PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lime Lister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Bino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Bino has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lister
vs
Bino

190 cm
19
225 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
205 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lime Lister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pedro Bino!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lister lands with a nice body punch.
Lister ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lister ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bino shoots for a double leg takedown but Lister sprawls well. He's pushed Bino's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lister lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lister slaps away a takedown attempt from Bino, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bino moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lister punishes Bino's body with a nice straight punch.
Bino looks gassed!
Lister digs a good hook to Bino's body.

Lister gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lister stops a takedown attempt from Bino.
Lime Lister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Bino.
Bino tries for a takedown. No joy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bino.
A body shot lands from Lister.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lister.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lister lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bino.

Lister manages to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lister is on top in guard.

Lister avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lister slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bino actively working from the bottom here.
Lister is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bino is in trouble now - Lister has advanced to mount!
Bino is desperately trying to improve his position but Lister has a good base and remains in mount.
Lister takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Lime Lister just wasn't active enough.

Lister moves into the clinch.
Bino is working for takedown but Lister is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lister lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lister lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lister scores with a shot to the side of Bino's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lister lands with a right to the head.

Lister successfully pulls guard.
Lister managing to control the position.
Lister bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bino's guard.
Lister is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Lister thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bino being controlled here, momentarily.
Lister's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lister drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lister jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Bino is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lister's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bino can't keep his opponent in guard - Lister advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Bino is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lister pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bino looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bino is in trouble now - Lister has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lime Lister dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Lister connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bino's hands.
Nice body punch from Lister.

Bino bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Bino goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lister rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bino's guard! Nice work there by Lister!
Lister controlling from the top position.
Lister seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bino for as long as he can get away with.
Bino is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bino escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lister gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Lister is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bino keeping moving, preventing Lister from controlling successfully.
Lister controlling from the top position.

Lister drops back looking for a leg! Bino is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bino manages to kick Lister off! Lister jumps back into Bino's guard.
Lister slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bino keeping moving, preventing Lister from controlling successfully.

Lime Lister has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bino looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lister is fending him off so far but Bino persists. Nope, Lister circles away and we're back to standing.
Lister wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lister.

Lister pushes Bino up against the ropes in a clinch.

Lister pulls guard successfully.
Lister managing to control the position.

Bino postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lister is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bino, into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lister slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A lull in the action here.

Lister tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
A lull in the action here as Lister stalls from top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bino is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bino is trying to escape the position but Lister is controlling the position.

Lister is working to tighten is grip on Bino's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Bino has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Lister is really squeezing tight and eventually Bino passes out! Lister breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Lime Lister!