PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steven Gerrard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davi Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gerrard
vs
Ribeiro

187 cm
25
176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
26
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steven Gerrard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Davi Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro wants to clinch.
Gerrard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Gerrard instigates a clinch.
Gerrard content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gerrard working hard to break the clinch.
Ribeiro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gerrard smiles and moves away.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gerrard as he jumps to the side.
Ribeiro tries to clinch up.

Gerrard clinches up with Ribeiro and pushes him back against the cage.

Gerrard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steven Gerrard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gerrard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Ribeiro tries to keep at a distance but Gerrard has taken the fight into the clinch.

Gerrard breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerrard connects with an inside leg kick.
Gerrard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gerrard tries to clinch up but Ribeiro circles away and keeps his distance.
Ribeiro closes the distance and clinches up with Gerrard, looking for a takedown. Ribeiro pushes Gerrard against the cage but Gerrard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Steven Gerrard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davi Ribeiro.
Gerrard throws a head kick that misses.
Gerrard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ribeiro moves to clinch but Gerrard breaks away
and Gerrard counters with a head kick.
Ribeiro has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gerrard.
Ribeiro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ribeiro fails with a takedown attempt.

Gerrard clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ribeiro tries to break the clinch but Gerrard is controlling the position.
Gerrard lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Gerrard manages to break the clinch.
Gerrard blocks a head kick by Ribeiro.
Steven Gerrard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ribeiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ribeiro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gerrard avoids it really well and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Gerrard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gerrard controlling the action here for a moment.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Gerrard closes the distance and clinches.

Gerrard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Gerrard clinches with his opponent.
Ribeiro is trying to pull guard but Gerrard has him pressed against the cage.
Ribeiro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Ribeiro pulls guard successfully.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gerrard would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ribeiro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gerrard defends well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gerrard wants to stand and escape but instead Ribeiro has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ribeiro wants to control from the top but Gerrard keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gerrard is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ribeiro stands up over Gerrard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Gerrard dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ribeiro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gerrard's waist but Gerrard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ribeiro off to one side.
Ribeiro moves in looking to clinch but Gerrard pushes him off.
Gerrard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ribeiro moves in looking to clinch but Gerrard pushes him off.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gerrard swinging wildly here.
Gerrard avoids the head kick by Ribeiro.

Gerrard clinches.
Ribeiro lands a knee to the body.
Ribeiro has had enough of the clinch but Gerrard keeps him there for the moment.
Gerrard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ribeiro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ribeiro wants a takedown.
Nice body punch from Gerrard.
Ribeiro is trying to pull guard but Gerrard turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Steven Gerrard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davi Ribeiro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro tries a body shot but Gerrard blocks it.

Gerrard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gerrard scores with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gerrard. That's going to slow Ribeiro down.
Ribeiro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ribeiro is looking to clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gerrard!
Gerrard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gerrard lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ribeiro takes a step back to recover.
Gerrard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gerrard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gerrard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ribeiro steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gerrard. That one must have hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro tries to clinch up but Gerrard circles away and keeps his distance.
Gerrard misses with a wild combination.
Ribeiro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gerrard counters with a left and a right that stings Ribeiro.
Ribeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ribeiro avoids the head kick by Gerrard.
Ribeiro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ribeiro is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribeiro takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A right-left combo lands from Gerrard.
Gerrard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ribeiro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steven Gerrard is winning the standup battle so far.
Gerrard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ribeiro.

Gerrard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ribeiro holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Gerrard as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro wants to take the fight to the mat but Gerrard manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ribeiro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Gerrard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gerrard throws a head kick but Ribeiro moves out of range.

Gerrard closes the distance and clinches.
Gerrard lands with a left to the head.
Ribeiro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gerrard just stands there and leans against the cage.

Ribeiro jumps into guard, dragging Gerrard to the mat.
Gerrard has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ribeiro is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro wants to sweep but no luck.
Gerrard trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ribeiro's guard.
Ribeiro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gerrard has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ribeiro is proving hard to escape from.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ribeiro lands a decent punch to the body there.
Gerrard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Gerrard is sitting in close to Ribeiro's body. Ribeiro has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Gerrard is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Gerrard is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Ribeiro.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Davi Ribeiro!