PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Warren Obrien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Obrien
vs
Ribeiro

201 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

185 cm
19
222 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Warren Obrien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonardo Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Ribeiro stuffs the takedown.
Obrien closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ribeiro circles away.
Obrien closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ribeiro circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Warren Obrien. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obrien darts in looking for a takedown but Ribeiro gets double underhooks and turns Obrien into the cage.
Ribeiro throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ribeiro fails to land.
Ribeiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ribeiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Obrien.

Obrien jumps guard and drags Ribeiro to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ribeiro wanted to stand there but Obrien had control of the position.
Ribeiro stopping the sweep attempt from Obrien.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro wants to stand and escape but instead Obrien has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Ribeiro looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Obrien has picked Ribeiro up and slammed him! Ribeiro can't keep hold of the triangle and Obrien manages to pass to side control!
Obrien tries to score with some ground and pound. Ribeiro controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro wants to get back to his feet.

Obrien looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Obrien scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ribeiro is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Obrien is trying to get an arm triangle but Ribeiro is defending well.
Ribeiro is trying to improve his position.
Ribeiro should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Obrien looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ribeiro is avoiding damage well.
Ribeiro is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Obrien landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Obrien is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ribeiro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ribeiro is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Obrien asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Warren Obrien dominated that round.
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.

Obrien darts in and clinches Ribeiro up against the cage.
Ribeiro has a couple of punches blocked by Obrien.
Ribeiro has a couple of punches blocked by Obrien.
Ribeiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Obrien jumps guard but Ribeiro turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Obrien tries to pull guard but Ribeiro forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ribeiro misses with the head strike.
Ribeiro misses with the head strike.
Ribeiro lands an uppercut.
Obrien pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ribeiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obrien jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ribeiro walks away with a smile on his face. Obrien gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Warren Obrien. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obrien shoots in for a takedown but Ribeiro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Obrien has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obrien waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ribeiro.
Obrien tries for a takedown but Ribeiro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Obrien has Ribeiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Obrien tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ribeiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ribeiro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ribeiro throws a head punch that misses.
Ribeiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obrien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obrien is trying to break the clinch but Ribeiro is controlling him.
Obrien stalling in the clinch but Ribeiro improves position.
Obrien is trying to pull guard but Ribeiro has him pressed against the cage.
Obrien blocks an uppercut.
Ribeiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obrien's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ribeiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Obrien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obrien blocking some punches.
Obrien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ribeiro misses with the head strike.
Obrien has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ribeiro is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ribeiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Obrien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ribeiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obrien wants to take the fight to the mat but Ribeiro manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ribeiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Ribeiro misses with the head strike.
Ribeiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ribeiro misses with the head strike.
Ribeiro misses with some punches.
Ribeiro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Obrien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ribeiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ribeiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obrien tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Obrien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ribeiro working aggressively here.
Ribeiro throws a head punch that misses.
Ribeiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ribeiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Obrien is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ribeiro is defending well.
Ribeiro misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Obrien.
Ribeiro misses with some punches.
Ribeiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Obrien.
Ribeiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ribeiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ribeiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Obrien.
Ribeiro misses with some punches.
Ribeiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Obrien.
Ribeiro throws a head punch that misses.
Ribeiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obrien blocks an uppercut.
Ribeiro misses with some punches.
Ribeiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Obrien.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obrien is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ribeiro to keep the fight standing.
Ribeiro misses with a short punch on the inside.

Obrien manages to pull guard.
Ribeiro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Ribeiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Obrien shoots in for a takedown but Ribeiro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Warren Obrien is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Obrien closes the distance and clinches.
Leonardo Ribeiro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ribeiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Obrien uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ribeiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Obrien.
A head punch on the inside from Ribeiro fails to land.
Obrien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ribeiro misses with some punches.
Ribeiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obrien.
Ribeiro working aggressively here.

Obrien jumps guard and drags Ribeiro to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Obrien.
Obrien regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ribeiro.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ribeiro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ribeiro won't allow Obrien to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro trying to stand up but can't free himself from Obrien's guard.
Ribeiro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Leonardo Ribeiro.
Obrien with a poor takedown
and Ribeiro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Obrien is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obrien fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Warren Obrien. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obrien tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ribeiro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Obrien somewhat.
Obrien shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ribeiro counters with a body kick.

Obrien has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obrien blocks an uppercut.
Ribeiro has a couple of punches blocked by Obrien.
Ribeiro throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obrien.
Ribeiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ribeiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ribeiro prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ribeiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Obrien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ribeiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Obrien uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obrien.
Ribeiro misses with some punches.
Obrien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Ribeiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ribeiro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

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