PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joao Ribeiro Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Gustin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribeiro Da Silva comes into the arena with Soulfly - Pain blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ribeiro Da Silva
vs
Gustin

185 cm
26
190 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

192 cm
27
184 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joao Ribeiro Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Melvin Gustin!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustin scores with a jab to the head.
Gustin scores with a sloppy right hand. Ribeiro Da Silva should have avoided that one.
Gustin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gustin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ribeiro Da Silva moves away.
Gustin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ribeiro Da Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gustin lands a high kick!
Gustin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ribeiro Da Silva. That one must have hurt.
Ribeiro Da Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gustin scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribeiro Da Silva slips a jab and a cross from Gustin.
Gustin throws a front kick aimed at Ribeiro Da Silva's knee but Ribeiro Da Silva avoids it well.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a low kick, looking for Gustin's leg but Gustin calmly moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Ribeiro Da Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ribeiro Da Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've been informed that Gustin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses with a body kick.
Gustin sizes up Ribeiro Da Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ribeiro Da Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gustin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ribeiro Da Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ribeiro Da Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gustin.
Ribeiro Da Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses with a head kick.
Gustin connects with a right hand. Ribeiro Da Silva shakes it off.
Ribeiro Da Silva has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kebab House in the buildup to the fight.
Gustin looks to land a right hand but Ribeiro Da Silva moved out of range.
Gustin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good leg kick by Ribeiro Da Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ribeiro Da Silva scores with a jab. Gustin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gustin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ribeiro Da Silva checks it well.
Gustin misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gustin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gustin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ribeiro Da Silva. Gustin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gustin misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Ribeiro Da Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ribeiro Da Silva checks a leg kick.
Gustin throws a looping overhand right but Ribeiro Da Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Gustin throws a nice looking combination but Ribeiro Da Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A good leg kick by Gustin.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a solid leg kick but Gustin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ribeiro Da Silva.
Gustin misses with the combination.
Gustin throws a lazy uppercut
and Ribeiro Da Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ribeiro Da Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Gustin.
Ribeiro Da Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gustin checks a leg kick.
Ribeiro Da Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ribeiro Da Silva.
Gustin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gustin.
Ribeiro Da Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gustin at a distance.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gustin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ribeiro Da Silva slips a jab from Gustin.
Gustin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ribeiro Da Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gustin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ribeiro Da Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gustin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ribeiro Da Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
Gustin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gustin throws a lazy right hand but Ribeiro Da Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gustin thows a body shot but no joy.
Gustin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ribeiro Da Silva's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Ribeiro Da Silva slips under a jab from Gustin.
Nice cross by Gustin.
Ribeiro Da Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ribeiro Da Silva moves away from the strike by Gustin.
Decent striking displayed by Gustin there.
Nice body kick from Ribeiro Da Silva.
Gustin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustin was well out of range. Poor timing from Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ribeiro Da Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gustin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ribeiro Da Silva moves out of range as Gustin strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gustin cracks Ribeiro Da Silva with a good jab.
Gustin throws a sloppy head kick and Ribeiro Da Silva moves out of range easily.
Gustin shoots in and drives through. Ribeiro Da Silva sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melvin Gustin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ribeiro Da Silva moves forwards but Gustin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Ribeiro Da Silva.
That kick from Ribeiro Da Silva tenderised Gustin's leg. Gustin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gustin cracks Ribeiro Da Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gustin misses with a series of wild punches.
Gustin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Gustin off balance momentarily.
Melvin Gustin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribeiro Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gustin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gustin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ribeiro Da Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ribeiro Da Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gustin cracks Ribeiro Da Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gustin takes a swing at Ribeiro Da Silva's ribcage but misses.
Gustin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Gustin moves out of range easily.
Gustin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gustin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustin lands a really nice looking cross but Ribeiro Da Silva seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustin misses with a hook. Ribeiro Da Silva ducked under it nicely.
Gustin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ribeiro Da Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gustin.
Ribeiro Da Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gustin.
Ribeiro Da Silva dips to his left and cracks Gustin with an uppercut!
Ribeiro Da Silva defending well as Gustin loads up on a big left hand.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ribeiro Da Silva moves out of range as Gustin strikes.
Gustin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ribeiro Da Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gustin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Gustin scores with a four punch combination!
Gustin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ribeiro Da Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Gustin.
Nice body punch from Ribeiro Da Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gustin looks to land a right hand but Ribeiro Da Silva moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Gustin.
Ribeiro Da Silva walks into a left hand.
Gustin digs a good body shot into Ribeiro Da Silva's ribs.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Gustin moves out of range easily.
Ribeiro Da Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands a jab to Gustin's midsection.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a solid leg kick but Gustin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ribeiro Da Silva slips a straight right by Gustin.
Ribeiro Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Gustin.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ribeiro Da Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Gustin throws a right and a left that Ribeiro Da Silva avoids nicely.
Gustin throws a lazy right hand but Ribeiro Da Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gustin blocks a leg kick.
Gustin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva takes a swing at Gustin's ribcage but misses.
Ribeiro Da Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gustin's calf.
Gustin blocks a low kick nicely.
Ribeiro Da Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gustin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ribeiro Da Silva.
Gustin throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ribeiro Da Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Gustin in the body.
Gustin is breathing heavily.
Both fighters circling a little - Ribeiro Da Silva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ribeiro Da Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ribeiro Da Silva. Gustin shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Gustin misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ribeiro Da Silva.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ribeiro Da Silva.
An inside leg kick lands from Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ribeiro Da Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gustin drops his hands momentarily and Ribeiro Da Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ribeiro Da Silva is looking to wear down Gustin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Ribeiro Da Silva avoids the body shot from Gustin.
Gustin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ribeiro Da Silva.
Gustin throws a hook to the side of Ribeiro Da Silva's head but Ribeiro Da Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ribeiro Da Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gustin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gustin moves away from the strike by Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ribeiro Da Silva connects with a high kick.

It looks like Melvin Gustin has been cut.
Gustin fails to land with a series of punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ribeiro Da Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gustin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gustin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A telegraphed right hand from Ribeiro Da Silva misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ribeiro Da Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Joao Ribeiro Da Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Ribeiro Da Silva connects with a leg kick. Gustin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a head kick that half lands.

Gustin is rocked!
Ribeiro Da Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gustin. Gustin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joao Ribeiro Da Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Melvin Gustin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Ribeiro Da Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gustin is still on wobbly legs! Can Ribeiro Da Silva finish him?
Ribeiro Da Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ribeiro Da Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gustin jabs at Ribeiro Da Silva's body.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Ribeiro Da Silva! Gustin is out on his feet! Ribeiro Da Silva rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Gustin is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Gustin is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joao Ribeiro Da Silva!
After winning the bout, Joao Ribeiro Da Silva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Melvin Gustin spoke after the fight, saying 'I got wrestlefucked.'.