PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Titan Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geralt Of Rivia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rain kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For Heavy Metal we will die!. Geralt Of Rivia has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Titan Rain's chin.

Rain
vs
Of Rivia

166 cm
33
138 lbs
22 - 4 - 4

171 cm
27
145 lbs
21 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER
Bullet Proof System

Bullet Proof System
Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 4 - 4, fighting out of Los Angeles, Titan Rain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Rivia!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Rivia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rain checks it well.
Of Rivia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Of Rivia looks to score with a jab to the body but Rain is just out of range.
Rain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Of Rivia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rain.
Of Rivia drops his hands momentarily and Rain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Of Rivia manages to avoid it.
A jab from Of Rivia misses.
Rain walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Of Rivia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice defenses there by Rain.
Rain lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Of Rivia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Of Rivia blocks a low kick nicely.
A leg kick checked by Of Rivia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain misses with a left hand
and Of Rivia counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rain's knee momentarily.
Of Rivia misses with a body kick.
Of Rivia tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rain ducks under a wild hook from Of Rivia.
Rain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain misses with a body shot.
Of Rivia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rain lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Rain misses the target.
Of Rivia takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Of Rivia misses with a straight right.
Of Rivia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Of Rivia blocks a low kick nicely.
Of Rivia misses the jab.
Good shot there by Of Rivia.
Rain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Geralt Of Rivia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Of Rivia looks to land a left hand but Rain moved out of range nicely.
Rain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rain tried to score with a low kick but Of Rivia checks it.
Of Rivia misses with a body shot.
Rain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Of Rivia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bone on bone clash there as Of Rivia blocks the leg kick.
A big right from Of Rivia misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia stuns Rain with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Of Rivia throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Of Rivia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've been hearing reports that Rain has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
No joy there for Of Rivia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Of Rivia throws the kick towards the body but Rain avoids it.
Rain avoids the body shot from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rain tries a head kick but it misses.
Of Rivia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rain.
Rain is looking to counter punch.
Of Rivia throws a big shot that misses.
Rain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Of Rivia counter with a right hand.
Of Rivia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rain tries to move into range but Of Rivia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rain blocks a leg kick.
Of Rivia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain lands with a nice body punch.
Rain cracks Of Rivia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rain attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Of Rivia follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Of Rivia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rain doesn't seem phased though.
Rain tries to land a front kick but Of Rivia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Of Rivia throws a big shot that misses.
Of Rivia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Of Rivia swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rain counters with a nice uppercut.
Of Rivia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rain.
Of Rivia tries a low kick but Rain avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Rain misses the target.
Of Rivia misses with a hook to the body
and Rain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Of Rivia's head backwards.

