PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mayko Casimiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Casimiro
vs
Ribeiro

175 cm
25
171 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Bad Man Clothing

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mayko Casimiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Ribeiro !
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casimiro swings for the body but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Ribeiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Casimiro.

Casimiro shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Casimiro was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ribeiro struggling a bit here.
Casimiro taking a break here but Ribeiro is having none of it and regains half guard.
Ribeiro tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ribeiro trying to hold on to Casimiro's head to control him but Casimiro postures up.
Ribeiro is not content to let Casimiro control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Casimiro is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ribeiro working to try and regain half guard.
Casimiro misses with a head shot.
Ribeiro is trying to escape the mount.
Ribeiro blocking the ground and pound.
Casimiro prevents Ribeiro from getting the reversal.
Casimiro thowing shots but they're missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casimiro tries to control but Ribeiro wriggling away.
Casimiro thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Casimiro prevents Ribeiro from getting the reversal.
Casimiro thowing shots but they're missing.
Ribeiro is working to get back to half guard.
Casimiro throws some wild stikes that Ribeiro manages to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro blocking the ground and pound.
Ribeiro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Casimiro 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.
Casimiro looking to control but Ribeiro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ribeiro is working to get back to half guard.
Ribeiro looks winded!
Ribeiro prevents Casimiro from taking his back.
Ribeiro keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Casimiro tries to control but Ribeiro wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casimiro avoids the attempt from Ribeiro to control.
Ribeiro is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ribeiro wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Casimiro.
Casimiro throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Casimiro unloads with some shots from mount but Ribeiro bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mayko Casimiro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Casimiro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Casimiro closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Casimiro lands in his opponent's guard.
Ribeiro looking to control.
Casimiro has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ribeiro is proving hard to escape from.
Ribeiro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Casimiro wants to control from the top but Ribeiro keeps moving.

Casimiro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ribeiro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Casimiro has managed to get both his arms back between Ribeiro 's legs - danger averted.
Ribeiro is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Casimiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ribeiro is keeping the position for now.

Ribeiro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Casimiro defends it easily.
Casimiro wants to control from the top but Ribeiro keeps moving.
Casimiro wants to stand but Ribeiro has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Casimiro pushes down on Ribeiro 's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro wants to improve his position but Casimiro is controlling well.
Casimiro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ribeiro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Casimiro is stalling here. Ribeiro is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Casimiro seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ribeiro has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Casimiro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Casimiro trying to control from half guard but Ribeiro is working away.
Ribeiro throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casimiro trying to control the action but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.
Ribeiro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Casimiro tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ribeiro knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ribeiro wants to improve his position but Casimiro is controlling well.
Ribeiro is looking to escape.
Ribeiro trying to control from the bottom.
Casimiro is looking to take a break and control but Ribeiro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Casimiro keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mayko Casimiro has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
No joy there for Casimiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Casimiro scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ribeiro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Casimiro.
Casimiro trying to control the action but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Casimiro wants to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Casimiro trying to mount his opponent but Ribeiro defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mayko Casimiro dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ribeiro decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Casimiro wants to control but Ribeiro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Casimiro wants to improve his position but Ribeiro is controlling well.
Casimiro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ribeiro .
Ribeiro working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Casimiro's thigh. Casimiro counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Casimiro trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Casimiro is really struggling to control Ribeiro but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Mayko Casimiro has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ribeiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Casimiro.

Casimiro decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ribeiro trying to hold on to Casimiro's head to control him but Casimiro postures up.
Ribeiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro is not content to let Casimiro control the position.
Ribeiro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Casimiro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ribeiro is trying to get back to full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ribeiro is staying active underneath Casimiro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Mayko Casimiro wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Ribeiro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ribeiro showed some decent athleticism there.
Casimiro manages to get to full guard.
Casimiro lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ribeiro !
Ribeiro tries to hold on but Casimiro pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casimiro trying to control but Ribeiro is having none of it.
Casimiro postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ribeiro looks a forlorn figure.
Casimiro dominating with strikes here.
Casimiro looking to control but Ribeiro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Casimiro working for a guillotine from mount but Ribeiro is in no mood to give up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Casimiro avoids the attempt from Ribeiro to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mayko Casimiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Casimiro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mayko Casimiro!