PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lipidio Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Segata Sanshiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanshiro is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sega Satan!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ribeiro
vs
Sanshiro

174 cm
27
140 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

175 cm
23
140 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lipidio Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Segata Sanshiro!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanshiro blocks the body kick.
Sanshiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ribeiro.
Sanshiro has a takedown stuffed.
Ribeiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanshiro.

Sanshiro drives through and clinches with Ribeiro against the cage.
Ribeiro misses with an elbow over the top.
Sanshiro avoiding damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ribeiro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sanshiro's brow.
Ribeiro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Ribeiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanshiro lands a leg kick that knocks Ribeiro off balance momentarily.

Sanshiro has closed the distance and engaged Ribeiro in a clinch.
Ribeiro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanshiro.
Sanshiro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Ribeiro manages to break the clinch.
Segata Sanshiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanshiro tries to clinch but Ribeiro is having none of it.
Sanshiro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ribeiro keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanshiro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ribeiro throws a low kick but Sanshiro moves out of range easily.
Ribeiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanshiro.
Ribeiro takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Sanshiro shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ribeiro's guard.
Sanshiro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sanshiro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ribeiro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ribeiro is looking to stand up but Sanshiro isn't so interested in that idea.
Sanshiro controls from within his opponent's guard.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Segata Sanshiro hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Ribeiro gets tackled into the cage by Sanshiro. Sanshiro maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanshiro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
Ribeiro is trying to break free.
Ribeiro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Sanshiro.
Sanshiro has Ribeiro pressed against the cage, preventing Ribeiro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanshiro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ribeiro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanshiro has him pressed against the cage.
Sanshiro avoiding damage as Ribeiro throws knees to the body.
Sanshiro presses Ribeiro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sanshiro lands a body punch.
Ribeiro is trying to break the clinch but Sanshiro has him pressed against the cage.
Ribeiro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanshiro.
Sanshiro lands an uppercut.
Sanshiro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ribeiro tries to break free but Sanshiro pushes him back against the cage.
Ribeiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanshiro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ribeiro is breathing heavily.
Sanshiro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ribeiro tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanshiro avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanshiro.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanshiro avoids it.
Ribeiro is trying to break the clinch but Sanshiro has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sanshiro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sanshiro scores with a shoulder strike.
Ribeiro missing with knees to the body.
Ribeiro tries to land a knee to the head but Sanshiro blocks with his arms.
Sanshiro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sanshiro lands a body punch in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sanshiro - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sanshiro continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A short right from Sanshiro on the inside.
Sanshiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanshiro lands a left hand.
Ribeiro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Sanshiro as the two fighters clinch.
Sanshiro is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ribeiro is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanshiro has double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sanshiro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Segata Sanshiro dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sanshiro forces Ribeiro back against the cage and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Sanshiro.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sanshiro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Good body shot from Sanshiro.
Sanshiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
Ribeiro misses with a knee to the head.
Ribeiro tries to circle away but Sanshiro has him pinned against the cage.
Ribeiro misses with an elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanshiro.
A short right from Sanshiro on the inside.
Sanshiro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
Sanshiro prevents Ribeiro from breaking the clinch.
Ribeiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ribeiro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanshiro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanshiro works on Ribeiro's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanshiro effectively controlling the action here.

Ribeiro breaks from the clinch.

Sanshiro has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro misses with a knee strike.
Ribeiro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanshiro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ribeiro missing with knees to the body.
Sanshiro keeps control of Ribeiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanshiro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sanshiro's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sanshiro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanshiro lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanshiro.
Sanshiro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
Sanshiro lands with a right to the head.
Sanshiro lands an uppercut.
Sanshiro avoiding damage as Ribeiro throws knees to the body.
Ribeiro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sanshiro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanshiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ribeiro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanshiro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sanshiro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.

