PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fighter For Money (ranked 6553 p4p, 616 weight class) and Murilo Santos Riberio (ranked 6144 p4p, 596 weight class). Fighter For Money has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

For Money
vs
Santos Riberio

195 cm
25
193 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

188 cm
18
217 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fighter For Money!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murilo Santos Riberio!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from For Money misses.
Santos Riberio shoots and misses
and For Money connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab lands there for For Money.
For Money misses with the combination.
For Money misses with a straight left.
For Money uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
For Money scores with a jab to the head.
For Money missing with a left hand there. Santos Riberio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santos Riberio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from For Money.
For Money stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos Riberio. Santos Riberio gets slowly back to his feet.
For Money lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
For Money fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
For Money tests Santos Riberio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
For Money misses with a looping right.
No luck for Santos Riberio with that takedown attempt.
Fighter For Money has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murilo Santos Riberio.

For Money tries to keep at a distance but Santos Riberio has taken the fight into the clinch.
For Money is trying to break the clinch but Santos Riberio is controlling him.
Santos Riberio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from For Money.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Santos Riberio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
For Money works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos Riberio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
For Money stuns Santos Riberio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
For Money is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Santos Riberio with a lazy takedown attempt
and For Money cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos Riberio looks winded!
For Money circles away from the clinch attempt
and For Money connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
For Money is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos Riberio shoots and misses
and For Money counters with a nice body shot.
For Money takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Santos Riberio takes one to the side of the head.
Santos Riberio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
For Money works the jab nicely.

Santos Riberio is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
For Money fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Santos Riberio square on the jaw! Damn, Santos Riberio is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fighter For Money!
A very excited looking Fighter For Money made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.