PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cyber Bully (ranked 432 p4p, 902 weight class) and Tom Rivers (ranked 51 p4p, 112 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bully
vs
Rivers

176 cm
37
166
16 - 9 - 1

178 cm
34
157
19 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Core Combat

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyber Bully!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bully misses with a body kick.
Bully tried to score with a low kick but Rivers checks it.
Bully takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bully misses with a body shot.
Bully stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bully throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rivers counters with a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Bully.
Rivers swings for the body but Bully moves out of range.
Rivers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bully manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bully takes a swing at Rivers's ribcage but misses.
Rivers tries a quick counter leg kick but Bully is wise to it.
Bully throws a lazy right hand but Rivers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bully has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Marijuana Gardens in the buildup to the fight.
Rivers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivers is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bully with a body shot.
Bully throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bully fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rivers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers stuffs the takedown.
Rivers swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rivers lands a head shot.
Bully attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bully throws a leg kick but Rivers checks it.
Rivers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bully moves away.
Bully throws the kick towards the body but Rivers avoids it.
Bully backing away here, and Rivers unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bully misses the shot to the body.
Bully throws a lazy uppercut
and Rivers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bully. Rivers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bully throws a lazy uppercut
and Rivers counters with a straight right hand.
Rivers throws a leg kick
and Bully counters with a left and a right that stings Rivers.
Rivers lands a jab to Bully's midsection.
Bully motions for Rivers to come forward. Bully throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Rivers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bully.
Rivers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bully avoids the head kick by Rivers.
Bully was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bully.
A slow jab from Bully misses its intended target.
Rivers throws a head kick that Bully semi-blocks.
Rivers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rivers takes one to the chin there.
Rivers digs a good hook to Bully's body.
Bully throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rivers throws a leg kick but Bully sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rivers looks to throw the jab but Bully is out of range.
Bully feinted with a counter takedown.
Bully misses with a straight right.
Rivers lands a jab to the head.
Rivers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bully looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bully shoots in looking for a takedown. Rivers tries to sprawl out of it but Bully keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rivers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bully digs a good hook to Rivers's body.
Bully throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivers.
Bully takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rivers throws a sloppy head kick and Bully moves out of range easily.
Rivers cracks Bully with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rivers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bully moves away.
Bully takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rivers lands with a hook. Bully tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good leg kick by Rivers.
Rivers throws a lazy head kick
and Bully counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bully ducks under a wild hook from Rivers.
Rivers cracks Bully with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bully on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers defending well as Bully loads up on a big left hand.
Rivers is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bully with a body shot.
Bully fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rivers is out of range.
Rivers stalks Bully and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bully's face. Bully staggers backwards, shaken.
Rivers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivers is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bully had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bully looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tom Rivers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bully connects with a body shot that sends Rivers's belly button to the back.
Rivers swinging wildly here.
Bully misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bully misses with a leg kick
and Rivers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rivers misses with a hook. Bully ducked under it nicely.
Rivers misses with a body shot.
Bully throws a leg kick but Rivers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Rivers dominated that round.
That's time! Bully's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bully swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bully waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivers.
Bully wants to land a leg kick but Rivers is out of range.
Rivers throws a leg kick but Bully checks it.
Rivers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bully lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bully throws a body shot but no joy.
Rivers looks to land a right hand but Bully moved out of range.
Bully was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bully might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rivers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bully throws a wild body kick that Rivers sees coming a mile off.
A telegraphed right hand from Rivers misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers throws out a loose jab but Bully uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bully throws a push kick but Rivers slaps the foot to one side.
Bully uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rivers.
Bully takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers throws a looping overhand right but Bully ducks down to avoid it.
Bully quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Rivers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bully was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivers.
Bully wants to land a leg kick but Rivers is out of range.
Bully is looking to slow Rivers down with leg kicks.
A jab from Bully misses.
Rivers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tom Rivers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Rivers.
Bully avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rivers just misses with a punch to the body.
Bully lands a jab to Rivers's midsection.
Rivers scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rivers slips a jab from Bully.
Rivers misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Bully wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rivers digs a good body shot into Bully's ribs.
Rivers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bully checks the leg kick.
Rivers throws a low kick but Bully moves out of range easily.
Rivers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bully checks it well.
Rivers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bully moves away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bully - that will leave a mark!
Bully tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bully throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bully throws a body punch but Rivers moves out of range.
Rivers appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bully misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and Rivers releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rivers connects with an inside leg kick.
Bully throws a front kick aimed at Rivers's knee but Rivers avoids it well.
Rivers scores with a jab to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Bully. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bully.
Bully on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Rivers there.
Bully takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bully feints a jab promting Rivers to slip. Bully then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rivers slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bully misses with a straight right.
Rivers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bully.
A little jabbing left from Rivers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rivers misses with a looping left.
A counter left hand to the body from Bully misses its target.
Bully misses with a looping left.
Rivers slips a jab from Bully.
Rivers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bully defending well as Rivers loads up on a big left hand.
Bully finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rivers connects with a leg kick.
Rivers throws a body shot but no joy.
Bully loads up on a big right hand but Rivers slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bully looks for the body kick but Rivers saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bully throws a body shot but no joy.
Rivers misses with a wild body shot.
Bully will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bully is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Bully dives in and scores a takedown into Rivers's guard.
Rivers pulls Bully in close to his closed guard and prevents Bully from doing any damage or advancing position.

