PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Pablo Joaquin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rios
vs
Pablo Joaquin

180 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

171 cm
24
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Pablo Joaquin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joaquin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rios misses with a wild combination.
Joaquin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rios slips a jab from Joaquin.
Rios closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Joaquin misses with a left hand
and Rios counters with a series of strikes. Joaquin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rios lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rios moves away from the strike by Joaquin.
Rios misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joaquin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rios sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joaquin misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Rios, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Joaquin does no damage.
Joaquin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rios.
Joaquin misses with a hook to the body
and Rios counters with a left and a right that stings Joaquin.
Rios works the jab nicely.
Joaquin swings widly with a right hand
and Rios connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joaquin throws a body punch but Rios moves out of range.
Joaquin dodges the punch combination from Rios.
Rios throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joaquin.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rios.
Joaquin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joaquin thuds a left hand into Rios's body.
Jose Pablo Joaquin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin throws a jab when Rios was well out of range.
Rios tries to bum rush Joaquin with a series of wild strikes but Joaquin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rios jabs at Joaquin's body.
Joaquin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joaquin avoids the head kick by Rios.
Rios bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rios throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joaquin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rios manages to avoid it.
Rios feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joaquins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Joaquin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rios throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joaquin looks to score with a jab to the body but Rios is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joaquin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joaquin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Joaquin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Joaquin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rios was well out of range. Poor timing from Joaquin.
Joaquin throws a lazy uppercut
and Rios counters with a stiff right hand.
Joaquin jabs Rios right on the nose. Rios blinks but takes it well.
Rios misses with a two punch combination.
Joaquin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Joaquin missing with a left hand there. Rios was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rios avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios throws out a powerful jab.
Joaquin avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Rios does no damage.
Joaquin digs a good body shot into Rios's ribs.
No joy there for Rios, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joaquin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rios manages to avoid it.
Rios throws a shot to the body.
Rios is working the combinations to good effect here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rios goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Joaquin throws a lazy body kick
and Rios counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rios takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Rios dominated that round.
That's time! Rios's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A punch combination from Rios misses.
Rios digs a good hook to Joaquin's body.
Rios misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Joaquin 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.
Joaquin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Joaquin throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Rios to counter with a crisp jab.
Rios lands a nice looking body shot.
Joaquin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Joaquin throws a lazy right hand but Rios sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rios misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joaquin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rios finds it's way round the side to connect with Joaquin's head.
Rios looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios defending well as Joaquin loads up on a big left hand.
Joaquin lands with a straight right. Rios didn't see that one coming.
Joaquin swinging wildly here.
Joaquin misses the body punch
enabling Rios to counter with a crisp jab.
Joaquin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rios moves away.
Rios uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joaquin.
Joaquin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rios displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joaquin throws out the jab.
Joaquin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rios throws a nice looking combination but Joaquin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A right-left combo lands from Rios.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joaquin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joaquin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rios moves away.
Joaquin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rios lands an overhand right.
Rios steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joaquin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rios misses with a wild combination.
Rios displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from Rios.
Joaquin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rios sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios slips a jab from Joaquin.
Diego Rios is winning the standup battle so far.
Joaquin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rios throws a series of punches but Joaquin avoids them all with ease.
Joaquin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rios counters with a one-two to the body.
Joaquin misses with a shot to the body
and Rios counters with a two punch combo.
Rios misses with a series of wild punches.
Rios lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Joaquin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rios misses with the combination.
Rios swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Joaquin counters with a stiff right hand.
Rios is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rios throws a series of punches but Joaquin moves out of range.
Rios lands a nice shot that snaps Joaquin's head back.
Joaquin swings for the body but Rios moves out of range.
Joaquin throws a sloppy body shot
and Rios counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rios lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joaquin throws a head kick but Rios moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rios wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joaquin.
Joaquin scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Rios dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Joaquin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rios takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Joaquin misses with a body shot.
Joaquin swings for the body but Rios moves out of range.
Joaquin misses with a straight left.
Rios works over Joaquin's head and body with a nice combination.
Joaquin throws a body punch but Rios moves out of range.
Rios lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rios swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rios tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rios lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Joaquin at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joaquin looks to land a combination but Rios avoids it well.
Rios with a jab.
Joaquin misses with a wild body shot.
Joaquin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rios in his tracks.
Joaquin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rios throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rios scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rios avoids the head kick by Joaquin.
Joaquin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rios scores with a head kick.
Diego Rios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rios slips a straight right by Joaquin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin misses with a head kick.
Joaquin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rioss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Joaquin throws an off balance right hand
and Rios counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A combination from Rios does no damage.
Joaquin tries to bum rush Rios with a series of wild strikes but Rios uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joaquin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rios was well out of range. Poor timing from Joaquin.
Joaquin dodges the punch combination from Rios.
Rios throws a series of punches but Joaquin avoids them all with ease.
Rios misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Joaquin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joaquin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Joaquin misses with a hook
and Rios counters with a nice uppercut.
Joaquin misses with a looping left.
Rios misses with a wild combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rios.
Rios feints a jab promting Joaquin to slip. Rios then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Joaquin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Joaquin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rios lands a high kick!
Joaquin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joaquin blocks a head kick by Rios.
Joaquin tries to work over Rios's front leg with a kick but Rios checks it.
Rios slips under a jab from Joaquin.
Rios with a jab.
Rios lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joaquin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jose Pablo Joaquin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rios throws a combination. Joaquin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Rios showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rios 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Rios!
Diego Rios seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.