PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duke Blackbeard (ranked 1400 p4p, 159 weight class) and Marcus Ribeiro (ranked 2000 p4p, 214 weight class). Blackbeard's entrance music is Remember The Name. A fine choice. Duke Blackbeard has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Blackbeard
vs
Ribeiro

180 cm
25
177 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

164 cm
25
178 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Duke Blackbeard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcus Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Blackbeard.
Ribeiro misses with a right hand
and Blackbeard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blackbeard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blackbeard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A shot to the liver by Blackbeard. Beautiful body shot.
Ribeiro throws a lazy uppercut
and Blackbeard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A lazy left from Blackbeard finds it's target.
Ribeiro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ribeiro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Blackbeard counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ribeiro! Blackbeard lets Ribeiro back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Ribeiro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ribeiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Ribeiro is rocked!
Ribeiro throws a shot from downtown. Blackbeard moves away and avoids it.
Blackbeard lands a really nice looking cross but Ribeiro seems unphased.
Blackbeard scores with a jab to the head.
Ribeiro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blackbeard scores with a nice right hand.
Ribeiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Blackbeard finish him?
Blackbeard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackbeard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blackbeard is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Blackbeard lands with a shot to the body.
Ribeiro seems to have recovered his senses.
Blackbeard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ribeiro looks winded!

Blackbeard drops Ribeiro with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ribeiro looks back up at him and smiles so Blackbeard waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Ribeiro is holding his hands too far apart here. Blackbeard throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Ribeiro is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Duke Blackbeard!
Duke Blackbeard retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Duke Blackbeard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.