PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Jose De Sucre (ranked 4116 p4p, 443 weight class) and Alexandre Ribeiro (ranked 2118 p4p, 263 weight class). De Sucre comes into the arena with Bolivianos el Hado Propicio blaring out of the sound system. Ribeiro is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ratos de Porao - Sofrer. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Jose De Sucre
vs
Ribeiro

190 cm
40
214 lbs
32 - 30 - 1

183 cm
31
226 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Jose De Sucre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexandre Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro tries to bum rush De Sucre with a series of wild strikes but De Sucre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Sucre lands a glancing blow to the side of Ribeiro's head.
De Sucre throws a one two combo.
Ribeiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Sucre throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ribeiro avoids it.
Ribeiro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Sucre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ribeiro looks to throw the jab but De Sucre is out of range.
Ribeiro throws a series of punches but De Sucre moves out of range.
De Sucre defending well as Ribeiro loads up on a big left hand.
De Sucre looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from De Sucre.
Nice defenses there by De Sucre.
De Sucre lands a nice looking body kick.
Ribeiro lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Sucre scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Alexandre Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Sucre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ribeiro at a distance.
De Sucre connects with a looping right hand.
De Sucre throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ribeiro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ribeiro throws a lazy uppercut
and De Sucre counters with a good low kick that Ribeiro was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sucre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ribeiro circles away quickly and effectively.
De Sucre avoids the body shot from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro lunges at De Sucre with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Sucre's hand.
Ribeiro throws a lazy right hand but De Sucre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Sucre scores with a nice head shot.
Ribeiro looks to land a right hand but De Sucre moved out of range.
De Sucre slips a straight right by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro fails to land the takedown.
De Sucre goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ribeiro misses with a hook.
De Sucre was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A right-left combo lands from De Sucre.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Sucre connects with a single shot there.
De Sucre throws a series of punches but Ribeiro avoids them all with ease.
De Sucre's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ribeiro under the eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Ribeiro misses.
It looked like De Sucre was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
De Sucre thumps Ribeiro with a low kick.
Ribeiro cracks De Sucre with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ribeiro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ribeiro is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
De Sucre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ribeiro throws out the jab.
De Sucre throwing a counter right hand but Ribeiro manages to avoid it.
De Sucre throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Alexandre Ribeiro has been cut.
Ribeiro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ribeiro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick misses from De Sucre.
De Sucre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Sucre wants it to stay on the feet.
De Sucre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Antonio Jose De Sucre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandre Ribeiro.
Ribeiro jabs De Sucre to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ribeiro misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ribeiro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ribeiro blocks a jab.
Ribeiro misses with a straight left.
De Sucre takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Jose De Sucre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexandre Ribeiro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ribeiro blocks a head kick by De Sucre.
Ribeiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Sucre.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ribeiro might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, De Sucre has got the better of the exchanges.
Ribeiro lands a lovely overhand right.
De Sucre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ribeiro throws out the jab.
De Sucre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ribeiro throws out a loose jab but De Sucre uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Sucre is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
De Sucre misses with a leg kick.
Ribeiro is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Sucre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro tries to clinch there but De Sucre circles away.
Ribeiro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Sucre.

Ribeiro closes the distance and pushes De Sucre back into the ropes.
De Sucre wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Sucre is pressed up against the ropes. Ribeiro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Sucre down to the mat. De Sucre avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sucre misses with a body kick.
Ribeiro drops down looking to force a counter takedown but De Sucre defends it well.
De Sucre takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Ribeiro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ribeiro showed some decent athleticism there.

De Sucre makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Antonio Jose De Sucre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Sucre sizes up Ribeiro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ribeiro shoots in but no luck this time.
Antonio Jose De Sucre is winning the standup battle so far.
De Sucre connects with a body shot that sends Ribeiro's belly button to the back.
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!
Ribeiro takes a head kick and keeps coming.
De Sucre gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ribeiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ribeiro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Sucre misses with a looping right.
De Sucre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ribeiro can do to turn this around?

Ribeiro rushes De Sucre and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

De Sucre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre throws an overhand right that lands on Ribeiro's shoulder, as Ribeiro tries to avoid the shot.
A left and a right from De Sucre both land. Nice combination.
A right-left combo lands from De Sucre.
De Sucre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Sucre misses with a few strikes there.
De Sucre lands with a nice body kick.
De Sucre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Sucre blocks a jab.
De Sucre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big left from Ribeiro misses.
The fighters circling - Ribeiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ribeiro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
De Sucre misses with a head kick.
De Sucre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Sucre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ribeiro manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Jose De Sucre dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexandre Ribeiro's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

De Sucre lands a nice shot to the body.
Alexandre Ribeiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ribeiro misses with the combination.
De Sucre misses with a two punch combination.
De Sucre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ribeiro.
De Sucre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ribeiro doesn't seem bothered though.
De Sucre lands a right hook to the body.
Ribeiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Sucre.
Ribeiro misses with a looping left.
Ribeiro ducks right into an uppercut from De Sucre.
Ribeiro throws a shot from downtown. De Sucre moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Sucre moves out of range as Ribeiro strikes.
Nice body punch from De Sucre.
Ribeiro throws a lazy right hand but De Sucre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ribeiro lands with a hook. De Sucre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from De Sucre. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sucre lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ribeiro misses with an uppercut
enabling De Sucre to counter with a crisp jab.
Ribeiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Sucre connects with a crisp jab.
De Sucre connects with a nice looking jab.
De Sucre throws a one two combo.
Ribeiro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ribeiro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ribeiro misses the shot to the body.
It looked like De Sucre was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro walks forward, straight into a front kick from De Sucre.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Sucre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ribeiro circles away quickly and effectively.
Antonio Jose De Sucre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ribeiro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab lands there for De Sucre.
De Sucre lands the left hand.
Ribeiro darts in looking for a takedown but De Sucre gets double underhooks and turns Ribeiro into the ropes.
De Sucre lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro ducks right into an uppercut from De Sucre.
Ribeiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Sucre sizes up Ribeiro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Sucre takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Sucre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ribeiro.
De Sucre tries a head kick but it misses.
Ribeiro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ribeiro misses with a jab to the body
and De Sucre counters with a two punch combo.
A shot to the body from Ribeiro misses
and De Sucre counters with a nice uppercut.
De Sucre lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ribeiro throws a right hand that misses
letting De Sucre counter with a right hand.
Ribeiro throws a nice looking combination but De Sucre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Sucre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Sucre moves away from the strike by Ribeiro.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Jose De Sucre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Sucre, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Antonio Jose De Sucre!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Antonio Jose De Sucre!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Antonio Jose De Sucre!

Antonio Jose De Sucre wins by unanimous decision!
Antonio Jose De Sucre thanked the fans post fight for their support.