PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bull Bantum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Salek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Bantum
vs
Salek

160 cm
23
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

160 cm
22
137 lbs
7 - 15 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bull Bantum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Salek!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bantum swats away the attempt to clinch by Salek.
Salek will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Salek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bantum lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bantum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bantum ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bantum shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Salek as he jumps to the side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salek.
Salek tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bantum swivels and escapes.
Bantum misses with a two punch combination.
Bantum takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bantum thows a body shot but no joy.
Bantum keeps the fight on the outside.
Salek lands a head kick!
Salek tries to close the distance and clinch but Bantum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bantum moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Bantum closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Salek did well to prevent Bantum getting side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salek is trying to stand.
Bantum is keen to just control but Salek is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bantum postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Salek to stand up.
Bantum lands a head shot.
Bantum throws a series of punches but Salek avoids them all with ease.
Bantum pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Salek tries a low kick but Bantum avoids it.

Salek forces Bantum back against the cage and clinches.
Salek drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bantum gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bull Bantum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Salek.
Salek looks gassed!

Bantum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salek avoids a punch combination nicely.

Bantum bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Salek is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bantum scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bantum is staying tight to Salek's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bantum stands up and beckons Salek to his feet.

Bantum closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bantum controlling the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bantum wants to pass to mount but Salek is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bantum stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Bantum misses with the combination.

Bantum darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bantum stops Salek from getting back to his feet.
Bantum is nestled in close to Salek, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Bantum stands up from half guard.
Bantum scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bantum lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bantum checks a leg kick.
Bantum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bantum lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Salek backs up against the cage.
Bantum works over Salek's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bantum looks to land a combination. Salek sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Bantum throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Salek was covering up waiting for the punch and Bantum finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bantum works over Salek with some ground and pound from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bantum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Salek is keeping the position for now.

Bantum stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bull Bantum dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fighters circle momentarily. Bantum darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bantum throws a series of punches but Salek avoids them all with ease.
Bantum swats away the attempt to clinch by Salek.
Bantum shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Salek pinned against the cage. Salek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bantum moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bantum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bantum looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bantum keeps the fight on the outside.
Salek wants to clinch up but Bantum keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Bantum does no damage.
Salek is breathing heavily.
Bantum throws a right hand that Salek ducks under and follows up with a left that Salek also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salek tries to close the distance and clinch but Bantum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bantum throws a push kick but Salek slaps the foot to one side.
Bantum throws a nice looking combination but Salek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bantum shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Salek defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bull Bantum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bantum pushes Salek away with a front kick.
Bantum checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bantum throws a head kick that misses.

Bantum closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Salek did well to prevent Bantum getting side control.

Bantum stands up out of the half guard.
Bantum scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bantum shoots for a double leg takedown but Salek sprawls well. He's pushed Bantum's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bantum pushes Salek away with a front kick.
Bantum looks for the body kick but Salek saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bantum closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bantum working the head and body with strikes.
Bantum with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bantum prevents Salek from standing back up.
Bantum takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Salek taking some punishment here, with Bantum in his half guard.
Bantum performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bantum has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Bantum maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Salek could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Bantum has cracked it and Salek is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Bantum!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bull Bantum!