PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between john stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rilley Ribbler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rilley Ribbler has the eye of the tiger tonight.

stone
vs
Ribbler

173 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Heavy Weight Nutrition
Fenrir Fightgear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, john stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rilley Ribbler!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Ribbler misses.
stone misses with a jab, cross combination.
stone goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
stone blocks a leg kick.
Donk. Ribbler catches stone right on the button with a cross.
A head kick misses from Ribbler.
Ribbler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ribbler dodges the punch combination from stone.
Ribbler wants to clinch up but stone keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbler tries to close the distance and clinch but stone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ribbler looks for the body kick but stone saw that one coming.
stone throws a series of punches but Ribbler moves out of range.
john stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
stone moves out of range of the leg kick from Ribbler.
Ribbler misses with a leg kick.
Ribbler throws a combination that misses
and stone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A bone on bone clash there as stone blocks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A punch combination from stone misses.
stone throws a combination that misses
and Ribbler counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ribbler misses with a low kick.
Ribbler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from stone.
Ribbler looks to score with a jab to the body but stone is just out of range.
Ribbler shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ribbler misses with a leg kick
and stone counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler thuds his shin into the meat of stone's side.
stone is breathing heavily.
Ribbler throws a low kick but it's checked well by stone.
stone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ribbler throws a head kick that misses.
Ribbler thumps stone with a low kick.
Ribbler misses with a low kick as stone jumps back.
stone checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ribbler misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Ribbler misses.
stone avoids the head kick by Ribbler.
stone checks the leg kick.
Ribbler throws a head kick that misses.
Ribbler throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rilley Ribbler dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

stone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ribbler counters with a right hand to the body.
stone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ribbler is looking to score with low kicks.
Ribbler throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
john stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ribbler throws a leg kick but stone sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribbler misses with a head kick.
Ribbler tries to clinch but fails miserably
and stone counters with a one-two to the body.
Ribbler throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbler tries to clinch but stone is having none of it.
Ribbler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Ribbler.
stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ribbler.
Ribbler pivots, looking for a leg kick but stone is out of range and Ribbler settles back down.
stone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ribbler counters with a low kick, right behind stone 's knee.
Ribbler cracks a nice hook into stone's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ribbler tries to land a leg kick but stone saw it coming and moves away.
Ribbler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
stone falls off balance throwing a combination

and Ribbler counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ribbler is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Ribbler stands and steps away. stone gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler thumps stone with a low kick.
stone misses with a two punch combination.
Ribbler throws a head kick that misses.
Ribbler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Ribbler.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
stone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Ribbler counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ribbler seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Ribbler gets to his feet - stone follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rilley Ribbler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Some bone on bone action there as stone checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ribbler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but stone swivels and escapes.
stone throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ribbler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps stone thinking.
Ribbler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ribbler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down stone rather than just go for the knockout.
Ribbler throws a head kick that misses
and stone counters with a three punch combo that has Ribbler backing up. Ribbler nods at stone to acknowledge the strikes.

Ribbler has closed the distance and engaged stone in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ribbler keeps control of stone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
stone wants to break free but Ribbler has control.

Ribbler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ribbler misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Ribbler misses.
Ribbler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
stone checks the leg kick.
Ribbler misses with a low kick as stone jumps back.
stone misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ribbler throws and low kick but stone moves out of range easily.
stone moves out of range of the leg kick from Ribbler.
stone misses with a few strikes there.
Ribbler tries a head kick but it misses.
stone moves out of range of the leg kick from Ribbler.
Ribbler throws a leg kick but stone sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ribbler slips a jab and a cross from stone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
stone swinging wilding here.
A clash of legs there as stone blocks the low kick.
Nice sprawl there from stone as Ribbler shoots in.
Ribbler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but stone is out of range.
Ribbler throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ribbler is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ribbler is looking to score with low kicks.
Ribbler throws a leg kick but stone sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ribbler throws a leg kick but stone checks it.
Ribbler misses with a jab to the body
and stone counters with a two punch combo.
john stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ribbler throws a head kick but stone moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
stone throws a right hand that Ribbler ducks under and follows up with a left that Ribbler also avoids with ease.
Rilley Ribbler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
stone avoids the head kick by Ribbler.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to john stone.
Well Ribbler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rilley Ribbler!