PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between You Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Ripkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Down
vs
Ripkin

225 cm
20
300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

184 cm
21
178 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

BeastMode

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, You Down!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Ripkin!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Down avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Down throws a right and a left that Ripkin avoids nicely.
Down doesn't manage to clinch there - Ripkin circles away.

Ripkin closes the distance and clinches.
Ripkin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ripkin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Down is defending well for now.
Ripkin trying to control the position but instead, Down has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ripkin into the cage.
Down misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ripkin.
Down tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ripkin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Down is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ripkin obliges.
Ripkin is looking to break free of the clinch but Down has double underhooks.
Down misses with a knee to the head.
Down tries a knee to the head but Ripkin blocks it.
Ripkin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Down is defending well for now.
Ripkin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ripkin lands a knee to the body.
Ripkin scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Down missing with knees to the body.
Ripkin lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Down prevents the takedown attempt.
Down tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Down managing to block the knees to the body from Ripkin.
Down missing with knees to the body.
Down looking to throw knees to the head but Ripkin is blocking nicely.
Down is breathing heavily.
Ripkin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ripkin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Down.
Down throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ripkin is looking to take this one to the mat.
Down scores with a knee to the head.
Down managing to block the knees to the body from Ripkin.
Down blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Down with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ripkin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Down tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Down lands a knee to the head.
Ripkin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Down in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Ripkin manages to break the clinch.
Down takes a swing at Ripkin's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripkin fails in his attempt to clinch.
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!
Down connects with a jab.
No joy there for Down, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ripkin doesn't manage to clinch there - Down circles away.
Ripkin swats away the attempt to clinch by Down.
Down throws a hook but Ripkin avoids it easily.
Ripkin tries to clinch but Down is having none of it.
Down tries to clinch up but Ripkin circles away and keeps his distance.
Down scores with a nice body kick.
Ripkin doesn't manage to clinch there - Down circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Down.
A cross from Down lands.

Ripkin forces Down back against the cage and clinches.
Down tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ripkin.
Down misses with a knee to the head.
Down tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ripkin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Down gets the underhooks and prevents it.
You Down has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Ripkin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ripkin manages to break the clinch.

Ripkin moves into the clinch.
Down tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Down managing to block the knees to the body from Ripkin.
Ripkin taking a breather.
Down throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ripkin blocks it with crossed arms.
Down looking to throw knees to the head but Ripkin is blocking nicely.
Ripkin tries to score a body lock takedown but Down shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Ripkin breaks the clinch.
Ripkin fails with a takedown attempt.

Ripkin tries to keep at a distance but Down has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ripkin is trying to maintain a safe position but Down gets an underhook and turns Ripkin into the cage.
Down looking to throw knees to the head but Ripkin is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripkin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Down is defending well for now.
Down misses with a knee to the head.
Down misses with a knee to the head.
Down blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Down avoiding damage as Ripkin throws knees to the body.
Down prevents Ripkin from breaking the clinch.
Ripkin avoiding damage as Down throws knees to the body.
Ripkin missing with knees to the body.
Down managing to block the knees to the body from Ripkin.
Down throws a knee to the head but misses.
Down blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ripkin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Down.
Ripkin lands a good knee to the midsection. Down won't want to take too many of those.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ripkin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Down throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ripkin managing to block the knees to the body from Down.
Down trying to land knees to the body.
Ripkin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Down keeps the fight on the outside.
Down swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Ripkin counters by clinching up.
Ripkin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ripkin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ripkin avoiding damage as Down throws knees to the body.
Down tries to land knees in the clinch but Ripkin avoids the damage to the body.
Ripkin misses with a knee to the head.
Ripkin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ripkin lands a good knee to the midsection. Down won't want to take too many of those.
Down missing with knees to the body.
Down has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ripkin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Down tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Down throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ripkin blocks it with crossed arms.
Down managing to block the knees to the body from Ripkin.
Ripkin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ripkin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ripkin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Down gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ripkin tries to land a knee to the head but Down blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ripkin missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Down tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ripkin avoids it.
Down is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ripkin is defending well for now.
Down avoiding damage as Ripkin throws knees to the body.
Ripkin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Down avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ripkin tries to land a knee to the head but Down blocks with his arms.
Down misses with a knee strike.
Down looking to throw knees to the head but Ripkin is blocking nicely.
Ripkin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ripkin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Down is keeping busy.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ripkin.
Down using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ripkin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Down managing to block the knees to the body from Ripkin.
Knees to the body from Ripkin.
Ripkin is looking for a takedown.
You Down has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Ripkin.
Ripkin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Down tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ripkin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down missing with knees to the body.
Down is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ripkin is defending well for now.
Down with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ripkin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Down.
Down avoiding damage as Ripkin throws knees to the body.
Down tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Down as Ripkin tries to tie him up.

