PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Fabiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabiano comes to the cage accompanied by Sérgio Mendes - Batucada. Jonny Storm has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roberto Fabiano's chin.

Fabiano
vs
Storm

188 cm
21
187 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

189 cm
23
200 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Knockout Fightware

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roberto Fabiano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonny Storm!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fabiano gets the takedown into side control.
Fabiano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Storm keeps working.

Fabiano looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fabiano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Storm keeps working.
Fabiano passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Storm!

Fabiano with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fabiano takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Storm is trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Fabiano is working for a guillotine from mount but Storm frees his head quite easily.
Fabiano lands with some strikes.
Fabiano controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabiano in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Fabiano has control of Storm's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Storm regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fabiano moves to the back position.

Fabiano is persistently looking for the submission but Storm is defending it well.
Fabiano struggling to keep hold of the position.
Storm is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Fabiano really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Storm.
The referee is taking a good look at Storm as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Fabiano!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fabiano is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Storm defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Fabiano has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Storm has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Fabiano is looking for the choke from the back position but Storm is controlling his hands well.

Fabiano is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Storm is defending well though. Fabiano let's go of the attempt for now.
Fabiano is breathing heavily.
Storm holding both Fabiano 's hands and preventing any damage.
Fabiano biding his time, controlling Storm.
Fabiano lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Fabiano is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Storm has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Fabiano has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Storm taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Fabiano doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Roberto Fabiano!