PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mae Joon (ranked 1197 p4p, 1041 weight class) and Joanderson Ribeiro (ranked 151 p4p, 127 weight class). Ribeiro has chosen Tropkillaz-Gorilla as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Joon
vs
Ribeiro

170 cm
24
161
10 - 4 - 0

172 cm
34
165
18 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mae Joon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joanderson Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ribeiro bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Joon is looking to regain half guard here but Ribeiro keeps moving and retains side control.
Joon is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ribeiro is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Ribeiro looking to control but Joon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Joon is desperately trying to improve his position but Ribeiro has a good base and remains in mount.
Ribeiro postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Joon looks a forlorn figure.
Joon is in all sorts of trouble here.
Joon is working hard here to advance position.
Ribeiro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joon is trying desperately to improve position.
Joon is squirming around, avoiding Ribeiro's attempts to control the action.
Joon is working to get back to half guard.
Ribeiro content just to control the position here.
Joon sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ribeiro is looking to take a break and control but Joon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Joon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Joon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ribeiro lands a nice short elbow.
Joon trying to get back to full guard but Ribeiro takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Joon is trying desperately to improve position.
Ribeiro scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ribeiro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Joon can't escape the position.
Ribeiro with good strikes from the mount here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Joon is desperately trying to improve his position but Ribeiro has a good base and remains in mount.
Ribeiro looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ribeiro tries to control but Joon wriggling away.
Joon tries to reverse the position but Ribeiro maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ribeiro in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Joon slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ribeiro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Joon keeps working.
Ribeiro lands strikes from half guard.

Joon is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Ribeiro is tapping! Great win for Joon!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mae Joon!
Mae Joon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.