PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mounir Ayari (ranked 463 p4p, 1074 weight class) and Beto Ribeiro (ranked 65 p4p, 147 weight class). Ayari's entrance music is Samira Said - Yallah Rouh. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Ayari
vs
Ribeiro

185 cm
28
170
14 - 6 - 0

175 cm
28
180
14 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mounir Ayari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Beto Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ayari scores with a nice right hand.
Mounir Ayari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribeiro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ayari, as that shot connected.
Ayari thuds his right hand into Ribeiro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ayari misses the shot to the body.
Ayari with a hook.
Ayari throws a head kick that misses.
Ayari definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ribeiro blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Ribeiro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick misses from Ayari.
Ayari throws a low kick but Ribeiro moves out of range easily.
Ribeiro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ayari works Ribeiro's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Left hook, right uppercut from Ribeiro.

It looks like Mounir Ayari has been cut.
Ayari misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayari wants to clinch.
Ayari connects with a right hand. Ribeiro shakes it off.
Ayari connects with a right hand. Ribeiro shakes it off.
Ayari stuns Ribeiro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ribeiro blocks a jab.
Ayari comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ayari throws a lazy right hand but Ribeiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ayari connects with a right hand. Ribeiro shakes it off.
Ayari throws a looping overhand right but Ribeiro ducks down to avoid it.
Ayari looks to land a left hand but Ribeiro moved out of range nicely.
Ribeiro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayari throws a big shot that misses.
Ayari ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ribeiro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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!
Ayari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ayari throws a looping overhand right but Ribeiro ducks down to avoid it.
Ayari scores with a jab. Ribeiro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ayari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ribeiro moves away.
Ribeiro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ayaris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ribeiro staying out of range there.
A lazy body kick from Ayari
and Ribeiro counters with a straight right hand.

Ayari is rocked!
Ribeiro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ribeiro works the jab nicely.
Oh Ayari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ayari seems to have got his legs back now.
Ayari connects with the punch.
Ayari throws out a loose jab but Ribeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ribeiro lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ayari takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ribeiro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ayari.
Ayari is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ribeiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ayari lands a body shot.
Ayari misses with a hook. Ribeiro ducked under it nicely.
Ayari throws a shot from downtown. Ribeiro moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Ayari lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ribeiro doesn't seem phased though.
Ribeiro misses with a series of wild punches.
Ribeiro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ayari keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ayari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ribeiro manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ribeiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ribeiro swinging wildly here.
Ayari throwing a counter right hand but Ribeiro manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ayari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from Ayari misses its intended target.
Ayari connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ribeiro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Ribeiro is rocked!
Ribeiro throws an off balance right hand
and Ayari counters with a straight right hand.
Ribeiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Ayari finish him?
Ribeiro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ribeiro missing with a left hand there. Ayari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mounir Ayari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mounir Ayari's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ribeiro avoids the body shot from Ayari.
Ribeiro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ribeiro seems to have recovered his senses.
Ayari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ribeiro can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Ayari.
Ayari throws a head kick but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Ayari scores with a hook.
Ayari throws a body shot but no joy.
Ribeiro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ribeiro jabs Ayari right on the nose. Ayari blinks but takes it well.
Ribeiro takes one on the button.
Ribeiro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ayari.
Ayari misses with a straight right.
Ribeiro throws out a counter right but Ayari avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Ayari misses its intended target.
Mounir Ayari is winning the standup battle so far.
Ayari lands with an uppercut that bounces Ribeiro off the cage and back into range.
Ayari tries to close the distance and clinch but Ribeiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ribeiro is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ayari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ayari just misses with a punch to the body.
Ayari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ribeiro! But no joy.
Ayari is looking to clinch but Ribeiro is avoiding it.
Ayari lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ribeiro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ayari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ribeiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ayari misses with an uppercut. Ribeiro saw that one coming.
It seemed like Ribeiro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ribeiro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Ayari pushes Ribeiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Ribeiro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ribeiro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ayari misses with a punch to the body.
Ayari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ribeiro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ayari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ayari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ribeiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ayari throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Ribeiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ribeiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ribeiro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ayari can't find room to land a body shot as Ribeiro controls the action.
Ayari throws a head punch that misses.
Ribeiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ayari has a couple of punches blocked by Ribeiro.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ayari just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ribeiro's brow.
A short right from Ribeiro.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ayari.
Ayari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ribeiros head.
Ayari lands a body punch.
Ayari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ayari working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ayari fails to land.
Ayari avoiding damage as Ribeiro throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribeiro.
Beto Ribeiro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ayari tries to work over Ribeiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ribeiro tries to land a knee to the head but Ayari blocks with his arms.
Ayari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ayari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ayari tries a body shot but Ribeiro blocks it.
Ribeiro blocking some punches.
Ayari misses with a punch to the body.
Ayari working aggressively here.
Ayari tries a body shot but Ribeiro blocks it.
Ribeiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Ayari.
Ayari works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ribeiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ribeiro tries to land knees in the clinch but Ayari avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ribeiro fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ayari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ribeiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ayari misses with the head strike.
Ayari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ayari misses with some punches.
Ribeiro lands a nice uppercut.
Ribeiro pushes Ayari back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ribeiro gets through Ayari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Ayari scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ayari tries a body shot but Ribeiro blocks it.
Ribeiro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ayari backwards.
A body shot lands from Ayari.
Ribeiro lands a right hand.
Ribeiro blocks an uppercut.
Ayari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ayari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ribeiro.
Ayari throws a head punch that misses.
Ribeiro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mounir Ayari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mounir Ayari's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Ribeiro misses the jab.
A big right from Ayari misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ribeiro! But no joy.
Ribeiro might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ayari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ayari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ayari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ayari scores with a punch to the head.
Ayari drops Ribeiro with a big left hand! Ribeiro is injured, injured bad! Ayari jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mounir Ayari!
An out of breath Mounir Ayari thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.