PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribeiro has chosen Calm Like a Bomb as his entrance music. John Ribeiro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Martinez
vs
Ribeiro

195 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown but Martinez shows good takedown defense.
Ribeiro misses with a takedown

and Martinez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Martinez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Martinez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Martinez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Martinez wants to take a breather but Ribeiro is having none of it.

Martinez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Martinez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but Ribeiro defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez trying to control the action but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.

Ribeiro actively working from the bottom here.

Ribeiro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Martinez trying to control the action but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.

Ribeiro looking for submissions off his back.
Ribeiro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Martinez.

Martinez is looking for a kimura here.

Ribeiro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is trying to control the action in half guard but Ribeiro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ribeiro gets full guard.
Ribeiro keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.

Ribeiro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Martinez defends well.

Ribeiro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Martinez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ribeiro looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martinez works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Martinez decides to return to a standing position.
Ribeiro with a lazy takedown attempt

and Martinez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ribeiro's guard.
Jose Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Ribeiro.
Martinez trying to control but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.
Martinez wants to pass the guard but Ribeiro is keeping the position.

Ribeiro is looking for a triangle but Martinez pushes his legs off easily.
Martinez advances to half guard.

Ribeiro with the active half guard here but Martinez passes nicely into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Martinez is chipping away with strikes.
Martinez trying to control the action but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.
Martinez cracks Ribeiro with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez working the head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Martinez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ribeiro has escaped the position, nice work there.
Martinez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ribeiro is trying to improve his position.
Martinez is looking to take a break and control but Ribeiro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Martinez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Martinez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ribeiro defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Martinez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ribeiro with a poor takedown

and Martinez counters with a single leg into guard. Ribeiro didn't expect that.

Ribeiro has his foot on Martinez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Martinez works his way back into a safe position though.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Ribeiro keeps moving.

Ribeiro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Martinez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Martinez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Martinez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Martinez wants to control but Ribeiro is keeping him busy.

Ribeiro actively working from the bottom here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez is nestled in close to Ribeiro, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ribeiro is breathing heavily.

Ribeiro looking for submissions off his back.

Ribeiro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jose Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez stalling.

Ribeiro with the active half guard here but Martinez passes nicely into side control.
Martinez just content to control the position.
Ribeiro tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Martinez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ribeiro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Martinez remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Martinez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ribeiro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ribeiro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Martinez has one foot on Ribeiro's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Ribeiro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Martinez pinned against the cage. Martinez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Martinez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Martinez showed some decent athleticism there.

Ribeiro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Ribeiro looking for submissions off his back.

Ribeiro actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Martinez landing strikes from the mount.
Martinez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ribeiro is looking to escape.
Martinez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Martinez prevents Ribeiro from getting the reversal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Martinez wants to finish this one by submission but Ribeiro is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Martinez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez is looking to work his way around to Ribeiro's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Ribeiro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Martinez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ribeiro with a poor takedown

and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ribeiro won't be happy with that.
Ribeiro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Martinez cracks Ribeiro with a big right hand but Ribeiro just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Martinez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ribeiro, who protects the arm well.
A lull in the action here.
Ribeiro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Martinez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ribeiro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ribeiro looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ribeiro prevents Martinez from standing back up.
Martinez gets back to full guard.

Ribeiro drops back looking for a leg! Martinez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Martinez manages to kick Ribeiro off! Ribeiro jumps back into Martinez's guard.

Ribeiro 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Martinez wriggles free and stands up.
Ribeiro tries for a takedown but Martinez circles away easily

and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Ribeiro is looking for a triangle here but Martinez uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Martinez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ribeiro to see if he's OK.
Ribeiro is looking to regain half guard here but Martinez keeps moving and retains side control.

Martinez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ribeiro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ribeiro can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to take a break and control but Ribeiro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ribeiro managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Martinez.
Ribeiro is looking for a sweep.

Martinez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ribeiro is trying to get back to half guard.
Martinez trying to control the position but Ribeiro is working away.
Ribeiro sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ribeiro!
Ribeiro regains half guard.

Ribeiro actively working from the bottom here.

Martinez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Ribeiro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ribeiro wants to get back to full guard.
John Ribeiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jose Martinez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martinez, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Martinez!