PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daytona Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rilley Ribbler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribbler has chosen eye of the tiger as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Fernandez
vs
Ribbler

160 cm
22
149 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

170 cm
21
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daytona Fernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rilley Ribbler!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribbler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fernandez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fernandez tries to bum rush Ribbler with a series of wild strikes but Ribbler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fernandez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ribbler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fernandez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ribbler stuffs the takedown attempt from Fernandez. Fernandez gets slowly back to his feet.
Ribbler defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fernandez.
Ribbler wants to clinch up but Fernandez keeps it at a distance.
Ribbler is looking to clinch.
Ribbler is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribbler is looking to clinch.
Ribbler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ribbler is looking to clinch but Fernandez is avoiding it.
Fernandez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ribbler tries to clinch but Fernandez is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbler wants to clinch up but Fernandez keeps it at a distance.
Ribbler doesn't manage to clinch there - Fernandez circles away.
Ribbler tries to clinch there but Fernandez circles away.

Fernandez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ribbler wants to stand but Fernandez is controlling the position.
Fernandez lands a couple of elbows.

Fernandez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fernandez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Fernandez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler is trying to control the position but Fernandez postures up.
Ribbler wants to stand up but Fernandez is controlling him.
Fernandez pushes down on Ribbler's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Ribbler makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ribbler tries to close the distance and clinch but Fernandez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Fernandez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fernandez wants to free his trapped foot but Ribbler is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Fernandez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ribbler!
Ribbler taking shots to the head.
Ribbler keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Fernandez is working for a guillotine from mount but Ribbler frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ribbler slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez trying to pass the guard but Ribbler defending well.

Fernandez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ribbler has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fernandez is breathing heavily.
Fernandez misses with a head shot. Ribbler uses the momentum to regain guard.
Fernandez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ribbler gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daytona Fernandez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ribbler tries to clinch but Fernandez is having none of it.
Horrible takedown by Fernandez or perhaps it was just good defense by Ribbler which made him look bad.
A punch combination from Fernandez misses.
Fernandez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ribbler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fernandez swats away the attempt to clinch by Ribbler.
Ribbler tries to clinch but Fernandez is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fernandez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ribbler as he avoids it easily.
Ribbler tries to clinch up.

Fernandez gets the takedown into side control.
Fernandez throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbler is looking for a sweep.
Fernandez working the ground and pound but Ribbler is defending the strikes.

Fernandez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ribbler knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ribbler is pushing Fernandez's head away, looking to escape. Fernandez manages to hold on to the position though.

Fernandez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ribbler knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ribbler wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ribbler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fernandez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ribbler is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Fernandez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Fernandez is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Ribbler looks calm but he's in trouble here. Fernandez gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Ribbler is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Fernandez lets go of the hold and Ribbler can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daytona Fernandez!