PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Camatta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grin Ribber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribber has chosen Ay Ay Ay as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Camatta
vs
Ribber

172 cm
32
147 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

178 cm
28
148 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Conviction

Bullet Proof System
Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Camatta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grin Ribber!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ribber connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ribber throws a body punch but Camatta moves out of range.
Ribber misses with a looping left.
Ribber lands a nice shot to the body.
Grin Ribber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Camatta.
Ribber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camatta manages to avoid it.
Camatta scores with a decent looking hook.
Camatta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ribber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ribber looks to land a right hand but Camatta moved out of range.
Camatta scores with a body shot.
Ribber tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Camatta is able to avoid easily.
Ribber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camatta.
Ribber avoids the body shot from Camatta.
Ribber takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice takedown defense from Camatta. No joy for Ribber on that attempt.
Nice cross by Ribber.
Ribber misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Camatta misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribber scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ribber moves out of range as Camatta throws a body kick.
Camatta slips a jab from Ribber.
Ribber misses with an uppercut
and Camatta counters with a straight right hand.
Camatta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ribber throws a body shot but no joy.
Camatta throws a front kick aimed at Ribber's knee but Ribber avoids it well.
Ribber throws a jab when Camatta was well out of range.

Camatta drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Camatta trying to control the position from guard on top but Ribber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ribber is looking for a triangle but Camatta pushes his legs off easily.
Camatta won't allow Ribber to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribber is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ribber working a defensive guard but Camatta passes into half guard.
Camatta wants to pass the guard but Ribber is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camatta is keen to just control but Ribber is a slippery customer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ribber manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Camatta slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A lull in the action here as Camatta stalls from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribber is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Camatta is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ribber makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ribber.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ribber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Camatta is one step ahead there.
Camatta with a flurry of punches that miss.

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.
Camatta wants to control from the top but Ribber keeps moving.
Camatta postures up.
We've been hearing good reports from Camatta's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ribber preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ribber is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Camatta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ribber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camatta.
Good leg kick by Camatta there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ribber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camatta manages to avoid it.
Camatta half committed to a counter leg kick.
Camatta throws a half hearted mid kick.
Camatta connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ribber's hands.
Camatta throws an overhand right that lands on Ribber's shoulder, as Ribber tries to avoid the shot.
Ribber is looking to score with low kicks.
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 Antonio Camatta will probably get the nod.
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.

Ribber on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ribber works Camatta's body with a nice hook.
Camatta fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ribber avoids it really well and circles away.
Ribber feints and then cracks Camatta's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Camatta down.
Camatta digs a good hook to Ribber's body.
Camatta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Camatta there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ribber. Camatta does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camatta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Ribber finds it's way through Camatta's defenses.
Ribber shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Camatta as he avoids it easily.
Ribber drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Camatta scores with the left hand. Ribber knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camatta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ribber is fending him off so far but Camatta persists. Nope, Ribber circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camatta uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A punch combination from Ribber misses.
Ribber lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Camatta throws a jab when Ribber was well out of range.
Camatta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ribber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Camatta misses with a low kick.
Ribber with the counter takedown but Camatta avoids it easily.
Ribber fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Camatta is out of range.
Ribber jabs Camatta to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Camatta darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ribber tries to get to full guard but Camatta has control of the leg.
Camatta is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribber wants to get back to full guard.
Ribber has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camatta is controlling the pace.
Ribber makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ribber.

Ribber is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Camatta is aware though and is defending well.

Ribber looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Camatta trying to control but Ribber is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camatta looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Ribber looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Camatta passes into half guard.
Ribber wants to improve his position but Camatta is controlling well.
Antonio Camatta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Ribber looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Camatta lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ribber is looking to control Camatta's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ribber avoid being mounted?
Camatta controlling the action here.
Ribber on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Camatta lands a nice short elbow.
Ribber is pressing down on Camatta's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ribber working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Camatta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Camatta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Antonio Camatta will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Camatta scores with a hook.
Camatta connects with a jab.
Camatta slips a jab from Ribber.
Ribber connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Camatta's hands.
Ribber throws a leg kick
and Camatta counters with a straight right hand.
Camatta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ribber swings for the body but Camatta moves out of range.
Camatta thumps Ribber with a low kick.
Ribber throws a body punch but Camatta moves out of range.
Grin Ribber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camatta throws a sloppy head kick and Ribber moves out of range easily.
Ribber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Camatta.
Ribber is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ribber shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Camatta defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camatta smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ribber misses with a double jab
and Camatta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ribber missing with a left hand there. Camatta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Camatta attempts a counter takedown but Ribber avoids it well and moves away.
Camatta misses with a hook. Ribber ducked under it nicely.
Ribber connects with a solid leg kick.
Camatta is looking to chop away at Ribber's legs.
Camatta looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ribber throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Camatta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Camatta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Camatta misses with a body shot.
Camatta swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ribber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Camatta misses the target.
Ribber throws an overhand right that lands on Camatta's shoulder, as Camatta tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camatta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Camatta was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ribber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camatta.
Ribber checks a leg kick nicely.
Camatta throws a body shot but no joy.
Ribber misses with a hook. Camatta ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ribber cracks Camatta with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ribber scores with a jab. Camatta acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ribber jabs Camatta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ribber fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ribber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ribber swings widly with a right hand
and Camatta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Camatta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Camatta tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ribber is able to avoid easily.
Camatta dips to his left and cracks Ribber with an uppercut!
Camatta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Camatta goes for a double leg but Ribber avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ribber continues to drive forward.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camatta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ribber scores with a leg kick.
Ribber lands a nice shot to the body.
No joy there for Camatta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ribber tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ribber paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Camatta just misses with a punch to the body.
Ribber misses with an uppercut. Camatta saw that one coming.
Ribber has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ribber there as he acknowledges the shot.
That kick from Camatta tenderised Ribber's leg. Ribber is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jab, jab by Camatta - just one landing.

