PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buddie Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera comes to the cage accompanied by My Chemical Romance - I'm Not Okay (I Promise). Hammer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kuningas Pähkinä & Setä Tamu - Hei Scully. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Rivera
vs
Hammer

186 cm
20
191 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
184 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Damnfield clothing
Project Mayhem

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buddie Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Rivera lands but Hammer takes it in his stride.
Rivera definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hammer fails to land with a series of punches.
Rivera cracks the inside of Hammer's front leg.
Rivera shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rivera lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hammer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rivera connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera throws a head kick that half lands.
Hammer has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hammer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rivera.
Hammer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rivera.
Hammer throws a right and a left that Rivera avoids nicely.
Rivera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hammer looks winded!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rivera, right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Rivera there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rivera cracks the inside of Hammer's front leg.
Hammer misses with a double jab.
Good leg kick by Rivera there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rivera throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rivera thumps Hammer with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera tries for a takedown but Hammer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rivera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rivera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hammer.

Rivera changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hammer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rivera has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Hammer is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Rivera yanks on the arm and Hammer is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Rivera.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Buddie Rivera!
Buddie Rivera tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
In defeat, Marco Hammer stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm very sorry! I'll be back stronger!'.