PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edson Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Blubb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Ribeiro
vs
Blubb

180 cm
25
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

Ace of Spades Clothing

After School Syndicate

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edson Ribeiro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keith Blubb!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blubb throws a body shot but no joy.
Ribeiro wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ribeiro scores with a hook to the body. Blubb takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blubb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ribeiro.
Blubb appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Blubb throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ribeiro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blubb throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ribeiro is looking to counter punch.
Ribeiro scores with a nice right hand.
Blubb connects with a body shot that sends Ribeiro's belly button to the back.
Ribeiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice combination there by Blubb.
Blubb slips under a jab from Ribeiro.
Blubb rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ribeiro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ribeiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blubb was well out of range. Poor timing from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro avoids the body shot from Blubb.
Ribeiro wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Ribeiro moves into the clinch.
Blubb pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Ribeiro.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ribeiro manages to pull guard.
Ribeiro controls Blubb momentarily but Blubb frees himself.
Ribeiro is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Blubb is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Ribeiro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blubb doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blubb manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ribeiro is trying to hold Blubb in close to prevent damage but Blubb has managed to pass into half guard.
Ribeiro tries to get to full guard but Blubb has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ribeiro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ribeiro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ribeiro working a defensive guard here.
Ribeiro seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Ribeiro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blubb can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ribeiro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Ribeiro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blubb is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribeiro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Ribeiro looking for a triangle here. Blubb is fighting it but it looks tight! Ribeiro pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Blubb is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Edson Ribeiro!
Edson Ribeiro retains his middleweight title!
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.