PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ty Coon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Coon
vs
Rivera

205 cm
26
210 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

170 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ty Coon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera darts in trying to clinch
and Coon counters with a three punch combo that has Rivera backing up. Rivera nods at Coon to acknowledge the strikes.

Rivera gets tackled into the cage by Coon. Coon maintains the clinch.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Rivera slowing the pace effectively.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coon avoids it.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coon is defending well for now.
Coon wants to get back to striking at distance but Rivera won't allow it.
Coon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Coon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coon managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera crunches a lovely knee into Coon's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera misses with a knee strike.
Rivera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coon blocks it with crossed arms.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Coon takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Ty Coon has been cut.
Coon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coon.
Coon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coon jumps guard but Rivera stands there with Coon around his waist. Coon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coon is defending well for now.
Coon blocks the elbow strike.
Rivera leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coon.
Coon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rivera prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ty Coon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Coon avoids the damage to the body.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Coon avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Coon avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coon avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coon avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Rivera looks winded!
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coon avoids it.
Coon tries to pull guard but Rivera forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Coon is looking to break free of the clinch but Rivera has double underhooks.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coon.
Coon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Coon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coon.
Rivera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Coon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Coon managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coon is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rivera just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coon avoids it.
Coon is working for takedown but Rivera is calmly controlling the position for now.
Coon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coon avoids it.
Coon lands a hook that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Coon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rivera to keep the fight standing.
Coon stalling in the clinch.

Coon pulls guard successfully.
Coon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Coon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Rivera stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Coon throws up his legs and catches Rivera in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Rivera tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Coon! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ty Coon!