PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashoe Atogwe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriano Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adriano Ribeiro has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Atogwe
vs
Ribeiro

188 cm
21
207 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Mundo Green - World Verde

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ashoe Atogwe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Atogwe moves into the clinch.
Ribeiro wants to stall.
Ribeiro is looking to break free of the clinch but Atogwe has double underhooks.
Ribeiro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Atogwe breaks the clinch.
Ribeiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atogwe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ribeiro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Atogwe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Ribeiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Atogwe forces Ribeiro back against the cage and clinches.
Knees to the body from Atogwe.
Ribeiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Atogwe with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Atogwe manages to break the clinch.

Atogwe clinches up against the cage.
Ribeiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ribeiro avoiding damage as Atogwe throws knees to the body.

Ribeiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ribeiro tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Atogwe throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ribeiro.
The fight stays on the outside here - Atogwe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Atogwe tries to clinch up but Ribeiro circles away and keeps his distance.
Atogwe tries to clinch there but Ribeiro circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Ribeiro rushes Atogwe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Atogwe takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ribeiro wants to break free but Atogwe has control.
Ribeiro avoiding damage as Atogwe throws knees to the body.
Ribeiro blocks an elbow strike.
Atogwe misses with a knee strike.
Atogwe trying to land knees to the body.
Atogwe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ribeiro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Atogwe has him pressed against the cage.
Atogwe connects with a knee to the head.
Atogwe trying to land knees to the body.
Atogwe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ribeiro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Atogwe is breathing heavily.
Ribeiro wants to get back to striking at distance but Atogwe won't allow it.
Ribeiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Atogwe tries to stall but Ribeiro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Come on Atogwe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Ribeiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ribeiro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Ashoe Atogwe has been cut.
Ashoe Atogwe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Ribeiro looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Atogwe!
Ribeiro controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atogwe is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ribeiro controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ribeiro stands up from mount. Strange move.
Atogwe swings for the body but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Atogwe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ribeiro circles away quickly and effectively.
Atogwe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but Atogwe is having none of it.
Ribeiro shoots in but no luck this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Atogwe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Atogwe misses.
Atogwe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ribeiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Atogwe.

Ribeiro gets a clinch.
Atogwe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ribeiro's face.
Ribeiro can't break the clinch.
Ribeiro is trying to break free.

Ribeiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Ribeiro moves into the clinch.
Atogwe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ribeiro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ribeiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atogwe looking to throw knees to the head but Ribeiro is blocking nicely.
Ribeiro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ribeiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ribeiro wants to break free but Atogwe has control.
Ribeiro wants to get back to striking at distance but Atogwe won't allow it.
Atogwe trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Adriano Ribeiro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ashoe Atogwe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ribeiro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Atogwe's head backwards.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ribeiro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Atogwe. That did some damage!
Ribeiro moves out of range of the body kick from Atogwe.
Ribeiro jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A punch combination from Ribeiro misses.
Atogwe is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ribeiro cracks Atogwe with an open hand slap.
Atogwe tries to clinch but Ribeiro moves away

and Ribeiro counters with a series of strikes that sends Atogwe to the canvas! Ribeiro follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!

Atogwe is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ribeiro gets to his feet. Atogwe looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Oh Atogwe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ribeiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Atogwe seems to have got his legs back now.
Atogwe is looking to clinch but Ribeiro is avoiding it.
Ashoe Atogwe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Atogwe tries a head kick but it misses.
Atogwe has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ribeiro throws a good cross that connects.
Ribeiro shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Atogwe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ribeiro fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro shoots for a double leg takedown but Atogwe sprawls well. He's pushed Ribeiro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ribeiro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ashoe Atogwe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adriano Ribeiro.
Atogwe throws a series of strikes that have Ribeiro backpedaling.
Atogwe dodges the punch combination from Ribeiro.
Atogwe tries to clinch there but Ribeiro circles away.
Ribeiro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ribeiro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Atogwe fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Atogwe.

