PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Eric Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mike Rivers was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Perry
vs
Rivers

188 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

192 cm
26
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Perry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rivers tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Perry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Perry looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Perry misses with a leg kick

and Rivers counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Perry goes down! Rivers rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Perry is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!

It looks like Eric Perry has been cut.
Perry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rivers tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rivers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perry tried to counter with a leg kick but Rivers avoided it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perry tries a head kick but it misses.
Rivers tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Perry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Perry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perry looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

Perry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Perry missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Perry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rivers's brow.
Perry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rivers trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers swings wildly with an uppercut but Perry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivers misses with some punches.
Rivers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rivers is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Perry obliges.
Perry lands a nice knee to the body.
Perry missing with knees to the body.
Perry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perry crunches a lovely knee into Rivers's ribcage.
Perry blocks an uppercut.
Rivers misses with some punches.
Perry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rivers.
Rivers tries a body shot but Perry blocks it.
Rivers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Perry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rivers is defending well for now.
Rivers lands with a left to the head.
Rivers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Perry.

Perry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rivers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rivers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Perry counters with a body kick that stops Rivers in his tracks momentarily.
Perry fakes the leg kick and cracks Rivers in the body.
Rivers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Perry scores with a jab to the head.
Perry throws a low kick but Rivers avoids it.
Perry swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivers.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivers tries to clinch up.
Rivers misses with a two punch combination.
Perry seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rivers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Perry wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Mike Rivers should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Eric Perry's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Perry dodges the punch combination from Rivers.

Perry has closed the distance and engaged Rivers in a clinch.
Rivers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rivers avoids it.
Perry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rivers.

Perry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rivers wants to clinch.
Perry keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Perry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Perry, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Perry.
Rivers throws a counter combo.
Sloppy strikes from Rivers. Those never looked like landing.
Eric Perry is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers moves in looking to clinch but Perry pushes him off.
Perry throws a leg kick but Rivers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Perry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rivers can do to turn this around?
Perry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rivers checks a leg kick nicely.
Perry tries a low kick but Rivers avoids it.
Perry throws a leg kick but Rivers checks it.
Perry throws a head kick that Rivers semi-blocks.
Rivers tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Perry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Perry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rivers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perry.
Mike Rivers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Perry, right into the meat.

Perry clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers has a couple of punches blocked by Perry.
Rivers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perry backwards.
Perry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Perry trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers managing to block the knees to the body from Perry.
Rivers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rivers swings wildly with an uppercut but Perry uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivers.
Perry looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rivers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Perry blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rivers.
Rivers throws a punch but it's blocked by Perry.
Nice elbow from Perry.
Perry tries a body shot but Rivers blocks it.
Rivers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Perry takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Perry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eric Perry's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rivers fails to land with a series of punches.
Rivers ducks right into an uppercut from Perry.
Perry throws a head kick but Rivers moves out of range.

Perry closes the distance and clinches.
Perry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivers misses with a punch to the body.
Perry misses with an elbow over the top.
Rivers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perry backwards.
Perry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivers pushes Perry back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perry misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rivers avoids it.
Perry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perry tries to land knees in the clinch but Rivers avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Rivers - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rivers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Perry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rivers avoids it.
Perry tries to work over Rivers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Perry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rivers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perry is looking to counter with a body kick.
Perry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivers moves away.
Rivers throws a body kick that misses.
Rivers swinging wildly here.
Rivers tries to clinch there but Perry circles away.
Perry misses with a head kick.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch but Perry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Perry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Perry misses with a low kick as Rivers jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rivers throws a head punch that misses.
Perry takes a shot to the head.
Perry looking to throw knees to the head but Rivers is blocking nicely.
Perry tries to land knees in the clinch but Rivers avoids the damage to the body.
Perry trying to land knees to the body.
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!
Perry throws an elbow that misses.
Rivers can't find room to land a body shot as Perry controls the action.
Perry lands a good knee to the midsection. Rivers won't want to take too many of those.
Perry trying to land knees to the body.
Rivers swings wildly with an uppercut but Perry uses good head movement to avoid it.

Perry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch but Perry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rivers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perry connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Perry clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Perry's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Perry moves out of range as Rivers throws a body kick.
Perry fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rivers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch but Perry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Perry tries to counter by clinching up but Rivers breaks away and moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Perry lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rivers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rivers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Perry clinches up with Rivers and pushes him back against the ropes.
Rivers managing to block the knees to the body from Perry.
Eric Perry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Perry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perry.
Rivers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perry scores a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivers struggles to land a body shot inside as Perry controls his hands.
Rivers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivers trying to land knees to the body.
Perry trying to land knees to the body.
Perry misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers lands with a light punch inside.
Rivers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Perry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivers's elbow.
Perry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rivers.
Rivers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rivers.
Perry missing with knees to the body.
Rivers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rivers dodges an elbow strike from Perry.
Rivers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rivers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Perry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perry blocks an uppercut.
Rivers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Perry blocking some punches.
Perry digs a right hand into Rivers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rivers's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers throws a punch but it's blocked by Perry.
Rivers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perry landing knees to the body.
Rivers throws a punch but it's blocked by Perry.
Perry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Perry breaks from the clinch.

Perry takes the fight into the clinch.
Perry blocking some punches.
Perry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perry.
Rivers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Perry blocks a body shot from Rivers.
Perry blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rivers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perry.
A head punch on the inside from Rivers fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Mike Rivers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Eric Perry's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Perry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mike Rivers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rivers.
Rivers avoids the head kick by Perry.
Rivers lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Perry misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Perry.
Rivers scores with a three punch combo!
Perry scores with a leg kick.
Rivers throws a head kick but Perry moves out of range.
Rivers throws a nice looking combination but Perry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Perry swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry is looking to slow Rivers down with leg kicks.
Perry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivers manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perry.

Perry has closed the distance and engaged Rivers in a clinch.
Perry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rivers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Perry prevents a body shot from Rivers.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivers.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perry.

Perry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It appears Perry was looking to counter with a kick there.
Rivers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rivers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perry throwing a counter right hand but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Rivers tries to clinch up.
Perry comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Perry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rivers tries to clinch
and Perry counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rivers fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Perry moves into the clinch successfully.
Rivers working aggressively here.
Rivers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Perrys head.
Rivers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rivers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Rivers.
Rivers throws a head punch that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Perry obliges.
Perry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Perry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Eric Perry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Perry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Perry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Perry has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 47:47
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 47:47
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 47:47

The fight is ruled a draw!