PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Martin La Riva (ranked 6531 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dollar Bill Two (ranked 25180 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Martin La Riva has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Martin La Riva seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

La Riva
vs
Bill Two

180 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Martin La Riva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dollar Bill Two!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from La Riva is defended easily by Bill Two.
La Riva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bill Two but Bill Two pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bill Two wants to clinch but La Riva slips to the side

and La Riva counters with a head kick that drops Bill Two to the mat! Bill Two scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Bill Two is rocked!
Bill Two closes the distance but La Riva moves to the side
and La Riva counters with a body kick that stops Bill Two in his tracks momentarily.
Bill Two is still on wobbly legs! Can La Riva finish him?
Bill Two fails in his attempt to clinch.
La Riva has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin La Riva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
La Riva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bill Two defends well and La Riva ends up having to push Bill Two into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bill Two seems to have recovered his senses.
Bill Two tries to clinch there but La Riva circles away.
La Riva appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

La Riva drives through and clinches with Bill Two against the cage.
Bill Two missing with knees to the body.
Bill Two tries to throw a body punch but La Riva avoids it by throwing Bill Two back against the cage.
Bill Two looking to throw knees to the head but La Riva is blocking nicely.
La Riva goes for a takedown attempt but Bill Two pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill Two tries to clinch there but La Riva circles away.
It looked like La Riva was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bill Two tries to clinch but La Riva is having none of it.
La Riva circles away from the clinch attempt

and La Riva counters with a crisp one two that drops Bill Two! La Riva thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bill Two to his feet! Bill Two is in big trouble!
La Riva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bill Two circles away.
Bill Two is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
La Riva went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dollar Bill Two seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bill Two looks to clinch
and La Riva counters with a monster head kick that knocks Bill Two out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Martin La Riva!