PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Hoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Riviera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoe comes into the arena with Ivanhoe theme blaring out of the sound system. Jorge Riviera has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Hoe
vs
Riviera

165 cm
19
172 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
175 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Hoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Riviera!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hoe throws a head kick that misses.
Hoe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Riviera drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hoe has control of Riviera's left arm, preventing Riviera from doing any damage.

Riviera drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hoe looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hoe looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hoe!
Riviera is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hoe off and has taken his back!
Riviera loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Hoe hold on?

Riviera has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoe is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Hoe has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Riviera.

Riviera is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hoe defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoe wants to escape the position.

Riviera is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Hoe is defending well though. Riviera let's go of the attempt for now.
Riviera avoiding Hoe 's attempts to control his hands.
Hoe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Hoe defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Riviera's arms.
Hoe turns into Riviera and is now in his guard.
Riviera looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoe is one step ahead there.
Riviera is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Riviera looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hoe controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hoe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riviera swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Riviera looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hoe passes into half guard.
Hoe seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoe wants to control but Riviera is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riviera wants to get back to full guard but Hoe has passed into side control.
Riviera is trying to control Hoe's posture but Hoe avoids it.
Hoe tries to move into full mount but can't pass Riviera's legs.
Riviera wants to control but Hoe postures up.
Hoe trying to control the action but Riviera is working from the bottom.
Hoe is working Riviera over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hoe decides to stand up, so the ref orders Riviera to his feet.
Hoe throws a nice inside leg kick.

Hoe clinches with his opponent.
Riviera drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hoe cracks Riviera with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Hoe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hoe as Riviera tries to tie him up.
Riviera is trying to break the clinch but Hoe has him pressed against the cage.
Hoe being controlled against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hoe scores with a shoulder strike.
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 Ivan Hoe will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hoe goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hoe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riviera.
Hoe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Hoe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hoe lands with a kick to the ribs.
Riviera looks to land a combination but Hoe avoids it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hoe, right into the meat.
Hoe scoring well with a low kick there.
Hoe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hoe misses with a head kick.
Hoe throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riviera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoe cracks the inside of Riviera's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riviera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Riviera looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Riviera is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Hoe reverses the position - he's now on top in Riviera's guard.
Riviera is breathing heavily.
Hoe trying to control but Riviera is working from the bottom.
Hoe tries to free his leg and advance position but Riviera is retaining full guard.
Hoe distracts Riviera with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Hoe stands and steps away. Riviera gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Riviera throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hoe is looking to clinch but Riviera is avoiding it.
Hoe throws a nice head kick!

Hoe gets tackled into the cage by Riviera. Riviera maintains the clinch.
Riviera misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoe digs a right hand underneath Riviera's ribcage. Riviera let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hoe is trying to maintain a safe position but Riviera gets an underhook and turns Hoe into the cage.
Hoe throws a head punch that misses.
Hoe misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoe misses with a body punch.
Hoe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice left hand lands by Hoe.
Hoe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hoe scores with a shot to the side of Riviera's head.
Hoe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Riviera's efforts to push away.
Riviera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hoe is looking to control Riviera's arms but Riviera gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hoe has his back to the cage.
Riviera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riviera takes a shot to the head.
Riviera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Riviera changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hoe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Riviera takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hoe throws a front kick that sends Riviera stumbling back into the cage.
Hoe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hoe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hoe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Riviera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riviera throws a head punch that misses.
Hoe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riviera's elbow.
Hoe lands with a light punch inside.
Riviera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoe stalling in the clinch but Riviera improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hoe.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Riviera as Hoe tries to tie him up.
Riviera prevents a body shot from Hoe.
Riviera is trying to maintain a safe position but Hoe gets an underhook and turns Riviera into the cage.
Hoe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Riviera wants the takedown. Hoe is fighting it off but Riviera persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hoe's guard against the cage.
Riviera won't allow Hoe to sweep him here.
Hoe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Riviera stopping the sweep attempt from Hoe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoe working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Hoe dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hoe lands a head kick!
Riviera just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hoe throws a leg kick but Riviera sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hoe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hoe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Riviera.
A solid body kick from Hoe.
Riviera's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hoe lets loose with a powerful body kick. Riviera will feel that in the morning.
Riviera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That kick from Hoe tenderised Riviera's leg. Riviera is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick misses from Hoe.
Riviera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hoe lands a nice looking body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoe tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hoe connects with an inside leg kick.
Riviera tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Hoe.
Hoe scores with a spinning back kick!
Hoe tries a head kick but it misses.
Jorge Riviera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riviera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hoe circles away quickly and effectively.
Hoe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Riviera.
Hoe lands a leg kick that knocks Riviera off balance momentarily.
Hoe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riviera. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Hoe.
Hoe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Riviera's calf.
Hoe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hoe stuffs the takedown attempt from Riviera. Riviera gets slowly back to his feet.
Ivan Hoe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Riviera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoe throws a head kick that misses.
Hoe throws a head kick but Riviera moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoe connects with a leg kick. Riviera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hoe tries a head kick but it misses.
Riviera tries to clinch but Hoe moves out of range.
Hoe throws a head kick but Riviera moves out of range.
Hoe throws a sloppy head kick and Riviera moves out of range easily.

Hoe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Riviera sprawls well initially but Hoe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riviera avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hoe.
Hoe wants to take a breather but Riviera is having none of it.
Riviera wants to get back to full guard.
Riviera gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riviera is trying to hold Hoe in close to prevent damage but Hoe has managed to pass into half guard.
Hoe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hoe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Riviera trying to get back to full guard but Hoe takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Riviera tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hoe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Riviera is bucking up trying to escape but Hoe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Riviera tries to reverse the position but Hoe maintains control.
Jorge Riviera has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hoe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hoe landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Riviera?
Hoe with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Riviera is looking to escape.
Hoe landing strikes from the mount.
Jorge Riviera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoe cracks Riviera with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Riviera is squirming around, avoiding Hoe's attempts to control the action.
Ivan Hoe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riviera taking shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Hoe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hoe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Hoe!
Ivan Hoe was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.