PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manolo Ribera (ranked 6768 p4p, 506 weight class) and Fabio Dejiorno (ranked 24156 p4p, 564 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ribera
vs
Dejiorno

188 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manolo Ribera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fabio Dejiorno!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Ribera.
Dejiorno takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ribera thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dejiorno if he has to take too many more of those.
Ribera scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dejiorno gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ribera is looking to clinch.
Dejiorno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ribera.
Ribera thumps Dejiorno with a low kick.

Ribera has managed to clinch.
Ribera misses with some punches.
Ribera works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribera keeps control of Dejiorno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ribera lands an uppercut.

Dejiorno is rocked!
Ribera throws a big uppercut that drops Dejiorno! More strikes from Ribera and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dejiorno lies dazed against the cage as Ribera celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manolo Ribera!