PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Davi Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Thomas Brow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Ribeiro
vs
Thomas Brow

170 cm
27
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

165 cm
27
170 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Davi Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Thomas Brow!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ribeiro gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Thomas Brow trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ribeiro's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribeiro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ribeiro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thomas Brow wants to control but Ribeiro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ribeiro in particular looking to stall.

Thomas Brow pushes Ribeiro off and gets back to his feet.

Thomas Brow manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ribeiro on his heels. He'll look to pass Ribeiro's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ribeiro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thomas Brow wanted to stand there but Ribeiro had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas Brow trying to control the position from guard on top but Ribeiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ribeiro doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ribeiro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thomas Brow is controlling him.
Ribeiro looking to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Thomas Brow displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ribeiro.

Ribeiro looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ribeiro keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas Brow is trying to maintain the position but Ribeiro is very close to passing his half guard.
Ribeiro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ribeiro trying to control the pace.
Thomas Brow is trying to control but can't.
Ribeiro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Thomas Brow misses with a body kick.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but Thomas Brow is having none of it.

Ribeiro forces Thomas Brow back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thomas Brow tries to break the clinch but Ribeiro is controlling the position.
Ribeiro is trying to pull guard but Thomas Brow has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas Brow gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ribeiro.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davi Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ribeiro is trying to stall.
Ribeiro has had enough of the clinch but Thomas Brow keeps him there for the moment.
Ribeiro wants to take the fight to the mat but Thomas Brow manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Thomas Brow works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Thomas Brow is looking to stand up but Ribeiro won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ribeiro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thomas Brow is one step ahead there.
Thomas Brow throws a big elbow that misses.
Ribeiro trying to control the position.
Thomas Brow must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thomas Brow wants to control from the top but Ribeiro keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas Brow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ribeiro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ribeiro has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Thomas Brow has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mike Thomas Brow will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ribeiro is looking to clinch.

Ribeiro feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Thomas Brow looking to control.
Ribeiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas Brow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Davi Ribeiro just wasn't active enough.

Ribeiro moves into range and clinches up with Thomas Brow.
Thomas Brow taking a breather.
Ribeiro has Thomas Brow pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas Brow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thomas Brow tries to pull guard but Ribeiro forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Thomas Brow jumps guard and drags Ribeiro to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ribeiro stopping the sweep attempt from Thomas Brow.
Mike Thomas Brow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thomas Brow trying to control the position.
Thomas Brow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ribeiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas Brow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ribeiro throwing strikes from guard but Thomas Brow blocks nicely.
Thomas Brow keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.

We're going to have a standup here because Davi Ribeiro wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A head kick misses from Thomas Brow.
Ribeiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas Brow.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thomas Brow stuffs the takedown attempt from Ribeiro. Ribeiro gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thomas Brow sprawls well. Thomas Brow wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ribeiro gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davi Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ribeiro tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Thomas Brow counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thomas Brow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Ribeiro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thomas Brow looking to pass the guard.
Thomas Brow passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ribeiro struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas Brow trying to control the position but Ribeiro is working away.
Ribeiro wants to control but Thomas Brow postures up.

Thomas Brow swings around for an armbar but Ribeiro sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Thomas Brow's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribeiro is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ribeiro throwing strikes from guard but Thomas Brow blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Davi Ribeiro will probably get the nod.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thomas Brow sprawls well. Thomas Brow wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ribeiro gets slowly back to his feet.
Ribeiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ribeiro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thomas Brow's waist but Thomas Brow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ribeiro off to one side.
Thomas Brow shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ribeiro as he jumps to the side.

Ribeiro drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Thomas Brow wants to control but Ribeiro postures up.
Thomas Brow prevents Ribeiro from improving position.
Thomas Brow is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ribeiro decides to stand back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas Brow is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ribeiro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thomas Brow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ribeiro.
Thomas Brow defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ribeiro.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davi Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Thomas Brow drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thomas Brow wants to control from the top but Ribeiro keeps moving.
Thomas Brow tries to free his leg and advance position but Ribeiro is retaining full guard.
Thomas Brow is looking to advance position but Ribeiro has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro tries to control but Thomas Brow wriggling away.
Thomas Brow tries to hold on but Ribeiro postures up.
Thomas Brow is looking to improve his position but Ribeiro isn't that keen on the idea.
Ribeiro controlling his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas Brow wants to control but Ribeiro is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Thomas Brow is trying desperately to improve position.
Ribeiro controlling the position easily from mount.
Ribeiro trying to control but Thomas Brow is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Thomas Brow tries to reverse the position but Ribeiro maintains control.
Ribeiro looking to control but Thomas Brow is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thomas Brow sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ribeiro controlling the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Davi Ribeiro.
I think Ribeiro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

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