PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Lakovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Riviera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge Riviera has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Lakovic
vs
Riviera

189 cm
33
181 lbs
24 - 18 - 0

165 cm
31
164 lbs
24 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Crippler's Corner

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 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sasha Lakovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Riviera!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lakovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lakovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Lakovic ducks under a wild hook from Riviera.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lakovic.
Lakovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Riviera misses with a leg kick
and Lakovic counters with a body kick.
Riviera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lakovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lakovic cracks the inside of Riviera's front leg.
Lakovic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Riviera is fending him off so far but Lakovic persists. Nope, Riviera circles away and we're back to standing.
Lakovic wants to slow Riviera down by chopping away at his legs.

Lakovic drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riviera avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lakovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Riviera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lakovic.
Lakovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Riviera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Riviera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lakovic.
Lakovic with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lakovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riviera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lakovic won't allow Riviera to sweep him here.
Riviera keeping moving, preventing Lakovic from controlling successfully.
Lakovic throws a strike but Riviera rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lakovic wants to sweep here but Riviera controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lakovic is on top in guard.
Lakovic wants to control from the top but Riviera keeps moving.
Lakovic throws an elbow that misses. Riviera uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lakovic's guard. Nice move by Riviera!
Riviera trying to control the position from guard on top but Lakovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lakovic 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.
Lakovic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Lakovic is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Riviera sees it coming and defends easily.
Riviera blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lakovic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lakovic wants to take a breather but Riviera is having none of it.

Lakovic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lakovic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Riviera defending well though.
Lakovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Riviera keeps working.
Riviera trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lakovic is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sasha Lakovic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lakovic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lakovic avoids the body shot from Riviera.
Riviera throws a big shot that misses.
Lakovic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lakovic throws a looping overhand right but Riviera ducks down to avoid it.
Riviera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lakovic manages to avoid it.
Lakovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lakovic is looking to score with low kicks.
Lakovic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Riviera looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lakovic lands with an overhand left.
Riviera throws a jab when Lakovic was well out of range.
Lakovic stuns Riviera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Riviera missing with a left hand there. Lakovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lakovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Lakovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Riviera's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Riviera misses with a looping right.
Lakovic cracks Riviera with an open hand slap.
Lakovic misses with a low kick as Riviera jumps back.
Riviera takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lakovic.
Riviera moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jorge Riviera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That kick from Lakovic tenderised Riviera's leg. Riviera is trying to keep his angry face on.
Riviera throws a lazy uppercut
and Lakovic counters with a good low kick that Riviera was not able to check.
Riviera is breathing heavily.
Jab from Lakovic.
Lakovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riviera takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lakovic scores with a head kick. Riviera tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Riviera is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Lakovic! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sasha Lakovic!
Sasha Lakovic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.