PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Art Brock (ranked 516 p4p, 79 weight class) and Alexandre Ribeiro (ranked 581 p4p, 94 weight class). Ribeiro has chosen Sepultura - War as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Art Brock has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Art Brock seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Brock
vs
Ribeiro

195 cm
26
213 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

183 cm
27
226 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Bee Krazy

THE END 32

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 Amsterdam, Art Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandre Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brock scores with a leg kick.
Brock looks to land a right hand but Ribeiro moved out of range.
Ribeiro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ribeiro blocks a head kick by Brock.
Brock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ribeiro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ribeiro has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ribeiro throws a poor cross that misses
and Brock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ribeiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Brock misses its intended target.
Ribeiro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brock scores with a sloppy right hand. Ribeiro should have avoided that one.
Brock works Ribeiro's body with a nice hook.
Brock tries a head kick but it misses.
Ribeiro throws a big shot that misses.
Brock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That kick from Brock tenderised Ribeiro's leg. Ribeiro is trying to keep his angry face on.
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!
Ribeiro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brock at a distance.
Brock ducks under a wild hook from Ribeiro.
Brock throws a body kick that misses
and Ribeiro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Ribeiro.
Brock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brock gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribeiro throws a strike but Brock rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Ribeiro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brock slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ribeiro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ribeiro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ribeiro is still trying to improve position.
Ribeiro keeping moving, preventing Brock from controlling successfully.
Brock controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brock has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock postures up.
Brock wants to get up but he can't break Ribeiro's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ribeiro trying to control the position.
Ribeiro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brock will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Ribeiro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribeiro being controlled here, momentarily.

Brock gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Art Brock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ribeiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brock was well out of range. Poor timing from Ribeiro.
Brock throws a leg kick which misses Ribeiro's front leg but catches the back leg as Ribeiro tries to avoid it.
A big left from Ribeiro misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brock misses with an uppercut. Ribeiro saw that one coming.
Brock throws a good cross that connects.
Brock jabs Ribeiro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brock misses with an uppercut.
Ribeiro throws a series of punches but Brock moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brock.
Ribeiro is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Brock is looking to slow Ribeiro down with leg kicks.
Ribeiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brock throws a right hand that misses
and Ribeiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brock scores with a spinning back kick!
Ribeiro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brock goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Alexandre Ribeiro has been cut.
Ribeiro takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Brock finds it's way through Ribeiro's defenses.
Nice jab there from Brock.

Brock lands a big head kick that sends Ribeiro tumbling to the mat! Brock takes a step backwards and waves Ribeiro back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Ribeiro is rocked!
Ribeiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brock.
Brock wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ribeiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Brock finish him?
Brock looks to land a body kick but Ribeiro moved away.
Ribeiro seems to have recovered his senses.
Brock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Brock lands a big head kick that sends Ribeiro tumbling to the mat! Brock takes a step backwards and waves Ribeiro back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ribeiro throws a body punch but Brock moves out of range.
Brock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ribeiro throws out a counter right but Brock avoids it with no problem.

Ribeiro darts in and clinches Brock up against the cage.
Brock tries a body shot but Ribeiro blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ribeiro misses with a body punch.
Brock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ribeiro blocks it with crossed arms.
Ribeiro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brock is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ribeiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Art Brock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexandre Ribeiro's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ribeiro throws an overhand right that lands on Brock's shoulder, as Brock tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Brock misses the target.

Brock drops Ribeiro with a beautiful combination! Ribeiro stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Brock is looking for the KO!
Brock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ribeiro can do to turn this around?
Brock throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Ribeiro crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Art Brock!
After winning the bout, Art Brock thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.