PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Tap Or Snap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Ribeiro looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Tap Or Snap
vs
Ribeiro

185 cm
25
211 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Crippler's Corner
Vitality

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Tap Or Snap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thiago Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tap Or Snap pushes Ribeiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Tap Or Snap avoids the elbow strike from Ribeiro, against the cage.
Ribeiro misses with a punch to the body.
Ribeiro gets underhooks to prevent Tap Or Snap's takedown attempt.
Tap Or Snap controlling the action here for a moment.
Ribeiro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tap Or Snap avoids it.

Tap Or Snap jumps guard and drags Ribeiro to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Tap Or Snap is working an open guard so Ribeiro takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Ribeiro has closed the distance and engaged Tap Or Snap in a clinch.
Ribeiro is pressed up against the cage. Tap Or Snap has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ribeiro down to the mat. Ribeiro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Tap Or Snap forces Ribeiro back against the cage and clinches.
Ribeiro tries to break the clinch but Tap Or Snap is controlling the position.
Ribeiro slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tap Or Snap stalling the fight.
Tap Or Snap keeps control of Ribeiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tap Or Snap landing knees to the head.
Tap Or Snap on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ribeiro looks gassed!

Ribeiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ribeiro clinches up with Tap Or Snap and pushes him back against the cage.
Tap Or Snap tries to break the clinch but Ribeiro is controlling the position.

Tap Or Snap has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ribeiro uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribeiro trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tap Or Snap's guard.
Tap Or Snap lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ribeiro!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Tap Or Snap connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tap Or Snap throwing strikes here but Ribeiro is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Tap Or Snap lands a nice shot to the head.
Tap Or Snap trying to control but he's not successful this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tap Or Snap lands a big shot there that rocks Ribeiro but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Tap Or Snap is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Tap Or Snap extends the arm and Ribeiro is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyler Tap Or Snap!
Tyler Tap Or Snap really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Vitality logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.