PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Norton (ranked 24998 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Ribeiro (ranked 24846 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Norton has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Norton
vs
Ribeiro

208 cm
20
214 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyle Norton!
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, Victor Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ribeiro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Norton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Norton wants it to stay on the feet.
Ribeiro shoots in and drives through. Norton sprawls well.
Kyle Norton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Ribeiro.
Norton misses with a double jab

and Ribeiro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Norton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Norton throws a head punch that misses.

Norton successfully pulls guard.
Ribeiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Norton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ribeiro controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ribeiro scoring with some ground and pound.
Norton is looking to stand up but Ribeiro isn't so interested in that idea.
Norton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ribeiro trying to control but Norton is working from the bottom.
Norton wants to stand up but Ribeiro is controlling him.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Norton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ribeiro scores with a spinning back kick!
Norton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ribeiro appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown but Norton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ribeiro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton blocks the body kick.
Norton leaves Ribeiro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Norton appears to be looking for a big counter.

Norton darts in and clinches Ribeiro up against the cage.
Norton stalling in the clinch.

Norton manages to pull guard.
Norton being controlled here, momentarily.
Ribeiro stands up over Norton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro trying to control but Norton is working from the bottom.
Ribeiro stops Norton from standing up.
Ribeiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Norton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ribeiro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Ribeiro has taken the fight to the clinch.
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 Kyle Norton will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Norton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ribeiro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ribeiro fails with a takedown attempt.
As Ribeiro tries to get set, Norton tries to push him back and clinch up but Ribeiro manages to avoid the attempt.
Norton misses with a head kick.

Ribeiro rushes Norton and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norton takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Kyle Norton has been cut.
Norton lands with a right to the head.

Norton breaks the clinch.
Ribeiro shoots in looking for a takedown. Norton tries to sprawl out of it but Ribeiro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Norton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Norton tries to keep at a distance but Ribeiro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Norton lands an uppercut.

Norton breaks from the clinch.
Ribeiro throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ribeiro digs a good body shot into Norton's ribs.
Victor Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Norton as he jumps to the side.
Kyle Norton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Ribeiro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ribeiro throws a left and a right that both miss

and Norton moves into the clinch.
Norton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ribeiro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Norton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Norton lands with a short shot to the head.

Norton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Norton wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Norton as Ribeiro shoots in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton stuffs the takedown.
Norton seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ribeiro is breathing heavily.

Ribeiro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Norton pulls Ribeiro into guard.

Norton pushes Ribeiro off and gets back to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Norton pulls Ribeiro into guard.
Norton keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro working some strikes from top position.
Ribeiro trying to control but Norton is working from the bottom.
Ribeiro must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ribeiro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Norton keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.
Norton wants to stand up but Ribeiro is controlling him.
Norton keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Norton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Norton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Norton tries to close the distance and clinch but Ribeiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Ribeiro has closed the distance and engaged Norton in a clinch.

Norton breaks from the clinch.
Ribeiro misses with a takedown

and Norton counters by clinching up.
Victor Ribeiro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ribeiro.

Norton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ribeiro moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Norton manages to pull guard.
Norton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The fighters are battling for position here. Ribeiro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ribeiro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Norton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ribeiro has his hands on Norton's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Norton wants to control from the top but Ribeiro keeps moving.
Norton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ribeiro striking off his back but it's not causing Norton any problems.
Norton sitting in guard here, content to control.
Norton preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ribeiro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Norton sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norton with a nice head shot there.

Ribeiro is working an open guard so Norton takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ribeiro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ribeiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ribeiro tries for a takedown but Norton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kyle Norton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Ribeiro.
Ribeiro misses with a takedown

and Norton counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Norton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ribeiro takes the fight into the clinch.

Norton successfully pulls guard.
Norton throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Norton is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Ribeiro presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Norton is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Norton misses with a knee strike.
Norton keeps control of Ribeiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Norton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Norton with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ribeiro breaks the clinch.
Ribeiro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kyle Norton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ribeiro closes the distance and clinches up with Norton, looking for a takedown. Ribeiro pushes Norton against the cage but Norton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Norton is looking to counter the offense by Ribeiro and move into the clinch.
Ribeiro misses with a hook to the body

and Norton counters by moving into the clinch.
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!
Norton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ribeiro is working for takedown but Norton is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Norton is trying to pull guard but Ribeiro turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ribeiro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Norton smiles and moves away.

Norton has managed to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Norton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Norton 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Norton!