PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Litoris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Litoris had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Litoris
vs
Ribeiro

175 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Litoris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcelo Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Litoris takes a swing at Ribeiro's ribcage but misses.
Litoris throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Litoris misses with the combination.

Ribeiro moves into range and clinches up with Litoris.
Ribeiro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Litoris just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Litoris stops a takedown attempt from Ribeiro.
Mike Litoris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo Ribeiro.
Ribeiro tries for a takedown but Litoris manages to get underhooks.
Litoris working hard to break the clinch.
Ribeiro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ribeiro misses with an elbow strike.
Litoris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ribeiro tries a knee to the head but Litoris blocks it.

Ribeiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Litoris swivels and escapes.
Ribeiro shoots in and drives through. Litoris sprawls well.
Litoris throws a nice looking combination but Ribeiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Litoris fails to land with a series of punches.
Litoris looks to land a combination but Ribeiro avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Litoris.
Ribeiro dives in and grabs Litoris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Litoris pushes down on Ribeiro's head and hops out.
Litoris lands a jab-cross combination.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown but Litoris shows good takedown defense.
Ribeiro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Litoris pinned against the cage. Litoris gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Litoris throws a nice looking combination but Ribeiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Litoris stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Litoris wants it to stay on the feet.
Litoris leaves Ribeiro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ribeiro looks gassed!
Litoris lands with a straight right. Ribeiro didn't see that one coming.
Litoris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ribeiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Litoris.
Ribeiro has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Litoris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ribeiro circles away quickly and effectively.
Litoris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ribeiro.
Litoris throws a right hand that Ribeiro ducks under and follows up with a left that Ribeiro also avoids with ease.
Litoris misses with the combination.
Litoris missing with a left hand there. Ribeiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown but Litoris shows good takedown defense.
Litoris throws a series of punches but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Mike Litoris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribeiro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Litoris swivels and escapes.
Litoris throws a right hand that Ribeiro ducks under and follows up with a left that Ribeiro also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Litoris.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ribeiro dives in and grabs Litoris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Litoris pushes down on Ribeiro's head and hops out.
Ribeiro wants to clinch up but Litoris keeps it at a distance.
Litoris throws a nice looking combination but Ribeiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Litoris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ribeiro circles away quickly and effectively.
Litoris lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ribeiro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mike Litoris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Litoris misses with a jab, cross combination.

Ribeiro clinches with his opponent.
Litoris swings wildly with an uppercut but Ribeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Litoris blocks an elbow strike from Ribeiro.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Litoris blocks an elbow strike from Ribeiro.
Litoris wants to break free but Ribeiro has control.

Ribeiro breaks the clinch.
A combination from Litoris does no damage.
Ribeiro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Litoris circles away.
Ribeiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Litoris.
Litoris misses with a series of wild punches.
Litoris thuds a left hand into Ribeiro's body.
Litoris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ribeiro is looking to clinch but Litoris is avoiding it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Litoris misses with a series of wild punches.
Litoris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ribeiro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Litoris leaves Ribeiro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Litoris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ribeiro shoots for a takedown but Litoris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ribeiro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Litoris looks to score with a jab to the body but Ribeiro is just out of range.
Ribeiro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Litoris is out of range and Ribeiro settles back down.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Litoris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Litoris slaps away a takedown attempt from Ribeiro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Litoris keeps the fight on the outside.
Good leg kick by Ribeiro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ribeiro dodges the punch combination from Litoris.

Ribeiro closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Litoris taking a bit of punishment here - Ribeiro scoring with strikes.
Litoris defending against the ground and pound.
Ribeiro in side control, throwing shots but Litoris defends.
Ribeiro working the body and head with strikes.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro working the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Ribeiro's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
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.
Litoris is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ribeiro connects with a decent elbow.
Litoris is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ribeiro works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Litoris taking punishment in the form of punches.
Litoris taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ribeiro working away.
Litoris takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ribeiro in side control, throwing shots but Litoris defends.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Litoris is looking to regain half guard here but Ribeiro keeps moving and retains side control.
Litoris takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ribeiro throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Litoris is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ribeiro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ribeiro misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ribeiro landing strikes.
Litoris taking punishment in the form of punches.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Litoris throws a series of punches but Ribeiro avoids them all with ease.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ribeiro dodges the punch combination from Litoris.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Litoris as he avoids it easily.
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 Mike Litoris will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Litoris.
Litoris misses with a two punch combination.
Ribeiro slips a jab and a cross from Litoris.
Litoris swinging wildly here.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Litoris sprawls well. Litoris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ribeiro gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from Litoris misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Litoris throws the left hand but Ribeiro avoids the punch easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ribeiro is defended easily by Litoris.
Ribeiro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Litoris looks to land a combination but Ribeiro avoids it well.
Litoris tries to bum rush Ribeiro with a series of wild strikes but Ribeiro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Litoris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Ribeiro moves into the clinch.
Ribeiro wants a takedown but no success here.
Mike Litoris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo Ribeiro.

Ribeiro has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Litoris clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Litoris is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ribeiro gets his way!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ribeiro is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Litoris won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Ribeiro off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marcelo Ribeiro!