PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Red Fox (ranked 2431 p4p, 2857 weight class) and Bernhard River (ranked 149 p4p, 162 weight class). Fox comes to the cage accompanied by TONIGHT IS MY NIGHT. River has chosen Metallica: Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Red Fox has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Fox
vs
River

175 cm
29
143
9 - 9 - 0

170 cm
22
135
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Core Combat

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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Red Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard River!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
River scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
River buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
River bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fox's head.
A swing and a miss from Fox.
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fox throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from River on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fox connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A nice inside leg kick there by River. That's going to slow Fox down.
Nice shot lands for Fox.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and River counters with a leg kick.
River slips under a jab from Fox.
River has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
River lands a front kick.

River gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fox wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but River has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from River.

Fox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox lands an overhand right.
River feints and then cracks Fox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fox down.
River ducks under a wild hook from Fox.
River steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
River digs a good body shot into Fox's ribs.
River lands with a right hand.
River lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from River.
Fox throws a lazy right hand but River sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
River lands a right hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by River. That's going to slow Fox down.
River scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fox throws a jab when River was well out of range.
River throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fox's head.

River feints and as Fox raises his hands in defense, River changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fox is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and River dives into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fox is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on River's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for River! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Fox has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bernhard River!
Bernhard River decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Red Fox had this to say: 'I got robbed i want a rematch '.