PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joanderson Ribeiro (ranked 464 p4p, 1328 weight class) and Chumani Adofo (ranked 41 p4p, 127 weight class). Ribeiro comes to the cage accompanied by Tropkillaz-Gorilla. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ribeiro
vs
Adofo

172 cm
31
154
14 - 4 - 0

170 cm
23
145
8 - 1 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Good knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joanderson Ribeiro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Chumani Adofo!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ribeiro closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Adofo did well to prevent Ribeiro getting side control.

Adofo has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ribeiro is on him like a limpet, forcing Adofo back against the cage.
Ribeiro is trying to stall.
Ribeiro tries for a takedown but Adofo manages to get underhooks.
Ribeiro blocks a body shot from Adofo.
Adofo scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Adofo.
Adofo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ribeiros head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Adofo.
Adofo lands a body shot.
Ribeiro misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Adofo - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Ribeiro blocks a body shot from Adofo.
Ribeiro is looking to break free of the clinch but Adofo has double underhooks.

Ribeiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ribeiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adofo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Ribeiro.
A cross from Adofo lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ribeiro throws a lazy right hand but Adofo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ribeiro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adofo pinned against the cage. Adofo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Adofo clinches up with Ribeiro and pushes him back against the cage.
Adofo throws a head punch that misses.
Adofo tries a body shot but Ribeiro blocks it.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo lands with a short shot to the head.
Adofo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ribeiro or not.
Adofo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ribeiro.
Ribeiro misses with the head strike.
Adofo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adofo lands a nice shot to the body.
Ribeiro is breathing heavily.
Adofo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ribeiros head.
A short uppercut from Adofo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adofo pushes Ribeiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adofo.
Ribeiro misses with the head strike.
Adofo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adofo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adofo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Adofo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Adofo scores with a nice hook to the head.

Ribeiro is rocked!
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Ribeiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ribeiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Adofo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribeiro.
Adofo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribeiro.
Adofo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribeiro.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adofo.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribeiro.
Adofo has a couple of punches blocked by Ribeiro.
Adofo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribeiro.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Adofo working aggressively here.
Adofo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribeiro.
Adofo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adofo misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribeiro.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ribeiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adofo working aggressively here.
Adofo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ribeiro blocks an uppercut.
Adofo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ribeiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo has a couple of punches blocked by Ribeiro.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribeiro.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribeiro.
Adofo misses with the head strike.
Adofo working aggressively here.
Adofo working aggressively here.
Adofo has a couple of punches blocked by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adofo has a couple of punches blocked by Ribeiro.
Adofo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ribeiro blocking some punches.
Ribeiro blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ribeiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ribeiro blocking some punches.
Adofo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adofo misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Adofo working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adofo.
Adofo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo working aggressively here.
Adofo has a couple of punches blocked by Ribeiro.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribeiro.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Adofo misses with a punch on the inside.
Adofo swings wildly with an uppercut but Ribeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adofo misses with some punches.
Ribeiro blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribeiro.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adofo swings wildly with an uppercut but Ribeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adofo misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adofo.
Adofo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adofo misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Ribeiro seems to have got his legs back now.
Ribeiro looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joanderson Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adofo tries to work over Ribeiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ribeiro drops down looking for an ankle pick but Adofo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Adofo looks to score with a jab to the body but Ribeiro is just out of range.
Adofo moves forwards but Ribeiro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ribeiro tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Adofo enables Ribeiro to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Adofo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Adofo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ribeiro.
Adofo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro prevents Adofo from getting back to his feet.

Adofo has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Ribeiro has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Adofo - that landed with a thud.
Adofo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ribeiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chumani Adofo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Adofo clinches up against the cage.
Adofo scores with a shot to the side of Ribeiro's head.
Ribeiro is looking to take this one to the mat.
Adofo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Adofo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ribeiro is trying to break the clinch but Adofo is controlling him.
Adofo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adofo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ribeiro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ribeiro is looking for a takedown.
Adofo unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Ribeiro! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Adofo is unloading with more strikes now! Ribeiro drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chumani Adofo!
Chumani Adofo is the new featherweight champion!