PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saulo Riberio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saulo Riberio told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Great
vs
Riberio

187 cm
25
194 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
23
185 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saulo Riberio!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riberio misses with a takedown attempt
and Great counters with a nice uppercut.
Great misses with a two punch combination.
Riberio shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Great defends it nicely.

Great moves into the clinch.

Great breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Great lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Saulo Riberio has been cut.
Riberio slips a jab and a cross from Great.
Great will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Great stuffs the takedown attempt from Riberio. Riberio gets slowly back to his feet.
Alexander Great has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saulo Riberio.
Great lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riberio circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Great misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Great does no damage.
Riberio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Great looks to land a combination but Riberio avoids it well.
Great lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Riberio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Great counters with a stiff right hand.
Great pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Riberio back to the cage. Great follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Great's jab looks to have found its range, popping Riberio under the eye.
Riberio blocks the body kick.
Great misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great throws a series of punches but Riberio avoids them all with ease.
Great throws a right and a left that Riberio avoids nicely.
Great misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Great misses with a hook.
Great misses with a series of wild punches.
Great tries to land a front kick but Riberio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Left hook, right uppercut from Great.
Great swinging wildly here.
Great definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Great throws a right and a left that both miss.
Great scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great swinging wildly here.
Great throws a nice looking combination but Riberio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Great is breathing heavily.
Riberio fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alexander Great seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riberio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alexander Great is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riberio misses with a takedown attempt
and Great connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Great takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Great misses with a two punch combination.
Riberio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Great counters with a nice uppercut.
Great misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Great fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Great.
Great misses with a wild combination.
Great misses with the combination.
Riberio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Great tries to avoid it but Riberio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Great to the ground. Great escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Great misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Great misses the jab.
Great fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Great throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Great dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saulo Riberio's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Riberio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riberio shoots in but Great avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Great fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riberio shoots in but no luck this time.
Great is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Great scores with a jab to the body.
Great lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Great throws a series of punches but Riberio avoids them all with ease.
Riberio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Riberio walks into a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Great!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Great tries to bum rush Riberio with a series of wild strikes but Riberio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Great throws a nice looking combination but Riberio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riberio checks a leg kick nicely.
Riberio shoots in looking for a takedown. Great tries to sprawl out of it but Riberio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Great manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alexander Great has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saulo Riberio.
Great swings for the body but Riberio moves out of range.
Great misses with a double jab.
Great throws a right and a left that Riberio avoids nicely.
Riberio slips a jab and a cross from Great.
Riberio shoots in but Great avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Riberio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alexander Great is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Riberio is defended easily by Great.
Great fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riberio walks into a left hand.
Great displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A punch combination from Great misses.
Riberio fails with the takedown
and Great cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That has opened up Saulo Riberio's cut even more.
Great looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riberio shoots in for a takedown but Great shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Riberio.
Great throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alexander Great is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Great misses with a wild combination.
Riberio walks into a left hand.
Riberio misses with a takedown
letting Great counter with a right hand.
Great scores with a nice right hand.
Great misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Great lands a nice shot to the body.
Riberio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Great cracks Riberio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Great takes a swing at Riberio's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Great misses.
Great throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Great tries to bum rush Riberio with a series of wild strikes but Riberio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riberio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Great pinned against the cage. Great gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Great will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riberio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Great counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Great dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Saulo Riberio's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Great misses with a few strikes there.
Riberio is trying desperately to land a takedown but Great is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Riberio.
Great tests Riberio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Great's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Great duly obliges.
Great fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Great throws a hook but Riberio blocks it.
Great scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Riberio doesn't seem bothered though.
Great displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Great thuds a left hand into Riberio's body.
Riberio shoots in for a takedown but Great shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Great pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Great looks to land a combination but Riberio avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Great stuffs the takedown attempt from Riberio. Riberio gets slowly back to his feet.
Great rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riberio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Great throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riberio.
Riberio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Great tries to avoid it but Riberio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Great to the ground. Great escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alexander Great has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saulo Riberio.
Great misses with a hook.
Great lands a head shot.
Great loads up on a big right hand but Riberio slips the punch.
Riberio shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Great cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Great.
Saulo Riberio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Great as Riberio shoots in.
Great displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Riberio.
Riberio fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Great throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riberio.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Great throws a right and a left that both miss.
Great displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Riberio.
Great scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great throws a combination. Riberio tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Great connects with a nice looking jab.
Riberio ducks under a wild hook from Great.
Riberio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Great.
Riberio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Great.
Sloppy strikes from Great. Those never looked like landing.
Riberio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Great is fending him off so far but Riberio persists. Nope, Great circles away and we're back to standing.
Great misses with a wild body shot.
Riberio dodges the punch combination from Great.
Alexander Great is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riberio slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Great misses with a series of wild punches.
Great fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Great throws a series of punches but Riberio moves out of range.
Great throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Great throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Great misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riberio shoots in and drives through. Great sprawls well.
Riberio doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Great counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Great showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Great has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Great!