PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cony Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nickelback - How You Remind Me. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rivera
vs
Davis

157 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

180 cm
21
135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruben Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cony Davis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera lands a nice looking kick to the body. Davis takes a step back to recover.
Rivera lands a front kick.
Rivera keeps Davis at a distance using the push kick.
A solid body kick from Rivera.
We've been told by Rivera's head coaches at Double XX that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ruben Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rivera, right into the meat.
Rivera lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rivera throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Cony Davis has been cut.
Davis 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.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rivera.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Rivera takes the fight into the clinch.
Rivera content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rivera has Davis pressed against the cage.
Davis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rivera.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rivera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Davis's face.
Rivera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
Davis looks winded!
Rivera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Davis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rivera stalling the fight.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
Rivera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivera connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Davis won't want to take too many of those.
Rivera crunches a lovely knee into Davis's ribcage.
Rivera working Davis over with knees to the body.
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rivera has Davis pushed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera stalling the fight.
Rivera leaning against his opponent.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Davis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Rivera landing knees to the head.

Davis is rocked!
Rivera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Davis is still on wobbly legs! Can Rivera finish him?
Rivera working the clinch nicely. Davis is working for position but Rivera cracks him with a big knee to the head! Davis crumples up against the cage and Rivera lands two more shots before the ref can save Davis! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Ruben Rivera!
A relieved looking Ruben Rivera thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.