PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Habakuk Tibatong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribeiro's entrance music is Numéro 1. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tibatong's choice of entrance music: In Flames - Cloud Connected. Mike Ribeiro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ribeiro
vs
Tibatong

188 cm
22
208 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

184 cm
24
205 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Habakuk Tibatong!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to de liver by Ribeiro. Beautiful body shot.
Ribeiro misses with a few strikes there.
Tibatong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ribeiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ribeiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ribeiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ribeiro swinging wilding here.
Tibatong wants to clinch.
Tibatong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tibatong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ribeiro.
Tibatong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ribeiro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tibatong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Habakuk Tibatong has been cut.
Tibatong fails to land with a series of punches.
Ribeiro lands a nice shot that snaps Tibatong's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tibatong looks gassed!
Ribeiro tries to bum rush Tibatong with a series of wild strikes but Tibatong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ribeiro throws a shot to the body.
Ribeiro lands with a right and another and another! Tibatong is in big trouble! Ribeiro lands again and this time it's lights out for Tibatong! A quality knockout there for Ribeiro.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Ribeiro!