PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ippo Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Bullet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribeiro comes to the cage accompanied by bubble pop. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ribeiro
vs
Bullet

225 cm
26
300 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

170 cm
27
154 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ippo Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Bullet!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro blocks a jab.
Bullet dips to his left and cracks Ribeiro with an uppercut!
Ribeiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bullet.
Bullet fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bullet has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bullet misses with a straight left.
Jake Bullet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribeiro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ribeiro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ribeiro there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bullet thows a body shot but no joy.
Bullet connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bullet but Bullet pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ribeiro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ribeiro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bullet finds it's way round the side to connect with Ribeiro's head.
Ribeiro looks for a takedown but Bullet sprawls well.
Ribeiro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ippo Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot by Bullet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullet changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bullet throws a jab but it's blocked by Ribeiro.
Bullet lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ribeiro at a distance.
Bullet throws a jab but it's blocked by Ribeiro.
Bullet throws a shot from downtown. Ribeiro moves away and avoids it.
Ribeiro fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro moves away from the strike by Bullet.
Ribeiro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bullet throws out a powerful jab.
Ribeiro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bullet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bullet catches Ribeiro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jake Bullet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ribeiro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bullet lands a jab to Ribeiro's midsection.
Ribeiro shoots in and drives through. Bullet sprawls well.
A punch lands to the side of Ribeiro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bullet misses with a straight right.
Ribeiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bullet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bullet lands a nice shot that snaps Ribeiro's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Bullet 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.

Bullet throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ribeiro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bullet throws a shot to the body.
Bullet misses with a straight right.
Bullet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ribeiro looks for a takedown but Bullet sprawls well.
Ribeiro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bullet pinned against the cage. Bullet gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ribeiro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bullet defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ippo Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro moves out of range as Bullet strikes.
Ribeiro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bullet.
Bullet lands with a shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Bullet as Ribeiro shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ribeiro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bullet throws a shot from downtown. Ribeiro moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Bullet misses.
Bullet leaves Ribeiro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bullet displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ribeiro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bullet.
Bullet looks to land a right hand but Ribeiro moved out of range.
Bullet thuds a left hand into Ribeiro's body.
Ribeiro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ribeiro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bullet.
Ribeiro takes one to the chin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bullet lands with a good body shot.
Bullet fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bullet throws a shot to the body.
Ribeiro blocks a jab.
Jake Bullet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bullet cracks a nice hook into Ribeiro's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ribeiro slips under a jab.
Ribeiro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Bullet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bullet throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Ippo Ribeiro has been cut.
Bullet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bullet throws a good cross that connects.
Bullet ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ribeiro needs to keep his hands up - Bullet had a free shot at his head there.
Nice defenses there by Ribeiro.
Bullet lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bullet comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bullet lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jab, jab by Bullet - just one landing.
Bullet throws a shot from downtown. Ribeiro moves away and avoids it.
Ribeiro moves out of range as Bullet strikes.
Ippo Ribeiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullet cracks Ribeiro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ribeiro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bullet throws a looping overhand right but Ribeiro ducks down to avoid it.
Ribeiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bullet.
Ribeiro fails with the takedown
and Bullet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ribeiro blocks a jab.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullet throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bullet lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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 jab lands there for Bullet.
Bullet lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Bullet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ribeiro walks into a left hand.
Ribeiro slips a straight right by Bullet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullet scores with a jab to the head.
Jake Bullet is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ribeiro slips under a jab from Bullet.
Bullet lands a jab to Ribeiro's midsection.
Bullet lands a jab to Ribeiro's midsection.
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.
Ribeiro tries to move into range but Bullet moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ribeiro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bullet sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ippo Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bullet scores with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Bullet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bullet 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 24:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Bullet!
A very excited looking Jake Bullet rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, Ippo Ribeiro stepped up to the mic, saying 'i'm injured'.