PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morrison Erikksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeke Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivers comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Suffa by Hed Pe kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Morrison Erikksen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Erikksen
vs
Rivers

190 cm
30
300 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

191 cm
27
255 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Morrison Erikksen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zeke Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erikksen moves out of range as Rivers strikes.
Rivers misses with a few strikes there.
Rivers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rivers shoots for a double leg takedown but Erikksen sprawls well. He's pushed Rivers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Erikksen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rivers swivels and escapes.
Erikksen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rivers circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morrison Erikksen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Rivers gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Erikksen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Erikksen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Erikksen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rivers's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers pulls Erikksen in close to prevent any damage.
Our spies down at at Rape Academy (7 elite, 6 2x elite) inform us that Rivers has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers is trying to control the position but Erikksen postures up.
Rivers has a closed guard, preventing Erikksen from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rivers has his feet on Erikksen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Erikksen fails to land the takedown.
Rivers is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rivers leaves Erikksen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Morrison Erikksen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivers fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers tries a head kick but it misses.
Rivers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Erikksen throws a big counter combination but Rivers scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Erikksen shoots in but Rivers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rivers throws a low kick but Erikksen avoids it.
Rivers slaps away a takedown attempt from Erikksen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Erikksen dodges the punch combination from Rivers.
Rivers misses with a double jab.
Rivers slaps away a takedown attempt from Erikksen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Erikksen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Erikksen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rivers pinned against the cage. Rivers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rivers moves into the clinch.

Rivers drags the fight down to the ground.
Rivers wants to get back to his feet but Erikksen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Erikksen wants to stand but Rivers is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Erikksen's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Rivers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erikksen wants to stand but Rivers is controlling his posture from full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Erikksen has a takedown stuffed.
Erikksen looks for a takedown but Rivers sprawls well.
A little jabbing left from Rivers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Erikksen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rivers leaves Erikksen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeke Rivers dominated that 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.

Rivers has closed the distance and engaged Erikksen in a clinch.
Rivers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivers wants to get back to striking at distance but Erikksen won't allow it.

Erikksen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rivers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Erikksen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rivers leaves Erikksen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Erikksen shoots in and drives through. Rivers sprawls well.
Rivers stalks Erikksen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Erikksen's face. Erikksen staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Morrison Erikksen has been cut.
Rivers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rivers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Erikksen. Erikksen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rivers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rivers throws a sloppy head kick and Erikksen moves out of range easily.
Rivers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rivers feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morrison Erikksen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Rivers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Erikksen, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Erikksen breaks the clinch.
Erikksen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rivers swivels and escapes.
Erikksen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rivers's waist but Rivers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Erikksen off to one side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Erikksen.
Erikksen avoids the head kick by Rivers.
Erikksen with a poor takedown
and Rivers counters with a three punch combo that has Erikksen backing up. Erikksen nods at Rivers to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Erikksen tries to keep at a distance but Rivers has taken the fight into the clinch.

Erikksen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rivers slaps away a takedown attempt from Erikksen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Erikksen moves out of range of the body kick.
Erikksen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rivers defends well and Erikksen ends up having to push Rivers into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rivers fails with a takedown attempt.
Erikksen is looking to counter with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Erikksen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rivers sprawls well. Rivers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Erikksen gets slowly back to his feet.
Erikksen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Erikksen darts in looking for a takedown but Rivers gets double underhooks and turns Erikksen into the cage.
Erikksen fails with the takedown.
Erikksen with a poor takedown
letting Rivers counter with a right hand.
Erikksen dodges the punch combination from Rivers.
Erikksen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rivers counters with a one-two to the body.
Rivers stuffs the takedown attempt from Erikksen. Erikksen gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Erikksen covering up! Rivers comes in with a big uppercut and Erikksen goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Zeke Rivers!
Zeke Rivers managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Dauntless, into his post fight interview.