Ribber clinches up with Camatta and pushes him back against the cage.
Camatta lands a body punch in the clinch.
Camatta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Camatta scores with a shot to the side of Ribber's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribber lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribber lands an uppercut.
Ribber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ribber blocking some punches.
Ribber misses with a short punch on the inside.

Camatta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Camatta.
Camatta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Camatta misses.
Ribber fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Camatta misses with a hook. Ribber ducked under it nicely.
Camatta fails with a takedown attempt.
Ribber flicks out a counter leg kick but Camatta steps away.
Camatta moves away from the strike by Ribber.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Grin Ribber just about did enough to take it.
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.

Ribber takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ribber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ribber shoots in for a takedown but Camatta shows good takedown defense.
Camatta throws a wild body kick that Ribber sees coming a mile off.
Ribber takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ribber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Camatta.
Ribber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camatta was well out of range. Poor timing from Ribber.
Camatta is looking to counter punch.
Ribber throws a hook but Camatta avoids it easily.
Ribber takes one to the side of the head.
Camatta misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ribber! But no joy.
Camatta is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camatta misses with an uppercut. Ribber saw that one coming.
Ribber misses with a hook. Camatta ducked under it nicely.
Ribber lands a nice hook to Camatta's body. Camatta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ribber looks to land a left hand but Camatta moved out of range nicely.
Ribber with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Camatta to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribber scores with a jab. Camatta acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ribber lands a really nice looking cross but Camatta seems unphased.
Camatta walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ribber misses with a hook. Camatta ducked under it nicely.
Ribber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ribber misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Camatta.
Ribber is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Camatta moves out of range of the strikes.
Ribber connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Camatta shoots in and bounces Ribber off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Camatta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ribber is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Camatta is aware though and is defending well.
Ribber looking for a sweep. Not yet Ribber, not yet.
Camatta trying to control but Ribber is working from the bottom.
Camatta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camatta won't allow Ribber to sweep him here.
Camatta chips away with some ground and pound.
Camatta chips away with some ground and pound.
Camatta is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribber being controlled here, momentarily.
Camatta scoring with some ground and pound.

Camatta got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ribber has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Camatta has managed to get both his arms back between Ribber's legs - danger averted.
Camatta seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Ribber is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Ribber looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Camatta has picked Ribber up and slammed him! Ribber can't keep hold of the triangle and Camatta manages to pass to side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ribber regains half guard.
Camatta with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Camatta working Ribber over with strikes.
Ribber is looking for a sweep. Camatta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Ribber looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Camatta moves nicely into side control.
Camatta connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ribber some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Camatta had his way with Grin Ribber in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ribber lands with a nice body punch.
Camatta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ribber sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Camatta does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ribber throws a solid leg kick but Camatta takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ribber.
Ribber lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ribber moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Camatta scores with a three punch combo!
Ribber lands a slapping body shot.
Camatta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ribber.
Ribber feints the counter takedown.
Camatta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ribber manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribber throws out a loose jab but Camatta uses good head movement to avoid it.

Ribber manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Camatta on his heels. He'll look to pass Camatta's guard now, I'm sure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ribber is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Camatta 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.
Camatta is trying to control the position but Ribber postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribber controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Camatta keeping moving, preventing Ribber from controlling successfully.
Ribber looking to pass the guard.
Camatta tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Camatta has his foot on Ribber's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ribber works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camatta controls Ribber momentarily but Ribber frees himself.
Ribber postures up in Camatta's guard and throws a big left but Camatta blocks it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Grin Ribber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Camatta avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ribber misses with a body punch
and Camatta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Camatta throws a jab when Ribber was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Ribber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Ribber gets caught napping as Camatta dives in and scores a takedown. Ribber manages to retain guard.
Ribber tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Ribber is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Camatta is aware though and is defending well.
Ribber trying to keep a closed guard but Camatta is proving a slippery customer.
Camatta controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Camatta wants to control from the top but Ribber keeps moving.
Antonio Camatta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camatta is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Camatta lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Camatta is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ribber tries to clinch up but Camatta circles away and keeps his distance.
A leg kick checked by Ribber.
Ribber throws a series of strikes that have Camatta backpedaling.

It looks like Antonio Camatta has been cut.
Ribber throws a body punch but Camatta moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Camatta shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Camatta showed some decent athleticism there.
Camatta is trying to control. Ribber wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ribber tries to roll over but Camatta keeps him under control.
Camatta sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Camatta has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Ribber is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Camatta pulls his head out easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Antonio Camatta.
I think Camatta 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Camatta!
After winning the bout, Antonio Camatta thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.