PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Atunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddie Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera comes into a darkened arena with his song building. My Chemical Romance - I'm Not Okay (I Promise) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Atunes
vs
Rivera

185 cm
18
200 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
191 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Damnfield clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Atunes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buddie Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes avoids the head kick by Rivera.
Atunes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Atunes counters with a nice leg kick.
Rivera attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rivera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rivera throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rivera.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rivera has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Rivera misses with a leg kick
and Atunes counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Buddie Rivera has been cut.
Atunes checks a leg kick nicely.
Rivera thows a body shot but no joy.
Rivera throws a leg kick
and Atunes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rivera is looking to score with low kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rivera lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Atunes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Atunes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rivera misses with a shot to the body

and Atunes counters with a head kick that drops Rivera to the mat! Rivera scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
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!
Rivera throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rivera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera throws a body kick that misses.
Atunes throws a lazy body kick
and Rivera counters with an inside leg kick.
Rivera throws a leg kick which misses Atunes's front leg but catches the back leg as Atunes tries to avoid it.
Rivera throws a leg kick but Atunes moved away.
Atunes misses with a series of wild punches.
Rivera misses with a leg kick
and Atunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Atunes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivera can pounce on him.
Atunes checks a leg kick.
Atunes thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slapping leg kick lands for Rivera.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rivera!
Rivera will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Atunes takes a kick to the side of the head.
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!
Atunes throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes feints and then cracks Rivera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rivera down.
Atunes misses with a few strikes there.
Atunes throws a series of punches but Rivera avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Atunes finds it's way through Rivera's defenses.
Rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Atunes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A leg kick checked by Rivera.
Atunes throws out a powerful jab.
Rivera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rivera connects with a solid leg kick.
Atunes avoids a kick to the body.
Rivera shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rivera connects with a leg kick. Atunes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rivera.
Atunes throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Atunes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rivera.
A solid body kick from Rivera.
Rivera with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid body kick from Rivera.
Atunes is breathing heavily.
Rivera throws a leg kick but Atunes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rivera throws a leg kick that misses.
Rivera chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atunes. Rivera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arturo Atunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Atunes tries a low kick but Rivera avoids it.
Atunes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rivera checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rivera will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atunes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A low kick from Rivera misses
and Atunes counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Atunes. That did some damage!
Rivera throws a front kick aimed at Atunes's knee but Atunes avoids it well.
Rivera scores with a head kick.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Atunes to counter with a crisp jab.
Buddie Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Rivera misses
and Atunes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rivera is looking to score with low kicks.
Atunes works Rivera's body with a nice hook.
Rivera checks the leg kick nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rivera.
Rivera tried to score with a low kick but Atunes checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivera throws a nice outside leg kick.
Atunes checks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rivera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Buddie Rivera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Buddie Rivera's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rivera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rivera checks a low kick from Atunes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rivera is defended easily by Atunes.
Atunes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rivera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Atunes.
Atunes scoring well with a low kick there.
Atunes throws a front kick aimed at Rivera's knee but Rivera avoids it well.
Atunes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rivera.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses.
Atunes misses with a looping left.
Atunes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rivera shoots in and drives through. Atunes sprawls well.
Atunes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Atunes to counter with a crisp jab.
Arturo Atunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buddie Rivera.
Atunes fakes the leg kick and cracks Rivera in the body.
Rivera is breathing heavily.
A leg kick checked by Atunes.
Rivera tries for a takedown but Atunes circles away easily
and Atunes counters with an inside leg kick.
Atunes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice shot by Atunes.
Rivera feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Atunes's calf.
Atunes sizes up Rivera with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Rivera misses with a takedown
and Atunes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Atunes lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Atunes.
Rivera walks into a stiff left hand from Atunes.
Rivera throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Atunes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rivera sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Atunes lands a big head kick that sends Rivera tumbling to the mat! Atunes takes a step backwards and waves Rivera back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Rivera is rocked!
BOOM! Atunes lands a beautiful left hook that drops Rivera. Rivera tries to recover but Atunes is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Rivera lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arturo Atunes!
Arturo Atunes retains his middleweight title!