PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Rivero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chico Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that John Rivero has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John Rivero seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Rivero
vs
Lao

184 cm
24
229 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

180 cm
26
265 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rivero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chico Lao!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lao scores a takedown into full mount!
Rivero is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Lao stands up from mount. Strange move.
Some wild striking there from Rivero.
Rivero takes a swing at Lao's ribcage but misses.
Rivero stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rivero wants it to stay on the feet.
Lao staying out of range there.
Rivero misses the jab.
Lao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivero.
Rivero throws a right and a left that Lao avoids nicely.
Lao tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rivero swivels and escapes.
Rivero stuffs the takedown.
John Rivero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chico Lao.
Rivero misses with a wild body shot.
Lao shoots in but no luck this time.
Rivero misses with a few strikes there.
Rivero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lao fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lao feints and as Rivero raises his hands in defense, Lao changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lao has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rivero is proving hard to escape from.
Lao looks gassed!
Rivero is looking to stand up but Lao isn't so interested in that idea.

Rivero scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Rivero just misses with a punch to the body.
Lao is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like Chico Lao has been cut.
Rivero slaps away a takedown attempt from Lao, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A combination from Rivero does no damage.
Rivero catches Lao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Rivero.
Rivero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivero.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Rivero there.
Rivero lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lao throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rivero's waist but Rivero gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lao off to one side.
Rivero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rivero lands a nice shot to the body.
Rivero works over Lao's head and body with a nice combination.
Lao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivero.
John Rivero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rivero connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lao. Lao circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That has opened up Chico Lao's cut even more.
Lao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rivero lands a body shot.
Rivero misses with the combination.
Rivero scores with a one two! Lao had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rivero 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.
Lao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rivero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rivero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rivero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lao at a distance.
Rivero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lao circles away quickly and effectively.
Rivero misses with a two punch combination.
Rivero misses with a series of wild punches.
Rivero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lao circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Lao misses.
Rivero throws a series of punches but Lao moves out of range.
Lao closes the distance and clinches up with Rivero, looking for a takedown. Lao pushes Rivero against the cage but Rivero circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rivero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Lao counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Rivero pushes Lao off and gets back to his feet.
Rivero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lao gets cracked there but stands up to it.

The cut above Chico Lao's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rivero connects with a crisp jab.
Lao is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rivero.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rivero comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rivero fails to land with a series of punches.
Rivero lands with a nice body punch.
Rivero throws a series of punches but Lao moves out of range.
Rivero misses with a double jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Rivero scores with a four punch combination!

Chico Lao's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lao slips a jab and a cross from Rivero.
Rivero misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lao circles away quickly and effectively.
Rivero looks to land a combination. Lao sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lao avoids the body shot from Rivero.
Rivero lunges at Lao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lao's hand.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chico Lao's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Rivero!