PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Millard Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hand Azaria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rivers
vs
Azaria

158 cm
24
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Millard Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hand Azaria!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Azaria changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rivers looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Azaria cracks Rivers with a big right hand but Rivers just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rivers wants to control but Azaria postures up.
Rivers is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rivers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Azaria working away.
Azaria working the ground and pound but Rivers is defending the strikes.
Rivers sneaks back into half guard.
Rivers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azaria is looking to take a break and control but Rivers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Azaria working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Azaria wants to pass the guard but Rivers is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers missing with punches from the bottom.
Rivers makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rivers.

Rivers is looking to cinch up a triangle. Azaria throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Rivers's body to avoid the submission. Rivers has instead reached around Azaria's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Rivers arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Millard Rivers!