Atogwe moves into the clinch successfully.
Atogwe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Ribeiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Ribeiro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atogwe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ribeiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Ribeiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro misses with a few strikes there.
Atogwe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ribeiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Atogwe finds it's way through Ribeiro's defenses.
Ribeiro wants to clinch

and Atogwe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Atogwe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ribeiro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ribeiro wants to break free but Atogwe has control.
Atogwe scores a nice knee to the body.
Atogwe keeps control of Ribeiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Atogwe landing knees to the body.
Atogwe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Ribeiro breaks the clinch.
Atogwe tries to clinch but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Atogwe takes a swing at Ribeiro's ribcage but misses.
Ribeiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Atogwe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atogwe throws a head kick that misses

and Ribeiro counters by moving into the clinch.
Atogwe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Ribeiro breaks from the clinch.
Ribeiro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Atogwe circles away quickly and effectively.
Ribeiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Atogwe.
Ribeiro misses with a double jab
and Atogwe counters with a good low kick that Ribeiro was not able to check.
Ribeiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ribeiro fails with the takedown

and Atogwe counters by clinching up.

Atogwe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Atogwe slips a jab and a cross from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Atogwe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ribeiro keeps the fight on the outside.
Ribeiro misses with a double jab.
Ribeiro looks to throw a body kick

and Atogwe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Atogwe connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atogwe tries to land knees in the clinch but Ribeiro avoids the damage to the body.
Atogwe pushes off an throws an elbow but Ribeiro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ribeiro.

Ribeiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Atogwe wants to clinch.

Ribeiro shoots in and bounces Atogwe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Ribeiro gets to his feet - Atogwe follows without any prompting.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ribeiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Atogwe darts in and clinches Ribeiro up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adriano Ribeiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ashoe Atogwe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Atogwe takes the fight into the clinch.
Atogwe lands an elbow inside that Ribeiro shrugs off.
Atogwe looking to throw knees to the head but Ribeiro is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Ribeiro.

Atogwe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Atogwe wants to clinch
and Ribeiro counters with a left and a right that stings Atogwe.
Ribeiro misses with a double jab.
Atogwe takes a jab right on the kisser.

Atogwe moves into range and clinches up with Ribeiro.
Ribeiro managing to block the knees to the body from Atogwe.
Atogwe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Atogwe lands a knee to the body.
Atogwe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ribeiro dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Atogwe tries to land knees in the clinch but Ribeiro avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ribeiro has had enough of the clinch but Atogwe keeps him there for the moment.

Ribeiro breaks the clinch.
Ribeiro tries to clinch up.
Atogwe tries to close the distance and clinch but Ribeiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atogwe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Atogwe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Ribeiro drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Ribeiro stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ribeiro throws a right hand that Atogwe ducks under and follows up with a left that Atogwe also avoids with ease.

Atogwe gets a clinch.
Ribeiro misses with the head strike.
Atogwe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ribeiro.
Knees in the clinch landing for Atogwe.

Ribeiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ribeiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro has a takedown stuffed.
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Atogwe paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Atogwe takes the fight into the clinch.
Atogwe prevents Ribeiro from breaking the clinch.

Ribeiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Atogwe forces Ribeiro back against the cage and clinches.
Ribeiro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atogwe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ribeiro blocks it with crossed arms.

Atogwe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Atogwe tries to clinch up.
Atogwe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

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

Ribeiro manages to break the clinch.

Ribeiro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Atogwe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro avoiding damage as Atogwe throws knees to the body.
Ribeiro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ribeiro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Atogwe missing with knees to the body.
Atogwe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Atogwe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Atogwe tries to clinch but Ribeiro moves away
and Ribeiro counters with a one-two to the body.
Ribeiro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ribeiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ribeiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Atogwe.
Ashoe Atogwe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Ribeiro fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Atogwe sprawls well initially but Ribeiro persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Atogwe has one foot on Ribeiro's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Atogwe looks to clinch

and Ribeiro counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Atogwe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Ribeiro breaks the clinch.
Adriano Ribeiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ribeiro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atogwe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ribeiro takes a swing at Atogwe's ribcage but misses.
Ribeiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Ribeiro clinches but Atogwe breaks the clinch

and Atogwe moves into the clinch.
Atogwe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ribeiro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Atogwe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Ribeiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ribeiro closes the distance and clinches up with Atogwe, looking for a takedown. Ribeiro pushes Atogwe against the cage but Atogwe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ribeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Ribeiro drives through with a takedown into guard.
Atogwe will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Atogwe had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ribeiro is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Atogwe Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ribeiro's back instead.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adriano Ribeiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ribeiro winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

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