PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pepe Negrete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Ronbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pepe Negrete has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Negrete
vs
Ronbo

186 cm
19
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
24
176 lbs
3 - 6 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pepe Negrete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ronnie Ronbo!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ronbo instigates a clinch.

Ronbo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Ronbo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Negrete napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ronbo trying to control the action but Negrete is working from the bottom.

Ronbo tries for a kimura but Negrete is defending well.
Ronbo trying to control the position but Negrete is working away.
Ronbo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ronbo working away.

Ronbo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Negrete has escaped the position, nice work there.
Negrete sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Negrete is looking for a sweep. Ronbo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronbo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Negrete misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ronbo trying to control from half guard but Negrete is working away.
Ronbo content to control rather than advance.

Ronbo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Negrete has managed to free his arm - good work.

Ronbo seems to be working for a kimura but Negrete defends the submission attempt.
Ronbo looks gassed!
Ronbo not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two 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.
Ronbo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ronbo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Negrete keeps working.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Negrete takes the fight into the clinch.
Negrete jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ronbo walks away with a smile on his face. Negrete gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice defenses there by Ronbo.
Ronbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Negrete is just out of range.
Ronbo looks to land a combination but Negrete avoids it well.
Negrete shoots in and drives through. Ronbo sprawls well.
Negrete scores with a jab.

Negrete gets the takedown into side control.
Ronbo can't do much from the bottom here.

Negrete wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ronbo, who protects the arm well.
Negrete scoring with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ronbo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ronbo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Negrete wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Negrete wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ronbo keeps working.
Ronbo struggling a bit here.

Negrete is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ronbo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Negrete stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Negrete wants it to stay on the feet.
Ronbo shoots for a double leg takedown but Negrete sprawls well. He's pushed Ronbo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A big left from Ronbo misses.
Negrete shoots in for a double leg but Ronbo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pepe Negrete. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ronbo fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Negrete misses with a takedown attempt - Ronbo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ronbo with a poor takedown

and Negrete counters with a single leg into guard. Ronbo didn't expect that.
Ronbo keeping moving, preventing Negrete from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ronbo is on top in guard.
Ronbo looking to pass the guard.
Ronbo trying to control but Negrete is working from the bottom.
Ronbo tries to free his leg and advance position but Negrete is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Negrete is on top in guard.
Negrete slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pepe Negrete will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Negrete misses with a takedown
and Ronbo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Negrete's knee momentarily.
Negrete has his takedown stuffed

and Ronbo moves into the clinch.

Ronbo has Negrete pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ronbo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Negrete tumbling to the mat - Ronbo dives into Negrete's guard.
Ronbo working some strikes from top position.
Ronbo trying to control but Negrete is working from the bottom.
Ronbo won't allow Negrete to sweep him here.
Ronbo cracks Negrete with a solid left hand.
Negrete punching from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Negrete controls Ronbo momentarily but Ronbo frees himself.
Ronbo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronbo scoring with some ground and pound.
Ronbo trying to control but Negrete is working from the bottom.
Ronbo landing some decent shots from guard.
Negrete keeping full guard, as Ronbo tries to pass.
Negrete is trying to control the position but Ronbo postures up.
Negrete will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ronbo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ronbo passes the guard and advances to mount!

Ronbo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Negrete is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ronbo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Negrete manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ronbo avoids the strikes from the bottom by Negrete.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ronbo avoids the strikes from the bottom by Negrete.
Negrete tries to buck Ronbo off but Ronbo is having none of it.
Ronbo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ronbo wants to control but Negrete is keeping him busy.
Negrete misses with an elbow from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Negrete bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ronbo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Negrete throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ronbo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronbo is pressing down on Negrete's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Negrete wants to pass the guard but Ronbo is keeping the position.
Ronbo wants to sweep here but Negrete controlling him for the moment.

Ronbo wriggles free and stands up.

Negrete drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ronbo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Negrete's best efforts.

Negrete is looking for a kimura but Ronbo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Negrete to get the leverage.
Negrete prevents Ronbo from improving his position.
Ronbo gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ronbo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Negrete drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ronbo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ronbo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ronbo!
Negrete wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

Ronbo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ronbo is looking to take a break and control but Negrete is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Ronbo is trying to get an arm triangle but Negrete is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Ronbo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Negrete thuds his right hand into Ronbo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Negrete fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ronbo misses with a body shot.
Ronnie Ronbo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ronbo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ronbo wants to take a breather but Negrete is having none of it.
Ronnie Ronbo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ronbo content to control rather than advance.

Ronbo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Negrete gets full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Negrete keeping full guard, as Ronbo tries to pass.
Ronbo wants to control from the top but Negrete keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Negrete has control of Ronbo's left arm, preventing Ronbo from doing any damage.
Negrete bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ronbo's guard.
Negrete advances to half guard.
Negrete prevents Ronbo from improving his position.
Negrete working over Ronbo with some ground and pound. Ronbo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ronbo gets full guard.
Ronbo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Negrete is one step ahead there.
Ronbo keeping moving, preventing Negrete from controlling successfully.
Negrete postures up in Ronbo's guard and throws a big left but Ronbo blocks it.
Negrete has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ronbo has Negrete pulled in close to control his posture.
Ronbo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Negrete trying to control but Ronbo is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronbo keeping full guard, as Negrete tries to pass.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Ronbo moves into the clinch.
Ronbo wants a takedown but no success here.

Negrete has hold of one of Ronbo's legs. Ronbo is fighting the takedown attempt but Negrete gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ronbo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Negrete postures up.
Negrete throwing strikes but missing.
Ronbo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Negrete's guard.

Negrete had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ronbo defends it easily.
Negrete 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronbo looking to pass the guard.
Negrete 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.
Negrete can't keep his opponent in guard - Ronbo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Negrete tries to roll over but Ronbo keeps him under control.
Ronbo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Negrete is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ronnie Ronbo.
Well Ronbo 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Ronbo!