PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xander Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Veroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xander Ribeiro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ribeiro
vs
Veroni

182 cm
18
199 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

171 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Pure Strength, 142+ for 40$

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 Rio de Janeiro, Xander Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carter Veroni!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Veroni shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Veroni showed some decent athleticism there.
Ribeiro wants to get back to his feet.
Ribeiro throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ribeiro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ribeiro is looking to escape.
Ribeiro is trying to get back to full guard.
Ribeiro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Veroni's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Veroni's back!
Ribeiro trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Veroni doesn't escape.
Veroni breaks Ribeiro's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Veroni drops back looking for a leg! Ribeiro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ribeiro manages to kick Veroni off! Veroni jumps back into Ribeiro's guard.

Veroni drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Veroni jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Veroni drops back looking for a leg! Ribeiro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ribeiro manages to kick Veroni off! Veroni jumps back into Ribeiro's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Veroni drops back looking for a leg! Ribeiro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ribeiro manages to kick Veroni off! Veroni jumps back into Ribeiro's guard.

Veroni drops back looking for a leg! Ribeiro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ribeiro manages to kick Veroni off! Veroni jumps back into Ribeiro's guard.
Veroni looks gassed!

Veroni drops back looking for a leg! Ribeiro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ribeiro manages to kick Veroni off! Veroni jumps back into Ribeiro's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ribeiro finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ribeiro throws the kick towards the body but Veroni avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Veroni 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.
Ribeiro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ribeiro's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ribeiro gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Ribeiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Veroni moves away.
Veroni fails with the takedown

and Ribeiro counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Veroni's guard now.
Ribeiro is in close to Veroni's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro is stalling in the full guard.

Veroni throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ribeiro slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Veroni is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Ribeiro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ribeiro sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ribeiro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Veroni is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Veroni had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ribeiro defends it easily.

Veroni is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Veroni working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ribeiro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ribeiro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ribeiro shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ribeiro is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xander Ribeiro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Veroni tries for a takedown but Ribeiro circles away easily

and Ribeiro counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro controlling from the top position.
Ribeiro slips nicely into half guard.

Ribeiro is looking for a kimura here.
Ribeiro tries to pass to full mount but Veroni defends it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Veroni looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Veroni actively working from the bottom here.

Veroni looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Veroni actively working from the bottom here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ribeiro tries to clinch up but Veroni circles away and keeps his distance.
Ribeiro misses with a head kick.
Veroni with a lazy takedown attempt

and Ribeiro decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Veroni's guard.
Ribeiro slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veroni takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The referee asks Ribeiro politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ribeiro prefers to stall for the moment though.
Veroni is trying to get back to half guard.
Ribeiro taking a breather here.
Veroni manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ribeiro's best efforts.
Ribeiro stalling.

Ribeiro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Veroni looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veroni regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ribeiro tries to free his leg and advance position but Veroni is retaining full guard.

Veroni has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ribeiro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ribeiro is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ribeiro wants to control from the top but Veroni keeps moving.
Ribeiro is looking to stand up but Veroni won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Veroni throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ribeiro not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ribeiro seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Veroni for as long as he can get away with.
Ribeiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Veroni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Xander Ribeiro just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Veroni shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Ribeiro counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Xander Ribeiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carter Veroni.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ribeiro slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ribeiro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Veroni is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xander Ribeiro dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Veroni shoots and misses

and Ribeiro decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Veroni's guard.

Veroni has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ribeiro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ribeiro slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ribeiro has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ribeiro wants to pass the guard but Veroni is keeping the position.
Ribeiro wants to control from the top but Veroni keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Veroni is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Ribeiro rolls with it to try and escape but Veroni cranks on the arm and Ribeiro is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carter Veroni!