PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tuomari Hurmio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geralt Of Rivia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hurmio comes to the cage accompanied by Black Star. Geralt Of Rivia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hurmio
vs
Of Rivia

165 cm
30
146 lbs
21 - 4 - 0

171 cm
26
145 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Museum of Monsters & Madmen
Bullet Proof System

Arcticus University: London
Pitt Nutrition 160Q!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tuomari Hurmio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Rivia!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Rivia bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Of Rivia ducks under a wild hook from Hurmio.
Of Rivia tries to counter with a clinch but Hurmio shakes him off and moves away.
Hurmio defending well as Of Rivia loads up on a big left hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Of Rivia - that will leave a mark!
Of Rivia tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hurmio lands a jab to the nose.
Hurmio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Of Rivia throws a hook but Hurmio blocks it.
Of Rivia throws a body shot but no joy.
Of Rivia misses with a leg kick
and Hurmio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hurmio drops his hands momentarily and Of Rivia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hurmio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Of Rivia.
Hurmio misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Of Rivia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Of Rivia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Of Rivia moves out of range as Hurmio strikes.
A cross from Of Rivia lands.
Hurmio throws a low kick, looking for Of Rivia's leg but Of Rivia calmly moves out of range.
Hurmio looks to land a left hand but Of Rivia moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurmio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Of Rivia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hurmio throws out the jab.
Hurmio lands a leg kick that knocks Of Rivia off balance momentarily.
Hurmio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Of Rivia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hurmio manages to avoid it.
Hurmio lands a right hook to the body.
Hurmio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Of Rivia.
Tuomari Hurmio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Hurmio misses
and Hurmio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Of Rivia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hurmio manages to avoid it.
Geralt Of Rivia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hurmio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Of Rivia at a distance.
Hurmio avoids the body shot from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia throws a solid leg kick but Hurmio takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Of Rivia.
Hurmio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hurmio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Of Rivia throws a lazy uppercut
and Hurmio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Of Rivia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hurmio.
Of Rivia tries to counter with a clinch but Hurmio shakes him off and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio misses with a lunging right hand
and Of Rivia counters with a nice uppercut.
Of Rivia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hurmio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Of Rivia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Of Rivia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hurmio throws out the jab.
Of Rivia needs to keep his hands up - Hurmio had a free shot at his head there.
Hurmio throws out a loose jab but Of Rivia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hurmio throws a leg kick
letting Of Rivia counter with a right hand.
Hurmio slips a jab from Of Rivia.
Hurmio tries to land a leg kick but Of Rivia saw it coming and moves away.
Hurmio lands a slapping body shot.
Hurmio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Of Rivia. That did some damage!
Of Rivia lands a jab.
Good work by Of Rivia as he checks the leg kick.
Of Rivia takes a swing at Hurmio's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Of Rivia.
Of Rivia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hurmio.
Of Rivia misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Hurmio misses
and Of Rivia counters with a nice leg kick.
Hurmio lands with a nice combination. Of Rivia backs away looking to recover.
Hurmio slips a jab from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia misses with a left hand
and Hurmio counters with an outside leg kick.
Of Rivia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hurmio was well out of range. Poor timing from Of Rivia.
Hurmio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hurmio throws an overhand right that lands on Of Rivia's shoulder, as Of Rivia tries to avoid the shot.
Of Rivia lands with a hook. Hurmio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Of Rivia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hurmio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hurmio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Of Rivia moves away.
A jab from Hurmio misses.
A jab from Of Rivia misses.
Hurmio misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Of Rivia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Of Rivia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hurmio moves out of range as Of Rivia strikes.
Hurmio appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Of Rivia lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Hurmio. Beautiful body shot.
Of Rivia moves out of range as Hurmio strikes.
Of Rivia only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hurmio lands a jab to the nose.
Of Rivia is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hurmio had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Of Rivia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Of Rivia throws the left hand but Hurmio avoids the punch easily.
Of Rivia throws a solid leg kick but Hurmio takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Of Rivia.
Of Rivia looks to score with a jab to the body but Hurmio is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hurmio checks the leg kick.
Hurmio ducks under a wild hook from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Hurmio counters with a nice double leg into side control. Of Rivia won't be happy with that.

