PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asante Ribirachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Ribirachi
vs
Rios

173 cm
18
209 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 Rio de Janeiro, Asante Ribirachi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manuel Rios!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ribirachi gets a clinch.
Rios scores with a shoulder strike.
Rios softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rios lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ribirachi backwards.
A shot in the inside from Rios.
Rios leaning against his opponent.
Rios leaning against his opponent.
Ribirachi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rios pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ribirachi really is a fat lump.
Rios lands a body punch.
Rios leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rios lands a hook that snaps the head of Ribirachi backwards.
Ribirachi is looking to take this one to the mat.
A right hand to the body from Rios.
Ribirachi is breathing heavily.
Rios makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rios creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Asante Ribirachi has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Rios - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rios lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ribirachi backwards.

Ribirachi is rocked!
Rios stalling against the cage.
Oh Ribirachi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rios has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ribirachi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rios can turn it around.
Rios leaning against his opponent.
Rios throws a big uppercut that drops Ribirachi! More strikes from Rios and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ribirachi lies dazed against the cage as Rios celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manuel Rios!