PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Delson Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimy Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimy Nguyen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Ribeiro
vs
Nguyen

174 cm
22
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Delson Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimy Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Nguyen does no damage.
Ribeiro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nguyen's waist but Nguyen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ribeiro off to one side.
Ribeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Nguyen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ribeiro, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ribeiro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nguyen smiles and moves away.
Nguyen jabs Ribeiro right on the nose. Ribeiro blinks but takes it well.
Nguyen doesn't manage to clinch there - Ribeiro circles away.

Ribeiro gets a takedown into half guard.
Ribeiro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nguyen wants to control but Ribeiro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ribeiro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nguyen defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen wants to get back to his feet.
Nguyen taking some punishment here, with Ribeiro in his half guard.
Ribeiro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ribeiro seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Ribeiro is taking a breather. Nguyen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Ribeiro is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Nguyen is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Delson Ribeiro!