Rain drives through with a takedown into Of Rivia's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rain missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Of Rivia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rain.
Rain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Of Rivia is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Rivia keeping moving, preventing Rain from controlling successfully.
Rain looking to pass the guard.
Rain postures up in Of Rivia's guard and throws a big left but Of Rivia blocks it.
Of Rivia pulls Rain in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rain throws a big right hand that misses.
Of Rivia can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rain controls the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Geralt Of Rivia will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rain throws a low kick but it's checked well by Of Rivia.
Of Rivia takes a swing at Rain's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick there by Of Rivia.
Of Rivia throws a leg kick but Rain moved away.
Of Rivia scores with the left hand. Rain knows he should have avoided that one.
Of Rivia misses with an uppercut.
Rain gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Of Rivia on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rain throws a combination. Of Rivia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Of Rivia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Of Rivia digs a good hook to Rain's body.
Rain has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Of Rivia finds it's way round the side to connect with Rain's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Of Rivia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rain misses with a straight right.
Of Rivia connects with a solid leg kick.
Rain throws a leg kick but Of Rivia sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Rivia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Of Rivia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rain throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Of Rivia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Of Rivia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Of Rivia.
Of Rivia misses with an uppercut. Rain saw that one coming.
Of Rivia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from Of Rivia misses its intended target.
Rain appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rain looks to land a right hand but Of Rivia moved out of range.
Rain blocks a jab.
Of Rivia moves out of range as Rain strikes.
Of Rivia misses with a head kick.
Rain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Of Rivia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Of Rivia scores with a nice right hand.
Rain lands a nice shot that snaps Of Rivia's head back.
Of Rivia throws the kick towards the body but Rain avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rain attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rain checks a low kick from Of Rivia.
Rain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Of Rivia.
Nice cross by Of Rivia.
Rain takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rain throws a body kick that misses.
Of Rivia tries to counter by closing the distance.
Of Rivia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rain.
Rain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rain takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Of Rivia misses with a looping left.
Of Rivia ducks under a wild hook from Rain.
Of Rivia blocks a low kick nicely.
Rain fails to land the takedown.
Rain takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Of Rivia. Of Rivia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jab from Rain.
Of Rivia misses with a looping right.
Rain has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Of Rivia.
Rain throws a body shot but no joy.
Rain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Of Rivia at a distance.
Rain lands with a hook. Of Rivia tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Of Rivia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rain moves away.
Rain shoots and misses
and Of Rivia counters with a right hand to the body.
Rain throws a looping overhand right but Of Rivia ducks down to avoid it.
Of Rivia misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Rain to counter with a crisp jab.
Rain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rain walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Of Rivia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Of Rivia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Of Rivia lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain moves out of range as Of Rivia strikes.
Rain shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Titan Rain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rain throws a low kick but it's checked well by Of Rivia.
Of Rivia misses with a body shot.
Geralt Of Rivia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Decent striking displayed by Of Rivia there.
Of Rivia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rain checks it well.
Rain walks into a left hand.
Rain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Of Rivia counters with an inside leg kick.
Rain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Of Rivia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rain misses with a hook. Of Rivia ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Of Rivia lands with a shot to the body.
Of Rivia lands with a straight right. Rain didn't see that one coming.
Of Rivia throws the left hand but Rain avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geralt Of Rivia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Of Rivia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rain shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Of Rivia avoids the body shot from Rain.
Of Rivia only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Of Rivia ducks right into an uppercut from Rain.
Of Rivia misses with a straight right.
Of Rivia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rain misses with a body shot.
Rain throws a big shot that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Of Rivia.
Rain avoids the body shot from Of Rivia.
Rain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Of Rivia at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain connects with a solid leg kick.
Rain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Of Rivia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rain manages to avoid it.
Rain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Of Rivia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Rain.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rain. Of Rivia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rain throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rain keeps Of Rivia at a distance using the push kick.
Of Rivia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rain.
Rain changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Of Rivia feints and then cracks Rain's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rain down.
Rain will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rain misses the shot to the body.
Of Rivia scores with a jab. Rain acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Of Rivia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rain was well out of range. Poor timing from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia jabs at Rain's body.
Of Rivia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Of Rivia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rain throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An inside leg kick from Rain misses.
Of Rivia misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Of Rivia is predictable there
and Rain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Of Rivia thinking.
A decent looking cross lands there for Of Rivia.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rain gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Of Rivia.
Of Rivia misses with a leg kick
and Rain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Rain misses
and Of Rivia counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rain is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rain thuds a left hand into Of Rivia's body.
Of Rivia throws an overhand right that lands on Rain's shoulder, as Rain tries to avoid the shot.
Rain tries to counter with a takedown but Of Rivia is quick to defend against it.
Of Rivia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Of Rivia misses with a hook to the body
and Rain finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rain looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rain throws out a loose jab but Of Rivia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Of Rivia lands a glancing blow to the side of Rain's head.
Rain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Of Rivia misses with a looping left.
Rain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Of Rivia throws a push kick but Rain slaps the foot to one side.
Of Rivia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Of Rivia's hands.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rain or perhaps it was just good defense by Of Rivia, which made it look bad.
Rain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Of Rivia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rain. Of Rivia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rain throws a big shot that misses.
Of Rivia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rain in his tracks.
Rain walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Of Rivia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Of Rivia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rain.
Rain throws a body shot but no joy.
Rain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Of Rivia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A head kick misses from Rain.
Of Rivia misses with a straight right.
Rain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Of Rivia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain lands a slapping body shot.
Of Rivia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good work by Rain as he checks the leg kick.
Rain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rain shoots for a double leg takedown but Of Rivia sprawls well. He's pushed Rain's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Of Rivia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
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!
Rain checks a leg kick.
Of Rivia misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut there from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Of Rivia.
Rain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Of Rivia. That did some damage!
Rain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Of Rivia.
Of Rivia misses with a hook.
A big right from Of Rivia misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Of Rivia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geralt Of Rivia really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Of Rivia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good shot there by Rain.
Of Rivia lands a jab to the head.
Of Rivia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Of Rivia thows a body kick. Rain tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rain on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Of Rivia. That's going to slow Rain down.
Of Rivia misses with a hook.
Rain misses with a low kick.
Rain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Of Rivia at a distance.
Rain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Of Rivia misses with a leg kick.
Rain connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Of Rivia throws a body shot but no joy.
Rain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Of Rivia is out of range and Rain settles back down.
Of Rivia closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Of Rivia at a distance.
Of Rivia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rain.
Of Rivia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Of Rivia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rain.
Rain throws a leg kick but Of Rivia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Of Rivia throws out a counter right but Rain avoids it with no problem.
Rain scores with the left hand. Of Rivia knows he should have avoided that one.
Of Rivia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rain was well out of range. Poor timing from Of Rivia.
Rain feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A head kick misses from Of Rivia.
Rain misses with a hook.
Rain on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rain looks to throw the jab but Of Rivia is out of range.
Of Rivia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rain.
Of Rivia looks to score with a jab to the body but Rain is just out of range.
Of Rivia throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Of Rivia counters with a nice body shot.
Rain shoots in but Of Rivia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rain looks to land a combination. Of Rivia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rain.
Of Rivia with a jab.
Of Rivia on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Of Rivia. Those never looked like landing.
Rain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Of Rivia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rain can pounce on him.
Rain throws a leg kick but Of Rivia checks it.
Rain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Rivia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rain.
Of Rivia tries a quick counter leg kick but Rain is wise to it.
Of Rivia swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rain counters with a straight right hand.
Of Rivia lands with a cross.
Rain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Of Rivia misses with a hook.
A good leg kick by Of Rivia.
Rain's corner calls for a 1-2. Rain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Of Rivia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rain tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Of Rivia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rain manages to avoid it.
Rain throws the left hand but Of Rivia avoids the punch easily.
Of Rivia lands a jab to the nose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Of Rivia.
Jab by Of Rivia.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rain lands a jab.
Rain throws a half hearted mid kick.
Of Rivia throws a shot from downtown. Rain moves away and avoids it.
Rain throws a chopping leg kick but Of Rivia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Of Rivia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Of Rivia throws a hook but Rain blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Of Rivia. Those never looked like landing.
Rain throws a jab but it's blocked by Of Rivia.
Of Rivia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rain staying out of range there.
Rain misses with an uppercut. Of Rivia saw that one coming.
Of Rivia let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Of Rivia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rain half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A big right from Rain misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Geralt Of Rivia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Rain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Rain throws a head kick but Of Rivia moves out of range.
Rain scores with a hook.
Of Rivia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rain at a distance.
Of Rivia misses with a body shot.
Of Rivia's corner calls for a 1-2. Of Rivia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big left from Of Rivia misses.
Of Rivia avoids a kick to the body.
Rain throws a lazy uppercut
and Of Rivia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rain thinking.
Rain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Of Rivia. Of Rivia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rain throws the kick towards the body but Of Rivia avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Rivia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rain shoots in for a takedown but Of Rivia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Of Rivia lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A low kick from Of Rivia misses