Of Rivia throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tuomari Hurmio will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hurmio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Of Rivia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hurmio misses with a low kick.
Of Rivia thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Of Rivia looks to move away, Hurmio throws a big counter combo but Of Rivia just gets out of the way.
Of Rivia slips under a jab from Hurmio.
That kick from Of Rivia tenderised Hurmio's leg. Hurmio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Of Rivia misses with a lunging right hand
and Hurmio counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Of Rivia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hurmio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hurmio working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Hurmio.
Of Rivia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hurmio gets through Of Rivia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Hurmio breaks the clinch.
Of Rivia gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Hurmio counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Of Rivia controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurmio looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Of Rivia wants to control but Hurmio passes into side.
Hurmio in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hurmio scoring with punches from side control.
Hurmio working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Rivia takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Of Rivia can't do much from the bottom here.
Hurmio trying to control the action but Of Rivia is working from the bottom.
Hurmio tries to move into full mount but can't pass Of Rivia's legs.
Of Rivia is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Of Rivia gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Rivia controlling the position.
Tuomari Hurmio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Of Rivia looking to control.
Of Rivia is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Of Rivia looking for a sweep. Not yet Of Rivia, not yet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A jab from Hurmio misses.
Of Rivia throws out a counter right but Hurmio avoids it with no problem.
A lazy left from Hurmio finds it's target.
Of Rivia misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hurmio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Of Rivia's head.
Of Rivia 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.
Hurmio looks to score with a jab to the body but Of Rivia is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Hurmio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hurmio is looking to chop away at Of Rivia's legs.
Tuomari Hurmio is winning the standup battle so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hurmio 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 Of Rivia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Of Rivia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hurmio slips under a jab from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hurmio can pounce on him.
Hurmio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hurmio misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Of Rivia misses.
Of Rivia misses with a few strikes there.
Hurmio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Of Rivia checks it well.
Hurmio connects with a nice looking jab.
Of Rivia throws a looping overhand right but Hurmio ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tuomari Hurmio dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hurmio defending well as Of Rivia loads up on a big left hand.
Hurmio throws a low kick, looking for Of Rivia's leg but Of Rivia calmly moves out of range.
Hurmio misses with a takedown
and Of Rivia counters with a slapping leg kick.
Of Rivia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hurmio moves away.
Of Rivia moves out of range as Hurmio strikes.
Hurmio throws a leg kick that misses.
Hurmio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Of Rivia's calf.
Hurmio throws a wild body kick that Of Rivia sees coming a mile off.
Of Rivia with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurmio lands the left hand.
Of Rivia dodges the punch combination from Hurmio.
Hurmio misses with a low kick.
Hurmio's corner calls for a 1-2. Hurmio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Rivia swings widly with a right hand
letting Hurmio counter with a right hand.
Of Rivia misses with a low kick as Hurmio jumps back.
Of Rivia connects with a looping right hand.
Hurmio thows a leg kick but Of Rivia checks it

and Of Rivia counters by clinching up.

Hurmio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Of Rivia misses with a looping right.
Hurmio throws out a leg kick but Of Rivia moves out of range and Hurmio only half commits.
Of Rivia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hurmio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Of Rivia lands a jab to Hurmio's midsection.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hurmio.
Nice cross by Of Rivia.
Hurmio throws an overhand right that lands on Of Rivia's shoulder, as Of Rivia tries to avoid the shot.
Of Rivia looks to land a right hand but Hurmio moved out of range.
Of Rivia misses with a body shot.
Hurmio has been working on his balance at Heavy Metal, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Of Rivia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hurmio throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Of Rivia counters with a straight right hand.
Of Rivia tries to clinch but Hurmio moves away
and Of Rivia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Of Rivia looks to score with a jab to the body but Hurmio is just out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hurmio.
Hurmio slips a straight right by Of Rivia.
Of Rivia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hurmio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Of Rivia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Of Rivia misses with a straight left.
Hurmio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Of Rivia scores with a head kick.
Hurmio throws a body punch but Of Rivia moves out of range.
Hurmio swings for the body but Of Rivia moves out of range.
Of Rivia misses with a lunging right hand

and Hurmio counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Of Rivia!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Rivia manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hurmio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hurmio is controlling Of Rivia's trapped leg to prevent Of Rivia from advancing to side control.
Hurmio gets full guard.

