PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pit Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustavo Ribeiro has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Ribeiro
vs
Bull

188 cm
33
195 lbs
20 - 15 - 1

160 cm
29
195 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gustavo Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pit Bull!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bull swivels and escapes.

Bull rushes Ribeiro and presses him up against the cage.
Bull gets underhooks to prevent Ribeiro's takedown attempt.
Bull tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bull digs a right hand into Ribeiro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ribeiro's gas tank.
Bull tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ribeiro avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bull.

It looks like Gustavo Ribeiro has been cut.
Bull working Ribeiro over with knees to the body.
Bull tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ribeiro jumps guard but Bull stands there with Ribeiro around his waist. Ribeiro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bull lands an elbow inside.
Bull lands an elbow that stopped Ribeiro in his tracks for a moment.
Ribeiro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bull to keep the fight standing.
Bull throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bull lands a knee to the body.
Ribeiro is breathing heavily.
Bull crunches a lovely knee into Ribeiro's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bull.
A short left from Bull.
A short body shot lands from Bull as the two fighters clinch.
Bull lands an elbow that stopped Ribeiro in his tracks for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Bull as the two fighters clinch.
Bull lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bull lands a knee to the head.
Ribeiro takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bull using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bull connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ribeiro's face.
Bull lands a body shot.
Bull with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ribeiro managing to block the knees to the body from Bull.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bull.
Bull lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bull lands an elbow just above Ribeiro 's eye.
Bull tries a knee to the head but Ribeiro blocks it.
Bull landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bull works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Bull - that landed with a thud.
Bull lands a knee to the body.
Bull lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bull pushes Ribeiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bull is leaning against Ribeiro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ribeiro takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bull lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ribeiro or not.
Bull scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Bull.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull scores with a knee to the head.
Bull lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Ribeiro is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bull.
Oh Ribeiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ribeiro looking to stall.
Bull lands with a light punch inside.
Ribeiro takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Bull.
Bull throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ribeiro seems to have got his legs back now.
Bull unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ribeiro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bull comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bull tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bull.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull lands with a right to the head.
Ribeiro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bull landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from Bull on the inside.
Bull using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ribeiro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bull looking to throw knees to the head but Ribeiro is blocking nicely.
Bull throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ribeiro blocks it with crossed arms.
Ribeiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ribeiro takes an elbow to the temple.
Bull lands a nice shot to the body.
Bull lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bull lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
Bull gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bull working Ribeiro over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pit Bull dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gustavo Ribeiro's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ribeiro shoots in for a double leg but Bull sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A head kick by Ribeiro misses
and Bull counters with a right hand to the body.
Ribeiro doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Bull holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bull scores with a knee to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bull misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ribeiro.
Bull is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ribeiro dodges an elbow strike from Bull.
Ribeiro takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ribeiro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ribeiro takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull lands an elbow that stopped Ribeiro in his tracks for a moment.
Bull connects with a knee to the head.
Bull lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bull lands an elbow that stopped Ribeiro in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bull.
Bull using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bull lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bull landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bull throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ribeiro blocks it with crossed arms.
Ribeiro managing to block the knees to the body from Bull.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bull.
Bull works on Ribeiro's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bull.
Bull comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bull misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bull lands a nice elbow.
Bull with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bull.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bull.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bull.
Pit Bull seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bull lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bull lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
Bull scores a nice knee to the body.
Bull lands an elbow inside that Ribeiro shrugs off.
Bull lands an elbow that stopped Ribeiro in his tracks for a moment.
Bull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ribeiro's elbow.
Bull unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ribeiro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull lands a damaging elbow.
Bull presses Ribeiro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bull throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bull utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bull unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ribeiro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bull lands a nice shot to the body.
Bull landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bull presses Ribeiro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bull scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bull tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Ribeiro jumps guard and drags Bull to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Bull gets to his feet. Ribeiro looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bull moves into range and clinches up with Ribeiro.
Bull unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ribeiro tries to pull guard but Bull holds him up against the cage and eventually Ribeiro drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bull tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bull lands an elbow inside.
Bull unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ribeiro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bull working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bull pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bull crunches a lovely knee into Ribeiro's ribcage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bull is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ribeiro is defending well for now.
Bull lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
Bull has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bull gets underhooks to prevent Ribeiro's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pit Bull showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gustavo Ribeiro's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Ribeiro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bull lands a nice looking body shot.
Gustavo Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ribeiro.

Bull closes the distance and clinches.
Bull lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bull lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bull throws an elbow but misses.
Bull misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ribeiro.
Bull digs a right hand underneath Ribeiro's ribcage. Ribeiro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bull working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bull lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bull with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bull lands with a light punch inside.
Bull lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Bull.
Bull lands a right hand.
Bull tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ribeiro avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bull.
Ribeiro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bull using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ribeiro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ribeiro avoids the elbow strike from Bull, against the cage.
Bull is leaning against Ribeiro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bull scores with a knee to the head.
Bull tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bull comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ribeiro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bull throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bull.
Bull lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bull misses with a knee strike.
Ribeiro avoiding damage as Bull throws knees to the body.
Ribeiro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bull pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bull lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bull lands a shoulder strike.
Bull lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Ribeiro jumps guard and drags Bull to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull wants to stand but Ribeiro is controlling his posture from full guard.

Ribeiro is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Bull rolls with it to try and escape but Ribeiro cranks on the arm and Bull is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gustavo Ribeiro!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Gustavo Ribeiro made sure he mentioned 5th Round Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.