PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Ribiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Silva
vs
Ribiero

190 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

169 cm
24
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frankie Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aldo Ribiero!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribiero misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ribiero avoids the head kick by Silva.
Ribiero swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva misses with the body kick

and Ribiero counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
The ground and pound from Ribiero seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribiero working the ground and pound but Silva is defending the strikes.
Silva trying to remain calm as Ribiero controls from the top position.
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.

Ribiero thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva tries to buck Ribiero off but Ribiero is having none of it.
Ribiero working the body and head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ribiero on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Ribiero tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ribiero has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Ribiero keeps moving and retains side control.
Ribiero in side control, throwing shots but Silva defends.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ribiero content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Ribiero postures up.
Silva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ribiero off and has taken his back!
I really don't envy Ribiero right now.
Ribiero wants to get back to his feet.
Will Silva go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

Silva working for the choke.
Ribiero looking to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ribiero fending off the submission attempt from Silva.
Ribiero breaks Silva's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Ribiero is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ribiero stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aldo Ribiero dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Silva misses with a head kick.
Ribiero changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked

and Ribiero counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Ribiero wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Ribiero controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ribiero working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribiero postures up.
Ribiero distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ribiero got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ribiero has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Ribiero slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silva trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ribiero slips nicely into half guard.
Silva wants to improve his position but Ribiero is controlling well.
Ribiero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ribiero wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Silva tries to roll over but Ribiero keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva trying to hold on to Ribiero's head to control him but Ribiero postures up.

Ribiero is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Ribiero is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva trying to get back to full guard but Ribiero takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Ribiero looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silva tries to hold on but Ribiero pushes him away.
Silva regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ribiero is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.

Ribiero is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Silva tries to roll over but Ribiero keeps him under control.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
Ribiero slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ribiero working some strikes from top position.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ribiero stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Silva looking to control.
Ribiero is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ribiero passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Silva tries to bench press Ribiero off him but Ribiero keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aldo Ribiero 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Silva throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Aldo Ribiero has been cut.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Ribiero tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ribiero's calf.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva throws a head kick that misses

and Ribiero decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva keeping full guard, as Ribiero tries to pass.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ribiero controls the pace.
We've been informed that Ribiero has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ribiero is now in half guard.
Silva is not content to let Ribiero control the position.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Ribiero is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ribiero works his way into side control.
Ribiero 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.
Silva wants to control but Ribiero postures up.
Silva holds on to Ribiero's head and controls the position momentarily.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.

Ribiero goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Silva rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ribiero's guard! Nice work there by Silva!
Ribiero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ribiero trying to control the position.
Silva trying to control but Ribiero is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ribiero is keeping the position for now.

Ribiero looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Ribiero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ribiero's guard.

That's four 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.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ribiero keeps working.
Aldo Ribiero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ribiero is pressing down on Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Silva wants to control from the top but Ribiero keeps moving.
Ribiero is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva trying to control but Ribiero is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Frankie Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ribiero walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ribiero 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldo Ribiero!