PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Barrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribeiro has chosen Racionais MC's - A Vítima as his entrance music. Thiago Ribeiro will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Barrera
vs
Ribeiro

175 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

176 cm
23
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Barrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrera swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ribeiro tries to move into range but Barrera moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ribeiro is looking to clinch but Barrera is avoiding it.
Barrera lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Barrera misses with a few strikes there.
Ribeiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ribeiro misses with a body kick.
Barrera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ribeiro counters with a series of strikes. Barrera will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ribeiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown but Barrera shows good takedown defense.
No joy there for Barrera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ribeiro sizes up Barrera with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barrera misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barrera lands a slapping body shot.
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barrera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ribeiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ribeiro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barrera counters with a nice body shot.
Ribeiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ribeiro thumps Barrera with a low kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barrera.
A combination from Ribeiro does no damage.
Ribeiro tries to clinch up but Barrera circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barrera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ribeiro is looking to clinch.
Barrera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barrera clobbers Ribeiro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ribeiro throws a head kick that misses.
Barrera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ribeiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ribeiro throws a nice looking combination but Barrera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ribeiro tries to clinch there but Barrera circles away.
A left and a right from Ribeiro both land. Nice combination.
Ribeiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barrera is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice shot by Barrera.
A combination from Ribeiro does no damage.
Barrera lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barrera goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Barrera misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrera scores with a jab to the body.
Ribeiro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barrera moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Barrera keeps the fight on the outside.
Ribeiro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barrera keeps the fight on the outside.

Barrera closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ribeiro to the mat! Ribeiro manages to get full guard.
Ribeiro being controlled here, momentarily.
Ribeiro trying to control the position.
Barrera content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ribeiro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribeiro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barrera looking to sit in guard and control but Ribeiro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barrera wants to sweep here but Ribeiro controlling him for the moment.
Ribeiro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barrera bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ribeiro's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barrera stopping the sweep attempt from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barrera sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Barrera thows a big elbow that misses.
Ribeiro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barrera. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ribeiro wants to get back to his feet but Barrera is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barrera controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Barrera dominated that round.
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.

Barrera looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ribeiro!
Ribeiro is trying desperately to improve position.
Barrera lands a big elbow.
Ribeiro taking shots to the head.
Ribeiro is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Barrera 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.
Barrera has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ribeiro's face.
Ribeiro tries to hold on but Barrera postures up.
Ribeiro is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera with shots to the head and body - Ribeiro looks very uncomfortable down there.
Barrera takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Barrera landing strikes from the mount.
Ribeiro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Barrera lands with some strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro wants to hold on but Barrera pushes him away.

Barrera working for a submission but Ribeiro is keeping him at bay.
Barrera tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Barrera misses with a head shot.
Barrera scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Barrera working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Barrera dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ribeiro because Barrera loaded up on that one.
Ribeiro blocking the ground and pound.
Barrera working Ribeiro over with strikes here.
Ribeiro is trying to stand up.
Ribeiro is looking to improve his position but Barrera isn't that keen on the idea.
Ribeiro is in a horrible position here. Barrera smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Barrera sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrera with shots to the head and body - Ribeiro looks very uncomfortable down there.
Barrera lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Barrera wants to control the pace but Ribeiro is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Barrera dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ribeiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barrera throws out the jab.

Ribeiro closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Barrera wants to get back to full guard.
Barrera moves into full guard.
Barrera bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ribeiro's guard.
Barrera trying to control the position from guard on top but Ribeiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barrera preventing the sweep.
Barrera lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ribeiro keeping moving, preventing Barrera from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera distracts Ribeiro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dave Barrera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barrera controlling from the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ribeiro can do anything to dispel that myth.
Barrera wants to control from the top but Ribeiro keeps moving.
Barrera tries to free his leg and advance position but Ribeiro is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Barrera looking to sit in guard and control but Ribeiro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barrera controlling Ribeiro's posture.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Dave Barrera just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barrera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ribeiro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barrera on the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Barrera misses
and Ribeiro counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ribeiro throws out a powerful jab.
Ribeiro throws a leg kick but Barrera checks it.
Ribeiro tries to clinch up.
Ribeiro scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ribeiro lands a lovely overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barrera misses with an uppercut.
Ribeiro slips under a jab from Barrera.
Ribeiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ribeiro misses with a double jab

and Barrera counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Barrera not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Barrera is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barrera trying to control but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.
Ribeiro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ribeiro is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrera scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thiago Ribeiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barrera looking to pass the guard.
Barrera throws a big right hand that misses.
Barrera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barrera sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ribeiro's guard.
Barrera prevents Ribeiro from standing back up.
Dave Barrera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barrera prevents Ribeiro from improving his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Barrera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barrera 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Barrera!