PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Rivers (ranked 2521 p4p, 2516 weight class) and Saxon Byrd (ranked 319 p4p, 318 weight class). Phil Rivers has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rivers
vs
Byrd

177 cm
23
170
8 - 4 - 0

179 cm
23
173
4 - 0 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Saxon Byrd!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrd moves out of range as Rivers strikes.
A shot to the liver by Byrd. Beautiful body shot.
Rivers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rivers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rivers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rivers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rivers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Byrd misses with a low kick.
Rivers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Byrd.
Rivers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Byrd circles away quickly and effectively.
Byrd misses with a straight right.
Byrd lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byrd walks into a left hand.
Rivers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rivers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Byrd looks to land a combination but Rivers avoids it well.
Byrd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phil Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byrd misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Byrd scores with a sloppy right hand. Rivers should have avoided that one.
Rivers misses with a body shot
and Rivers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rivers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Byrd tries a quick counter leg kick but Rivers is wise to it.
Byrd fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rivers checks it well.
Sloppy strikes from Rivers. Those never looked like landing.
Rivers blocks a low kick nicely.
Byrd slips under a jab.
Rivers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Byrd getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Decent striking displayed by Rivers there.
Rivers takes one to the side of the head.
Byrd takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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 fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byrd manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Rivers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Byrd throws a chopping leg kick but Rivers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Byrd.
Rivers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rivers misses the jab.
Rivers throws a combination that misses
and Byrd counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Byrd.
Byrd has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A big left from Rivers misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Byrd! But no joy.
Byrd will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Rivers tries to keep at a distance but Byrd has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rivers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Byrd backwards.

Byrd breaks the clinch.
Rivers throws a combination. Byrd tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rivers throws a leg kick that misses.
Byrd throws a counter combo.
A shot to the liver by Rivers. Beautiful body shot.
Rivers with a nice cross.
Rivers misses with a straight right.
Rivers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byrd manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivers.
Rivers throws a hook but Byrd avoids it easily.
Rivers misses with a body shot.
Byrd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Byrd ducks under a wild hook from Rivers.
Byrd has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Byrd there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rivers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rivers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Byrd counters with a straight right hand.
Byrd slips a jab from Rivers.
Rivers throws a big shot that misses.
Rivers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rivers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Byrd.
Byrd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rivers.
Byrd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Byrd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rivers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rivers slips a jab from Byrd.
Byrd is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rivers had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Byrd jabs Rivers right on the nose. Rivers blinks but takes it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byrd misses with a looping right.
Rivers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A looping hook to the body misses from Byrd. Rivers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byrd lands with a right hand.
Byrd connects with the punch.

Rivers is rocked!
Rivers misses with a left hand
and Byrd counters with a big left hand that crumples Rivers! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Saxon Byrd!