PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolay Naymov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guilherme Ribeiro could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nikolay Naymov's chin.

Ribeiro
vs
Naymov

168 cm
20
136 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

176 cm
18
141 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guilherme Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nikolay Naymov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Naymov circles away.
Ribeiro looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Naymov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Naymov fails to land with a series of punches.
Naymov slaps away a takedown attempt from Ribeiro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Naymov misses with a double jab.
Naymov stuffs the takedown attempt from Ribeiro. Ribeiro gets slowly back to his feet.
Naymov misses with a double jab.
Naymov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro closes the distance and clinches up with Naymov, looking for a takedown. Ribeiro pushes Naymov against the cage but Naymov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guilherme Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Naymov misses with a few strikes there.
Naymov throws a series of punches but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Naymov looks to land a combination but Ribeiro avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naymov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Naymov throws a right hand that Ribeiro ducks under and follows up with a left that Ribeiro also avoids with ease.
Naymov throws a series of punches but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Naymov throws a right and a left that Ribeiro avoids nicely.
Ribeiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Naymov.
Naymov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Naymov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Naymov misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Naymov throws a nice looking combination but Ribeiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Naymov misses with a double jab.
Naymov lands with a nice combination. Ribeiro backs away looking to recover.
Naymov lands with a nice combination. Ribeiro backs away looking to recover.
No joy there for Naymov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Naymov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ribeiro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ribeiro misses the shot to the body.
Naymov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No joy there for Naymov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Naymov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Naymov misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naymov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Naymov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Naymov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ribeiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Naymov.
Naymov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Naymov misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Naymov.
Naymov misses with the combination.
Naymov throws a right hand that Ribeiro ducks under and follows up with a left that Ribeiro also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ribeiro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Naymov pinned against the cage. Naymov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Naymov lands with a nice combination. Ribeiro backs away looking to recover.
A nice combination there by Naymov.
Ribeiro dodges the punch combination from Naymov.
Danga de danga de dang - Naymov scores with a four punch combination!
Ribeiro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Naymov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolay Naymov 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.

A punch combination from Naymov misses.
Naymov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Naymov avoids the head kick by Ribeiro.
Naymov stuffs the takedown attempt from Ribeiro. Ribeiro gets slowly back to his feet.
Naymov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ribeiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Naymov.
Naymov misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Naymov misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Naymov misses with a wild combination.
Nikolay Naymov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naymov misses with a few strikes there.
Naymov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ribeiro.
Naymov throws a series of punches but Ribeiro avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Naymov misses.
Ribeiro fails with a takedown attempt.
Naymov misses with the combination.
Naymov fails to land with a series of punches.
Naymov looks to land a combination but Ribeiro avoids it well.
Naymov misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A punch combination from Naymov misses.
No joy there for Naymov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Naymov misses with a few strikes there.
Naymov's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Naymov duly obliges.
Naymov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Naymov lands with a nice combination. Ribeiro backs away looking to recover.
Naymov stalks Ribeiro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ribeiro's face. Ribeiro staggers backwards, shaken.
Naymov misses with a double jab.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ribeiro. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A combination from Naymov does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Naymov.
Naymov's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Naymov duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naymov throws a series of punches but Ribeiro avoids them all with ease.
Ribeiro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Naymov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Naymov fails to land with a series of punches.
Naymov throws a right hand that Ribeiro ducks under and follows up with a left that Ribeiro also avoids with ease.
Ribeiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Naymov.
Naymov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Naymov fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ribeiro tries to clinch up but Naymov circles away and keeps his distance.
Ribeiro slips a jab and a cross from Naymov.
Naymov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Naymov.
No joy there for Naymov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Naymov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Naymov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ribeiro dodges the punch combination from Naymov.
Naymov misses with a few strikes there.
Nikolay Naymov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Naymov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolay Naymov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Naymov tries to bum rush Ribeiro with a series of wild strikes but Ribeiro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guilherme Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribeiro slips a jab and a cross from Naymov.
Naymov swinging wildly here.
Naymov lands with a nice combination. Ribeiro backs away looking to recover.
Naymov is working the combinations to good effect here.
Naymov lands a jab-cross combination.
Naymov misses with a few strikes there.
Ribeiro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Guilherme Ribeiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Naymov looks to land a combination but Ribeiro avoids it well.
A punch combination from Naymov misses.
Naymov throws a series of strikes that have Ribeiro backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naymov misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Naymov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Naymov throws a nice looking combination but Ribeiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Naymov misses.
Naymov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A right-left combo lands from Naymov.
Naymov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Naymov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Naymov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Naymov.
Naymov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Naymov.
Naymov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ribeiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Naymov.
Naymov looks to land a combination. Ribeiro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Naymov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ribeiro takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Danga de danga de dang - Naymov scores with a four punch combination!
Naymov misses with a series of wild punches.
Ribeiro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ribeiro avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naymov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Naymov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Naymov misses with a double jab.
Naymov misses with the combination.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ribeiro might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Naymov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Naymov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Naymov misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naymov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ribeiro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Naymov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Naymov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Some wild striking there from Naymov.
Naymov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Naymov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Naymov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ribeiro.
Naymov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Naymov's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Naymov duly obliges.
Guilherme Ribeiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nikolay Naymov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Some wild striking there from Naymov.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolay Naymov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Naymov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolay Naymov!