PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Rivera (ranked 5547 p4p, 3972 weight class) and Yevgeny Prigozhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Rivera
vs
Prigozhin

188 cm
20
175
1 - 3 - 0

172 cm
25
172
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Likes comics

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yevgeny Prigozhin!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prigozhin swinging wildly here.
Rivera swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rivera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Prigozhin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rivera pinned against the cage. Rivera gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Rivera moves into the clinch successfully.
Rivera avoiding damage as Prigozhin throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prigozhin trying to stall but Rivera improves his position.
Prigozhin is trying to stall.
Prigozhin is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Rivera has denied him.

Rivera pulls guard effortlessly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera wants to stand and escape but Prigozhin is having none of it.
Rivera trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Prigozhin stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Prigozhin clinches.
Prigozhin fails to pull guard.
Prigozhin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rivera walks away with a smile on his face. Prigozhin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Max Rivera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Rivera throws a nice inside leg kick.
Prigozhin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Rivera looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Prigozhin manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Prigozhin is looking to cinch up a triangle. Rivera throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Prigozhin's body to avoid the submission. Prigozhin has instead reached around Rivera's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Prigozhin arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Yevgeny Prigozhin!