PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valdemar Friman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ibbe Ribbler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Friman comes into the arena with Metallica - Damage Inc. blaring out of the sound system. Ribbler has chosen Madball - For My Enemies as his entrance music. Ibbe Ribbler will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Friman
vs
Ribbler

168 cm
23
160 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very confident

Fenrir Fightgear

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valdemar Friman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ibbe Ribbler!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribbler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Friman is fending him off so far but Ribbler persists. Nope, Friman circles away and we're back to standing.
Friman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Friman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Friman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Ribbler drives through and clinches with Friman against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Friman.
Friman connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Friman.
Ribbler has Friman pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Friman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knees to the body from Friman.
Ribbler takes an elbow to the temple.
Friman landing knees to the body.
Ribbler drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Valdemar Friman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ibbe Ribbler.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Friman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ribbler stalling in the clinch but Friman improves position.
Friman lands a knee to the head.
Friman lands a knee to the body.
Ribbler looks gassed!
Knees in the clinch landing for Friman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Friman landing knees to the body.
Friman landing knees to the body.
Friman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ribbler's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Friman.
Friman landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman with a knee to the head.
Friman crunches a lovely knee into Ribbler's ribcage.
Friman lands an elbow just above Ribbler 's eye.
Friman lands a nice knee to the body.
Friman connects with a knee to the head.
Friman with a knee to the head.
Ribbler takes a knee right on the jaw!
Friman scores a nice knee to the body.
Ribbler fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Friman lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ribbler is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Friman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Friman's back!
Friman looking very determined here, making life difficult for Ribbler.
Ribbler doesn't have the hooks in and Friman manages to turn into his guard.
Ribbler trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Friman looking to sit in guard and control but Ribbler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Friman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ribbler pushes down on Friman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ribbler looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Friman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ribbler slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Friman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Friman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Friman keeping moving, preventing Ribbler from controlling successfully.
Friman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ribbler manages to get himself to full guard.
Friman advances position into side control!
Ribbler struggling a bit here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

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.
Ribbler is not content to let Friman control the position.
Friman fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ribbler is trying to get back to half guard.
Ribbler wants to control but Friman postures up.
Ribbler manages to work his way to half guard, despite Friman's best efforts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Friman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ribbler doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Friman.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ribbler circles away from the clinch attempt

and Ribbler counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valdemar Friman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ribbler shoots in for a double leg but Friman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Friman tries to clinch but Ribbler is having none of it.
Friman tries to clinch

and Ribbler counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ribbler wants to control but Friman is keeping him busy.
Friman has hold of Ribbler's hands but Ribbler slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Friman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Friman.
Friman keeping moving, preventing Ribbler from controlling successfully.
Ribbler scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbler works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Friman moves into full guard.
Ribbler is breathing heavily.
Friman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ribbler stopping the sweep attempt from Friman.
Friman is trying to control the position but Ribbler postures up.
Ribbler trying to control the position from guard on top but Friman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ribbler is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

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.
Ribbler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Friman misses with a hook. Ribbler ducked under it nicely.
Ribbler swats away the attempt to clinch by Friman.
Friman wants to clinch up but Ribbler keeps it at a distance.
Friman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ibbe Ribbler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Friman tries to clinch

and Ribbler counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Friman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ribbler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ribbler thows a big elbow that misses.

Friman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ribbler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Friman working for a triangle but Ribbler defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ribbler controls the pace.
Friman keeping moving, preventing Ribbler from controlling successfully.

Ribbler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ribbler sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ribbler keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Friman's head.
Ribbler trying to control the position from guard on top but Friman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ribbler controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Despite being in the dominant position, Ibbe Ribbler just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ribbler swats away the attempt to clinch by Friman.
Friman darts in trying to clinch

and Ribbler counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ibbe Ribbler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Friman tries to clinch up but Ribbler circles away and keeps his distance.
Friman misses with a wild combination.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ribbler.
Friman is not content to let Ribbler control the position.
Friman is looking to regain half guard here but Ribbler keeps moving and retains side control.

Ribbler is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Friman has escaped the position, nice work there.
Friman is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbler is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Friman's shoulder. That is not cool.
Ribbler is looking to take a break and control but Friman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Friman is looking for a sweep.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Friman tries to clinch there but Ribbler circles away.
Friman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ribbler circles away from the clinch attempt

and Ribbler counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ribbler.
Ribbler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ribbler 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.

Friman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler wants to control from the top but Friman keeps moving.

Friman had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ribbler is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Friman Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ribbler's back instead.
Ribbler turns into Friman and is now in his guard.
Ribbler is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Friman lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ribbler!
Ribbler tries to hold on but Friman pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Friman moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Ribbler has worked his arm free - good work by Ribbler!
Ribbler can't do much from the bottom here.
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Friman goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ribbler rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Friman's guard! Nice work there by Ribbler!
Ribbler trying to control the position from guard on top but Friman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ribbler controls from within his opponent's guard.

Despite being in the dominant position, Ibbe Ribbler just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ribbler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Friman is fending him off so far but Ribbler persists. Nope, Friman circles away and we're back to standing.
Friman tries to clinch

and Ribbler counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ribbler.
Friman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Friman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ribbler just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Ribbler jumps guard but Friman stands there with Ribbler around his waist. Ribbler gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Ribbler pulls guard successfully.
Friman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ribbler is keeping the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ibbe Ribbler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ribbler has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ibbe Ribbler!