PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nalle Puh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dru Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puh comes to the cage accompanied by Nalle Puhin uudet seikkailut. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Puh
vs
Rivers

185 cm
33
200 lbs
24 - 19 - 0

188 cm
36
195 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nalle Puh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dru Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Puh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rivers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A low kick from Puh misses
and Rivers counters with a straight right hand.
Puh lands a jab to the head.
Puh lunges at Rivers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rivers's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Puh.
Puh shoots in for a double leg but Rivers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Puh tries to work over Rivers's front leg with a kick but Rivers checks it.
Rivers throws a low kick but Puh moves out of range easily.
Rivers blocks a head kick by Puh.
Puh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rivers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puh. Rivers does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puh throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Puh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rivers's calf.
Puh motions for Rivers to come forward. Puh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Puh throws out a leg kick but Rivers moves out of range and Puh only half commits.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rivers, right into the meat.
Puh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Puh 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 Puh off to one side.
Puh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rivers scores with a jab to the head.
Puh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rivers counters with a slapping leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Puh or perhaps it was just good defense by Rivers which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nalle Puh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puh looks to land a left hand but Rivers moved out of range nicely.
Rivers slips under a jab.
A jab from Puh misses.
Rivers avoids the body shot from Puh.
Puh swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rivers blocks a low kick nicely.
Rivers scores with a nice head shot.
Puh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Puh.
Puh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rivers.
Puh throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puh throws a head kick that Rivers semi-blocks.
Rivers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puh.
Puh throws a leg kick which misses Rivers's front leg but catches the back leg as Rivers tries to avoid it.
Puh scores with a hook to the body. Rivers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Puh throws a leg kick
letting Rivers counter with a right hand.
Puh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Puh misses with a wild combination.
Puh lands a head shot.
Dru Rivers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puh tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rivers is able to avoid easily.
Puh avoids the head kick by Rivers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rivers pinned against the cage. Rivers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Puh.
Puh misses with a hook to the body
and Rivers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Puh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Puh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rivers.
Puh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rivers is fending him off so far but Puh persists. Nope, Rivers circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puh swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rivers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Nalle Puh has been cut.
Puh throws a shot from downtown. Rivers moves away and avoids it.
Rivers lands with a kick to the ribs.
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 Nalle Puh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nalle Puh's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rivers motions for Puh to come forward. Rivers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Puh is looking to slow Rivers down with leg kicks.
Rivers lunges at Puh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Puh's hand.
Puh throws a body punch but Rivers moves out of range.
Puh throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rivers on the side of the head.
Puh looks to land a combination but Rivers avoids it well.
Rivers checks a low kick from Puh.
Rivers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rivers in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rivers throws a push kick but Puh slaps the foot to one side.
Rivers takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Puh thumps Rivers with a low kick.
Rivers checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puh punishes Rivers's body with a nice straight punch.
Puh throws a leg kick but Rivers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nalle Puh is winning the standup battle so far.
Puh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivers.

Puh moves into the clinch successfully.
Rivers blocks an uppercut.
Puh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Puh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puh is struggling to control the position.
Rivers lands a shoulder strike.
Puh gets through Rivers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Puh tries to work over Rivers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rivers blocks an uppercut.
Rivers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Puh or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Puh - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rivers can't find room to land a body shot as Puh controls the action.
Puh tries to work over Rivers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puh lands a hook that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Rivers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rivers scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rivers fails to land.
Puh tries to work over Rivers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puh tries a body shot but Rivers blocks it.
Puh works on Rivers's body with a couple of short punches.
Puh can't find room to land a body shot as Rivers controls the action.
Rivers lands a shoulder strike.
Rivers misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puh struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivers controls his hands.
Puh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Rivers misses with a punch to the body.
Nalle Puh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Puh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puh.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rivers blocks an uppercut.
Rivers tries a body shot but Puh blocks it.
Puh stalling.
Rivers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puh's elbow.
Rivers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers tries to work over Puh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puh throws a head punch that misses.
Rivers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puh misses with a body punch.
Puh lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers misses with a punch to the body.
Puh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Rivers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rivers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Puh backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Puh.
Rivers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rivers tries a body shot but Puh blocks it.
Puh working aggressively here.
Puh tries a body shot but Rivers blocks it.
Puh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivers tries a body shot but Puh blocks it.
Rivers tries to work over Puh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Puh lands a body punch in the clinch.
Puh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nalle Puh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nalle Puh's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rivers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Puh.
Puh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Puh cracks the inside of Rivers's front leg.
Puh cracks a nice hook into Rivers's ribs.
A low kick from Puh is predictable there
and Rivers counters with a straight right hand.
Rivers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Puh. Puh obviously looking to wear him down.
Rivers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Puh misses with a looping left.
Rivers throws a leg kick but Puh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rivers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rivers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puh just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puh throws out the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rivers.
Puh scores with a leg kick.
Puh misses with a double jab.
Rivers takes one to the chin there.
Rivers avoids the body shot from Puh.
Rivers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Puh is looking to clinch but Rivers is avoiding it.
Rivers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rivers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Puh connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puh lands a head kick!

It looks like Dru Rivers has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Puh as he checks the leg kick.
Puh tries to clinch up
and Rivers counters with a good, hard body kick but Puh shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rivers's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Puh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rivers scrambles back to his feet.
Puh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Puh scores with a nice right hand.
Puh throws a sloppy body shot
and Rivers counters with a low kick, right behind Puh 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nalle Puh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rivers keeps the fight on the outside.
Nalle Puh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Puh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Puh doesn't manage to clinch there - Rivers circles away.
Puh lands with a straight right. Rivers didn't see that one coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Puh, right into the meat.
Puh punishes Rivers's body with a nice straight punch.
Puh misses with a hook. Rivers ducked under it nicely.
Rivers takes a kick to the side of the head.
Puh misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers avoids the body shot from Puh.
Puh moves out of range as Rivers throws a body kick.
A jab from Puh misses.
Rivers throws a body punch but Puh moves out of range.
Puh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rivers circles away.
Rivers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rivers fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivers throws a low kick but Puh avoids it.
Dru Rivers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivers is looking to land body kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nalle Puh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Puh 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nalle Puh!
During a confident post fight interview, Nalle Puh thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.