PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Festus Riboloni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshihiro Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshihiro Jung 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!

Riboloni
vs
Jung

193 cm
20
247 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
219 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Festus Riboloni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshihiro Jung!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riboloni tries for a takedown but Jung sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Jung feints and as Riboloni raises his hands in defense, Jung changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jung wants to control from the top but Riboloni keeps moving.
Jung throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riboloni is breathing heavily.
Jung distracts Riboloni with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Riboloni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jung distracts Riboloni with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jung is looking to work some ground and pound but Riboloni has wrist control.

Riboloni is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jung trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Riboloni will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jung distracts Riboloni with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jung throws a big right hand that misses.
Jung stands up over Riboloni, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jung distracts Riboloni with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jung trying to control but Riboloni is working from the bottom.
Jung content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jung postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jung postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Riboloni keeping moving, preventing Jung from controlling successfully.

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.
Jung loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Riboloni working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jung.

Jung is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Riboloni is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Riboloni has escaped and now he's on top!
Riboloni trying to control the position from guard on top but Jung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jung pushes Riboloni off and scrambles back to his feet.
Riboloni with a poor takedown

and Jung counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riboloni is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jung with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Riboloni utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jung working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Riboloni is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jung is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riboloni looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jung throwing strikes but missing.
Jung stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riboloni swivels though and keeps the full guard.

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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A combination from Riboloni does no damage.
Jung misses with a combination
and Riboloni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Riboloni takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Horrible takedown by Jung or perhaps it was just good defense by Riboloni which made him look bad.
Jung 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.

Jung shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Riboloni's guard.
Jung must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jung content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Jung drops back, looking for a kneebar! Riboloni looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Riboloni looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Riboloni!

Jung throws Riboloni to one side and escapes!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Riboloni is predictable there

so Jung counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshihiro Jung dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Riboloni tries to clinch up.
Riboloni misses with a takedown

and Jung counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Riboloni's guard now.
Jung stands up over Riboloni, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jung sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Riboloni's guard.
Jung is thwarting Riboloni's attempts to control the position.
Jung thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Riboloni to regain full guard.
Riboloni preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jung is looking to work some ground and pound but Riboloni has wrist control.
Jung with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jung postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung thows a big elbow that misses.
Riboloni is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Riboloni with a lazy takedown attempt

and Jung counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jung with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jung throws a strike but Riboloni rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jung can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jung wants to stand and escape but Riboloni is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jung uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jung fails to land with a series of punches.
Riboloni has his takedown stuffed

and Jung counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Festus Riboloni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jung throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Riboloni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jung stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riboloni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jung is working Riboloni over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jung tries to free his leg and advance position but Riboloni is retaining full guard.
Jung throwing strikes but missing.
Jung is looking to advance position but Riboloni has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jung is trying to stand up here but Riboloni is controlling him well.
Riboloni wants to take a breather but Jung is having none of it.

Riboloni is looking for a kimura but Jung is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Riboloni to get the leverage.
Jung is trying to stand.

Jung kicks Riboloni off and gets back to his feet.
Riboloni tries to bum rush Jung with a series of wild strikes but Jung uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riboloni doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jung counters with a left and a right that stings Riboloni.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung throws a right hand that Riboloni ducks under and follows up with a left that Riboloni also avoids with ease.
Festus Riboloni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riboloni fails with the takedown
and Jung counters with a two punch combo.
Riboloni tries for a takedown but Jung circles away easily

and Jung counters with a nice double leg into side control. Riboloni won't be happy with that.
Jung advances to full mount.
Jung can't control as he wanted to and Riboloni manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Jung throws a strike but Riboloni avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jung drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Riboloni dives on top into guard.
Yoshihiro Jung has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jung wriggles free and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshihiro Jung showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A right-left combo lands from Riboloni.
Jung lands a nice shot that snaps Riboloni's head back.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Jung drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jung working the ground and pound.
Jung tries to advance position but instead Riboloni slips a leg back in to half guard.
Jung throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jung lands with a punch from half guard.
Jung winds up and cracks Riboloni with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jung thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Riboloni's head.
Jung not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jung scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jung is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Riboloni trying to control here.
Jung has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Riboloni moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jung throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jung works over Riboloni with some ground and pound from guard.
Jung looking to sit in guard and control but Riboloni gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Riboloni got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jung has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Riboloni has managed to get both his arms back between Jung's legs - danger averted.
Riboloni trying to control the position from guard on top but Jung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jung has Riboloni pulled in close to control his posture.

Jung is looking for a triangle but Riboloni pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jung working for a triangle but Riboloni defends it easily.
Riboloni wants to stand but Jung has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Jung uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jung lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riboloni circles away quickly and effectively.
Jung takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Riboloni lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

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.

Jung scores a takedown into full mount!
Jung landing shots from mount.
Jung avoids the attempt from Riboloni to control.
Jung working Riboloni over with strikes here.
Riboloni is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Festus Riboloni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jung scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Riboloni?
Jung lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jung raining down shots from the mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshihiro Jung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jung has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshihiro Jung!