PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Will (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Riviera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Will
vs
Riviera

168 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
218 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Hellraiser FightGear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeffrey Will!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hector Riviera!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Will drives through and clinches with Riviera against the cage.
Riviera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Will tries to break the clinch but Riviera is controlling the position.
Will being controlled against the cage.
Nice body punch from Riviera.
Will blocking some punches.
Riviera has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Will after a bit of a struggle.
Riviera content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Will blocks a body shot from Riviera.
Riviera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Will being controlled against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Riviera - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riviera gets underhooks to prevent Will's takedown attempt.
Riviera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Will's elbow.
Will is trying to pull guard but Riviera has him pressed against the cage.
Riviera effectively controlling the action here.
Still in the clinch, Riviera scores with a nice short uppercut.
Riviera lands a body punch.
Will blocks a body shot from Riviera.
Riviera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Will drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Riviera gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Will. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riviera digs a right hand into Will's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Will's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Will blocks a body shot from Riviera.
A right hook to the body lands for Riviera.
Riviera stalling.

Riviera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Will tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Will with a poor takedown
and Riviera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jeffrey Will seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Will is breathing heavily.
Riviera throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Will gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Riviera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Riviera fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Riviera digs a good hook to Will's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riviera misses with a takedown attempt - Will sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Will has his takedown stuffed
and Riviera counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Will with that takedown attempt.
Riviera lands a nice looking body shot.
Will takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Will ducks right into an uppercut from Riviera.
Riviera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Riviera will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Will takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Will doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Riviera moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Riviera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Will at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Will on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Jeffrey Will has been cut.
Riviera is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Will rather than just go for the knockout.
Riviera ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Riviera tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Will swivels and escapes.
Riviera connects with a crisp jab.
Riviera punishes Will's body with a nice straight punch.
Will takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab from Riviera does it's job there.
Riviera ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Riviera misses with a low kick.
It looked like Will wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Riviera looks to land a combination. Will sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Will takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Riviera lands a jab-cross combination.
Riviera throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Will on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Riviera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeffrey Will's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Will with a poor takedown
and Riviera counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot by Riviera.
Riviera scores with a nice head shot.
Will could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Will has taken the fight to the clinch.
Riviera can't find room to land a body shot as Will controls the action.
Riviera is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Will is defending well.
Riviera working hard to break the clinch.
Riviera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Riviera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Will's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Riviera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Riviera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Will blocks a body shot from Riviera.
Will working hard to break the clinch.
Riviera can't find room to land a body shot as Will controls the action.
Will is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Riviera wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Will breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Will throws a poor cross that misses
and Riviera counters with a right hand to the body.
Riviera circles away from the clinch attempt
and Riviera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Will wants to clinch but Riviera slips to the side
letting Riviera counter with a right hand.
Will misses with a body shot.
Riviera throws a counter combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riviera digs a good hook to Will's body.
A nice combination there by Riviera.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Riviera.
Riviera shoots for a double leg takedown but Will sprawls well. He's pushed Riviera's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Riviera catches Will with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riviera throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Will on the side of the head.

Will clinches up against the cage.
Will drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Riviera gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Will working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riviera presses Will against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Riviera is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Will gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jeffrey Will has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Riviera.
Will wants to break free but Riviera has control.
Riviera tries to pull guard but Will won't allow it.
Riviera works on Will's body with a couple of short punches.
Riviera is working for takedown but Will is calmly controlling the position for now.
Riviera presses Will against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Riviera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Riviera tries to break the clinch but Will is controlling the position.
Riviera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Riviera lands a body punch.
Riviera can't break the clinch.
Will looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Riviera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Riviera tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Will just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riviera tries to work over Will's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Riviera.
Riviera has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Riviera has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've been informed that Riviera has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Will changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Riviera fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Riviera lands a jab.
Riviera lands a nice shot to the body.
Jeffrey Will is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice cross by Riviera.
Will ducks right into an uppercut from Riviera.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Will takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Will looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Riviera is fending him off so far but Will persists. Nope, Riviera circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Riviera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jeffrey Will's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Riviera cracks a nice hook into Will's ribs.
Riviera scores with a punch to the head.
Riviera has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Will.

Will moves into the clinch.
Riviera works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Riviera.
Will tries to break the clinch but Riviera is controlling the position.
Riviera gets underhooks to prevent Will's takedown attempt.
Riviera wants to break free but Will has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Riviera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Riviera.
Riviera can't find room to land a body shot as Will controls the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riviera wants a takedown but no success here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Will's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Riviera cracks Will with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Will tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Riviera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left and a right from Riviera both land. Nice combination.
Will takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Will thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Riviera if he has to take too many more of those.
Will shoots and misses
and Riviera counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Will. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Will checks a leg kick.
Riviera connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Riviera, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riviera lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Will moves to clinch but Riviera breaks away
enabling Riviera to counter with a crisp jab.
Riviera cracks Will with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Riviera swats away the attempt to clinch by Will.
A countering left hand to the body from Riviera misses.
Riviera scores with a body shot.
Riviera lands a nice shot to the body.
Riviera lands with a nice body punch.
Riviera pivots, looking for a leg kick but Will is out of range and Riviera settles back down.
Riviera looks to land a combination. Will sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Riviera jabs at Will's body.
Riviera jabs Will to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riviera lands a two punch combo.
Riviera throws a one two combo.
Riviera scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jeffrey Will has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Will darts in trying to clinch
and Riviera counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Riviera digs a good body shot into Will's ribs.
Will tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Will on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Riviera connects with a right hand. Will shakes it off.
Riviera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Riviera as he connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Will tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Riviera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Will takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Will looks for a takedown but Riviera sprawls well.
Riviera throws out a counter right but Will avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Will. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riviera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Riviera lands a nice hook to Will's body. Will takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Riviera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Will takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Will throws a half hearted mid kick.
Riviera connects with a looping right hand.
Hector Riviera is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hector Riviera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riviera scores with a jab to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Riviera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Riviera has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 25:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Riviera!