PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lysander Birdwhistle (ranked 2489 p4p, 2492 weight class) and Reynaldo Ribeiro (ranked 321 p4p, 323 weight class). Birdwhistle's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Black Vultures - Halestorm. Lysander Birdwhistle could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Reynaldo Ribeiro's chin.

Birdwhistle
vs
Ribeiro

188 cm
21
216
5 - 5 - 0

199 cm
21
220
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lysander Birdwhistle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reynaldo Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Topper Green and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick lands for Birdwhistle.
Ribeiro jabs Birdwhistle right on the nose. Birdwhistle blinks but takes it well.
Nice cross by Ribeiro.
Birdwhistle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ribeiro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Birdwhistle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Birdwhistle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ribeiro is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Birdwhistle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ribeiro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ribeiro.
Birdwhistle's corner calls for a 1-2. Birdwhistle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Birdwhistle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Birdwhistle looks to land a left hand but Ribeiro moved out of range nicely.
Ribeiro misses with a straight right.
Birdwhistle ducks under a wild hook from Ribeiro.
Birdwhistle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ribeiro.
Birdwhistle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro dips to his left and cracks Birdwhistle with an uppercut!
Birdwhistle slips a straight right by Ribeiro.
Birdwhistle tries to clinch but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Birdwhistle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ribeiro.
Birdwhistle scores with a leg kick.
Birdwhistle walks into a stiff left hand from Ribeiro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Birdwhistle pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Birdwhistle closes the distance and clinches.
Birdwhistle misses with some punches.
Birdwhistle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Reynaldo Ribeiro has been cut.
Birdwhistle lands with a left to the head.
Birdwhistle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Birdwhistle lands an elbow just above Ribeiro 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Birdwhistle just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ribeiro's brow.
A short body shot lands from Birdwhistle as the two fighters clinch.
Ribeiro has had enough of the clinch but Birdwhistle keeps him there for the moment.
Ribeiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ribeiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Birdwhistle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ribeiro can't break the clinch.
Birdwhistle tries a body shot but Ribeiro blocks it.
Birdwhistle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ribeiro avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birdwhistle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ribeiro is trying to force a seperation but Birdwhistle has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Ribeiro fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Ribeiro.
Birdwhistle keeps control of Ribeiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Ribeiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reynaldo Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Birdwhistle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That has opened up Reynaldo Ribeiro's cut even more.
Birdwhistle lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ribeiro backs up against the cage.
Ribeiro tests Birdwhistle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ribeiro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ribeiro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ribeiro lunges at Birdwhistle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Birdwhistle's hand.
Ribeiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Birdwhistle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro misses with an uppercut.
Ribeiro lands a really nice looking cross but Birdwhistle seems unphased.

Birdwhistle moves into range and clinches up with Ribeiro.
Ribeiro has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro misses with some punches.
Birdwhistle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ribeiro prevents a body shot from Birdwhistle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ribeiro is trying to stall.
Birdwhistle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ribeiro.
A short left from Birdwhistle.
A nice left hand lands by Birdwhistle.
Ribeiro is trying to push Birdwhistle away but Birdwhistle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Birdwhistle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ribeiro avoids it.
Birdwhistle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro wants to break free but Birdwhistle has control.
Birdwhistle prevents a body shot from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro tries to break the clinch but Birdwhistle is controlling the position.
Ribeiro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good body shot from Birdwhistle.
Ribeiro is trying to push Birdwhistle away but Birdwhistle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ribeiro can't break the clinch.
Ribeiro blocks an elbow strike from Birdwhistle.
Ribeiro is trying to force a seperation but Birdwhistle has the dominant position.
A right hook to the body lands for Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ribeiro throws a head punch that misses.
Ribeiro wants to get back to striking at distance but Birdwhistle won't allow it.
Ribeiro can't find room to land a body shot as Birdwhistle controls the action.
Birdwhistle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ribeiro blocks it with crossed arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lysander Birdwhistle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Reynaldo Ribeiro's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Ribeiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Birdwhistle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ribeiro lands a glancing blow to the side of Birdwhistle's head.
Ribeiro lands a jab.
Birdwhistle throws a shot to the body.
Ribeiro misses with a straight left.
Ribeiro misses with a looping right.
Birdwhistle appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ribeiro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Ribeiro gets tackled into the cage by Birdwhistle. Birdwhistle maintains the clinch.
Ribeiro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Birdwhistle lands a shoulder strike.

The cut above Reynaldo Ribeiro's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lysander Birdwhistle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ribeiro throws a head punch that misses.
Birdwhistle prevents a body shot from Ribeiro.
Birdwhistle working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Ribeiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Birdwhistle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Birdwhistle lands an overhand right.
Ribeiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Birdwhistle pushes Ribeiro away with a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Birdwhistle ducks under a wild hook from Ribeiro.
Birdwhistle was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice cross by Ribeiro.
Nice shot lands for Ribeiro.

Oooooh!!! Birdwhistle has knocked Ribeiro down with a huge combo! Birdwhistle steps away and waves a wobbly Ribeiro back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Ribeiro is rocked!
Ribeiro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ribeiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Birdwhistle finish him?
Birdwhistle cracks Ribeiro with a hook to the temple - Ribeiro is on wobbly legs here! Birdwhistle swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Ribeiro falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Birdwhistle wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lysander Birdwhistle!
After winning the bout, Lysander Birdwhistle thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.