PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grin Ribber (ranked 247 p4p, 28 weight class) and Sambulo Yeboah (ranked 209 p4p, 25 weight class). Ribber comes to the cage accompanied by Kynnet, kynnet. Yeboah has chosen Lionel Richie - All Night Long as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ribber
vs
Yeboah

178 cm
37
147 lbs
34 - 16 - 0

172 cm
31
149 lbs
21 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grin Ribber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sambulo Yeboah!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribber punishes Yeboah's body with a nice straight punch.
Yeboah checks a low kick from Ribber.
Yeboah takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ribber turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ribber tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yeboah is able to avoid easily.
Ribber misses with a body kick.
Ribber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A lazy left from Yeboah finds it's target.
Ribber lunges at Yeboah with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yeboah's hand.
Ribber misses with the body kick
and Yeboah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ribber 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 front kick aimed at Yeboah's knee but Yeboah avoids it well.
Yeboah throws a head kick that misses.
Yeboah misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribber throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yeboah looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Yeboah gets caught napping as Ribber dives in and scores a takedown. Yeboah manages to retain guard.

Yeboah is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ribber defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yeboah working for a triangle but Ribber defends it easily.
Yeboah looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ribber content to stall in guard here.
Yeboah looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ribber is one step ahead there.

Ribber is posturing up here but Yeboah has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Ribber tries to roll out but it's too tight and Ribber has to tap! Slick submission there by Yeboah!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sambulo Yeboah!
Sambulo Yeboah seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.