That's two 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.
Sanshiro lands an uppercut.
Sanshiro lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanshiro digs a right hand underneath Ribeiro's ribcage. Ribeiro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sanshiro cracks Ribeiro with a nice body shot.
Sanshiro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
Sanshiro is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sanshiro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ribeiro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanshiro has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Sanshiro.
Ribeiro tries to break the clinch but Sanshiro is controlling the position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sanshiro lands a body shot.
Sanshiro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Ribeiro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Sanshiro.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ribeiro can't break the clinch.
Sanshiro lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Sanshiro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Sanshiro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanshiro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanshiro lands a nice uppercut.
Ribeiro is trying to force a seperation but Sanshiro has the dominant position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sanshiro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sanshiro works on Ribeiro's body with a couple of short punches.
Sanshiro keeps control of Ribeiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanshiro lands with a short shot to the head.
Ribeiro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ribeiro wants to break free but Sanshiro has control.
A short right from Sanshiro.
Sanshiro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanshiro.
Ribeiro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanshiro pushes Ribeiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanshiro holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sanshiro is working Ribeiro over against the cage.
Sanshiro controlling the action here for a moment.
Sanshiro scores with a hook to the body.

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.
Sanshiro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanshiro.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ribeiro throws an elbow but misses.
Sanshiro is working Ribeiro over against the cage.
Sanshiro scores with a shoulder strike.
Ribeiro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanshiro.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanshiro.
A hook to the body from Sanshiro.
Sanshiro manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sanshiro keeps control of Ribeiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanshiro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanshiro slows down the pace here.
Sanshiro lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Segata Sanshiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Sanshiro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ribeiro doesn't seem bothered though.

Sanshiro moves into the clinch.
Sanshiro lands a right hand.
Ribeiro is trying to break the clinch but Sanshiro is controlling him.
Sanshiro is stalling here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanshiro.
Ribeiro looking to slow down the pace here.
Ribeiro misses with a knee strike.
Sanshiro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanshiro slowing the pace effectively.
Sanshiro prevents Ribeiro from breaking the clinch.
Ribeiro wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanshiro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sanshiro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
Ribeiro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ribeiro tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanshiro avoids the damage to the body.
Sanshiro is working Ribeiro over against the cage.
A short left from Sanshiro.
Sanshiro cracks Ribeiro with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanshiro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanshiro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ribeiro is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanshiro has double underhooks.
Sanshiro scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanshiro presses Ribeiro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sanshiro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ribeiros head.

Ribeiro is rocked!
Sanshiro lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Ribeiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanshiro controlling the action here for a moment.
Sanshiro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sanshiro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ribeiro seems to have got his legs back now.
A short body shot lands from Sanshiro as the two fighters clinch.
Sanshiro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanshiro.
Ribeiro tries to break the clinch but Sanshiro is controlling the position.
Ribeiro trying to land knees to the body.
Ribeiro tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanshiro avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Sanshiro.
Sanshiro has Ribeiro pushed against the cage.
Ribeiro takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanshiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanshiro scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanshiro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
Sanshiro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanshiro content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sanshiro lands a body punch.
Sanshiro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
Sanshiro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanshiro presses Ribeiro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sanshiro lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanshiro.
Ribeiro looking to throw knees to the head but Sanshiro is blocking nicely.
Sanshiro lands an uppercut.
Lipidio Ribeiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanshiro lands an uppercut.
Sanshiro has Ribeiro pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Sanshiro.
A frustrated look appears on Ribeiro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ribeiro taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanshiro.
Segata Sanshiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanshiro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanshiro.
Sanshiro pushes Ribeiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ribeiro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Segata Sanshiro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ribeiro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanshiro avoiding damage as Ribeiro throws knees to the body.
Ribeiro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanshiro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanshiro lands with a short shot to the head.
Ribeiro letting Sanshiro take a breather here.
Sanshiro lands a left hand.
Sanshiro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ribeiro's efforts to push away.
Sanshiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanshiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ribeiro wants to break free but Sanshiro has control.

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.
Sanshiro lands a shoulder strike.
Sanshiro dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Sanshiro.
Ribeiro tries to break the clinch but Sanshiro is controlling the position.
Sanshiro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ribeiro tries to circle away but Sanshiro has him pinned against the cage.
Ribeiro misses with a knee strike.
Sanshiro blocks an elbow strike from Ribeiro.
Sanshiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Ribeiro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sanshiro pushes Ribeiro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanshiro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ribeiro misses with a knee strike.
Sanshiro pushes Ribeiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ribeiro tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanshiro avoids the damage to the body.
Sanshiro lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Segata Sanshiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanshiro 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Segata Sanshiro!