PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Banero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberto Banero has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Banero
vs
Bauer

178 cm
25
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
192 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Banero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Willy Bauer!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Banero shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bauer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Banero trying to control the action but Bauer is working from the bottom.
Banero creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bauer wants to control but Banero postures up.
Banero working the ground and pound from side control.
Bauer wants to control but Banero postures up.
Banero trying to control the position but Bauer is working away.
Banero working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banero trying to control the position but Bauer is working away.
Banero misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Banero goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bauer rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Banero's guard! Nice work there by Bauer!
Banero wants to sweep but no luck.

Bauer stands up from Banero's guard - Bauer perhaps looking for a knockout.

Banero gets a double leg takedown into Bauer's guard.
Banero trying to control the position from guard on top but Bauer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauer is trying to control the position but Banero postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banero looking to pass the guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Roberto Banero just wasn't active enough.
Sloppy strikes from Bauer. Those never looked like landing.

Banero shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bauer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bauer tries to lock up and control but Banero gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banero in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BOOM! Banero connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bauer looks gassed!
Banero wants to control but Bauer has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Banero wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bauer keeps working.
Banero content to control rather than advance.
Bauer is looking to control Banero's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bauer avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banero is trying to control. Bauer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bauer trying to control but Banero postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bauer is refusing to be controlled, as Banero sits in half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Roberto Banero wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bauer misses with a series of wild punches.
Bauer scores with a punch to the head.

Banero gets the takedown into side control.
Banero is looking to take a break and control but Bauer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Banero dominated that round.
That's time! Banero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bauer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bauer being controlled here, momentarily.
Banero throws a big right hand that misses.
Bauer keeping moving, preventing Banero from controlling successfully.

Bauer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Banero defends it easily.
Banero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bauer is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banero throwing strikes from guard but Bauer blocks nicely.
Banero trying to control the position from guard on top but Bauer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banero pushes down on Bauer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Well, if Banero is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Banero works his foot free and advances to mount.
Banero lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Banero lands with some strikes.
Bauer is squirming around, avoiding Banero's attempts to control the action.

Banero working for a submission but Bauer is keeping him at bay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banero looking to finish Bauer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bauer!
Banero lands a nice shot to the head.
Banero with a couple of short strikes.
Banero trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Banero lands a big elbow.
BOOM! Banero connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Banero with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banero controlling from the full mount.
Bauer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Banero scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Banero dominating with strikes here.
Banero controlling from the full mount.

Banero working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Bauer looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Banero! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Roberto Banero!