PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patryk Jaworski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ribeiro
vs
Jaworski

184 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guilherme Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patryk Jaworski!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ribeiro closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Jaworski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jaworski gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jaworski is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Jaworski tries to roll over but Ribeiro keeps him under control.

Ribeiro looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jaworski is staying active underneath Ribeiro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaworski is pressing down on Ribeiro's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ribeiro has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ribeiro trying to control but Jaworski is working from the bottom.
Jaworski has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jaworski throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jaworski is controlling Ribeiro's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Ribeiro closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jaworski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaworski controlling the position well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Jaworski has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ribeiro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jaworski controlling the position for now.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Patryk Jaworski wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but Jaworski is having none of it.

Ribeiro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ribeiro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jaworski.
Ribeiro is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jaworski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ribeiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ribeiro shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jaworski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ribeiro wants to control from the top but Jaworski keeps moving.
Jaworski is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaworski keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Guilherme Ribeiro will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ribeiro wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ribeiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ribeiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro tries to clinch up.
Ribeiro is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ribeiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice cross by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but Jaworski moves out of range.
Guilherme Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribeiro moves in looking to clinch but Jaworski pushes him off.

Ribeiro closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jaworski to the mat! Jaworski manages to get full guard.
Jaworski will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jaworski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jaworski has Ribeiro pulled in close to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaworski keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.
Jaworski has a closed guard, preventing Ribeiro from standing up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jaworski holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Ribeiro looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Jaworski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ribeiro trying to control but Jaworski is working from the bottom.
Jaworski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaworski is taking a breather. Ribeiro says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ribeiro looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jaworski is controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ribeiro wants to get back to his feet.
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 Guilherme Ribeiro will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ribeiro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Jaworski enables Ribeiro to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jaworski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jaworski is controlling Ribeiro's posture.
Ribeiro wants to get up but he can't break Jaworski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jaworski wants to sweep here but Ribeiro controlling him for the moment.
Ribeiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaworski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jaworski managing to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Guilherme Ribeiro just wasn't active enough.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but Jaworski is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro is looking to clinch but Jaworski is avoiding it.
Ribeiro moves in looking to clinch but Jaworski pushes him off.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Jaworski enables Ribeiro to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jaworski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Jaworski has his foot on Ribeiro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ribeiro works his way back into a safe position though.
Jaworski manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jaworski working Ribeiro over with strikes here.

Jaworski looking for a guillotine from mount but Ribeiro is having none of it.

Ribeiro defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jaworski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ribeiro wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Ribeiro is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Jaworski locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Ribeiro is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Patryk Jaworski!