PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cheyenne Rivera (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.

Morgan
vs
Rivera

173 cm
24
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerry Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cheyenne Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Morgan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rivera tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morgan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Morgan working away.
Rivera manages to get back to half guard.
Morgan lands with a punch from half guard.
Rivera tries to get to full guard but Morgan has control of the leg.
Rivera regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rivera is trying to keep Morgan in close.
Rivera is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Morgan is looking for a sweep. Rivera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rivera is trying to control the action in half guard but Morgan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Rivera is trying for a kimura here. Morgan looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Rivera wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cheyenne Rivera!