PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Be (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Riberio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Be might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Ain't No Joke. Eric Be is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Be
vs
Riberio

183 cm
25
177 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

182 cm
25
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

Sparta Fightware
The Dark Side

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Be!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexandre Riberio!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Be gets tackled into the cage by Riberio. Riberio maintains the clinch.

Be has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Riberio is trying to keep an underhook but Be manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Riberio is refusing to be controlled, as Be sits in half guard.
Be is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Riberio is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Riberio tries to roll over but Be keeps him under control.
Be thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Riberio's head.
Riberio is trying to get back to full guard.
Be throwing shots but Riberio is blocking nicely.
Riberio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Be scores with a couple of nice shots.

Be is looking for a kimura but Riberio is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Be to get the leverage.
Be stalling away here and it's allowed Riberio to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Be in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Riberio pulls Be in close to his closed guard and prevents Be from doing any damage or advancing position.

Riberio is looking for a triangle but Be pushes his legs off easily.
Be in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Riberio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Be manages to get himself to full guard.
Riberio not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Riberio wants to pass the guard but Be is keeping the position.
Be keeping moving, preventing Riberio from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riberio showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Be keeping full guard, as Riberio tries to pass.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Alexandre Riberio wasn't active enough on the ground.

Be closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Be cracks Riberio with a big right hand but Riberio just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Riberio is not content to let Be control the position.
Be looks up at the clock and then as Riberio takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Be smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Be looking to control but instead Riberio has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Be passes to full mount!
Riberio bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Riberio showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Be knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Riberio on the ground.
It looks like Riberio might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Be on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Be tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Be is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Riberio is controlling him.
Riberio trying to control but Be is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Riberio engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Riberio darts in and clinches Be up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Be gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Be throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eric Be will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Riberio clinches with his opponent.

Be is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Riberio can't fight it off and eventually Be manages to take the fight to the floor. Riberio looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Be trying to control the position from guard on top but Riberio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riberio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Be's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Riberio working a defensive guard here.
Riberio might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Be haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Be got a little sloppy there for a moment and Riberio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Be has managed to get both his arms back between Riberio's legs - danger averted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Be scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Riberio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Be can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Be wants to control from the top but Riberio keeps moving.
Be stands up over Riberio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Riberio is on top in guard.
Riberio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Be swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Riberio wants to control from the top but Be keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riberio preventing the sweep.

Riberio 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.
Be controls Riberio momentarily but Riberio frees himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riberio wants to control from the top but Be keeps moving.
Be wants to sweep but no luck.
Riberio slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Be is looking for a sweep.

Riberio goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Be has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Riberio but great work by Be.
Riberio is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Be off and has taken his back!
Riberio has the hooks in. Be is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Riberio has managed to slip his arm under Be's chin. This could be all over... yep, Be is tapping out! Submission win for Riberio.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alexandre Riberio!
Alexandre Riberio decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.