PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thien Nakuratata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thien Nakuratata has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Nakuratata
vs
Ribeiro

172 cm
29
160 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

176 cm
21
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Powerful

Versus Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Thien Nakuratata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lorenzo Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nakuratata sprawls well. Nakuratata wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ribeiro gets slowly back to his feet.
Ribeiro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ribeiro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thien Nakuratata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lorenzo Ribeiro.
Nakuratata keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Ribeiro closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nakuratata quickly recovers to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ribeiro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ribeiro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribeiro passes to full mount!
Ribeiro throws some wild stikes that Nakuratata manages to avoid easily.
Ribeiro throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro looking to finish with strikes here!
Ribeiro looking to finish Nakuratata with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nakuratata!
Nakuratata is in a horrible position here. Ribeiro smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nakuratata is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribeiro scoring with strikes but Nakuratata is staying in there.
Ribeiro lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nakuratata hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nakuratata?

Nakuratata is rocked!
Ribeiro cracks Nakuratata with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lorenzo Ribeiro!