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

Of Rivia manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Of Rivia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Of Rivia just misses with a punch to the body.
Rain looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Of Rivia loads up on a big right hand but Rain slips the punch.
Rain throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rain moves out of range of the leg kick from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia is looking to land body kicks.
Of Rivia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rain. That did some damage!
Nice defenses there by Rain.
Rain lands a nice shot to the body.
Of Rivia misses with a combination

so Rain counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rain landing with the ground and pound.
Rain trying to control the position from guard on top but Of Rivia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Of Rivia scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Titan Rain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Of Rivia just misses with a punch to the body.
Of Rivia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rain was well out of range. Poor timing from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia throws the kick towards the body but Rain avoids it.
Of Rivia cracks Rain with a good jab.

Rain shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rain was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rain working the ground and pound.
Rain postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain throws an elbow but Of Rivia slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rain looks up at the clock and then as Of Rivia takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rain smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Of Rivia manages to get back to half guard.
Rain throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Of Rivia has hold of Rain's hands but Rain slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Of Rivia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rain.
Rain throwing shots but Of Rivia is blocking nicely.
Rain has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Of Rivia is looking to improve his position.
Rain is nestled in close to Of Rivia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rain not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Of Rivia is trying to stand up here but Rain is controlling him well.
Rain thows a huge punch but Of Rivia dodges it nicely.
Rain stops Of Rivia from getting back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rain lands a nice short elbow.
Of Rivia trying to control from the bottom.

Rain is trying to work for a kimura but Of Rivia is defending well.

Rain is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Geralt Of Rivia.
I've got Of Rivia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geralt Of Rivia!
Geralt Of Rivia thanked the fans post fight for their support.