PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zelg Galesic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edson Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zelg Galesic had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Galesic
vs
Ribeiro

187 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite 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 The Island, Zelg Galesic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edson Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Galesic forces Ribeiro back against the cage and clinches.

Ribeiro pulls Galesic into guard.
Ribeiro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Ribeiro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Galesic is aware though and is defending well.
Galesic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ribeiro keeping moving, preventing Galesic from controlling successfully.
Ribeiro controlling Galesic's posture.

Ribeiro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Galesic trying to control but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galesic engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ribeiro looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ribeiro holds on and takes a little breather.
Ribeiro trying to control the position.
Galesic trying to control the position from guard on top but Ribeiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ribeiro controls Galesic momentarily but Galesic frees himself.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ribeiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Galesic.
Galesic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ribeiro pinned against the cage. Ribeiro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Galesic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ribeiro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ribeiro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Galesic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ribeiro tries to score with a low kick but Galesic moves his leg out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galesic fails with the takedown

and Ribeiro counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zelg Galesic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Galesic is working for takedown but Ribeiro is calmly controlling the position for now.
Galesic wants a takedown but no success here.

Ribeiro pulls guard successfully.

Galesic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ribeiro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Galesic has managed to get both his arms back between Ribeiro's legs - danger averted.
Ribeiro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Galesic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ribeiro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Galesic has managed to get both his arms back between Ribeiro's legs - danger averted.
Galesic trying to control the position from guard on top but Ribeiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ribeiro working a defensive guard here.

Ribeiro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galesic not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Ribeiro working for a triangle but Galesic defends it easily.
Galesic trying to control but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.

Ribeiro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Galesic is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Gizmo's Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.

That's four 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.
Ribeiro is trying to control the position but Galesic postures up.
Galesic trying to control but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.

Ribeiro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Galesic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Galesic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Galesic postures up.

Ribeiro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Galesic trying to control but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ribeiro wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edson Ribeiro dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Galesic shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Edson Ribeiro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Galesic is just content to waste time from the top position. Ribeiro takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ribeiro is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Ribeiro is looking for a triangle but Galesic pushes his legs off easily.
Ribeiro trying to control the position.
Galesic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro keeping moving, preventing Galesic from controlling successfully.
Ribeiro is trying to keep Galesic in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro keeping moving, preventing Galesic from controlling successfully.
Galesic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Ribeiro has his feet on Galesic's thighs here. He's pushed Galesic off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Galesic screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Edson Ribeiro!
In his post fight interview, Edson Ribeiro started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.