PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Ribeiro da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Boothe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribeiro da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Soulfly - Pain. This should be a great matchup!

Ribeiro da Silva
vs
Boothe

185 cm
27
221 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

190 cm
30
215 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Ribeiro da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomas Boothe!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro da Silva throws a hook to the side of Boothe's head but Boothe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boothe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ribeiro da Silva.
Boothe ducks under a wild hook from Ribeiro da Silva.
Joao Ribeiro da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribeiro da Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Ribeiro da Silva misses with an uppercut.
Ribeiro da Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ribeiro da Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Nice takedown defense from Boothe. No joy for Ribeiro da Silva on that attempt.
Ribeiro da Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Boothe's head back.
Ribeiro da Silva throws a shot from downtown. Boothe moves away and avoids it.
Ribeiro da Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Ribeiro da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boothe just misses with a punch to the body.
Ribeiro da Silva throws a hook to the side of Boothe's head but Boothe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boothe misses with a two punch combination.
Ribeiro da Silva lands with a hook. Boothe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro da Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Ribeiro da Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boothe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ribeiro da Silva's sensitive parts.
Boothe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boothe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ribeiro da Silva misses with a looping left.
Ribeiro da Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Boothe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ribeiro da Silva momentarily.
Ribeiro da Silva tries to move into range but Boothe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Ribeiro da Silva is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boothe misses with a jab, cross combination.

Ribeiro da Silva closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Boothe's guard.
Boothe wants to stand and escape but Ribeiro da Silva is having none of it.
Boothe looking for a sweep. Not yet Boothe, not yet.
Ribeiro da Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro da Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boothe seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Boothe wants to stand and escape but Ribeiro da Silva is having none of it.
Ribeiro da Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boothe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Boothe keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro da Silva from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Thomas Boothe was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Boothe tries to move into range but Ribeiro da Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boothe looks to land a body kick but Ribeiro da Silva moved away.
Ribeiro da Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boothe pinned against the cage. Boothe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ribeiro da Silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ribeiro da Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boothe wants to get back to his feet.
Ribeiro da Silva wants to take a breather but Boothe is having none of it.
Ribeiro da Silva is pressing down on Boothe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boothe is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boothe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ribeiro da Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Boothe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boothe is looking to stand back up but Ribeiro da Silva counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Boothe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boothe controlling the position for now.
Boothe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ribeiro da Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boothe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ribeiro da Silva.
Boothe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ribeiro da Silva throwing shots but Boothe is blocking nicely.
Ribeiro da Silva wants to pass the guard but Boothe is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ribeiro da Silva trying to control the action but Boothe is working from the bottom.
Boothe wants to improve his position but Ribeiro da Silva is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Joao Ribeiro da Silva will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Boothe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ribeiro da Silva throws a body punch but Boothe moves out of range.
Ribeiro da Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ribeiro da Silva misses with a looping left.
Boothe lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ribeiro da Silva takes a step back to recover.
Boothe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boothe. Ribeiro da Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ribeiro da Silva staying out of range there.
Boothe throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ribeiro da Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thomas Boothe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ribeiro da Silva throws a hook to the side of Boothe's head but Boothe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ribeiro da Silva misses with an uppercut. Boothe saw that one coming.
Boothe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ribeiro da Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boothe moves away from the strike by Ribeiro da Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro da Silva misses the jab.
Boothe cracks the inside of Ribeiro da Silva's front leg.
Nice sprawl there from Boothe as Ribeiro da Silva shoots in.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boothe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ribeiro da Silva under the eye.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Boothe enables Ribeiro da Silva to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Boothe manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Boothe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Boothe wants to stand but Ribeiro da Silva has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Joao Ribeiro da Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boothe content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Thomas Boothe was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Boothe throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Boothe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ribeiro da Silva on the side of the head.
Boothe misses with a straight left.
Boothe scores with a nice strike.
Boothe misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Ribeiro da Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Ribeiro da Silva is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Boothe connects with a crisp jab.
Oh Ribeiro da Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro da Silva throws a right and a left that Boothe avoids nicely.
Boothe circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Ribeiro da Silva to the canvas! Ribeiro da Silva doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Boothe keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Boothe!