PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Stevenson
vs
Ribeiro

190 cm
19
300 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

195 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Meat and Two Veg
Meat and Two Veg

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Stevenson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cesar Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro connects with a single shot there.
Stevenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ribeiro moves away.
Stevenson tries a head kick but it misses.
Stevenson misses with a hook. Ribeiro ducked under it nicely.
Stevenson throws a sloppy head kick and Ribeiro moves out of range easily.
Ribeiro lands with a nice body punch.
Stevenson tries to clinch there but Ribeiro circles away.
Ribeiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ribeiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Stevenson lands a big head kick that sends Ribeiro tumbling to the mat! Stevenson takes a step backwards and waves Ribeiro back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Ribeiro is rocked!

It looks like Cesar Ribeiro has been cut.
Ribeiro should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stevenson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ribeiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Stevenson finish him?
Ribeiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevenson .
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ribeiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stevenson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stevenson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stevenson tries to clinch up.
Stevenson moves in looking to clinch but Ribeiro pushes him off.
Stevenson throws a head kick that misses.
Ribeiro seems to have recovered his senses.
Ribeiro cracks a nice hook into Stevenson 's ribs.
Ribeiro throws a right hand that Stevenson ducks under and follows up with a left that Stevenson also avoids with ease.
Ribeiro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ribeiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stevenson slips under a jab.
Stevenson tries to clinch
and Ribeiro counters with a series of strikes. Stevenson will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson moves out of range as Ribeiro strikes.
Stevenson 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ribeiro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stevenson scrambles back to his feet.
Ribeiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevenson manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stevenson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ribeiro misses with a hook. Stevenson ducked under it nicely.
Stevenson closes the distance but Ribeiro moves to the side
and Stevenson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stevenson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Ribeiro misses.
Stevenson doesn't manage to clinch there - Ribeiro circles away.
Stevenson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ribeiro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ribeiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stevenson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Stevenson lands a big head kick that sends Ribeiro tumbling to the mat! Stevenson takes a step backwards and waves Ribeiro back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Stevenson is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ribeiro throws out a loose jab but Stevenson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ribeiro throws out a powerful jab.
Tom Stevenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Ribeiro misses.
Stevenson tries to clinch up.
Stevenson tries to clinch up.
Stevenson moves in looking to clinch but Ribeiro pushes him off.
Ribeiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stevenson tries to clinch up but Ribeiro circles away and keeps his distance.
Stevenson darts in trying to clinch
and Ribeiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ribeiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ribeiro works Stevenson 's body with a nice hook.
Stevenson tries to clinch
and Ribeiro counters with a nice body shot.
Stevenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stevenson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stevenson closes the distance but Ribeiro moves to the side
and Ribeiro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stevenson thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Stevenson counters by moving into the clinch.
Ribeiro leaning against his opponent.
Ribeiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stevenson blocks a body shot from Ribeiro.
Stevenson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ribeiro lands with a left to the head.
Stevenson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ribeiro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ribeiro lands with a short shot to the head.
Ribeiro scores with a shot to the side of Stevenson 's head.
Stevenson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ribeiro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stevenson looking to stall.
Ribeiro stalling in the clinch.
Stevenson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ribeiro has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro can't break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ribeiro has Stevenson pressed against the cage, preventing Stevenson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stevenson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ribeiro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ribeiro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stevenson is trying to break the clinch but Ribeiro is controlling him.
Ribeiro blocks an uppercut.
Ribeiro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ribeiro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ribeiro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stevenson 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ribeiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ribeiro lands a nice shot to the body.
Ribeiro works on Stevenson 's body with a couple of short punches.
Ribeiro misses with a punch to the body.
Ribeiro can't find room to land a body shot as Stevenson controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Stevenson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cesar Ribeiro's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Stevenson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stevenson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ribeiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ribeiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ribeiro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ribeiro dodges the punch combination from Stevenson .

Stevenson lands a big head kick that sends Ribeiro tumbling to the mat! Stevenson takes a step backwards and waves Ribeiro back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ribeiro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice shot by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro thuds a left hand into Stevenson 's body.
Stevenson slips a jab from Ribeiro.
Stevenson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ribeiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ribeiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tom Stevenson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ribeiro tests Stevenson 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stevenson pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro scores with a nice strike.
Ribeiro lands a nice shot to the body.
Ribeiro lands a two punch combo.
Ribeiro lands a nice hook to Stevenson 's body. Stevenson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ribeiro connects with a single shot there.
Ribeiro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ribeiro cracks Stevenson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stevenson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ribeiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ribeiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevenson .
Stevenson lands with a nice body kick.

Stevenson lands a big head kick that sends Ribeiro tumbling to the mat! Stevenson takes a step backwards and waves Ribeiro back to his feet - he wants the finish!

That has opened up Cesar Ribeiro's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribeiro misses with a hook. Stevenson ducked under it nicely.
Tom Stevenson is winning the standup battle so far.
Stevenson tries to clinch there but Ribeiro circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ribeiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stevenson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stevenson is looking to clinch.
Ribeiro misses with a wild combination.
Stevenson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice jab there from Ribeiro.
Stevenson is looking to clinch.
Stevenson wants to clinch but Ribeiro slips to the side
enabling Ribeiro to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Ribeiro - just one landing.
Ribeiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Stevenson .
Stevenson throws a front kick that sends Ribeiro stumbling back into the cage.

Stevenson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stevenson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ribeiro's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson misses with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Stevenson controls his hands.
Ribeiro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stevenson backwards.
Ribeiro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stevenson lands a knee to the body.
Ribeiro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ribeiro tries to throw a body punch but Stevenson avoids it by throwing Ribeiro back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ribeiro.
Ribeiro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ribeiro tries a body shot but Stevenson blocks it.
Ribeiro tries to break free but Stevenson pushes him back against the cage.
Ribeiro wants to break free but Stevenson has control.
Stevenson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ribeiro pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Ribeiro as the two fighters clinch.
Stevenson takes a shot to the head.
Ribeiro lands a shot to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cesar Ribeiro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ribeiro tries a body shot but Stevenson blocks it.
Stevenson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ribeiro.
Stevenson wants to break free but Ribeiro has control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ribeiro lands with a light punch inside.
Ribeiro takes an elbow to the temple.

The cut above Cesar Ribeiro's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Stevenson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ribeiro can do to turn this around?
Ribeiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stevenson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stevenson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Stevenson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cesar Ribeiro's cut.
That's time! Stevenson 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Ribeiro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stevenson .
Ribeiro scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ribeiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Ribeiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stevenson tries to clinch but Ribeiro is having none of it.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ribeiro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ribeiro misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut there from Ribeiro.
Stevenson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ribeiro takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevenson moves in looking to clinch but Ribeiro pushes him off.
The fighters circle, before Stevenson throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Ribeiro's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Stevenson lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Tom Stevenson !