Rivera is nestled in close to Baloney, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rivera 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baloney is looking to control Rivera's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Baloney avoid being mounted?

Rivera is looking for a kimura but Baloney is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rivera to get the leverage.
Baloney tries to kick Rivera off but Rivera keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rivera trying to control the action but Baloney is working from the bottom.
Rivera not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Baloney on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rivera with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Rivera dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rivera feints and then cracks Baloney's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baloney down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rivera.
Rivera thumps Baloney with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baloney. Rivera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baloney tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Baloney throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rivera counters with a good low kick that Baloney was not able to check.
Rivera connects with a solid leg kick.
Rivera lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Rivera moves into the clinch.
Baloney misses with a body punch.
Rivera lands a knee to the head.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Baloney wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rivera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Baloney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rivera blocks an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Rivera landing knees to the head.

Baloney is rocked!
Rivera has Baloney pressed against the cage.
Baloney is still on wobbly legs! Can Rivera finish him?
Rivera jerks Baloney's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Baloney drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Rivera goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Rivera because Baloney was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Junior Rivera!
Junior Rivera retains his welterweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Junior Rivera made sure he mentioned Fight Club Clothing est. 09™, along with how happy he was to win his fight.