Hurmio looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Of Rivia passes into side control.
Of Rivia is staying tight to Hurmio's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Of Rivia presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Hurmio can't escape the position.
Of Rivia controlling from the full mount.
Hurmio can't escape the position.
Of Rivia tries to control but Hurmio wriggling away.
Hurmio tries to hold on but Of Rivia pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Geralt Of Rivia just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Of Rivia misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Hurmio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hurmio misses with a leg kick
and Of Rivia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Of Rivia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hurmio feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Hurmio.
Of Rivia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hurmio misses with an uppercut. Of Rivia saw that one coming.
Of Rivia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hurmio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Of Rivia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hurmio throws a leg kick that is checked
and Of Rivia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hurmio. That's going to slow Of Rivia down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurmio lands a right hook to the body.
Of Rivia bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Of Rivia staying out of range there.
A leg kick checked by Hurmio.
It looked like Hurmio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Hurmio shoots in and gets a takedown into Of Rivia's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Rivia seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Of Rivia wants to sweep but no luck.
Of Rivia keeping moving, preventing Hurmio from controlling successfully.
Of Rivia keeping full guard, as Hurmio tries to pass.
Of Rivia keeping moving, preventing Hurmio from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hurmio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Of Rivia has momentary wrist control but Hurmio slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hurmio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hurmio stands up over Of Rivia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hurmio trying to control but Of Rivia is working from the bottom.
Of Rivia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hurmio misses with a takedown
and Of Rivia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Of Rivia lands a slapping body shot.
Of Rivia misses with a shot to the body
and Hurmio counters with a left to the body.
Hurmio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Of Rivia ducks under a wild hook from Hurmio.
A big right from Hurmio misses.
A punch combination from Hurmio misses.
Hurmio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hurmio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hurmio connects with a leg kick. Of Rivia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hurmio misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Hurmio does no damage.
Of Rivia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hurmio.
Hurmio misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio looks to land a right hand but Of Rivia moved out of range.
Of Rivia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hurmio misses the body punch
and Of Rivia counters with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right-left combo lands from Of Rivia.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hurmio.

Of Rivia throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Of Rivia avoids the body shot from Hurmio.
Of Rivia throws a leg kick which misses Hurmio's front leg but catches the back leg as Hurmio tries to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Hurmio.
Hurmio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Of Rivia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hurmio was well out of range. Poor timing from Of Rivia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Tuomari Hurmio will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hurmio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Of Rivia.
A punch combination from Of Rivia misses.
Hurmio throws the kick towards the body but Of Rivia avoids it.
Hurmio misses with a takedown attempt
and Of Rivia counters with a stiff right hand.
Of Rivia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hurmio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Of Rivia blocks a low kick nicely.

Hurmio shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Of Rivia manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Of Rivia has his hands on Hurmio's head, controlling the position.
Let's hope that Of Rivia has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurmio postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Geralt Of Rivia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hurmio lands with a straight right. Of Rivia didn't see that one coming.
Of Rivia looks to land a body kick but Hurmio moved away.
Hurmio avoids the head kick by Of Rivia.
Of Rivia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hurmio is out of range and Of Rivia settles back down.
Hurmio misses with an uppercut.
Of Rivia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hurmio 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 Of Rivia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Of Rivia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice defenses there by Of Rivia.
Hurmio thuds his right hand into Of Rivia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Hurmio scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Hurmio is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Of Rivia to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Rivia has control of Hurmio's left arm, preventing Hurmio from doing any damage.
Of Rivia wants to control but Hurmio passes easily into half guard.
Hurmio is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hurmio 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hurmio missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Of Rivia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hurmio.
Hurmio slips a nice elbow through Of Rivia's hands, connecting with Of Rivia's forehead.
Hurmio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hurmio working the head and body with strikes.
Of Rivia wants to improve his position but Hurmio is controlling well.
Of Rivia is refusing to be controlled, as Hurmio sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hurmio is just content to waste time from the top position. Of Rivia takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tuomari Hurmio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hurmio has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tuomari Hurmio!
Tuomari Hurmio is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Tuomari Hurmio rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
The defeated Geralt Of Rivia had this to say: 'Fuck this shit.'.