PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mendy Ripstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anorexia Nervosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Ripstein
vs
Nervosa

190 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

158 cm
18
115 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mendy Ripstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anorexia Nervosa!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripstein doesn't manage to clinch there - Nervosa circles away.
Horrible takedown by Ripstein or perhaps it was just good defense by Nervosa which made him look bad.
Nervosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nervosa tries to clinch there but Ripstein circles away.
Ripstein tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nervosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ripstein darts in looking for a takedown but Nervosa gets double underhooks and turns Ripstein into the cage.
Ripstein wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mendy Ripstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ripstein is looking for a takedown.
Nervosa misses with the head strike.
Nervosa controlling the action here for a moment.
Nervosa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nervosa lands a knee to the head.

Nervosa manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripstein fails with a takedown attempt.
Anorexia Nervosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ripstein keeps the fight on the outside.
Nervosa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nervosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Ripstein gets tackled into the cage by Nervosa. Nervosa maintains the clinch.
Ripstein really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ripstein missing with knees to the body.
Nervosa told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.

Nervosa breaks the clinch.
Ripstein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Nervosa rushes Ripstein and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nervosa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ripstein avoids it.
Nervosa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nervosa stops a takedown attempt from Ripstein.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripstein fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ripstein drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nervosa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ripstein is breathing heavily.
Ripstein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nervosa.
Ripstein shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nervosa as he jumps to the side.
Nervosa wants to clinch up but Ripstein keeps it at a distance.
Ripstein shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nervosa tries to clinch up.

Nervosa has Ripstein up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nervosa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ripstein blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nervosa lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Mendy Ripstein has been cut.
Ripstein avoiding damage as Nervosa throws knees to the body.

Nervosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nervosa throws a lazy right hand but Ripstein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ripstein misses with a series of wild punches.

Nervosa has managed to clinch.
Nervosa lands a knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Nervosa.
The crowd are getting on Nervosa's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Ripstein looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nervosa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nervosa lands an elbow inside.
Nervosa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Nervosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nervosa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ripstein counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice takedown defense from Nervosa. No joy for Ripstein on that attempt.
Nervosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ripstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Nervosa.
Ripstein fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anorexia Nervosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mendy Ripstein'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.

Nervosa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ripstein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ripstein keeps the fight on the outside.
Nervosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ripstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Nervosa.
Ripstein ducks under a wild hook from Nervosa.
Nervosa tries to clinch up but Ripstein circles away and keeps his distance.
Nervosa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ripstein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nervosa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ripstein counters with a three punch combo that has Nervosa backing up. Nervosa nods at Ripstein to acknowledge the strikes.

Nervosa clinches up with Ripstein and pushes him back against the cage.
Nervosa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ripstein is defending well for now.
Nervosa stalling against the cage.
Nervosa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nervosa. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripstein struggles to land a body shot inside as Nervosa controls his hands.

Nervosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nervosa is looking to clinch but Ripstein is avoiding it.
Nervosa motions for Ripstein to come forward. Nervosa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nervosa darts in trying to clinch

and Ripstein counters by moving into the clinch.
Ripstein wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ripstein wants a takedown.
Nervosa prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nervosa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ripstein has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nervosa after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mendy Ripstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nervosa scores with a knee to the head.

Nervosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nervosa tries to clinch but Ripstein moves out of range.
Nervosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ripstein dives in and grabs Nervosa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nervosa pushes down on Ripstein's head and hops out.
Nervosa misses with a low kick.
Ripstein shoots in but Nervosa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A swing and a miss from Nervosa.
Ripstein looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Ripstein tries to keep at a distance but Nervosa has taken the fight into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Nervosa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripstein is looking for a takedown.
Ripstein avoiding damage as Nervosa throws knees to the body.

Nervosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ripstein shoots for a double leg takedown but Nervosa sprawls well. He's pushed Ripstein's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Ripstein gets tackled into the cage by Nervosa. Nervosa maintains the clinch.
Nervosa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ripstein up against the cage.
Nervosa misses with a knee to the head.
Nervosa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nervosa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripstein tries for a takedown. No joy.

Nervosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nervosa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ripstein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nervosa wants to clinch up but Ripstein keeps it at a distance.
Ripstein swats away the attempt to clinch by Nervosa.
Nervosa throws a jab when Ripstein was well out of range.
Nervosa tries to clinch up but Ripstein circles away and keeps his distance.
Ripstein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ripstein shoots in and drives through. Nervosa sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nervosa throws an overhand right that lands on Ripstein's shoulder, as Ripstein tries to avoid the shot.
Mendy Ripstein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Nervosa darts in and clinches Ripstein up against the cage.
Nervosa leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anorexia Nervosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mendy Ripstein's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nervosa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ripstein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nervosa tries to clinch
and Ripstein counters with a two punch combo.
Nervosa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nervosa misses with a right hand
and Ripstein counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nervosa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ripstein slips under a jab.
Nervosa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ripstein counters with a nice uppercut.
Anorexia Nervosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nervosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ripstein shoots in but Nervosa avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Nervosa clinches up against the cage.
Nervosa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ripstein up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripstein drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nervosa pulls his leg out and moves away.
A jab lands there for Nervosa.
Ripstein fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mendy Ripstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nervosa throws a body punch but Ripstein moves out of range.

Nervosa takes the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nervosa obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nervosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nervosa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nervosa stalling the fight.

Nervosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Ripstein. Those never looked like landing.

Nervosa clinches up with Ripstein and pushes him back against the cage.
Nervosa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ripstein in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nervosa prevents the takedown attempt.

Nervosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nervosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Nervosa misses.
Ripstein slips a straight right by Nervosa.
Nervosa throws the left hand but Ripstein avoids the punch easily.
Nervosa wants to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Ripstein blocks the low kick.
Nervosa misses with a body shot.
Ripstein checks a leg kick.

Nervosa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ripstein, pushing him back against the cage.
Anorexia Nervosa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Nervosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nervosa throws out a loose jab but Ripstein uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nervosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ripstein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ripstein swats away the attempt to clinch by Nervosa.
Ripstein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nervosa.
Nervosa is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Nervosa clinches up with Ripstein and pushes him back against the cage.
Anorexia Nervosa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ripstein is trying to pull guard but Nervosa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nervosa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ripstein.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nervosa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nervosa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ripstein's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee calls for Nervosa to work.
Mendy Ripstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Nervosa manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anorexia Nervosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nervosa 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anorexia Nervosa!