PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul The Ribber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and luke cummo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Ribber
vs
cummo

178 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul The Ribber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, luke cummo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

cummo drives through with a takedown into guard.
cummo looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The Ribber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The Ribber keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
The Ribber pulls cummo in to control the position.
The Ribber lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for cummo!
The Ribber is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The Ribber with good strikes from the mount here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Ribber fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The Ribber trying to control but cummo is having none of it.
The Ribber cracks cummo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The Ribber looking to control but cummo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The Ribber looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The Ribber wants to control the pace but cummo is squirming around nicely.

That's two 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.
The Ribber lands a big shot there that rocks cummo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The Ribber controlling his opponent.
The Ribber scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The Ribber trying to control but cummo is having none of it.
The Ribber landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ribber breaks from cummo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The Ribber can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as cummo is looking to escape.
The Ribber controlling from the full mount.
The Ribber landing strikes, looking to finish!
cummo taking shots to the head.
The Ribber mounts cummo! Really nice guard pass there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Ribber breaks from cummo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The Ribber putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The Ribber with shots to the head and body - cummo looks very uncomfortable down there.
The Ribber with the ground and pound from mount.
The Ribber scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish cummo?
cummo tries to improve his position but instead The Ribber has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul The Ribber dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The Ribber tries to clinch but cummo is having none of it.
A solid body kick from cummo.

The Ribber changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. cummo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The Ribber working the ground and pound from side control.
cummo is not content to let The Ribber control the position.
The Ribber working the ground and pound.
The Ribber working the body and head with strikes.
The referee asks The Ribber politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. The Ribber prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Ribber tries to advance to mount but can't.
The Ribber wants to control but cummo is keeping him busy.
cummo is breathing heavily.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Paul The Ribber just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
cummo tries to clinch but The Ribber is having none of it.

The Ribber closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - The Ribber lands in his opponent's guard.
cummo has a closed guard, preventing The Ribber from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
cummo keeping moving, preventing The Ribber from controlling successfully.
cummo has his hands on The Ribber's head, controlling the position.
The Ribber stands up over cummo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Ribber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Ribber trying to control the position from guard on top but cummo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ribber chips away with some ground and pound.
The Ribber trying to control the position from guard on top but cummo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
cummo keeping full guard, as The Ribber tries to pass.
The Ribber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The Ribber knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for cummo on the ground.
The Ribber tries to stand but cummo is controlling from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
cummo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four 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.

The Ribber closes the distance and clinches.
cummo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Ribber smiles and moves away.
cummo moves in looking to clinch but The Ribber pushes him off.
The Ribber scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice uppercut there from The Ribber.

cummo is rocked!

The Ribber shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in cummo's guard.
cummo is still in real trouble! Can The Ribber finish him?
The Ribber has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The Ribber sitting in guard here, content to control.
The Ribber passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul The Ribber dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

cummo tries to keep at a distance but The Ribber has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Ribber tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
cummo seems to have recovered his senses.
The Ribber changes levels and goes for a takedown here. cummo fights it off and pushes away nicely.

cummo rushes The Ribber and presses him up against the cage.
cummo lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Paul The Ribber has been cut.
The Ribber tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul The Ribber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
cummo is pressed up against the cage. The Ribber has hold of a leg and is looking to drag cummo down to the mat. cummo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The Ribber keeps the fight on the outside.

The Ribber changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. cummo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
cummo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

The Ribber stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Ribber rushes cummo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The Ribber drops to a knee looking for a takedown but cummo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The Ribber could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

cummo manages to pull guard.
The Ribber trying to control the position from guard on top but cummo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Ribber controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The Ribber content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The Ribber wants to control from the top but cummo keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
cummo is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and The Ribber dives into side control.

The Ribber working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
cummo is trying to improve his position.
The Ribber is looking to take a break and control but cummo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
luke cummo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cummo gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The Ribber trying to control but cummo is having none of it.

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.
The Ribber takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Paul The Ribber just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
The Ribber shoots and misses

and cummo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The Ribber is trying to control the position from the bottom.
cummo stopping the sweep attempt from The Ribber.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to luke cummo.
Well The Ribber 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul The Ribber!