PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce What (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mountain Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce What could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mountain Rivera's chin.

What
vs
Rivera

200 cm
20
282 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

197 cm
35
274 lbs
19 - 53 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce What!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 53 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mountain Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
What lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rivera circles away quickly and effectively.
What swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rivera counters with a low kick, right behind What 's knee.
What misses with a wild combination.
What has been working on his boxing with his coaches at VENDETTA Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
What looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
What misses with a straight left.
Rivera takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A combination from What does no damage.
What scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
What scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
What swinging wildly here.
What's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rivera under the eye.
What lands a jab.
What swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rivera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rivera shoots in but no luck this time.
What works Rivera's body with a nice hook.
No joy there for What, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
What fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivera manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
What misses with a series of wild punches.
What swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown but What shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bruce What is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
What misses with a two punch combination.
What keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bruce What has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mountain Rivera.
What fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
What misses with a wild combination.
What ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivera moves away.
What will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rivera looks for a takedown but What sprawls well.
Rivera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around What's waist but What gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rivera off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera fails with the takedown.
Rivera is trying hard to land a takedown here. What sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rivera fails with a takedown attempt.
Rivera has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
What throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
What keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts What as he jumps to the side.
What throws a left and a right that both miss

and Rivera counters by clinching up.
What on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera is trying desperately to land a takedown but What is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rivera.
What looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
What blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rivera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite What's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera avoiding damage.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but What avoids the damage to the body.

Rivera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from What.
What tries to bum rush Rivera with a series of wild strikes but Rivera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
What moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Mountain Rivera has been cut.

Rivera gets a clinch.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. What is defending well for now.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
What is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Rivera manages to break the clinch.
What throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rivera goes for a double leg but What avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as What continues to drive forward.

Rivera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
What misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rivera tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but What defends well and Rivera ends up having to push What into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rivera fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rivera can't get the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rivera jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as What walks away with a smile on his face. Rivera gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce What dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mountain Rivera's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rivera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with What but What pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rivera tries to score a power double leg takedown but What sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rivera somewhat.
Bruce What is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
What lands with an uppercut that bounces Rivera off the cage and back into range.
Rivera fails with the takedown.
Bruce What has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mountain Rivera.

What cracks Rivera with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. What has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rivera to stand back up!

Rivera is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivera shoots in and drives through. What sprawls well.
What lands a jab to Rivera's midsection.
Rivera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bruce What is winning the standup battle so far.
What scores with a shot to the body.
Rivera is breathing heavily.
What fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Rivera to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Rivera looks to clinch but What throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Rivera taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bruce What!