PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jobas Riberirada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

White
vs
Riberirada

188 cm
22
255 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

200 cm
26
264 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jobas Riberirada!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riberirada misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riberirada throws a leg kick but White sees it coming and moves out of range.
Riberirada takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A right-left combo lands from Riberirada.
Riberirada takes one on the button.
Riberirada tries to clinch up.
Riberirada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Riberirada gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows White to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Riberirada wants to stand up but White is controlling him.

White is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
White's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
White passes Riberirada's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Riberirada looking for submissions off his back.

White seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Riberirada is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Paul White!