PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manny Ribera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Ribera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ribera
vs
Slice

180 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Ribera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribera lands a nice shot that snaps Slice's head back.
Nice straight punches there by Ribera. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ribera.
Slice misses with an uppercut.
Ribera stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ribera wants it to stay on the feet.
Ribera ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ribera keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Slice shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ribera defends it nicely.
Manny Ribera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Slice.
Slice tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ribera sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Slice somewhat.
Good standup being displayed there by Ribera as he connects with a hook.
Slice on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kimbo Slice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribera swats away the attempt to clinch by Slice.
Ribera darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

It looks like Kimbo Slice has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Ribera. That snapped Slice's head back.
Ribera lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Slice is rocked!

Ribera drops Slice with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Slice looks back up at him and smiles so Ribera waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Slice is still on wobbly legs! Can Ribera finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribera is stalking Slice. Slice circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Ribera, and it's lights out! Slice really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Manny Ribera!
Post fight, an emotional Manny Ribera said 'What, what, in his butt!'.