PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ed Bridger (ranked 3398 p4p, 3355 weight class) and Phil Rivers (ranked 278 p4p, 273 weight class). Rivers has chosen RUNNING IN THE 90’s as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Phil Rivers enters the cage!

Bridger
vs
Rivers

178 cm
29
158
10 - 5 - 0

177 cm
29
155
14 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ed Bridger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Phil Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivers misses with a straight right.
Rivers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bridger counters with an outside leg kick.
Bridger slips a jab and a cross from Rivers.
Bridger slips a jab from Rivers.
Bridger is looking to counter punch.
Bridger slips a jab and a cross from Rivers.
Rivers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bridger throws a head kick that half lands.
Bridger throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rivers throws an overhand right that lands on Bridger's shoulder, as Bridger tries to avoid the shot.
Bridger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rivers on the side of the head.
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!
Bridger misses the shot to the body.
Bridger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rivers.
Rivers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bridger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivers.
Bridger throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rivers throws a series of strikes that have Bridger backpedaling.
Rivers avoids the body shot from Bridger.
Rivers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bridger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bridger misses the target.
Rivers misses with a body shot.
Bridger scores with a nice head shot.
Rivers lands a slapping body shot.
Rivers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bridgers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rivers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bridger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bridger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rivers.
Bridger swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rivers throws a good cross that connects.
Nice body punch from Rivers.
Rivers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
Bridger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rivers is pawing at Bridger, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Bridger's nose. Bridger is badly hurt! Rivers pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Bridger tries desperately to hold on but Rivers is relentless in his assault! As Bridger receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Rivers away and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Rivers!
Phil Rivers gave a mention to The Natural Order in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).