PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ibbe Ribbler (ranked 751 p4p, 91 weight class) and Cayden Cadman (ranked 846 p4p, 107 weight class). Ribbler comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Religion - Infected. Ibbe Ribbler is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Ribbler
vs
Cadman

180 cm
24
165 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

176 cm
24
167 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ibbe Ribbler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cayden Cadman !
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cadman digs a good hook to Ribbler's body.
Cayden Cadman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cadman cracks Ribbler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cadman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ribbler looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cadman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cadman has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

Ribbler gets tackled into the cage by Cadman . Cadman maintains the clinch.
Ribbler connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cadman 's face.
Cadman throws a head punch that misses.
Ribbler blocks an uppercut.
Cadman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Our sources have told us that Ribbler has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ribbler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ribbler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cadman misses with a punch on the inside.
Ribbler blocks an uppercut.
Ribbler blocking some punches.
Cadman lands a hook that snaps the head of Ribbler backwards.
Cadman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cadman misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribbler has a couple of punches blocked by Cadman .
Ribbler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cadman throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribbler.
Ribbler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cadman is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cadman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cadman lands with a light punch inside.
Ribbler throws a head punch that misses.
Cadman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ribbler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ribbler tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cadman misses with the head strike.
Cadman misses with a body punch.
Ribbler's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ribbler blocking some punches.
Ribbler blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Cadman .
Ribbler throws a punch but it's blocked by Cadman .
Cadman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cadman scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ribbler blocking some punches.
Cadman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Cadman scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cadman blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribbler.
Come on Ribbler - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Cadman breaks the clinch.
Ribbler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ribbler attempts a counter takedown but Cadman avoids it well and moves away.
Cadman tries to clinch up but Ribbler circles away and keeps his distance.
Cadman ducks right into an uppercut from Ribbler.
Cadman jabs at Ribbler's body.
Cadman misses with a wild body shot.
Cadman lands a jab.
Cadman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cadman lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cadman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cadman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ribbler closes the distance and clinches up with Cadman , looking for a takedown. Ribbler pushes Cadman against the cage but Cadman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ibbe Ribbler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cadman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ribbler defending well as Cadman loads up on a big left hand.
Cadman takes a swing at Ribbler's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Ribbler misses the target.
Cadman is looking to chop away at Ribbler's legs.
Cadman wants to clinch.
Cadman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ribbler at a distance.
Ribbler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cadman .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler slips under a jab.
Ribbler throwing a counter right hand but Cadman manages to avoid it.
Ribbler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ribbler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cadman .
Cadman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ribbler.
Cadman cracks a nice hook into Ribbler's ribs.

Cadman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cadman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ribbler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribbler.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cadman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ribbler or not.
Cadman throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribbler.
Cadman lands a left hand.

Ribbler pulls guard effortlessly.
Cadman trying to control but Ribbler is working from the bottom.
Cadman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ribbler is trying to keep Cadman in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cayden Cadman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ribbler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cadman jabs at Ribbler's body.

Ribbler scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cadman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ribbler prevents Cadman from standing back up.
Ribbler is looking to advance position but Cadman won't allow it.
Ribbler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribbler stops Cadman from getting back to his feet.
Cadman regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ribbler.
Ribbler throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbler throws an elbow that misses. Cadman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ribbler's guard. Nice move by Cadman !

Ribbler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cadman 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.
Cadman wants to stand but Ribbler has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cadman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ribbler is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Cadman stands up from Ribbler's guard - Cadman perhaps looking for a knockout.
Cadman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cadman lands with a straight right. Ribbler didn't see that one coming.
Cadman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ribbler rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cadman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ribbler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cadman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ribbler tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cadman defends well and Ribbler ends up having to push Cadman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cadman lands a body shot.
Cadman misses with a straight right.
Cadman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cadman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cadman throws a looping overhand right but Ribbler ducks down to avoid it.
Cayden Cadman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cadman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Cadman . That snapped Ribbler's head back.
Ribbler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cadman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cadman works Ribbler's body with a nice hook.
Cadman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ribbler counters with a straight right hand.
Ribbler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cadman looks to score with a jab to the body but Ribbler is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cadman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cadman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ribbler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cadman throws a right hand that misses
and Ribbler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cadman thuds a left hand into Ribbler's body.

Cadman moves into range and clinches up with Ribbler.
Cadman lands a left hand.
Cadman misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cadman fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ribbler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ribbler tries to land a knee to the head but Cadman blocks with his arms.
Ribbler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cadman scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ribbler.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cadman .
Ribbler is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ibbe Ribbler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cadman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cadman working aggressively here.
Cadman can't find room to land a body shot as Ribbler controls the action.
Cadman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ribbler tries to pull guard but Cadman won't allow it.
Ribbler tries to pull guard but Cadman holds him up against the cage and eventually Ribbler drops back down to his feet.
Cadman tries to work over Ribbler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cadman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cadman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ribbler or not.
Cadman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ribbler backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cadman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cadman .
Cadman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cadman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ribbler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cadman 's elbow.
Ribbler working aggressively here.
Ribbler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cayden Cadman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ribbler shoots in and bounces Cadman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ribbler 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.
Cadman wants to get back to his feet but Ribbler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ribbler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cadman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cadman is on top in guard.

Cadman wanted to stand there but Ribbler had control of the position.

Cadman gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbler swats away the attempt to clinch by Cadman .
A little feinted left hand from Ribbler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cadman throws an overhand right that lands on Ribbler's shoulder, as Ribbler tries to avoid the shot.
Ribbler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ribbler darts in looking for a takedown but Cadman gets double underhooks and turns Ribbler into the cage.

Ribbler looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cadman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ibbe Ribbler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Cadman uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Cadman swings for the body but Ribbler moves out of range.
Ribbler changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice body punch from Cadman .
Cadman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Cadman clinches up with Ribbler and pushes him back against the cage.
Ibbe Ribbler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cadman .

Cadman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cadman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cadman cracks Ribbler with a good jab.
Cadman is looking to clinch.
Cadman scoring well with a low kick there.
Cadman punishes Ribbler's body with a nice straight punch.
Cadman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cadman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A swing and a miss from Cadman .
Ribbler lands with a good body shot.
Ribbler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ibbe Ribbler. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cadman throws a one two combo.

Cadman moves into the clinch.
Cadman gets through Ribbler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Cadman .
Cadman misses with some punches.
Cadman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cadman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ribbler throws a punch but it's blocked by Cadman .
Cadman throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribbler.
Cadman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ribbler tries to score a body lock takedown but Cadman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cadman prevents a body shot from Ribbler.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribbler.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ribbler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cadman misses with a punch on the inside.
Cadman scores with a shoulder strike.
Cadman lands with a short shot to the head.
Cadman is looking to control Ribbler's arms but Ribbler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cadman has his back to the cage.
Ribbler lands a hook that snaps the head of Cadman backwards.
Cadman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cadman blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Cadman .
Cadman works on Ribbler's body with a couple of short punches.
Cayden Cadman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cadman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cadman misses with some punches.
Cadman throws a head punch that misses.
Ribbler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cayden Cadman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ribbler throws a punch but it's blocked by Cadman .
Cadman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cadman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ribbler manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Ribbler fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cayden Cadman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cadman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cayden Cadman !
Post fight, an emotional Cayden Cadman said 'I am the face of the division, and after this win I want Escobar #NEWERA #Cadmantime '.