PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexis Tranchemontagne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tranchemontagne comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Frog Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ribeiro
vs
Tranchemontagne

180 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gustavo Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexis Tranchemontagne!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tranchemontagne tries to clinch but Ribeiro is having none of it.
Ribeiro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tranchemontagne swivels and escapes.
Ribeiro circles away from the clinch attempt.

Tranchemontagne clinches.
Ribeiro wants a takedown but no success here.
Ribeiro could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ribeiro has Tranchemontagne pressed against the cage, preventing Tranchemontagne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tranchemontagne tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ribeiro smiles and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tranchemontagne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tranchemontagne fails in his attempt to clinch.

Ribeiro clinches up against the cage.

Ribeiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tranchemontagne wants to clinch but Ribeiro slips to the side

and Ribeiro counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tranchemontagne's guard now.
Ribeiro wants to stand and escape but instead Tranchemontagne has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Tranchemontagne tries to stand but Ribeiro is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ribeiro has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tranchemontagne off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Tranchemontagne tries to clinch there but Ribeiro circles away.
Tranchemontagne throws a right hand that Ribeiro ducks under and follows up with a left that Ribeiro also avoids with ease.
Ribeiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Tranchemontagne.
Ribeiro throws a combination that misses
and Tranchemontagne counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ribeiro is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Ribeiro clinches with his opponent.

Ribeiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Tranchemontagne as Ribeiro shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tranchemontagne darts in trying to clinch

and Ribeiro counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Ribeiro jumps guard and drags Tranchemontagne to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ribeiro controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tranchemontagne stands up from Ribeiro's guard - Tranchemontagne perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ribeiro throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Tranchemontagne holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tranchemontagne looking to throw knees to the head but Ribeiro is blocking nicely.
Tranchemontagne with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ribeiro breaks the clinch.
Tranchemontagne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alexis Tranchemontagne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ribeiro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tranchemontagne looks gassed!

Ribeiro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tranchemontagne is trying to stall.

Ribeiro breaks from the clinch.
Ribeiro closes the distance but Tranchemontagne moves to the side
and Tranchemontagne counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ribeiro is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ribeiro misses with a takedown

and Tranchemontagne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ribeiro tries for a takedown but Tranchemontagne manages to get underhooks.
Ribeiro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tranchemontagne walks away with a smile on his face. Ribeiro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Ribeiro has closed the distance and engaged Tranchemontagne in a clinch.
Ribeiro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tranchemontagne avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ribeiro goes for a takedown attempt but Tranchemontagne pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro throws a sloppy head kick and Tranchemontagne moves out of range easily.
Ribeiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tranchemontagne tries to clinch up
and Ribeiro counters with a good, hard body kick but Tranchemontagne shrugs it off.
Tranchemontagne fails with an attempt to clinch.

Ribeiro tries to keep at a distance but Tranchemontagne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ribeiro stalling in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tranchemontagne with a knee to the head.
Tranchemontagne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tranchemontagne tries to pull guard but Ribeiro won't allow it.

Ribeiro breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustavo Ribeiro dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The fight stays on the outside here - Tranchemontagne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ribeiro looks to land a combination but Tranchemontagne avoids it well.
A low kick from Ribeiro is predictable there

and Tranchemontagne moves into the clinch.
Tranchemontagne looking to throw knees to the head but Ribeiro is blocking nicely.

Ribeiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Tranchemontagne clinches.

Ribeiro has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tranchemontagne uses from the top position.
Tranchemontagne won't allow Ribeiro to get back to his feet.
Ribeiro is pulling down on Tranchemontagne's head to control his posture.
Ribeiro has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ribeiro scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ribeiro lands a nice looking body shot.
Ribeiro throws a sloppy head kick

and Tranchemontagne holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ribeiro is working for takedown but Tranchemontagne is calmly controlling the position for now.

Ribeiro drags the fight down to the ground.
Tranchemontagne being controlled here momentarily.

Ribeiro scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gustavo Ribeiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ribeiro throws a lazy body kick
and Tranchemontagne counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ribeiro is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ribeiro misses with a shot to the body
and Tranchemontagne counters with a big head kick but Ribeiro shrugs it off.
Tranchemontagne tries to clinch but Ribeiro moves away
and Ribeiro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ribeiro misses with a straight left.
Gustavo Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tranchemontagne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ribeiro fails with a takedown attempt.
Tranchemontagne wants to clinch but Ribeiro slips to the side
and Ribeiro counters with a head kick.
Ribeiro throws a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tranchemontagne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ribeiro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ribeiro looks for a takedown but Tranchemontagne sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Tranchemontagne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ribeiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Tranchemontagne.
Ribeiro looks to throw a body kick

and Tranchemontagne counters by moving into the clinch.
Tranchemontagne tries to land a knee to the head but Ribeiro blocks with his arms.
Tranchemontagne wants to stall.
Tranchemontagne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro has Tranchemontagne pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tranchemontagne manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ribeiro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tranchemontagne is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tranchemontagne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tranchemontagne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustavo Ribeiro dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ribeiro tries to clinch

and Tranchemontagne moves into the clinch.

Ribeiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Tranchemontagne forces Ribeiro back against the cage and clinches.
Tranchemontagne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tranchemontagne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro tries to pull guard but Tranchemontagne holds him up against the cage and eventually Ribeiro drops back down to his feet.
Tranchemontagne missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tranchemontagne lands an elbow inside.
Tranchemontagne trying to land knees to the body.

Ribeiro breaks the clinch.
Tranchemontagne dodges the punch combination from Ribeiro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Ribeiro clinches up against the cage.

Ribeiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tranchemontagne napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Ribeiro stalls from top position.
Ribeiro working the ground and pound.
Tranchemontagne tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ribeiro working the ground and pound effectively.
You get the feeling that Tranchemontagne really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Ribeiro looking for a guillotine from mount but Tranchemontagne is having none of it.
Ribeiro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tranchemontagne for as long as he can get away with.
A nice elbow there by Ribeiro.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ribeiro controlling from the full mount.
Alexis Tranchemontagne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ribeiro scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tranchemontagne?

And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Ribeiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ribeiro, 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Ribeiro!