PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wagner Flabianno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and joe blow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flabianno comes to the cage accompanied by The Pet Shop Boys - Absolutely Fabulous . joe blow struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Flabianno
vs
blow

182 cm
23
167 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

180 cm
26
165 lbs
6 - 12 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wagner Flabianno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, joe blow!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
blow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flabianno.
blow throws a right and a left that Flabianno avoids nicely.
blow moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Flabianno.

Flabianno shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Flabianno showed some decent athleticism there.
Flabianno is pressing down on blow's thigh, looking to free his foot. blow is holding on for now.
blow keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Flabianno prevents blow from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flabianno thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed blow's head.

Flabianno is trying to work for a kimura but blow is defending well.
Flabianno wants to control but blow is keeping him busy.
blow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Flabianno. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Flabianno throwing shots but blow is blocking nicely.
Flabianno is just content to waste time from the top position. blow takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Flabianno stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. blow swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flabianno throws and elbow that misses. blow uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Flabianno's guard. Nice move by blow!
Flabianno wants to sweep but no luck.

Flabianno looking for submissions from the bottom but instead blow passes into half guard.
Flabianno works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Flabianno is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

blow decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Flabianno, up you get!
joe blow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
blow looks gassed!

Flabianno looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Flabianno is trying to control. blow wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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 Wagner Flabianno will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Flabianno shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Flabianno trying to control but blow is working from the bottom.
Flabianno passes blow's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Flabianno is looking to advance position but blow won't allow it.
blow is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flabianno is just content to waste time from the top position. blow takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Flabianno trying to move into half guard but instead blow has managed to sweep!

Flabianno escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. blow gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Flabianno is striking from the bottom but blow uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Flabianno actively working from the bottom here.
blow prevents Flabianno from improving his position.

Flabianno kicks blow off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Flabianno gets the takedown into side control.
Flabianno slows the pace down.
Flabianno works to advance to full mount. blow defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Flabianno lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Flabianno working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Flabianno misses with a head shot.
Wagner Flabianno overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Flabianno with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Flabianno misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wagner Flabianno dominated that second round.
That's time! Flabianno's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Flabianno shoots in but no luck this time.
Flabianno showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from blow.
blow stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and blow wants it to stay on the feet.
Flabianno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Flabianno darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Flabianno missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Flabianno lands strikes from half guard.
blow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flabianno frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The referee warns blow that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Flabianno is working for a guillotine from mount but blow frees his head quite easily.
Flabianno wants to control the pace but blow is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Flabianno.
Flabianno controlling from mount.
Flabianno looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
blow holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Flabianno tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Flabianno trying to control but he's not successful this time.
blow wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Flabianno.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Flabianno looking to secure an arm triangle but blow defends it well.
Flabianno controlling the pace for now.
joe blow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wagner Flabianno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Flabianno is in the full mount, landing strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wagner Flabianno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Flabianno, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wagner Flabianno!