Bully is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rivers is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rivers has escaped and now he's on top!

Rivers is stalling in the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tom Rivers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.

Bully looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rivers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rivers moves away from the strike by Bully.
Rivers throws a nice looking combination but Bully bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bully appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bully.
Bully throws a lazy body kick
and Rivers counters with a left to the body.
A head kick misses from Bully.
Nice defenses there by Rivers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bully bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bully fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rivers just manages to avoid it.
Rivers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bully checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bully takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bully throws a shot from downtown. Rivers moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers misses with a wild body shot.
Bully takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bully throws a lazy body kick
and Rivers counters with a leg kick.
Rivers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bully misses with a right hand
and Rivers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rivers. Bully shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rivers lands with a shot to the body.
Rivers misses with a head kick.
Rivers is looking to slow Bully down with leg kicks.
Bully avoids the head kick by Rivers.
Bully takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bully motions for Rivers to come forward. Bully throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bully throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivers.
Rivers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bully half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers defending well as Bully loads up on a big left hand.
Bully closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bully crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rivers - the referee stops the clock and Bully gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rivers. Bully manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rivers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bully. That did some damage!
Bully darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bully shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rivers moves out of range of the leg kick from Bully.
Rivers misses with a straight right.
Rivers misses with a few strikes there.
Rivers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rivers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bully has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rivers swings widly with a right hand
and Bully counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rivers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Rivers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bully shoots for a double leg takedown but Rivers sprawls well. He's pushed Bully's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rivers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bully. Bully obviously looking to wear him down.
Rivers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rivers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bully 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.
Rivers swinging wildly here.
Bully throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rivers counters with a stiff right hand.
Bully throws the kick towards the body but Rivers avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Rivers's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bully gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bully swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bully will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers stuns Bully with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rivers lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivers with a nice cross.
Bully slips a jab and a cross from Rivers.
Good leg kick by Rivers.
Rivers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bully chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bully on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rivers lands a leg kick that knocks Bully off balance momentarily.
Bully looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rivers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rivers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bully.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bully.
Rivers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bully.
Bully throws a quick counter kick to the body but Rivers avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Rivers really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bully avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rivers lands a head kick!
Rivers lands a leg kick that knocks Bully off balance momentarily.
Bully looks to land a left hand but Rivers moved out of range nicely.
Bully throws a big shot that misses.
Bully misses with a hook. Rivers ducked under it nicely.
Bully misses with a body shot.
Rivers is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Bully swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bully looks for the body kick but Rivers saw that one coming.
Rivers is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bully with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Bully misses the target.
Bully scores with a jab. Rivers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rivers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers takes a swing at Bully's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Bully misses the target.
Bully stuns Rivers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rivers lands a jab to Bully's midsection.
Rivers connects with a body shot that sends Bully's belly button to the back.
Rivers cracks Bully with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bully throws an off balance right hand
and Rivers counters with a stiff right hand.
Bully scores with a jab to the body.
Rivers misses with a head kick.
Rivers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bully throws out the jab.
Bully keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rivers.
A big left from Rivers misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bully. Rivers does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Rivers backs away, Bully returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rivers slips a straight right by Bully.
Rivers lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivers misses the shot to the body.
Bully ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bully fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Rivers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rivers misses with a straight left.
Rivers scores with a decent looking hook.

