PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dzuzaska Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guzman comes to the cage accompanied by Tupac- Ambitionz Az a Ridah. Rivers is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cyco Vision. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Guzman
vs
Rivers

174 cm
37
148 lbs
31 - 11 - 0

182 cm
37
135 lbs
29 - 18 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Museum of Monsters & Madmen
AnonymouS

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dzuzaska Guzman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Stan Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Guzman as he avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Guzman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rivers keeps Guzman at a distance using the push kick.
Rivers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rivers misses with a wild combination.
Guzman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rivers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rivers misses with a takedown attempt - Guzman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Guzman went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice defenses there by Guzman.
Guzman looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rivers throws a low kick but Guzman avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guzman misses with a body shot.
Rivers scores with a one two! Guzman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rivers lunges at Guzman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Guzman's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rivers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guzman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rivers lands with a nice body kick.
Stan Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Guzman.
Guzman misses with a body kick.
Rivers is looking for the big counter here.
Guzman misses with a left hand
letting Rivers counter with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Guzman.
Guzman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rivers connects with a looping right hand.
Dzuzaska Guzman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guzman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rivers cracks the inside of Guzman's front leg.
Rivers lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guzman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Guzman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers misses with a wild combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rivers.
Guzman throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Rivers misses.
Guzman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rivers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Guzman scrambles back to his feet.
Rivers scores with a kick to the body.
Guzman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rivers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Guzman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Guzman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rivers checks it well.
Guzman throws a series of punches but Rivers avoids them all with ease.
That kick from Guzman tenderised Rivers's leg. Rivers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rivers misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rivers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guzman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guzman misses with a hook. Rivers ducked under it nicely.
Rivers now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A swing and a miss from Rivers.
Guzman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rivers counters with a one-two to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Guzman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rivers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rivers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Guzman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A head kick from Rivers lands but Guzman takes it in his stride.
Guzman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Guzman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rivers checks a leg kick.
Guzman with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guzman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Guzman tries to throw a body punch but Rivers avoids it by throwing Guzman back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rivers manages to break the clinch.
Rivers throws a sloppy body shot
and Guzman finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rivers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guzman.
Guzman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Rivers.
Rivers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivers has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Guzman throws a low kick, looking for Rivers's leg but Rivers calmly moves out of range.
Rivers throws a combination. Guzman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rivers cracks Guzman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rivers is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Guzman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Guzman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guzman throws a shot from downtown. Rivers moves away and avoids it.
Rivers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Guzman moves out of range as Rivers strikes.
Rivers lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Guzman looks to land a body kick but Rivers moved away.
Despite the aggression on Rivers's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Guzman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good work by Rivers as he checks the leg kick.
Rivers thumps Guzman with a low kick.
Rivers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Guzman connects with a leg kick. Rivers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rivers tries to clinch but Guzman is having none of it.
Rivers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guzman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Rivers.
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Guzman.
Rivers is looking for the big counter here.
Guzman misses with a body kick.
Rivers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rivers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers staying out of range there.
Guzman looks to land a body kick but Rivers moved away.
Rivers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Guzman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stan Rivers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivers looks to land a combination. Guzman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guzman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman tries a low kick but Rivers avoids it.
Rivers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Guzman as he jumps to the side.
Guzman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rivers.
Rivers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rivers.
Guzman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Guzman stuns Rivers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Guzman throws a nice looking combination but Rivers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rivers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Guzman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guzman. Rivers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guzman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rivers scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stan Rivers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guzman scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rivers.
Guzman looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivers is just out of range.
Good work by Rivers as he checks the leg kick.
Rivers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Guzman.
Rivers tries to clinch up.
Guzman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Guzman dodges the punch combination from Rivers.
Guzman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rivers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch but Guzman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rivers scores with a crisp jab that stopped Guzman in his tracks.
Rivers lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rivers throws a series of punches but Guzman moves out of range.
Rivers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Guzman misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Guzman misses with a body kick.
Rivers throws a right hand that Guzman ducks under and follows up with a left that Guzman also avoids with ease.
Rivers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rivers checks a leg kick.
Guzman connects with the punch.
Guzman scores with a jab.
Guzman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rivers misses with a body kick.
Rivers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Guzman throws a series of punches but Rivers moves out of range.
Rivers misses with a takedown
and Guzman counters with a stiff right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rivers checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers checks a low kick from Guzman.
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!
Rivers swings away with a body shot that misses
and Guzman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Rivers is rocked!
Guzman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Guzman! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dzuzaska Guzman!
After the fight, Dzuzaska Guzman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Stan Rivers stepped up to the mic, saying 'I want to thank all you fans for coming out tonight, Museum of Monsters & Madmen for making me look so good,the gang at Montreal Fighter's Gym,all of my loved ones back home,and Mega Jug for letting me fight here in EVOLUTION! I really wanted the win tonight.'.