Ripkin manages to break the clinch.
You Down is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ripkin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Down manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Down avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Down throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Down is looking to clinch.
Ripkin tries to clinch up.

Ripkin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ripkin.
Ripkin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Down is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripkin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Down crunches a lovely knee into Ripkin's ribcage.
Ripkin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ripkin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Down misses with a knee strike.
Ripkin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Down tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Down trying to land knees to the body.
Down tries to land knees in the clinch but Ripkin avoids the damage to the body.
Down using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ripkin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ripkin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Down is defending well for now.
Down throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ripkin blocks it with crossed arms.
Down tries to land a knee to the head but Ripkin blocks with his arms.

Ripkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Down tries to clinch up.
Ripkin moves in looking to clinch but Down pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ripkin.
Ripkin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Down.

Down pushes Ripkin up against the cage in a clinch.
Ripkin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Down avoids it.
Down tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ripkin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Down.
Ripkin wants to get back to striking at distance but Down won't allow it.
Down misses with a knee strike.
Down on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ripkin tries to land knees in the clinch but Down avoids the damage to the body.
Down is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Down with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Down landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Down missing with knees to the body.
Ripkin working Down over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

You Down dominated that second round.
That's time! Down's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Down moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ripkin tries to clinch but Down moves out of range.

Down has taken the fight to the clinch.
Down using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ripkin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ripkin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Down.
Down managing to block the knees to the body from Ripkin.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ripkin.
Down tries to land knees in the clinch but Ripkin avoids the damage to the body.
Ripkin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Down avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ripkin obliges.
Ripkin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Down looking to throw knees to the head but Ripkin is blocking nicely.
Down looking to throw knees to the head but Ripkin is blocking nicely.
Down trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Down tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ripkin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Down tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ripkin landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ripkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Down circles away from the clinch attempt.
Down avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
You Down seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ripkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ripkin is looking to clinch.
Ripkin doesn't manage to clinch there - Down circles away.
Ripkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Down swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Down doesn't manage to clinch there - Ripkin circles away.
Down fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ripkin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Down works the jab nicely.
Ripkin doesn't manage to clinch there - Down circles away.
Ripkin fails with an attempt to clinch.

Down gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ripkin tries to land knees in the clinch but Down avoids the damage to the body.
Ripkin crunches a lovely knee into Down's ribcage.
Ripkin missing with knees to the body.
Down misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripkin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Down gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Down tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ripkin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Down with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Down throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ripkin tries for a takedown but Down manages to get underhooks.
Down avoiding damage as Ripkin throws knees to the body.
Ripkin avoiding damage as Down throws knees to the body.
Down with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ripkin missing with knees to the body.
Down scores with a knee to the head.
Ripkin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ripkin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Down lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ripkin crunches a lovely knee into Down's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ripkin blocks it with crossed arms.
Ripkin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Down prevents it.
You Down has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Ripkin.
Down throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ripkin blocks it with crossed arms.
Down scores with a knee to the head.
Down throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ripkin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Down tries a knee to the head but Ripkin blocks it.
Ripkin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Down is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ripkin is defending well for now.
Down using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ripkin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ripkin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Down avoiding damage as Ripkin throws knees to the body.
Ripkin wants to take the fight to the mat but Down manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Down trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripkin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Down avoids it.
Ripkin managing to block the knees to the body from Down.
Ripkin has had enough of the clinch but Down keeps him there for the moment.
Down tries a knee to the head but Ripkin blocks it.
Down misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ripkin.
Ripkin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Down is defending well.
Down misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ripkin.
Down missing with knees to the body.
Down tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ripkin avoids it.
Ripkin managing to block the knees to the body from Down.
Ripkin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ripkin is working for takedown but Down is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ripkin managing to block the knees to the body from Down.
Down tries to land a knee to the head but Ripkin blocks with his arms.
Ripkin wants to get back to striking at distance but Down won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to You Down.
Well Down has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 29:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... You Down!