PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Proudfeather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mountain Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Proudfeather comes to the cage accompanied by Come and Get Your Love. This should be fireworks!

Proudfeather
vs
Rivera

200 cm
19
264 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

197 cm
45
274 lbs
29 - 79 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonard Proudfeather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 79 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mountain Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera fails to land the takedown.
Proudfeather throws a counter high kick but Rivera was just alert enough to avoid it.
Rivera tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Proudfeather defends well and Rivera ends up having to push Proudfeather into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Proudfeather fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rivera just manages to avoid it.
Rivera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Proudfeather can pounce on him.
Rivera fails with a takedown attempt.
Leonard Proudfeather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mountain Rivera.
Proudfeather cracks Rivera with a good jab.
No luck for Rivera with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Proudfeather there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mountain Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Proudfeather fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rivera.
Proudfeather throws a head kick that misses.
And Rivera tries to counter it with a takedown but Proudfeather pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Proudfeather plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Proudfeather slaps away a takedown attempt from Rivera, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Proudfeather is looking to counter with a body kick.
Rivera fails with a takedown attempt.
Leonard Proudfeather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Proudfeather slaps away a takedown attempt from Rivera, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Proudfeather scores with a leg kick.
Proudfeather connects with a solid leg kick.
Rivera looks for a takedown but Proudfeather sprawls well.
Proudfeather with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rivera fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Proudfeather tried to counter with a leg kick but Rivera avoided it.
Proudfeather throws a lazy head kick

and Rivera decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Proudfeather's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Proudfeather working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rivera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proudfeather trying to keep a closed guard but Rivera is proving a slippery customer.
Rivera trying to control but Proudfeather is working from the bottom.
Proudfeather is trying to keep Rivera in close.
Rivera stopping the sweep attempt from Proudfeather.
Proudfeather knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rivera on the ground.

Rivera drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Proudfeather dives on top into guard.

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rivera pushes Proudfeather off and gets back to his feet.
Rivera moves in looking to clinch but Proudfeather pushes him off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Proudfeather 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 Rivera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rivera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rivera dives in for a single leg takedown but Proudfeather sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rivera looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Proudfeather is fending him off so far but Rivera persists. Nope, Proudfeather circles away and we're back to standing.
Proudfeather quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Proudfeather misses with a head kick.
Proudfeather throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rivera's head.
Nice takedown defense from Proudfeather. No joy for Rivera on that attempt.
Proudfeather throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rivera's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Proudfeather swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rivera is trying hard to land a takedown here. Proudfeather sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rivera closes this distance looking for a takedown but Proudfeather circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rivera is defended easily by Proudfeather.
Proudfeather is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Rivera looks winded!
Rivera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Proudfeather's waist but Proudfeather gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rivera off to one side.
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!
A head kick from Proudfeather lands but Rivera takes it in his stride.
Proudfeather lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Rivera has Proudfeather up against the cage in a clinch.
Proudfeather scores with a shoulder strike.
Rivera is trying to pull guard but Proudfeather has him pressed against the cage.

Rivera tightens his grip and picks Proudfeather up, before dumping him to the ground. Proudfeather manages to land in guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Proudfeather manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Proudfeather tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Proudfeather 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.

Horrible takedown attempt by Rivera or perhaps it was just good defense by Proudfeather, which made it look bad.
Proudfeather feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Leonard Proudfeather is winning the standup battle so far.
Proudfeather lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rivera fails with the takedown
and Proudfeather counters with a head kick.
Proudfeather thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rivera if he has to take too many more of those.
Rivera shoots in looking for a takedown but Proudfeather manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rivera's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Leonard Proudfeather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mountain Rivera.
Rivera sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rivera blocks a head kick by Proudfeather.
Proudfeather connects with an inside leg kick.
Mountain Rivera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proudfeather slaps away a takedown attempt from Rivera, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rivera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Proudfeather. Proudfeather obviously looking to wear him down.
Rivera is breathing heavily.
Rivera 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Proudfeather counters with a nice kick to the body.
Proudfeather lands a head kick!
Horrible takedown attempt by Rivera or perhaps it was just good defense by Proudfeather, which made it look bad.
Rivera 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.
Rivera tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rivera or perhaps it was just good defense by Proudfeather, which made it look bad.
Proudfeather is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rivera can do to turn this around?
Rivera shoots in for a double leg but Proudfeather sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Proudfeather fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rivera just manages to avoid it.
Proudfeather cracks the inside of Rivera's front leg.
Proudfeather connects with a leg kick. Rivera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Proudfeather scoring well with a low kick there.
Proudfeather lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rivera's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Proudfeather enables Rivera to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Proudfeather manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Proudfeather bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rivera's guard.

Proudfeather stopping the sweep attempt from Rivera.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Proudfeather trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Proudfeather wants to stand but Rivera has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rivera throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Proudfeather preventing the sweep.
Rivera working a defensive guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rivera can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proudfeather is fighting to break Rivera's control of his arms but Rivera is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Proudfeather prevents Rivera from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Proudfeather sprawls well. Proudfeather wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rivera gets slowly back to his feet.
Rivera takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rivera sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Proudfeather. That's going to slow Rivera down.
You can see that Rivera has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Rivera fails with the takedown
and Proudfeather counters with a low kick, right behind Rivera 's knee.
Rivera tries for a takedown but Proudfeather sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Proudfeather cracks the inside of Rivera's front leg.
Proudfeather fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rivera has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Proudfeather thumps Rivera with a low kick.
Proudfeather tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Proudfeather. No joy for Rivera on that attempt.
Proudfeather lands with a kick to the temple. Rivera shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Proudfeather throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Proudfeather throws a leg kick which misses Rivera's front leg but catches the back leg as Rivera tries to avoid it.
Proudfeather throws a leg kick which misses Rivera's front leg but catches the back leg as Rivera tries to avoid it.
Proudfeather lands with a slapping head kick.

Rivera is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Proudfeather dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Proudfeather lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Rivera crumples to the floor! Proudfeather milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Leonard Proudfeather!
Leonard Proudfeather thanked the fans post fight for their support.