PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guy River (ranked 244 p4p, 406 weight class) and Yip Man Iii (ranked 37 p4p, 57 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think River might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gabon National Anthem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

River
vs
Man Iii

182 cm
25
156
8 - 3 - 0

182 cm
21
165
12 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guy River!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yip Man Iii!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Darius Henderson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man Iii thuds his shin into the meat of River's side.
River misses with a looping right.
Man Iii lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
River takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
River with the inside leg kick.
River moves out of range of the body kick from Man Iii.
Man Iii lands with a nice body punch.
Man Iii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
River on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Man Iii fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A low kick from Man Iii misses

and River holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man Iii struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man Iii scores with an uppercut up the middle.
River prevents a body shot from Man Iii.
Man Iii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Iii misses with a hook from the clinch.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Man Iii controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from River.
River works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
River prevents a body shot from Man Iii.
River lands a hook that snaps the head of Man Iii backwards.
A body shot lands from River.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man Iii.
River lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Man Iii.
River cracks Man Iii with a nice body shot.
Man Iii looks winded!
Man Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
River is working Man Iii over against the cage.
River tries to work over Man Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from River.
Man Iii misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from River - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for River.
River throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Man Iiis head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii letting River take a breather here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from River on the inside.
River throws a head punch that misses.
River lands an uppercut.
Man Iii has a couple of punches blocked by River.
A nice left hand lands by River.
Man Iii digs a right hand underneath River's ribcage. River let out a lung full of air as it connected.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Man Iii controls the action.

River pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by River - just one landing.
River throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
River moves out of range of the leg kick from Man Iii.
River was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
River scores with a hook.
River chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Man Iii can pounce on him.
A jab from River finds it's way through Man Iii's defenses.
Man Iii misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Man Iii misses
and River counters with an inside leg kick.
Man Iii tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Man Iii blocks a low kick nicely.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Man Iii is just out of range.
Man Iii 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.
A shot to the liver by Man Iii. Beautiful body shot.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
Man Iii fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but River is out of range.
River looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
River scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Man Iii takes a swing at River's ribcage but misses.
Man Iii lands a nice hook to River's body. River takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Man Iii lands a head kick!
Man Iii lands a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man Iii on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Man Iii punishes River's body with a nice straight punch.
River misses with a wild body shot.
River blocks a low kick nicely.
As Man Iii looks to move away, River throws a big counter combo but Man Iii just gets out of the way.
River with a nice calf kick.
River tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man Iii. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
River moves out of range as Man Iii strikes.
Man Iii throws a predictable looking body shot
and River counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Man Iii at a distance.
Man Iii misses with an uppercut
and Man Iii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Man Iii throws a low kick but River moves out of range easily.
River checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Guy River will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

River gets in close and instigates a clinch.
River misses with a punch on the inside.
Man Iii throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
River is trying to break the clinch but Man Iii has him pressed against the cage.
River tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guy River has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Man Iii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
River lands a shoulder strike.
Man Iii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
River makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Man Iii's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Man Iii lands an uppercut.
Man Iii blocks a body shot from River.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River is leaning against Man Iii and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River blocking some punches.
River fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

River breaks from the clinch.
Yip Man Iii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good exchange - River coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Iii fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and River has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Man Iii is holding his hands too far apart here. River throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Man Iii is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Guy River!
Guy River retains his lightweight title!
Guy River decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.