Bully is rocked!
Bully takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Oh Bully is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rivers missing with a left hand there. Bully was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bully seems to have got his legs back now.
Bully will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bully misses with a shot to the body
and Rivers counters with a thumping low kick.
Bully gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rivers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rivers scores with a hook.
Rivers throws a hook to the side of Bully's head but Bully sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Bully misses the target.
A big right from Bully misses.
Bully 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.
Bully throws a leg kick but Rivers sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bully.
Bully slips a jab and a cross from Rivers.
Rivers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bully.
Rivers throws a front kick that sends Bully stumbling back into the cage.
Good work by Rivers as he checks the leg kick.
Rivers swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bully throws a leg kick that misses.
Rivers appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rivers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bully throws a big shot that misses.
Bully takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rivers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bully wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bully wants to land a leg kick but Rivers is out of range.
Bully backing away here, and Rivers unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bully misses the jab.
Bully avoids the body shot from Rivers.
Bully throws a head kick but Rivers moves out of range.
Rivers throws a body punch but Bully moves out of range.
Bully will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It seemed like Rivers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rivers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Rivers dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bully misses with a looping left.
Rivers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rivers thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Rivers misses the target.
Bully tries to land a body kick
letting Rivers counter with a right hand.
Rivers misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Rivers.
A swing and a miss from Bully.
Rivers lands a leg kick that knocks Bully off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bully throws the kick towards the body but Rivers avoids it.
Rivers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bully has time to react.
A shot to the liver by Rivers. Beautiful body shot.
Rivers throws a body shot but no joy.
Bully's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Bully misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bully is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bully misses with a leg kick
and Rivers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bully lands with a hook. Rivers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bully goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bully steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rivers. That one must have hurt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Rivers misses the shot to the body.
Bully fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rivers just manages to avoid it.
Bully keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bully wants to slow Rivers down by chopping away at his legs.
Rivers lands a jab to Bully's midsection.
Bully ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivers moves away.
Bully throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rivers.
Bully misses with a body shot
and Rivers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bully misses with a body kick.
Bully throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rivers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bully ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivers lands a lovely overhand right.
Rivers avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bully ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivers moves away.
Rivers fails to land with a series of punches.
Rivers lands an overhand right.
Cyber Bully has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivers misses with a looping left.
Bully is looking to counter punch.
Rivers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bully throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bully lands a nice shot that snaps Rivers's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers jabs Bully right on the nose. Bully blinks but takes it well.
Rivers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bully moves away from the strike by Rivers.
Bully misses with a hook to the body
and Bully takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rivers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rivers's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bully connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rivers scrambles back to his feet.
Tom Rivers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bully needs to keep his hands up - Rivers had a free shot at his head there.
Bully with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A swing and a miss from Rivers.
Rivers throws a head kick that half lands.
Bully throws a low kick, looking for Rivers's leg but Rivers calmly moves out of range.
Rivers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bully at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy body kick from Bully
and Rivers counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bully with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rivers to score with a decent uppercut.
Bully misses with a jab to the body
and Rivers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rivers.
Rivers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bully tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rivers sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bully somewhat.
Rivers moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jab, jab by Rivers - just one landing.
Bully with a nice calf kick.
Rivers jabs Bully right on the nose. Bully blinks but takes it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Rivers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rivers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 45:50
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Rivers!
Tom Rivers is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Tom Rivers thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.