PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoho Stinkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ribeiro
vs
Stinkers

202 cm
21
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexandre Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hoho Stinkers!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro fails with a takedown attempt.
Stinkers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro dips to his left and cracks Stinkers with an uppercut!

Stinkers moves into the clinch.
Stinkers working hard to break the clinch.
Ribeiro tries a body shot but Stinkers blocks it.

Stinkers ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Stinkers no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Stinkers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ribeiro trying to control but Stinkers is working from the bottom.

Stinkers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stinkers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro won't allow Stinkers to get back to his feet.
Ribeiro wanted to stand there but Stinkers had control of the position.

Stinkers has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ribeiro is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Stinkers.
Ribeiro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Ribeiro decides to stand back up.
Ribeiro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stinkers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stinkers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ribeiro tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Ribeiro closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ribeiro lands in his opponent's guard.
Stinkers is looking to stand up but Ribeiro isn't so interested in that idea.

Ribeiro has gone for a leg lock! Stinkers slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ribeiro's guard.

Ribeiro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stinkers defends well.
Stinkers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ribeiro controlling the position.
Ribeiro trying to control the position.
Stinkers looks gassed!
Stinkers trying to control but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ribeiro throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ribeiro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No luck for Ribeiro with that takedown attempt.
Ribeiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ribeiro lands with a cross.
Stinkers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro has a takedown stuffed.
Stinkers tries to close the distance and clinch but Ribeiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Ribeiro shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Ribeiro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandre Ribeiro dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stinkers shoots and misses

and Ribeiro counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ribeiro keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Stinkers pushes Ribeiro off looking to stand but Ribeiro dives back in and keeps control.
Ribeiro frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Ribeiro stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ribeiro was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ribeiro looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ribeiro landing shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ribeiro trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ribeiro get's back to his feet.
Ribeiro fails with the takedown

and Stinkers counters with a single leg into guard. Ribeiro didn't expect that.
Stinkers trying to control the position from guard on top but Ribeiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stinkersis looking to pass into half guard but Ribeiro pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ribeiro is in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stinkers keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.
Stinkers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stinkers keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.

Ribeiro decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Ribeiro closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stinkers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ribeiro.
Stinkers trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Ribeiro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ribeiro in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ribeiro controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ribeiro has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ribeiro throwing strikes here but Stinkers is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandre Ribeiro dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A left and a right from Ribeiro both land. Nice combination.
Ribeiro circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ribeiro counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ribeiro scores a takedown into full mount!

Ribeiro is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Stinkers has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ribeiro landing shots from mount.
Ribeiro controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stinkers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ribeiro has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stinkers's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro lands a nice shot to the head.
Ribeiro punishing his opponent with strikes.

Ribeiro is working for a guillotine from mount but Stinkers frees his head quite easily.
Ribeiro landing strikes from the mount and Stinkers is in trouble!
Ribeiro sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro throws some wild stikes that Stinkers manages to avoid easily.
Ribeiro landing punches.
Ribeiro lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stinkers can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stinkers avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ribeiro.

Ribeiro has hold of Stinkers's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Stinkers manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ribeiro controlling from the full mount.
Ribeiro scoring with strikes but Stinkers is staying in there.
Alexandre Ribeiro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stinkers has given up his back.
Ribeiro has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Stinkers.
Stinkers prevents Ribeiro from getting a body triangle.
Ribeiro controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ribeiro lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
A lull in the action here.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Alexandre Ribeiro just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ribeiro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stinkers is fending him off so far but Ribeiro persists. Nope, Stinkers circles away and we're back to standing.
Hoho Stinkers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexandre Ribeiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stinkers looks to throw a body kick
and Ribeiro counters with a nice body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandre Ribeiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ribeiro, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandre Ribeiro!