PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juancho Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan comes into the arena with Girlfriend blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ryan
vs
Rivera

186 cm
38
222 lbs
44 - 21 - 5

189 cm
39
216 lbs
27 - 21 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 21 - 5, fighting out of London, Jake Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juancho Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan is looking to slow Rivera down with leg kicks.
Rivera just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rivera.
A swing and a miss from Rivera.
Ryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rivera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Rivera.
Rivera ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rivera moves away from the strike by Ryan.
Ryan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rivera checks it well.
Ryan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rivera has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rivera throws a shot from downtown. Ryan moves away and avoids it.
Ryan jabs Rivera right on the nose. Rivera blinks but takes it well.
Rivera pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ryan is out of range and Rivera settles back down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryan throws a low kick, looking for Rivera's leg but Rivera calmly moves out of range.
Rivera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryan moves away.
Ryan misses with a body shot.
Ryan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rivera.
Rivera tries to land a leg kick but Ryan saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan lands a glancing blow to the side of Rivera's head.

It looks like Juancho Rivera has been cut.
Ryan moves out of range as Rivera strikes.
Ryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryan swings widly with a right hand
and Rivera counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rivera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryan clobbers Rivera with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A swing and a miss from Ryan.
Ryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rivera checks a leg kick.
Rivera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ryan lands a body shot.
Rivera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ryan. Ryan obviously looking to wear him down.
Ryan throws the left hand but Rivera avoids the punch easily.
Rivera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ryan throws a jab when Rivera was well out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ryan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Ryan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Ryan blocks the leg kick.
Ryan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rivera throws a lazy right hand but Ryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rivera swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ryan.
Rivera throws a leg kick but Ryan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ryan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rivera checks it well.
Rivera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ryan.
Rivera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Rivera.
Rivera takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ryan throws a front kick aimed at Rivera's knee but Rivera avoids it well.
Ryan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rivera misses with a jab to the body
and Rivera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rivera staying out of range there.
Ryan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rivera tests Ryan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rivera takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rivera throws a looping overhand right but Ryan ducks down to avoid it.
Rivera misses with a straight left.
Ryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rivera blocks a low kick nicely.
Ryan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rivera. That did some damage!
Rivera has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ryan.
Ryan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rivera looks winded!
Rivera throws a hook to the side of Ryan's head but Ryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rivera throws a shot from downtown. Ryan moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Ryan.
Rivera throws a right and a left that Ryan avoids nicely.
Ryan throws a sloppy head kick and Rivera moves out of range easily.
Ryan misses with a lunging right hand
letting Rivera counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ryan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rivera.
Ryan thumps Rivera with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ryan.
Rivera walks into a straight right hand from Ryan.
Ryan misses with a straight right.
Ryan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Rivera.
Rivera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ryan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rivera really felt that one!
Ryan lands a head shot.
Rivera catches Ryan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ryan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivera moves away.
Ryan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ryan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ryan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rivera takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice shot by Ryan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Ryan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juancho 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 throws a hook but Ryan blocks it.
Ryan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice shot lands for Ryan.
Rivera connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ryan throws a hook but Rivera avoids it easily.
Ryan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rivera on the side of the head.
Rivera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ryan.
Rivera takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses
and Ryan counters with a nice body shot.
Rivera misses with a low kick as Ryan jumps back.
Rivera connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ryan connects with a solid leg kick.
Ryan loads up on a big right hand but Rivera slips the punch.
Rivera is breathing heavily.
Rivera missing with a left hand there. Ryan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rivera throws a jab when Ryan was well out of range.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.
Ryan connects with a body shot that sends Rivera's belly button to the back.
Rivera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Rivera is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rivera is still on wobbly legs! Can Ryan finish him?
Ryan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rivera seems to have recovered his senses.

Ryan feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rivera sprawling to the canvas! Rivera rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Ryan finish him?!
Ryan ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Rivera out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jake Ryan!
Our winner, Jake Ryan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.