PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Ratcliffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ribeiro's choice of entrance music: Numéro 1. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Ratcliffe
vs
Ribeiro

201 cm
27
208 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

188 cm
27
208 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Ratcliffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ratcliffe misses with a takedown
and Ratcliffe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Ribeiro moves into range and clinches up with Ratcliffe.

Ribeiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ratcliffe shoots and misses

and Ribeiro counters by moving into the clinch.
Ratcliffe is trying to drag Ribeiro to the mat but Ribeiro just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Ratcliffe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ribeiro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Ratcliffe is rocked!
Ribeiro lands a nice knee to the body.
Ratcliffe is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

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

Ribeiro pushes Ratcliffe up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ratcliffe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ribeiro working the clinch nicely. Ratcliffe is working for position but Ribeiro cracks him with a big knee to the head! Ratcliffe crumples up against the cage and Ribeiro lands two more shots before the ref can save Ratcliffe! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Mike Ribeiro!