PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Owen Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jojoba Malodorous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Owen Rivers had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Rivers
vs
Malodorous

214 cm
24
194 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

183 cm
25
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Owen Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jojoba Malodorous !
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ron Honeybunn and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malodorous misses with a jab to the body

and Rivers counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Rivers decides to stand up.

Malodorous moves into range and clinches up with Rivers.
Rivers jumps guard but Malodorous stands there with Rivers around his waist. Rivers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rivers leaning his opponent against the cage.
Malodorous misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malodorous lands a nice uppercut.
Rivers blocking some punches.
Malodorous is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rivers fails to pull guard.
Malodorous misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers tries to pull guard but Malodorous forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owen Rivers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivers fails to pull guard.
Malodorous letting Rivers take a breather here.
Malodorous misses with a punch to the body.

Rivers manages to pull guard.
Rivers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Malodorous trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rivers's guard.
Malodorous stopping the sweep attempt from Rivers.
Rivers managing to control the position.
Malodorous trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rivers's guard.

Rivers working for a triangle but Malodorous defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malodorous wants to stand but Rivers has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Malodorous being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malodorous is looking to stand up but Rivers won't let him.

Rivers is looking for a triangle but Malodorous pushes his legs off easily.
Malodorous wants to get up but he can't break Rivers's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Malodorous clinches.
Malodorous misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rivers presses Malodorous against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rivers has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Malodorous uses from the top position.
Rivers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rivers has a closed guard, preventing Malodorous from standing up.

Rivers looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rivers is trying to control the position but Malodorous postures up.
Malodorous wants to stand but Rivers has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Malodorous gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rivers avoids the head kick by Malodorous .
Malodorous misses with a double jab.
Rivers is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Malodorous .
Rivers 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Malodorous feints and then cracks Rivers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rivers down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Malodorous , right into the meat.
Rivers takes a swing at Malodorous 's ribcage but misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rivers moves forwards but Malodorous connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rivers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rivers on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rivers really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rivers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malodorous throws out the jab.
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!
Malodorous throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rivers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Malodorous scores with a jab.
Malodorous throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jojoba Malodorous dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Malodorous misses with an uppercut

and Rivers counters by clinching up.
Rivers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Malodorous has him pressed against the cage.
Rivers slows down the pace here.
Malodorous is trying to break free.
Malodorous swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivers presses Malodorous against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rivers prevents Malodorous from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malodorous lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Malodorous fails to land.
Malodorous tries to stall but Rivers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rivers is trying to pull guard but Malodorous turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rivers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers tries to pull guard but Malodorous won't allow it.
Malodorous struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivers controls his hands.

Rivers breaks from the clinch.
Rivers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Malodorous counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owen Rivers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malodorous scores with a sloppy right hand. Rivers should have avoided that one.
Jojoba Malodorous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivers avoids a kick to the body.
Malodorous misses the body punch
and Rivers counters with a left and a right that stings Malodorous .
Malodorous throws a lazy head kick

and Rivers counters with a single leg into guard. Malodorous didn't expect that.

Malodorous has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rivers off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circle momentarily. Malodorous darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Malodorous cracks a nice hook into Rivers's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malodorous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Rivers drives through with a takedown into Malodorous 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Malodorous wriggles free and stands up.
Malodorous throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malodorous lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A head kick misses from Malodorous .
Rivers drops down looking for a counter takedown but Malodorous sprawls and moves away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rivers or perhaps it was just good defense by Malodorous , which made it look bad.
Malodorous lands an overhand right.
Jojoba Malodorous is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Malodorous moves into range and clinches up with Rivers.
Rivers prevents a body shot from Malodorous .
Malodorous can't find room to land a body shot as Rivers controls the action.
Malodorous is looking to break free of the clinch but Rivers has double underhooks.
Malodorous is trying to push Rivers away but Rivers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Rivers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Malodorous gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rivers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Malodorous has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Malodorous works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rivers fails to pull guard.
Malodorous lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malodorous lands with a left to the head.
Rivers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Malodorous smiles and moves away.
Malodorous is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Rivers like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Rivers from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jojoba Malodorous !