PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Ribeiro Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribeiro Da Silva has chosen Soulfly - Pain as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kim
vs
Ribeiro Da Silva

190 cm
26
195 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
190 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

The Big Kabosh

KAISER
Cyclone Nutrition Company

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 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joao Ribeiro Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim misses with a looping left.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands with a right hand.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a head kick that Kim semi-blocks.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Joao Ribeiro Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim fails with the takedown.
Ribeiro Da Silva has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kim misses with a right hand
and Ribeiro Da Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kim throws a nice head kick!
Kim misses with a takedown attempt
and Ribeiro Da Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses the shot to the body.
Kim moves out of range of the body kick.

Ribeiro Da Silva moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
Ribeiro Da Silva landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ribeiro Da Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ribeiro Da Silva.
Kim drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ribeiro Da Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kim fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kim avoids a kick to the body.
Ribeiro Da Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ribeiro Da Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kim. That did some damage!
Kim blocks a jab.
Ribeiro Da Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Kim misses.

Kim shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ribeiro Da Silva's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribeiro Da Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kim is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim working to try and regain half guard.
Ribeiro Da Silva controlling from mount.
Ribeiro Da Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kim is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim is working hard here to advance position.
Ribeiro Da Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joao Ribeiro Da Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ribeiro Da Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands with a hook. Kim tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kim looks for a takedown but Ribeiro Da Silva sprawls well.
Kim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kim, as that shot connected.
Kim with a jab.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a front kick aimed at Kim's knee but Kim avoids it well.
Kim throws a leg kick but Ribeiro Da Silva moved away.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kim looks for the body kick but Ribeiro Da Silva saw that one coming.
Kim swinging wildly here.
Joao Ribeiro Da Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kim throws a big shot that misses.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kim shoots in for a takedown but Ribeiro Da Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A low kick from Ribeiro Da Silva misses

and Kim counters with a takedown into side control.
Kim working the ground and pound.
Kim tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on Ribeiro Da Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim just content to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to advance to mount but Ribeiro Da Silva denies him.
Kim looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ribeiro Da Silva is avoiding damage well.

Kim working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ribeiro Da Silva can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva is not content to let Kim control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribeiro Da Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kim's best efforts.
Ribeiro Da Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Kim working the head and body with strikes.
Kim passes to full mount!
Ribeiro Da Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim scoring with strikes but Ribeiro Da Silva is staying in there.
BOOM! Kim connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Kim.

Kim goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ribeiro Da Silva turns into him and now he's in Kim's guard.
Kim wants to control but Ribeiro Da Silva passes easily into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Kim dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ribeiro Da Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kim checks a leg kick.
Kim throws a head kick but Ribeiro Da Silva moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Ribeiro Da Silva - just one landing.

Kim is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ribeiro Da Silva's half guard.
Kim is thwarting Ribeiro Da Silva's attempts to control the position.
Kim stops Ribeiro Da Silva from getting back to his feet.
Roberto Kim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Kim 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.

Kim is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ribeiro Da Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kim.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Kim trying to control the pace.
Kim throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ribeiro Da Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kim working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Ribeiro Da Silva's thigh. Ribeiro Da Silva counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Kim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ribeiro Da Silva is keeping the position for now.
Kim throwing strikes from guard but Ribeiro Da Silva blocks nicely.
Ribeiro Da Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim stands and throws Ribeiro Da Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kim fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kim throws a strike aimed at the side of Ribeiro Da Silva's head but Ribeiro Da Silva avoids it well.
Kim tries to move to mount but Ribeiro Da Silva blocks the move with his legs.
Kim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ribeiro Da Silva keeps working.
Ribeiro Da Silva is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kim working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kim looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ribeiro Da Silva is avoiding damage well.
Kim creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ribeiro Da Silva sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kim working the head and body with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Kim.
Kim wants to control but Ribeiro Da Silva is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ribeiro Da Silva is pushing Kim's head away, looking to escape. Kim manages to hold on to the position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Kim showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kim 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Kim!
A relieved looking Roberto Kim thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.