PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Al Koholic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Marcelo Riberio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koholic's entrance music is The Distance by Cake. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Koholic
vs
Marcelo Riberio

165 cm
20
179 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

182 cm
21
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

d20 Alchemy Lab

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Al Koholic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andre Marcelo Riberio!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koholic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koholic scores with a kick to the body.

Koholic moves into the clinch successfully.
Riberio tries to pull guard but Koholic won't allow it.
Riberio tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Koholic smiles and moves away.
Riberio tries for a takedown but Koholic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Al Koholic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Marcelo Riberio.
Koholic is looking to clinch but Riberio is avoiding it.
Riberio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Koholic's waist but Koholic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Riberio off to one side.

Koholic moves into range and clinches up with Riberio.
Riberio jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Koholic walks away with a smile on his face. Riberio gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Riberio tries to keep at a distance but Koholic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Koholic stops a takedown attempt from Riberio.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koholic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riberio's brow.
Koholic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Riberio.

Koholic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koholic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Koholic. No joy for Riberio on that attempt.

Koholic gets a clinch.
Riberio jumps guard but Koholic stands there with Riberio around his waist. Riberio gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Koholic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Riberio backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short left from Koholic.

Riberio has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Koholic uses from the top position.
Koholic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koholic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Riberio keeping full guard, as Koholic tries to pass.
Koholic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Riberio on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koholic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Koholic trying to control but Riberio is working from the bottom.
Koholic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Koholic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Koholic seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Riberio for as long as he can get away with.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Al Koholic just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Koholic tries to clinch there but Riberio circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riberio shoots in and drives through. Koholic sprawls well.
Riberio keeps the fight on the outside.
Al Koholic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riberio fails with a takedown attempt.

Koholic pushes Riberio up against the cage in a clinch.
Riberio tries to pull guard but Koholic won't allow it.

Koholic gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Riberio is staying active underneath Koholic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Koholic is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Riberio slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Riberio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Riberio looks gassed!

Riberio had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Koholic defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koholic controlling from the top position.
Koholic wants to control from the top but Riberio keeps moving.

Riberio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Koholic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Koholic is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Koholic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Koholic tries to clinch but Riberio is having none of it.
Riberio tries to clinch up

and Koholic counters by moving into the clinch.

Koholic breaks the clinch.
Koholic looks to clinch

so Riberio counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Riberio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Koholic keeping moving, preventing Riberio from controlling successfully.
Koholic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Koholic has control of Riberio's left arm, preventing Riberio from doing any damage.
Riberio stopping the sweep attempt from Koholic.
Koholic wants to get back to his feet but Riberio is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koholic keeping moving, preventing Riberio from controlling successfully.
Koholic is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Koholic clinches with his opponent.
Koholic lands with a short shot to the head.
Koholic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Riberio's face.

It looks like Andre Marcelo Riberio has been cut.
Riberio is breathing heavily.

Riberio is fighting off a takedown attempt but Koholic is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Riberio to the mat. Riberio regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Riberio keeping moving, preventing Koholic from controlling successfully.
Koholic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Koholic pushing down on Riberio's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koholic stalling.
Koholic is trying to control the action in half guard but Riberio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Koholic controlling the action here.
Riberio trying to control but Koholic postures up.

Riberio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koholic trying to control the pace.
Koholic is keen to just control but Riberio is a slippery customer.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Al Koholic just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Riberio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Koholic counters with a nice double leg into side control. Riberio won't be happy with that.
Riberio struggling a bit here.
Koholic looks up at the clock and then as Riberio takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Koholic smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Koholic has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Riberio!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koholic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Koholic tries to control but Riberio wriggling away.
Koholic landing strikes from the mount and Riberio is in trouble!
Koholic looking to control but Riberio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Koholic controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Koholic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andre Marcelo Riberio's cut.
That's time! Koholic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Koholic just misses with a punch to the body.

Koholic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Riberio tries to hold on but Koholic postures up.
Koholic controlling from the full mount.
Riberio wants to get back to his feet.
Riberio is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Koholic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Riberio is looking to escape.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Al Koholic just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Riberio with a poor takedown

and Koholic moves into the clinch.
Riberio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koholic has Riberio pushed against the cage.
Koholic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Riberio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Koholic.
Riberio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Koholic manages to break the clinch.
Riberio misses with a takedown

and Koholic counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Koholic looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Koholic thows a huge punch but Riberio dodges it nicely.
Koholic seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riberio tries to roll over but Koholic keeps him under control.
Koholic working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Koholic performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Koholic is trying to control the action in half guard but Riberio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koholic perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Al Koholic just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Koholic doesn't manage to clinch there - Riberio circles away.

Koholic has closed the distance and engaged Riberio in a clinch.
Koholic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riberio tries to circle away but Koholic has him pinned against the cage.
Riberio has had enough of the clinch but Koholic keeps him there for the moment.

Koholic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riberio fails with the takedown

and Koholic counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Riberio!
Al Koholic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Marcelo Riberio.
Koholic looking to control but Riberio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Riberio tries to hold on but Koholic pushes him away.
Koholic controlling his opponent.
Riberio is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koholic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Koholic trying to control but Riberio is having none of it.
Koholic controlling the position easily from mount.
Andre Marcelo Riberio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Al Koholic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
Al Koholic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koholic 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Koholic!