PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Pfeifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriano Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribeiro has chosen System Of A Down - Chop Suey as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Pfeifer
vs
Ribeiro

186 cm
20
198 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

180 cm
19
207 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Pfeifer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro tries to clinch up.
Pfeifer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ribeiro.
Pfeifer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ribeiro misses with a head kick.
Pfeifer thuds a left hand into Ribeiro's body.

Ribeiro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ribeiro pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pfeifer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pfeifer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pfeifer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pfeifer lands a damaging elbow.
Pfeifer fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Pfeifer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ribeiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfeifer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Pfeifer moves into the clinch successfully.
Pfeifer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pfeifer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pfeifer wants to get back to striking at distance but Ribeiro won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Ribeiro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pfeifer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ribeiro.
Pfeifer is trying to maintain a safe position but Ribeiro gets an underhook and turns Pfeifer into the cage.
Ribeiro avoiding damage.
Pfeifer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ribeiro avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Pfeifer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pfeifer is looking to break free of the clinch but Ribeiro has double underhooks.
Pfeifer is trying to break free.
Ribeiro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pfeifer has him pressed against the cage.
Ribeiro wants to break free but Pfeifer has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ribeiro dodges an elbow strike from Pfeifer.

Ribeiro breaks the clinch.
Ribeiro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pfeifer circles away quickly and effectively.
Pfeifer avoids a kick to the body.
Pfeifer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ribeiro swivels and escapes.
Ribeiro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Pfeifer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pfeifer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pfeifer fails to pull guard.
Pfeifer has Ribeiro pressed against the cage, preventing Ribeiro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ribeiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pfeifer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ribeiro's efforts to push away.

Pfeifer jumps into guard, dragging Ribeiro to the mat.
Ribeiro is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ribeiro gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pfeifer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick by Ribeiro misses
and Pfeifer counters with a nice body kick.
Pfeifer looks to clinch
and Ribeiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ribeiro.
Pfeifer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ribeiro.
Pfeifer is breathing heavily.
Ribeiro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pfeifer counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ribeiro misses with a double jab
and Pfeifer counters with a nice uppercut.
Pfeifer shoots in looking for a takedown. Ribeiro tries to sprawl out of it but Pfeifer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ribeiro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ribeiro tries to clinch there but Pfeifer circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro misses with a body kick.
Ribeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pfeifer wants to clinch up but Ribeiro keeps it at a distance.
Pfeifer fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Pfeifer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribeiro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ribeiro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ribeiro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pfeifer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ribeiro misses with a double jab

and Pfeifer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adriano Ribeiro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pfeifer tries to clinch there but Ribeiro circles away.
Ribeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ribeiro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pfeifer counters with a good low kick that Ribeiro was not able to check.
Ribeiro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pfeifer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pfeifer has a takedown stuffed.
Pfeifer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ribeiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gabriel Pfeifer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pfeifer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ribeiro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pfeifer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pfeifer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ribeiro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pfeifer counters with a nice body kick.
Ribeiro misses with a leg kick.
Ribeiro clinches but Pfeifer breaks the clinch
and Pfeifer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Pfeifer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ribeiro pushes Pfeifer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Ribeiro breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pfeifer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ribeiro misses with a two punch combination.
Pfeifer tries for a takedown but Ribeiro circles away easily
and Ribeiro counters with a nice body shot.
Pfeifer closes the distance but Ribeiro moves to the side
and Ribeiro counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ribeiro displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ribeiro misses with a double jab
and Pfeifer counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro misses with a series of wild punches.
Ribeiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pfeifer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pfeifer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ribeiro.
Pfeifer shoots in for a takedown but Ribeiro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Pfeifer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ribeiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Ribeiro.
Pfeifer wants to clinch but Ribeiro slips to the side
and Ribeiro finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ribeiro scores with a head kick.
Ribeiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Pfeifer clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ribeiro is keeping busy.
Ribeiro can't break the clinch.
Ribeiro avoids the elbow strike from Pfeifer, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pfeifer.
Pfeifer tries to land a knee to the head but Ribeiro blocks with his arms.
Ribeiro tries to break free but Pfeifer pushes him back against the cage.

Ribeiro breaks from the clinch.
Ribeiro throws a series of punches but Pfeifer avoids them all with ease.
Pfeifer closes the distance but Ribeiro moves to the side
letting Ribeiro counter with a right hand.

That's four 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.
Ribeiro tries to bum rush Pfeifer with a series of wild strikes but Pfeifer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pfeifer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ribeiro throws a combination that misses
and Pfeifer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ribeiro is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ribeiro misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Ribeiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ribeiro throws a nice looking combination but Pfeifer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pfeifer tries to clinch up but Ribeiro circles away and keeps his distance.

Pfeifer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ribeiro sprawls well initially but Pfeifer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pfeifer prevents Ribeiro from standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ribeiro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pfeifer is working away from the top position though.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Pfeifer fails to land with a series of punches.
Ribeiro leaves Pfeifer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Adriano Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribeiro throws a combination that misses

and Pfeifer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ribeiro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ribeiro is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Ribeiro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ribeiro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Ribeiro breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pfeifer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ribeiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pfeifer fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Ribeiro.
Pfeifer keeps the fight on the outside.
Ribeiro looks to land a combination but Pfeifer avoids it well.
Ribeiro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Pfeifer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ribeiro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Pfeifer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pfeifer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ribeiro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pfeifer counters with a straight right hand.
Ribeiro throws a head kick that misses.
Pfeifer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ribeiro's head.
Horrible takedown by Pfeifer or perhaps it was just good defense by Ribeiro which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Pfeifer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ribeiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adriano Ribeiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adriano Ribeiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ribeiro forces Pfeifer back against the cage and clinches.

Ribeiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ribeiro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pfeifer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ribeiro throws and low kick but Pfeifer moves out of range easily.
Ribeiro circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pfeifer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ribeiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Ribeiro misses with the combination.
Ribeiro throws a series of punches but Pfeifer avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pfeifer moves in looking to clinch but Ribeiro pushes him off.
Ribeiro misses with a double jab
and Pfeifer counters with a nice body kick.
Pfeifer tries for a takedown but Ribeiro circles away easily
enabling Ribeiro to counter with a crisp jab.
Ribeiro throws a combination that misses

and Pfeifer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ribeiro's guard.
Pfeifer trying to control the position from guard on top but Ribeiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ribeiro has control of Pfeifer's left arm, preventing Pfeifer from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ribeiro pushes Pfeifer off and gets back to his feet.
Jab from Ribeiro.
Pfeifer misses with a takedown attempt
and Ribeiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ribeiro throws a lazy head kick

and Pfeifer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Ribeiro breaks from the clinch.
Gabriel Pfeifer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pfeifer misses with a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adriano Ribeiro.
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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

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