PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Ribeiro has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Teddy Green's chin.

Green
vs
Ribeiro

190 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Teddy Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Green closes the distance and clinches.

Green escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gabriel Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green misses with a low kick.
Green backing away here, and Ribeiro unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

Ribeiro moves into range and clinches up with Green.

Ribeiro gets control of Green's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ribeiro will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Green not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Green has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Green scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Green not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green prevents Ribeiro from getting back to his feet.
Ribeiro looks winded!
Green is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Green moves into the clinch.
Green taking a breather.

Green pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ribeiro dodges the punch combination from Green.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ribeiro drives through with a takedown into Green's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Green working for a triangle but Ribeiro defends it easily.
Green striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Ribeiro not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ribeiro stopping the sweep attempt from Green.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Green has an active guard here but Ribeiro has managed to pass into half guard.
Green is staying active underneath Ribeiro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Green tries to get to full guard but Ribeiro has control of the leg.
Green flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Green is looking to improve his position.

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.

Green actively working from the bottom here.
Green knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ribeiro on the ground.
Ribeiro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Green's head.
Green wants to improve his position but Ribeiro is controlling well.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Green misses with some strikes from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Green enables Ribeiro to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Green manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Green preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Green has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ribeiro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Green is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ribeiro defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Teddy Green will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Green tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Green closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ribeiro manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Green jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Green has his foot on Ribeiro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ribeiro works his way back into a safe position though.

Green is looking for a triangle here but Ribeiro uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ribeiro wants to stand but Green is controlling his arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro gets to mount! Green was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Ribeiro working Green over with strikes here.
Green is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ribeiro trying to control but Green is having none of it.
Green is looking to improve his position but Ribeiro isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Ribeiro has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Green's face.
Gabriel Ribeiro has got the better of the ground game so far.

Ribeiro with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Green wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ribeiro.
Green is desperately trying to improve his position but Ribeiro has a good base and remains in mount.
Ribeiro looking to finish with strikes here!
Ribeiro scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro unloads with some shots from mount but Green bucks and avoids them well.
Green manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Green slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Green has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ribeiro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Green working for a triangle but Ribeiro defends it easily.
Green wants to sweep here but Ribeiro controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ribeiro is pushing down on Green's leg trying to pass to half guard. Green is fighting to maintain full guard but Ribeiro has managed to sneak the leg through.

Green looking for submissions off his back.

Green actively working from the bottom here.
Ribeiro content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ribeiro wants to free his trapped foot but Green is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Green is pressing down on Ribeiro's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Ribeiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Green has taken the fight to the clinch.
Green 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.

Green is trying to trip Ribeiro. He has hold of a leg but Ribeiro is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Green persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Green got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ribeiro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Green has managed to get both his arms back between Ribeiro's legs - danger averted.
Ribeiro is trying to control the position but Green postures up.
Green controlling from the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Green drives through and clinches with Ribeiro against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Green jumps into guard, dragging Ribeiro to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Green is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ribeiro defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribeiro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Green keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.
Green looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ribeiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Green is keeping the position for now.
Green tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ribeiro wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Green rushes Ribeiro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Green drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ribeiro gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Green jumps guard and drags Ribeiro to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ribeiro wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.
Ribeiro engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Green is looking for a triangle here but Ribeiro uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Green keeps working.
Green stops Ribeiro from passing to mount.
Green tries to bench press Ribeiro off him but Ribeiro keeps the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Green manages to get back to half guard.
Green wants to get back to full guard but Ribeiro has passed into side control.
Green is not content to let Ribeiro control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Teddy Green showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Green 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Teddy Green!
In defeat, Gabriel Ribeiro stepped up to the mic, saying 'Lutamos bem, mas não pudemos trazer a vitória. Agora é treinar mais e se preparar para a próxima'.