PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Oliveira
vs
Ribeiro

189 cm
21
198 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ribeiro closes the distance and clinches.
Oliveira looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliveira.
Ribeiro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oliveira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ribeiro's efforts to push away.
Ribeiro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ribeiro is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage.
Oliveira jumps guard but Ribeiro stands there with Oliveira around his waist. Oliveira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Oliveira drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ribeiro gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Oliveira taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira tries for a takedown but Ribeiro manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ribeiro is trying to break free.
Ribeiro has had enough of the clinch but Oliveira keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ribeiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ribeiro tries to clinch there but Oliveira circles away.
Oliveira swats away the attempt to clinch by Ribeiro.

Ribeiro gets a clinch.
Ribeiro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ribeiro tries to break free but Oliveira pushes him back against the cage.
Ribeiro wants to break free but Oliveira has control.
Oliveira pushes off an throws an elbow but Ribeiro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ribeiro is trying to force a seperation but Oliveira has the dominant position.
Ribeiro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage.
Ribeiro is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage.
Ribeiro avoiding damage as Oliveira throws knees to the body.
Ribeiro can't break the clinch.

That's two 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 tries to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling the position.
Ribeiro tries to break free but Oliveira pushes him back against the cage.
Ribeiro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ribeiro tries to break free but Oliveira pushes him back against the cage.
Ribeiro working hard to break the clinch.
Oliveira prevents Ribeiro from breaking the clinch.
Ribeiro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oliveira jumps guard but Ribeiro stands there with Oliveira around his waist. Oliveira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ribeiro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Oliveira tries to pull guard but Ribeiro holds him up against the cage and eventually Oliveira drops back down to his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Ribeiro's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Ribeiro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ribeiro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oliveira prevents Ribeiro from breaking the clinch.
Ribeiro is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage.
Oliveira fails to pull guard.
Oliveira has Ribeiro pressed against the cage, preventing Ribeiro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ribeiro is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage.
Oliveira keeps control of Ribeiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ribeiro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ribeiro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ribeiro wants to break free but Oliveira has control.
Oliveira prevents Ribeiro from breaking the clinch.
Ribeiro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four 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.
Ribeiro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ribeiro is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage.
Ribeiro tries to break free but Oliveira pushes him back against the cage.
Ribeiro is trying to force a seperation but Oliveira has the dominant position.
Ribeiro has had enough of the clinch but Oliveira keeps him there for the moment.
Oliveira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ribeiro's efforts to push away.
Ribeiro wants to get back to striking at distance but Oliveira won't allow it.
Ribeiro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ribeiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ribeiro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ribeiro wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Ribeiro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ribeiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Ribeiro has Oliveira up against the cage in a clinch.
Ribeiro is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage.
Oliveira has Ribeiro pressed against the cage, preventing Ribeiro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ribeiro is trying to break free.
Ribeiro is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira prevents Ribeiro from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliveira wants a takedown.
Oliveira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ribeiro's efforts to push away.
Ribeiro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ribeiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ribeiro is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling him.
Ribeiro is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling him.
Ribeiro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oliveira has Ribeiro pressed against the cage, preventing Ribeiro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ribeiro can't break the clinch.
Ribeiro tries to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling the position.
Oliveira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ribeiro's efforts to push away.
Oliveira has Ribeiro pressed against the cage, preventing Ribeiro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ribeiro can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ribeiro is trying to break free.
Ribeiro tries to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling the position.
Ribeiro tries to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling the position.
Ribeiro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ribeiro tries to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling the position.
Oliveira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ribeiro's efforts to push away.
Ribeiro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage.
Oliveira prevents Ribeiro from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ribeiro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oliveira prevents Ribeiro from breaking the clinch.
Ribeiro tries to circle away but Oliveira has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage.
Ribeiro wants to get back to striking at distance but Oliveira won't allow it.
Ribeiro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ribeiro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ribeiro can't break the clinch.
Ribeiro wants to get back to striking at distance but Oliveira won't allow it.
Ribeiro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ribeiro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ribeiro wants to break free but Oliveira has control.
Ribeiro wants to break free but Oliveira has control.
Ribeiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ribeiro is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling him.

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.
Ribeiro is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage.
Ribeiro is looking to break free of the clinch but Oliveira has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Ribeiro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ribeiro wants to get back to striking at distance but Oliveira won't allow it.
Ribeiro tries to break free but Oliveira pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ribeiro is looking to break free of the clinch but Oliveira has double underhooks.
Ribeiro can't break the clinch.
Ribeiro can't break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ribeiro is looking to break free of the clinch but Oliveira has double underhooks.
Oliveira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ribeiro's efforts to push away.
Ribeiro tries to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Ribeiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ribeiro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ribeiro has had enough of the clinch but Oliveira keeps him there for the moment.
Ribeiro is trying to force a seperation but Oliveira has the dominant position.
Ribeiro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage.
Ribeiro has had enough of the clinch but Oliveira keeps him there for the moment.
Oliveira is trying to drag Ribeiro to the mat but Ribeiro just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Oliveira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ribeiro's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro wants to get back to striking at distance but Oliveira won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ribeiro wants to break free but Oliveira has control.
Ribeiro is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ribeiro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ribeiro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oliveira keeps control of Ribeiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oliveira has Ribeiro pressed against the cage, preventing Ribeiro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ribeiro tries to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling the position.
Oliveira tries to pull guard but Ribeiro won't allow it.
Ribeiro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ribeiro tries to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling the position.
Oliveira keeps control of Ribeiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ribeiro is trying to break free.
Ribeiro is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling him.

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.
Ribeiro tries to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling the position.
Oliveira has Ribeiro pressed against the cage, preventing Ribeiro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oliveira prevents Ribeiro from breaking the clinch.
Ribeiro is trying to force a seperation but Oliveira has the dominant position.
Oliveira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ribeiro's efforts to push away.
Oliveira keeps control of Ribeiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ribeiro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ribeiro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ribeiro is looking to break free of the clinch but Oliveira has double underhooks.
Ribeiro working hard to break the clinch.
Ribeiro is looking to break free of the clinch but Oliveira has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to break free but Ribeiro pushes him back against the cage.
Ribeiro wants to get back to striking at distance but Oliveira won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Ribeiro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oliveira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ribeiro's efforts to push away.
Ribeiro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oliveira keeps control of Ribeiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ribeiro wants to get back to striking at distance but Oliveira won't allow it.
Oliveira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ribeiro's efforts to push away.
Ribeiro is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling him.

That's four 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.
Ribeiro tries to break free but Oliveira pushes him back against the cage.
Ribeiro working hard to break the clinch.
Oliveira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ribeiro's efforts to push away.
Ribeiro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Oliveira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ribeiro's efforts to push away.
Ribeiro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oliveira keeps control of Ribeiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ribeiro working hard to break the clinch.
Ribeiro can't break the clinch.
Oliveira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ribeiro's efforts to push away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Ribeiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ribeiro 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight for Gabriel Ribeiro!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Gabriel Ribeiro!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Gabriel Ribeiro!

Gabriel Ribeiro wins by unanimous decision!