PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lipidio Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Lee
vs
Ribeiro

178 cm
25
144 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

174 cm
26
140 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lipidio Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ribeiro is out of range and Lee settles back down.
Ribeiro checks the leg kick.
Lipidio Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribeiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ribeiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ribeiro throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
A jab from Ribeiro misses.
Lee tries to clinch up but Ribeiro circles away and keeps his distance.
Ribeiro jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Ribeiro blocks a leg kick.
Ribeiro does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ribeiro throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee is looking to clinch but Ribeiro is avoiding it.
Ribeiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee thows a leg kick but Ribeiro checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ribeiro's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee darts in trying to clinch
and Ribeiro counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ribeiro misses with a double jab.
Ribeiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ribeiro is out of range and Lee settles back down.
No joy there for Ribeiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee wants to clinch up but Ribeiro keeps it at a distance.
Ribeiro misses with a straight right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee is looking to slow Ribeiro down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a leg kick
and Ribeiro counters with a nice leg kick.
Ribeiro circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ribeiro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lee is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ribeiro. That did some damage!
Ribeiro keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Ribeiro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lee tries to score with a low kick but Ribeiro moves his leg out of the way.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick from Lee misses
and Ribeiro counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ribeiro looks gassed!
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Lee throws a leg kick but Ribeiro sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ribeiro throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Ribeiro throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ribeiro's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Ribeiro throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ribeiro checks it well.
Lee clinches but Ribeiro breaks the clinch
and Ribeiro counters with a low kick, right behind Lee 's knee.
Ribeiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lee tries to clinch but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Lee misses with a leg kick.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Ribeiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ribeiro is able to avoid easily.
Ribeiro throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee tries to clinch but Ribeiro is having none of it.
Lee tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Ribeiro.
Lee tries to clinch but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Lee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ribeiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee tries a low kick but Ribeiro avoids it.
Lee clinches but Ribeiro breaks the clinch
and Ribeiro counters with a two punch combo.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Lee is looking to clinch but Ribeiro is avoiding it.
Lee misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Ribeiro throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
Lee tried to score with a low kick but Ribeiro checks it.
Lee wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lipidio Ribeiro will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lee blocks a jab.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro blocks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Lee darts in trying to clinch
and Ribeiro counters with an outside leg kick.
Lee tried to score with a low kick but Ribeiro checks it.
Lee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ribeiro is able to avoid easily.
Ribeiro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lee counters with an outside leg kick.
Lee tries to clinch up but Ribeiro circles away and keeps his distance.
Ribeiro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Ribeiro checks a leg kick nicely.
Ribeiro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
Lee wants to clinch
and Ribeiro counters with a two punch combo.
Ribeiro is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Ribeiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ribeiro.
An inside leg kick from Lee misses.

Lee clinches.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ribeiro.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Ribeiro blocks it.
Ribeiro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Ribeiro manages to break the clinch.
Ribeiro moves out of range of the leg kick from Lee.
Lipidio Ribeiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ribeiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Ribeiro pushes him off.
Lee throws a leg kick but Ribeiro sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ribeiro counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A low kick from Lee misses
and Ribeiro counters with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ribeiro.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Ribeiro avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Ribeiro circles away.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ribeiro's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Ribeiro pushes him off.
An inside leg kick from Ribeiro misses.
Ribeiro checks a leg kick nicely.
Good work by Ribeiro as he checks the leg kick.
Ribeiro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee tries to clinch but Ribeiro is having none of it.
Ribeiro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Ribeiro looks to land a combination. Lee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice combination there by Ribeiro.
Lee throws the kick towards the body but Ribeiro avoids it.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ribeiro checks it well.
Lee throws a leg kick but Ribeiro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Ribeiro sees coming a mile off.
Lee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ribeiro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Ribeiro circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lee tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ribeiro misses with a leg kick
and Lee counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ribeiro is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ribeiro blocks a low kick nicely.
Ribeiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee tries to clinch but Ribeiro is having none of it.
Lee tries to clinch
and Ribeiro counters with a straight right hand.
Lee thumps Ribeiro with a low kick.
Ribeiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Ribeiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee tries to clinch but Ribeiro moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lipidio Ribeiro 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. This is the final round!

Lee throws a front kick aimed at Ribeiro's knee but Ribeiro avoids it well.
Ribeiro misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Ribeiro 's knee.
Nice body punch from Ribeiro.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ribeiro tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A clash of legs there as Ribeiro blocks the low kick.
Ribeiro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lee wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ribeiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ribeiro counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ribeiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ribeiro throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ribeiro circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Ribeiro is predictable there
and Lee counters with a good low kick that Ribeiro was not able to check.
Ribeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ribeiro misses with a straight left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Ribeiro throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
A low kick from Lee is predictable there
and Ribeiro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ribeiro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ribeiro checks the leg kick.
Ribeiro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ribeiro is out of range and Lee settles back down.
Lee tries to clinch there but Ribeiro circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro throws a head kick that misses
and Lee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ribeiro keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee throws a chopping leg kick but Ribeiro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ribeiro checks a low kick from Lee.
Ribeiro throws a sloppy head kick
and Lee counters with a leg kick.
Ribeiro blocks a leg kick.
Ribeiro walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lee.
Lipidio Ribeiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee tries to clinch but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Ribeiro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ribeiro's calf.
Lipidio Ribeiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee looks for the body kick but Ribeiro saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee tries to clinch but Ribeiro is having none of it.
James Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Ribeiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ribeiro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lee cracks the inside of Ribeiro's front leg.
Lee tried to score with a low kick but Ribeiro checks it.
Lee tries to clinch but Ribeiro is having none of it.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ribeiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ribeiro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ribeiro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lee. Ribeiro shrugs it off though.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Ribeiro pushes him off.
Ribeiro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lee lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ribeiro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ribeiro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ribeiro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29

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