PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Boisson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rivers's choice of entrance music: Cyco Vision. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Boisson
vs
Rivers

160 cm
21
134 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre Boisson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stan Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boisson tries to clinch
and Rivers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rivers slips a jab and a cross from Boisson.
Boisson tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boisson misses the body punch
and Rivers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boisson wants to clinch but Rivers slips to the side
and Rivers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boisson fails with the takedown.
Rivers tries a head kick but it misses.
Boisson fails with the takedown.
Boisson missing with a left hand there. Rivers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rivers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stan Rivers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Boisson.
Boisson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rivers counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Boisson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boisson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rivers as he avoids it easily.
Rivers connects with a high kick.
Rivers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boisson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boisson misses with a few strikes there.
Rivers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Boisson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rivers circles away quickly and effectively.
Boisson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Rivers as he connects with a hook.
Boisson dives in and grabs Rivers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rivers pushes down on Boisson's head and hops out.
Rivers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rivers wants it to stay on the feet.
A jab from Rivers finds it's way through Boisson's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boisson shoots in but no luck this time.
Boisson misses with a takedown attempt - Rivers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boisson is breathing heavily.
A jab lands there for Rivers.
Boisson looks for a takedown but Rivers sprawls well.
Rivers is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Boisson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boisson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boisson fails with a takedown attempt.
Rivers slips a jab and a cross from Boisson.
Boisson shoots in looking for a takedown. Rivers tries to sprawl out of it but Boisson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rivers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boisson misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers throws a sloppy head kick and Boisson moves out of range easily.
Rivers slaps away a takedown attempt from Boisson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rivers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boisson shoots for a double leg takedown but Rivers sprawls well. He's pushed Boisson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boisson avoids the body shot from Rivers.
Rivers lands a jab-cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boisson shoots in for a takedown but Rivers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boisson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Rivers dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Boisson misses with a looping right.
Boisson has a takedown stuffed.
Boisson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rivers.

Boisson dives in and scores a takedown into Rivers's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Boisson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rivers pulls Boisson in close to prevent any damage.
Boisson passes Rivers's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boisson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Boisson stands up from half guard.
Rivers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boisson dives in and grabs Rivers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rivers pushes down on Boisson's head and hops out.
Pierre Boisson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boisson misses with a wild body shot.
Boisson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Boisson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Boisson shoots in for a takedown but Rivers shows good takedown defense.
Nice shot by Rivers.
Boisson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rivers lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boisson misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boisson fails to land the takedown.
Boisson walks into a jab.
Boisson fails to land the takedown.
Boisson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Rivers moves into the clinch successfully.

Rivers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boisson.
Boisson takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers swats away the attempt to clinch by Boisson.
Rivers tries a head kick but it misses.
Boisson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rivers thuds his right hand into Boisson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rivers scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivers throws a nice head kick!
Boisson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rivers counters with a left to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boisson shoots in for a takedown but Rivers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Good shot there by Rivers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Rivers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Boisson looks for a takedown but Rivers sprawls well.
Rivers leaves Boisson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rivers lands a leg kick that knocks Boisson off balance momentarily.
Boisson shoots in looking for a takedown but Rivers manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Boisson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Boisson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivers lands the left hand.
Rivers thows a body kick. Boisson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Boisson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rivers but Rivers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rivers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rivers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boisson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rivers with a jab.
Boisson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rivers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boisson scrambles back to his feet.
Rivers looks to land a combination but Boisson avoids it well.

Rivers lands a left and a right that send Boisson crashing to the mat, dazed. Rivers thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Boisson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oh Boisson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stan Rivers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boisson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rivers is fending him off so far but Boisson persists. Nope, Rivers circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Boisson with that takedown attempt.
Rivers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice sprawl there from Rivers as Boisson shoots in.
Boisson seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rivers lands a big head kick that sends Boisson tumbling to the mat! Rivers takes a step backwards and waves Boisson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rivers throws a powerful right kick. Boisson tried to block low but the kick was high! Boisson was taken right off of his feet! Rivers jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Stan Rivers!
Post fight, Stan Rivers stared into the camera and said 'I want to thank my fans, my team at Nacho Libre Gym, New Age Nutrition, all of my loved ones back home and Kain Lock for letting me fight here in New Age Fighting!! '.