PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezra Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juancho Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ray
vs
Rivera

192 cm
42
181 lbs
33 - 14 - 1

189 cm
38
216 lbs
26 - 19 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ezra Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juancho Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left lands for Ray.
Jab from Ray.
Ray lands a really nice looking cross but Rivera seems unphased.
Rivera swings for the body but Ray moves out of range.
Jab by Rivera.
Ray lands an overhand right.
Rivera cracks Ray with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rivera's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ray under the eye.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rivera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivera. Ray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ray is looking to land body kicks.
Ray scores with a head kick.
Rivera scores with a leg kick.
No joy there for Ray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rivera blocks a head kick by Ray.
Rivera throws the kick towards the body but Ray avoids it.
Rivera avoids the head kick by Ray.
Ray connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ray moves away.
Rivera misses with an uppercut. Ray saw that one coming.
Rivera throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ray lands a head kick. Rivera smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ray throws a right and a left that Rivera avoids nicely.
Ray just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Rivera.
Ray fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rivera.
Ray throws a jab when Rivera was well out of range.
Ray throws a nice looking combination but Rivera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ray lands with a hook. Rivera tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice defenses there by Rivera.
Rivera scores with a jab. Ray acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ray looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ray moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ray throws a hook to the side of Rivera's head but Rivera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ray throws out a loose jab but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ray throws a head kick that misses.
Ray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera slips under a jab from Ray.

Rivera gets caught flat footed, as Ray shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ray pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rivera is keeping the position for now.
Rivera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ray slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ray trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ray looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ezra Ray just wasn't active enough.
Some wild striking there from Ray.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray slips under a jab from Rivera.
Rivera shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ray looks to land a combination but Rivera avoids it well.
Rivera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ray.
Rivera misses the jab.
Rivera loads up on a big right hand but Ray slips the punch.
Ray looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Ray.
Rivera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ray is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rivera slips a jab from Ray.
Ray staying out of range there.
Ray connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rivera throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ray.
A head kick misses from Ray.
Ray has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rivera.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera blocks a head kick by Ray.
Ray misses with an uppercut.
Ray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivera.
Ray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivera misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Ray misses.
Ray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ray moves out of range as Rivera strikes.
Rivera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ray.
Rivera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivera staying out of range there.
Good standup being displayed there by Rivera as he connects with a hook.
Rivera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rivera lands with a hook. Ray tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from Rivera.
Ray uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rivera has time to react.
Rivera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ray.
Ray jabs at Rivera's body.
Ray misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezra Ray dominated that round.
That's time! Ray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ray throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ray throws out a loose jab but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ezra Ray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ray.
Ray throws a head kick that Rivera semi-blocks.
Ray misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivera. Ray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivera sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ray moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ray walks into a straight right hand from Rivera.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ray lands a head kick!
Ray scores with the left hand. Rivera knows he should have avoided that one.
Rivera on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice defenses there by Ray.
Ray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivera.
Rivera just misses with a punch to the body.
Ray scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rivera avoids the head kick by Ray.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rivera.
A big left from Ray misses.
Ray cracks a nice hook into Rivera's ribs.
Rivera throws a chopping leg kick but Ray manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rivera drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good shot there by Ray.
Rivera throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ray lands a leg kick that knocks Rivera off balance momentarily.
Rivera moves out of range of the leg kick from Ray.
Rivera swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ray on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ray takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rivera throws a jab but it's blocked by Ray.
Ray misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ray throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rivera throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ray throws a sloppy head kick and Rivera moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Rivera.
Rivera throws a shot from downtown. Ray moves away and avoids it.
Rivera thows a body shot but no joy.
Ray staying out of range there.
Ray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rivera. Rivera obviously looking to wear him down.
Ray lands a head kick!
Ray misses with a straight left.
Ray throws a head kick but Rivera moves out of range.
Rivera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ray throws out the jab.
Ray will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rivera slips under a jab.
Rivera throws a lazy right hand but Ray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rivera throws out the jab.
Ray fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ray manages to avoid it.
Ray looks to land a right hand but Rivera moved out of range.
Rivera scores with a jab. Ray acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Rivera finds it's way through Ray's defenses.
Ray tries a head kick but it misses.
Rivera looks to score with a jab to the body but Ray is just out of range.
Rivera lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rivera.
Ray lands a jab to the head.
Ray thows a body shot but no joy.
Rivera misses with a looping right.
Ray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rivera lands the left hand.
Rivera misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ray thuds his shin into the meat of Rivera's side.
Ray lands a high kick!
Ray moves away from the strike by Rivera.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera looks to score with a jab to the body but Ray is just out of range.
Ray misses with a head kick.
A jab from Ray misses.
Rivera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ray.
Rivera takes a swing at Ray's ribcage but misses.
Rivera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rivera slips under a jab.
Rivera scores with a jab. Ray acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rivera slips a jab and a cross from Ray.
Rivera listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ray misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ray.
Rivera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rivera lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ray keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ezra Ray will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ray cracks Rivera with an open hand slap.
Rivera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rivera. That's going to slow Ray down.
Rivera with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rivera.
Ray needs to keep his hands up - Rivera had a free shot at his head there.
Rivera catches Ray with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ray with a hook.
Rivera takes a swing at Ray's ribcage but misses.
Rivera throws the left hand but Ray avoids the punch easily.
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!
Ray throws a hook to the side of Rivera's head but Rivera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ray ducks under a wild hook from Rivera.
Rivera has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ray takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rivera connects with an inside leg kick.
Ray takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ray misses with an uppercut.
Ray walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ray checks the leg kick nicely there.
A clash of legs there as Ray blocks the low kick.
Rivera lands with an overhand left.
Ray lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ray lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rivera will feel that in the morning.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ray darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rivera checks a leg kick.
Ray throws a jab when Rivera was well out of range.
Rivera gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rivera blocks a head kick by Ray.
Ray tries a head kick but it misses.
Rivera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ray misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivera.
Ray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Ray misses.
Rivera attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Ray.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ray checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rivera misses with a head kick.
Rivera misses with a shot to the body
and Ray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ray lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rivera circles away quickly and effectively.
Ray throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Ray misses.
Ray moves away from the strike by Rivera.
Rivera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ray throws a head kick but Rivera moves out of range.
Ezra Ray is winning the standup battle so far.
Rivera avoids the head kick by Ray.
Rivera jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rivera slips under a jab from Ray.

Rivera lands a big head kick that sends Ray tumbling to the mat! Rivera takes a step backwards and waves Ray back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Ray is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivera lands with a right and another and another! Ray is in big trouble! Rivera lands again and this time it's lights out for Ray! A quality knockout there for Rivera.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Juancho Rivera!